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30 Candy Free Valentines for Kids

January 30, 2016 By Michelle Barneck 3 Comments

Valentines Day is such a fun day for kiddos, but can be not so fun for parents dealing with them hopped up on sugar or for those kiddos who might have food allergies. I hate to have kids feel left out on Valentine’s Day so I scoured the web for the best allergy free valentines that are both easy and cute. I have tons of friends whose kids have food sensitivities and in my sons class there is a peanut allergy, gluten allergy, and red dye allergy. I can’t wait to share this collection of 30 candy free valentines for every kind of kid!

Allergy free valentines:

Kazoo Valentines from Plucky Momo

Hoppy Valentines from Lil’ Luna

Cootie Cleaner Valentine from Somewhat Simple

Watercolor Valentine from Smart School House

You Blow Me Away from Five Heart Home

Funny Valentine from Paging Supermom

Blow Me a Kiss Valentines from Lil’ Luna

Eraser Ring Valentine from The Girl Creative

Lovebug Valentines from Dandee Designs

A’maze’ing Valentine from Lemon Lime Adventures

Pencil Arrow Valentines from Positively Splendid

Bubble Valentines from Armelle

Friendship Bracelet Valentines from Dandee Designs

EOS Monster Valentines from The Idea Room

Magnifying Glass Valentines from Dandee Designs

Kinetic Sand Valentine from Smart School House

Slinky Valentine from Crafting Chicks

Plane Awesome Valentines from yours truly A Little Tipsy

Colorful Valentines from Armelle

I Wheelie Like You by TaylorMade for C.R.A.F.T.

Army Valetines from Armelle

Lovebug Google Eye Ring Valentine from Girl Loves Glam

Highlight of My Day Valentine from C.R.A.F.T.

You’re Tops with Me from Toddler Approved

Bouncy Ball Valentine from Crafting Chicks

Balloon Valentine from Love & Lion

Playdough Valentine from Random Thoughts of a Supermom

Animal Valentines from Sweet C’s Designs

Stamp Valentine from Plucky Momo

Minecraft Valentine from Bliss Bloom Blog

So there you have it! Plenty of creative allergy free valentines for boys and girls! Peanut free, dairy free, gluten free, but full of fun! Which one is your favorite?

From Spooky to Sports

October 22, 2014 By Michelle Barneck 2 Comments

I am a budget loving kind of gal. When I make a large purchase I want it to be something that is going to be able to be styled multiple ways so when I change my mood or when the trend winds shift I can easily alter small things to make big impact without having to make big purchases.

A few months ago, my boys moved in to the same room and needed more clothing storage. We received this Sauder chest of drawers and I dressed it up to match their paleontologist room.

Well, my six year old decided he is too big for a dinosaur room now and wanted a sports room. We have been racking up the little league trophies so I thought it would be the perfect way to meet his request and have a place to store them all. This transformations cost me nothing. Just grabbed gear and awards we had on hand.

It turned in to a nice display of all his hard work and achievements and my three year old is so proud of his soccer trophy right in the middle.

We even put together a fun way to display his karate belts and the first board he ever broke signed by his Hanshi Darren Cox, now 13 time World Champion.

You’d think they would be over the moon at this point, but they LOVE Halloween and just a few days later decided the needed some spooky fun in their room. Lucky for me it is super easy to swap out their dresser decor, so out when the baseball and in came the Halloween Decor.

With them being six and three we did not want anything that would give them nightmares so we went with glittery bats, pumpkins, and spiders. We set up a countdown for fun and a little spider my son made from clay and frosting eyes. Again it cost me nothing as I just took from my existing decor stash.

I’m loving how easy it is to switch up the look of their room by having staple pieces and simply changing out the accessories.

For more versatile furniture ideas and inspiration, check out our Multi-functional Furniture Pinterest board!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Sauder. The opinions and text are all mine.

