Image from sheknows.com Mmmm...hot chocolate with lots of marshmallows on top! LOVE. But how about we try to make this festive drink FANCY this year? Here are some fun hot chocolate recipes (including a dairy-free one, a crock-pot recipe, and a frozen version!) She Knows published a wide variety of creative cocoa concoctions! How can you go wrong with Pumpkin ... Read More
December fun! Christmas season traditions.
December is flying by! By now you've started advent calendar, Elf on the Shelf and whatever other Christmas traditions you might have in your home. Here are some fun things to consider this season. Christmas lunchbox notes Are you like me, and you started off the school year with a cute love note/sticker in every lunch box...but now it's just here or there as you ... Read More
Free Thanksgiving Coloring Pages
We have free Thanksgiving coloring and activity pages to keep your kids, nieces and nephews busy on Thursday! (Or, use them as place mats for the kids' table.) All you need is a printer and some white paper! Crayola's website has coloring sheets, Bingo boards and Search and Finds. Best Coloring Pages for Kids has everything from Charlie Brown to ... Read More
Books About a Having a New Baby in the House
We're adding a baby boy to our household in a couple of months. Naturally, we're trying to prepare our 6 year old and almost 4 year old for the changes to come. The girls are both excited about the baby, but I'm not sure they fully comprehend the changes that will occur once he is here. They think everything is going to be exactly the same as it is now, but with a cute little ... Read More
Merry Hallowthanksmas!
This is the time of year when a lot of people complain that all of our holidays are blending together, and that the commercialization of Christmas begins WAY too early. They have a point. But I confess... I LOVE IT! I don't mind at all if we start to see Christmas decorations in October, and I don't mind Christmas decor up at Thanksgiving. I don't even mind Christmas ... Read More