As a kid, I looked forward to “Christmas cookie baking day” each year with great anticipation… and on the years our family was too busy to keep the tradition alive, I felt like I was missing out on a major part of my Christmas holidays. As a parent, I never wanted my kids to miss…
We have a special collection of books that only come out during the Christmas season – books that my kids look forward to reading together as a family each December – and one of my favorite things is adding to our collection each year. If you’re looking for some great Christmas books for kids to…
Are you on a budget this holiday season? Are you looking to make it through the holiday season without going into debt, but you still want to enjoy the gift giving experience that accompanies a traditional Christmas celebration? It is possible to have a magnificent family Christmas and still stay at or below budget, and…
When life throws you lemons, you make lemonade. Right? So what do you do when a powerful windstorm knocks down the beautiful blue spruce in your backyard? You have your friends over for an evergreen wreath making party. And that’s precisely what my friend did this past weekend – she put out an open invitation…
After our fun using pinecones for learning to count last week, I decided to repurpose the pinecones and greens we’d collected and create a quick and easy DIY pinecone and evergreen candle holder. It took less than five minutes to put together and was easy enough my two year old was able to help! For…
By the time you reach the third kid, you should be a potty training pro, right? While I had managed to successfully potty train both a girl and a boy, there was a potty training tip I missed the first two times around – and one my eight-year-old actually discovered and taught me! One of…