Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to mean sugar overload and rushed crafts. This post shows how to turn the holiday into a kindness-centered experience that builds empathy, connection, and emotional growth for preschoolers. With simple, intentional activities—like gratitude notes and small acts of kindness—you can create meaningful moments that matter more than the crafts, and memories your child will carry far beyond February.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a chance to help preschoolers understand kindness in ways they can see and practice. This post shares simple, hands-on activities that turn big ideas—fairness, empathy, and helping others—into everyday actions. Through stories, service, and gentle conversations, children learn that small acts of kindness can make a big difference and that they, too, have the power to help create a kinder world.