"She went to bed with it!" was the e-mail I received, along with a picture of an ecstatic toddler girl in her little bed, hugging an Abby Cadabby doll. It was a new-in-the-box toy, which I had donated earlier that week. CALL TO ACTION DEAR READERS: donate a toy this holiday season—it will change a child's day, and your own.
How do I love thee? Let me craft the ways. Here are some easy kid-led activities for Valentine's day for your little ones to "show" their Valentine love.
Heart in hot chocolate
Have the kids drizzle chocolate in the shape of a heart or have them "draw" a heart shape, with a straw, in the foamy bubble-goodness of their hot chocolate. It's kinda like a hug in a cup.
Quite honestly, shopping is not a kid-activity. Because kids get bored. And have to pee. And want a snack. And have to pee again. This year, I'm holiday shopping without kids because I can't deal with the frustration, counter-productiveness and cocktail cravings that shopping with kids creates.
AND I'm doing most of my holiday shopping, right now*, online. Because:
1. I am really, very, pregnant...and crowds, cashiers & carrying?...so not up my alley.
