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Holiday Madeleine Cookies

Dec 14, 2020 These three ingredient holiday madeleine cookies are so easy to make and required little effort on your part. Perfect for a holiday craft. ~400 words

Easy cranberry sauce recipes

Nov 17, 2020 You no longer have to eat cranberry sauce out of a can unless you really want to do that. Here are twenty easy cranberry sauce recipes for you to enjoy this holiday season. ~300 words

Literati Kids Subscription Box Review

Nov 16, 2020 Looking for a great gift for your avid reader? Literati Kids subscription box is the perfect gift for any book worm. ~400 words

Christmas gift giving ideas

Christmas Gift Giving Rules and Gift Tags (free download)

Nov 12, 2020 Focus on the reason for the season with these minimalist Christmas gift-giving rules and bonus free downloadable gift tags to print and share. ~500 words

25 of the cutest Christmas pajamas for kids

Nov 24, 2019 Every year on Christmas Eve, it’s no surprise to my kids, they get a new pair of pajamas. Here are 25 of the cutest Christmas pajamas for kids on Amazon. ~700 words

advent calendar

Ten of the best advent calendars for kids

Nov 4, 2019 Looking for a fun advent calendar for your kids? From Disney to Star Wars, to those squishy little Mochi toys, I have found several advent calendars perfect for this holiday season. ~500 words

christmas tree cupcakes

Christmas tree cupcakes

Oct 29, 2019 Get the kids in the kitchen with you to kick off the holiday season. How fun are these easy DIY Christmas tree cupcakes? Your kids will love making them. ~300 words

DIY Christmas Ornament

DIY Girl Scout Grinch Christmas Ornaments

Oct 28, 2019 Get ready for the holidays with How the Grinch Stole Christmas DIY Christmas ornaments. Perfect for your next Girl Scout meeting or movie night. ~300 words

pepperment mocha cookies

20 Festive Christmas Cookies

Oct 28, 2019 My cookie party is just around the corner and each year I try to think of a fun cookie that I have yet to make. This year I am going with a vintage deer these so I wanted something festive.… ~300 words

Advent Toys Grab Bag

Advent Grab Bag: A new twist on a cult classic

Nov 15, 2017 Last year I realized very quickly that our traditional advent calendar was not going to work with three kids in the house for two weeks. When I saw these Advent Grab Bags from Maggie Mason and the Secret Cake Society ~300 words

Wreaths ready to decorate

Balsam Hill home and holiday decorating

Dec 12, 2014 A few weeks ago, I had never heard of Balsam Hill. Now, I can’t get enough. From their beautiful showroom in Burlingam to talk of their charitable contributions, Balsam Hill has become a household name. I was invited to… ~300 words

Classic Butter Cookies

Quick and easy butter cookies

Dec 9, 2014 Over the weekend, I was feeling under the weather. In fact, I’m still not 100%, but I knew I had an event coming up that I had to bring a holiday cookie. Normally, I wouldn’t care too much and bring… ~300 words

Freshly baked cinnamon rolls

Baker’s Secret colored bakeware

Nov 12, 2014 When I was a kid, I couldn’t wait for Christmas morning. I would wake up at the crack of dawn, and run in to the front room where the Christmas tree was to see what Santa had brought. After the… ~500 words

When Disneyland reaches capacity

Dec 28, 2013 A couple years ago, we made a rookie move. We visited Disneyland during New Year’s weekend. It was cold and wet and very crowded. Not only was it crowded, but the park reached capacity each day rather quickly. When we… ~300 words

Homemade salt-dough Christmas ornaments

Nov 30, 2012 It’s been raining like crazy, and we’ve spent a lot of times indoors this week. We’ve had a week full of Christmas projects around here. Earlier this week, we made a canvas hand print tree and a Christmas tree made ~300 words

Finished button tree

Kid-friendly Christmas crafts: O Button Tree

Nov 29, 2012 As a kid, I remember a decorative Christmas tree that my grandmother and mother made together. I have always loved that tree. It has buttons and costume jewelry in the shape of a tree. I am lucky to have that… ~300 words

Christmas traditions: our Advent calendar

Dec 2, 2011 One of my favorite traditions with Em has been our Advent Calendar. I made it when she was just one and we’ve been using it for the last couple of years. December is here and so we begin another year… ~100 words