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Warm Up Your Neighborhood with a Christmas Pass-along Plate Tradition

Several years ago I came across a plastic Christmas plate that encouraged a sweet tradition.  Much like the ‘Boo Ghost’  idea you may have seen around Halloween, this plate was designed to be filled with goodies and then passed around the neighborhood in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The original plate is long gone but [...]

Pumpkins and Power Tools – My Favorite Way to Carve a Jack-o’-Lantern

Pumpkin carving isn’t a pretty process.  It’s sticky, pulpy, and flat out messy.  As a mom, you can try to combat this messiness.  You can cover your floors (and children) in plastic, use sharpies instead of cutting tools or even buy those foamy “ever-last” pumpkins from the craft store.  In my opinion, carving pumpkins with [...]

How to Make a Giant Hostess Cupcake

This month marked my son’s first birthday.  As tradition holds in our family, this big milestone entitles him to his very first super-chocolatey cake.  I wanted to make something fun but I also wanted it to be inexpensive and easy (because I knew that most of the cake was destined to hit the floor).  After [...]

Sugar-Free Easter Egg Hunt

Easter is here so I thought I’d give you a few more details (and files) on a fun idea I posted back in 2007.  I hope your family enjoys it. My kids love Easter egg hunts.  They think it’s so fun to scramble around in the backyard and search for our expertly-hidden dyed eggs.  Although, one [...]

Share the Love this Valentine’s – Host a Lotsa-Love Fest

You guys have probably figured out by now that I love the holidays…even the little ones.  They give me a chance to break up the everyday routine and inject a little fun into our family life.  This Valentine’s Day I decided to try a new family tradition…we’re calling it our Lotsa-Love Fest. I found the orginal idea on Family [...]

Fun Kid Birthday Traditions

Today was my son’s 6th birthday so I thought I’d post two of my favorite family birthday traditions.  They’re not fancy or expensive, but they’re a great way to add a little sparkle to your child’s big day. Breakfast Doughnut Tower This simple little idea stemmed from my Mom’s breakfast-in-bed birthday tradition.  When I was growing up, my [...]

Easy Easter Ideas

Easter is just around the corner so I thought I’d share a few of my favorite family fun ideas. Puzzling Easter Egg Hunt Purchase and hide a small, shareable prize (like a package of Peeps or a new game) somewhere in your house. Write down the prize location on a sheet of heavy cardstock and cut it [...]

Liven up St. Patrick’s day with this fun tradition

St. Patrick’s day was always a little dull at our house. We usually do the green pancakes and such, but I wanted something a little more fun for my kids to look forward to in March. One year my oldest daughter fell asleep on one of those green beaded necklaces. When she woke up on St. [...]