MOM OF BOYS: COMIC RELIEF FOR MOMS OF THE MALE VARIETY {ROUND 14}

October 19, 2014 By Michelle Barneck Leave a Comment

I began jotting down things I hear around the house from my boys because, well, they make me laugh. In an attempt to give others a giggle, it’s now turned in to a full on Mom of Boys series on the 3rd Sunday of each month. It gives me a good reminder each month why I love my silly boys so much and it’s so fun to look back on months past as they grow up. If you missed our first Mom of Boys posts be sure to go back!

Let’s explain how this will work and who things were said by…

A = my skinny, karate obsessed, 6 1/2 year old
L = my spunky, snack loving, 3 1/2 year old
J = my geeky chic husband
M = me aka mom of boys

This is in no way meant to be a parenting lesson. Just a little peek into our crazy and at times comical lives.

Mom of boys…things you never thought you’d hear in your home, then you birthed a boy.

L: Sixty eleven.
A: There is no sixty eleven. It’s seventy one.

A: What is that noise? Is it a tarantula in the trees?

M: Ew, that’s gross. I don’t like that it shoots a puddle of blood when you hit them with a ninja star.
A: Mom, it’s a ninja game, that’s what they are supposed to do. And anyway it’s not blood, it’s jelly. They hold jelly in their pockets and when they get hit it falls out and they’re like, “Oh no! My jelly!”

L: Can you get me a snack?
M: What do you want?
L: candy
M: Candy? No way, you had ice cream for breakfast.
L: But that’s not candy.

L: My teacher learned it to me.

L: I smell cake in here. No, I smell wet smoke. No, I smell little cold air.

L: Moms are wrapped in toilet paper.

M: Why, is it because were soft and cuddly?
L: Yeah. Monsters never go to sleep. Skeletons are wrapped only in bones.

A: Mom next time can we get a watermelon and paint it like a zombie and then bash one side so it looks like the brains?

A: I won’t get romantic eyes until I’m 16

L: I love you.
M: I love you more.
L: I love you most.
M: I love you mostist.
L: I love you Googleplex.

L: L starts with my name.

J: You don’t get to be thrown up if you haven’t eaten.

J: Don’t eat those carrots. You don’t get any more vegetables until you eat your meat.

Our Favorite comment from last Mom of Boys post was from Chastity of A Cowboy’s Life…

C: Where did you get your boobs mommy?
M: I was born with them because I’m a girl.
C: No! Where did you get them?
M: The Lord gave them to me.
C: No, you bought them at Walmart.

Have your kids made you laugh lately? What comical or off the wall things have you said or overheard your kids say? Share in the comments and we will choose our favorites to share in our Mom of Boys post on November 16th.

Mom of Boys: Comic Relief for Moms of the Male Variety {Round 13}

August 17, 2014 By Michelle Barneck 1 Comment

About a year ago, I began jotting down things I hear around the house from my boys because, well, they make me laugh. In an attempt to give others a giggle, it’s now turned in to a full on Mom of Boys series on the 3rd Sunday of each month. It gives me a good reminder each month why I love my silly boys so much and it’s so fun to look back on months past as they grow up. And now I have one more boy to add to the mix, though he won’t be saying much at first so you won’t see him show up here for a while. If you missed our first Mom of Boys posts be sure to go back!

This is in no way meant to be a parenting lesson. Just a little peek into our crazy and at times comical lives.

Mom of boys…things you never thought you’d hear in your home, then you birthed a boy.

Let’s explain how this will work and who things were said by…

A = my skinny, karate obsessed, 6 1/2 year old
L = my spunky, snack loving, 3 1/2 year old
J = my geeky chic husband
M = me aka mom of boys

M: That man is shaving his head while he drives. That’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen.
A: Not weirder than a pirate turning into a monkey singing a little silly song.

L: Why are we going this way?
M: Because we need to take some money to the boy who mows the lawn so we’re driving through the neighborhood.
L: A hood is a hat.
M: You’re right.

L: Aiden, my undies are cooler than yours.
A: No, mine are dragon.
L: Well dragons are a bit cool.
A: Well daddy likes dragons and he doesn’t like lightning McQueen that much.

A: How come the only place nectarines are having a party is in my stomach?