This post was sponsored by Country Crock®. All opinions are my own. The only time I'm okay with the neighborhood kids ding dong ditching my house is if they leave treats on my doorstep. My kids love our holiday version of "ding dong ditching" the neighborhood. We make packages of holiday treats, leave one on a doorstep, ring the doorbell and run away as fast as we can before they answer the door. You think it was fun to ding dong ditch as ...
Recipes
How to Make Chocolate Dipped Ritz Crackers
Just when I thought Peanut butter and Ritz Cracker sandwiches couldn't disappear any faster...I dipped them in chocolate and Wow! The results were amazing. I turned my back on a plate of Chocolate Dipped Ritz Crackers for a moment, and they were gone. My kids assured me they were really, really good. And then they asked me to make more. These chocolate-dipped Ritz Cracker treats aren't just delicious, they are easy to make. It only ...
Make It Yours™ Cookie Recipe with Toffee & Chocolate Chips
This post is sponsored by Country Crock®. All opinions are my own. I love holiday baking, so I am thrilled to share this Country Crock® Make It Yours™ Cookie Recipe. The unique thing about this new cookie recipe is it's the perfect base cookie dough. Use it to make any kind of cookies you can imagine by adding 1 to 2 cups of your favorite mix-ins. It's as simple as that. The sky is the limit when it comes to cookie add-in combinations. It's ...
Make Your Family Trip Fun with Disney/Pixar’s Finding Dory
This post is brought to you by Disney/Pixar. All opinions are my own. The most important thing to know about travel with kids is to simply go with the flow. If you can swing that, you'll save yourself a ton of stress. Of course, a little advance planning helps a lot, but don't plan on all your plans going exactly as planned...and be okay with that. As my favorite blue tang Dory says, "Just Keep Swimming." Dory has been all over the world, ...
OREO Turkeys | How To Set Up a Make-Your-Own OREO Cookie Turkey Bar
OREO Turkeys are a Thanksgiving tradition at my house. See how to set up a DIY OREO Cookie Turkey Bar. It's one of our favorite Thanksgiving activities for kids. We think OREO Turkeys are the cutest edible decorations! Thanksgiving Ideas: How to Make OREO Turkeys There's usually a ton of people at our family's Thanksgiving dinner, so we have to set up multiple tables. The adults sit at one, and the kids sit at the other. The kids table is a ...
Cheesy Tortellini and Turkey Sausage Recipe
Fall has been so busy at my house with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Between work, school and my kids sports and other extracurricular activities, I don't have much time on the week nights to prepare dinner. Dinner recipes that include the words "fast" and "easy" are sure to get my attention. I'm sure busy moms everywhere can relate. Easy dinner recipes can be lifesavers IF they are a wholesome meal my family will actually eat. I ...
Thanksgiving Ideas: Make a Turkey Veggie Tray
We started a Thanksgiving tradition a few years ago where we make a turkey veggie tray for one of our Thanksgiving appetizers. I was going through my photos from Thanksgivings past, and found this picture of a turkey made from vegetables. I had totally forgotten about it. You can easily make a turkey shape from any veggies you happen to have on hand. The more colorful, the better. As you can see, we used baby carrots, red peppers, yellow ...
Finding Dory Cereal Treats Recipe
This Finding Dory Cereal Treats recipe makes a fun snack to eat while you watch the movie! The cereal's marshmallows are shaped like favorite characters including Dory and Nemo. Now that Finding Dory is available on DVD/BluRay, it is sure to become a regular in our family night movie rotation. Have you seen the Kellogg's Disney Pixar Finding Dory cereal? It's a movie themed cereal made with sweetened whole grains and fun character-shaped ...
Classic Pumpkin Bread Recipe (Favorite Fall and Holiday Breads)
A classic pumpkin bread recipe made with canned pumpkin, cinnamon and spices. The recipe bakes two 8x4 loaves and freezes beautifully. My mom is in town visiting and baked this pumpkin bread recipe for our family. My boys love my copycat Great Harvest Pumpkin Chocolate Chip bread recipe, so I was curious to see if they would eat a pumpkin bread without chocolate chips in it. Well, they not only ate my mom's pumpkin bread sans chocolate, ...
