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Surviving Valentine’s Day: Pauline Parril’s Advice for Married Women
This is a sponsored guest post on the launch of The Perils of Pauline. Surviving Valentine’s Day: Pauline Parril’s Advice for Married Women by Pauline Daley-Parril Valentine’s Day hashtags are proliferating on Twitter. That means one thing: #valentinesdayiscoming. For single women, the 14th of February is tough enough when it’s #nodate and #aloneagain. But for married women, Valentine’s Day is a #minefield #forgetaboutit #norosesforyousister #fml. For women in general, Valentine’s Day is like trying on a new bikini: single girls hope to find something nice that handles the girls effectively but all too often end up with lingering regrets and maybe a yeast infection from the previous person who tried the…
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Best Crepes Recipe: Nothing Says Romance Like French Cuisine #GayleaMom
Nothing whispers romance like French cuisine. There’s just something inherently gorgeous about French food. Same can be said of travel to France and Quebec, and learning the language. All things French evoke atmosphere. So too with the food. So what better time than February – a month celebrating family and love – to dust off the skillet and create some lovely French recipes? This weekend I used two of my favourite Gay Lea Food products to create a lovely romantic and delicious meal. I hope this will be the best crepes recipe you have ever tried too. First the dinner crepes: we had only a few dinner things in the…
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Hallmark Puts the Fun in Valentine’s Day Gifts #giveaway
Valentine’s Day marks one year in our new house! That means we will all be celebrating a special anniversary and Valentine’s Day bundled up in one holiday. Plus this year Family Day weekend makes Valentine’s Day an extra long weekend. I can hardly wait! Do you have big plans for Valentine’s Day? We will likely celebrate a couple of times. I hope to be able to slip out for a date night with my husband. It is a rare evening when the stars align and we get a night out together. In fact we usually find that’s why we travel. At least when we take a trip, we have kid’s…
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Valentine’s Day Free Gift Certificate Printable
What could be thriftier or cuter for Valentine’s Day than a Valentine’s Day Free Gift Certificates Printable? Now the kids can print off their Valentine’s Day Free Gift Certificates Printable and make something from the heart just for you. Or you can take these adorable Valentine’s Day Free Gift Certificates Printable cards and inscribe something sweet on them and give one to your spouse, or even to the kids. Won’t that surprise them? My kids love notes in their lunches still and even when I forget and have had a long dry spell of uncreative lunch making, and no notes, they will sometimes ask: “Mom would you put a note in…
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Valentine’s Day Memory Game Printable To Share
Happy Valentine’s Day to all my readers. One of my talented helpers here at Thrifty Momma’s Tips made this Valentine’s Day Memory Game printable for me to share with you. I love how creative she is! What do you think? I think this Valentine’s Day Memory Game would work well for preschoolers. You can help print it out and share it inside the Valentine’s Day treat bags. Or you can just print it out for your family. I have a lot of Valentine’s Day content to share this year so stay tuned. A few of our printables have been running already. But in the event you missed them visit my…
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26 Valentine’s Day Date Ideas
Are you stuck wondering what to do this Valentine’s Day? Here are some simple and fun ways to celebrate your relationship together this year. 26 Date Ideas for Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is getting closer and closer. If you are looking to shake up your Valentine’s Day date this year and stay away from the overcrowded restaurants, use this list to help you arrange a heartfelt date with the one you love. There is no perfect option that fits everyone when it comes to Valentine’s Day date ideas, but there are hundreds of tiny ways to say I love you that can be budget friendly too. Where to Start? Decide what…
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Free Valentine Coloring Page Printable
Happy Soon-to-be Valentine’s Day, friends! I am starting to give some thought to when and how we will celebrate. It will be one year that we’ve been living here in our new house on Valentine’s Day. That’s right! We moved one year ago actually – right on Valentine’s Day. That is reason to celebrate with a Valentine coloring page printable. Regardless of who you are or what you think you might be doing to celebrate with the people you love, I thought you might enjoy some freebies this year. So I have been sharing printables regularly. I started at Christmas and they seem to be doing pretty well so I…
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Happy Valentine’s Day Word Search Printable
This is my first ever word search hosted on thrifty momma’s tips. If you folks like it then I will decide if I should run more or not. In the mean time here is a quick freebie to keep the kids busy for Valentine’s Day. Happy searching! Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and we love word searches so I thought I would put together a speedy Valentines Day Word Search for readers to enjoy. I have been a fan of word searches ever since I was a kid. I used to take them to doctor’s appointments and I always had one on hand every time I had to go into the…
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30 Great Valentine Treats
30 Valentine Treats Are you ready to treat your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day? Or perhaps you are the Mom or Dad that loves to bake? Do you have all the recipes and ingredients you need for your children’s Valentine’s Day parties or bake sales? If you read through this list of great Valentine treats you are sure to find something great you can make for someone you love or care about this Valentine’s Day. I enjoy baking here actually because it’s a simple thing to do that helps my kids with so many skills. Plus, what’s not to love about cracking eggs, or whipping food up in the kitchen together?…
