This post was sponsored by Starbucks as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. I received compensation and complimentary products to facilitate my review. Mugs of hot cocoa, crackling fires, soft fleecy blankets...these are some of the coziest things about winter. It's so relaxing to come in from the cold and sip a warm drink by the fire. Now it is easier than ever to make delicious, creamy hot cocoa at home. We started using ...
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How To Make New Years Poppers (Kids Craft)
New Year's Eve Ideas Now is the perfect time to recycle your holiday "garbage" and create New Years Poppers to use at your New Year's Eve party! I found several similar tutorials for these and decided to try making them today with my kids. We found out that these poppers are super easy to make, and you probably have everything you need to make them right in your recycle bin (or garbage can). Kids will love to help you make them - so round ...
Fruity Pebbles Treats and New Year’s Party Ideas For Kids!
Our friends at Post Pebbles sent us a fun-filled package to help us ring in the New Year with Fruity Pebbles cereal. We came up with some fun, kid-friendly ideas to keep the kids entertained as we count down to midnight on December 31st! No party is complete without treats. Easy-to-make Fruity Pebbles Cereal Treats are colorful and fun snacks. They are a twist on the classic Rice Krispies treats recipe. I used a round cookie cutter to make ...
How to Make Beeswax Glitter Candles
I love the glitter tin candles I found on Pinterest and think they make the cutest homemade gift ideas. I didn't have any metal candle tins, but I did have sweet little 4-ounce mason jars to make pour candles in. They are cute, too! Be sure to check out the other #PinterestRemakes you'll find linked at the end of this blog post. This was my first time making homemade candles, and I was really happy about how easy it turned out to be. All I ...
Fun Fall Art Activity For Kids: Pumpkin Painting
Every Spring, we plant pumpkins in our garden. By the time Fall rolls around, the ground is criss-crossed with miles of pumpkin vines and lots of just-turned-orange pumpkins hiding under the pumpkin plant leaves. This year, our pumpkin crop turned out a couple dozen pumpkins that were just the right size for the kids to carry around. The weather was sunny and mild, just right for spending the day outside. I gathered our art supplies and ...
The Good Dinosaur Coloring Pages #GoodDino
I would not being doing my job as mom to a dinosaur loving child if I didn't take the opportunity to share these free printable The Good Dinosaur Coloring Pages with you. Disney/Pixar's The Good Dinosaur movie opens in theaters November 25. I know what our family will be seeing this Thanksgiving holiday! I have heard that this will be one of those movies to make you cry. My kids think it is funny when I cry at movies (I cried a ...
YOU ARE INVITED to World Play-Doh Day! Here’s How To Join the Fun
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Hasbro. I received Play-Doh product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. I loved playing with Play-Doh as a kid, didn't you? Even though I'm a grown-up, I have found that playing Play-Doh with my kids is still just as fun. Even though it can drive me nuts when they mix Play-Doh colors together! But I try to ...
Take the Pledge to Save Handwriting + [Free Printable] Journal Writing Prompts For Kids
Back when I was in fifth grade, my best friend and I had an unofficial ongoing battle to see who had the neatest handwriting. We would practice writing our names over and over in our notebooks. We'd do some in regular handwriting and others in bubble font. I remember that it was a huge deal to have lots of different colored pens in our pencil boxes. I begged and begged my mom to buy me one of these: I thought that my BIC 4 Color pen was ...
Glitter Mason Jars with LED Tealight Candles CRAFT
My mason jar Pinterest board has been around for awhile. I love seeing all the different ways people use jars for home decor and crafts. They aren't just for canning anymore! Although, I did use a few jars a few weeks ago to can the best raspberry jam I have ever made. You really can't go wrong when you have perfectly sun-sweetened raspberries and sugar. The kids and I went berry-picking in my neighbor's berry patch. Berry-picking is such a ...
