When I was a little girl, I can recall making Mason jar gifts for people. I’m not sure I did this at school, church, or with my Girl Scout troop. It was probably a combination of all three. Anyway, it was a lot of fun mixing up the dry ingredients for brownies or bread dough… Read More
Making homemade holiday ornaments is a fun pastime that my kids and I like to do during the Christmas season. We will decorate our tree with some of them and give others away as gifts. When we give them as gifts we even create homemade boxes for them to rest in. DIY ornaments are a… Read More
Decorating the Christmas tree is one of my favorite holiday traditions. Each year, we make a special day of it. The entire family gathers together and we have cookies and cheesy Christmas music playing. My husband sits in a chair and rolls his eyes. It’s a blast! My kids tell me that I always decorate the… Read More
When I was a kid, my grandmother and mother hosted an annual Christmas candy-making event at our home. Everyone came, including aunts, cousins, and good friends. Each lady brought her favorite Christmas candy recipe and the supplies to make it. Everyone made sure to have a few printouts of the recipe to pass along to… Read More
In my home, the Elf on the Shelf makes his grand appearance directly after Thanksgiving. This little smile-faced prankster is lovingly referred to as “Eddie”. Yes, we named our shelf elf. Ha! My kids have loved seeing what Eddie will do next, for years. I think our little North Pole visitor (who just so happens to… Read More
I love crafting with my kids, especially during the holidays. We usually host a big family dinner on Thanksgiving. With holiday dinners come lots of kids. They need things to do! so, I like to have a little table set up with craft supplies. You’ll find 17 Thanksgiving kiddo crafts in this post. Hooray! These… Read More