Crafts for Kids

Get your little Valentine a gift that keeps on giving with monthly boxes of crafts delivered to your door from Kiwi Crate. Each themed box (think dinosaurs or colors) from the Mountain View company includes instructions and all the materials needed to create several adorable and engaging crafts for children ages 3-6. You can then go online for more activities. $19.95/month ($7.95 more for additional materials for siblings.) kiwicrate.com.

– J.D.

Natural Skin Care

Treat yourself (or drop a hint … It’s almost Valentine’s Day!) to natural products that are gentle on your skin and safe for the Earth, with body washes, scrubs and lotions from Campbell-based Glowology. Or treat your kids to bath and body products from Noodle & Boo. Local mom Christine Burger created both lines when she couldn’t find products that were sensitive enough for her children’s skin. $8 and up. glowology.com.

– J.D.

Outdoor Treasure Hunt

Have a kid with an inner detective just waiting to explore? Next time you’re at San Francisco’s Presidio, bring along your smartphone, enter some GPS coordinates and go geocaching for cool items, such as a box of stamps tucked into a tree stump, behind a wall or under a bush. The Ranger Rick Geocache Trails is sponsored by the Presidio Trust in conjunction with the National Wildlife Federation. FREE. presidio.gov/kids/trails.

– M.S.

Family Support

What better gift of love is there for families with special-needs children than a well-deserved break? Autumn Green started All in Need Family Support more than three years ago while struggling herself as the parent of a special-needs child. The Pleasant Hill nonprofit offers reasonably priced respite-care services and social events, allowing children to play in a nurturing environment and parents to get some downtime or to network with other parents. allinneed.org.

– J.D.

Things We Like celebrates the best people, places and products that make parenting fun. Compiled by Bay Area Parent editors Janine DeFao and Millicent Skiles. Got a suggestion? Email janine.defao@parenthood.com.