Disney’s Encanto Birthday Party. My daughter is obsessed with Disney’s Encanto movie! I always try to plan parties that my kids will love; I suggested doing an Encanto Birthday party for her and she was ecstatic! I replicated many of the decorations from the movie as best as I could afford. I did do some …
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Authentic German Snack Bar. I lived in Germany for a year and a half and learned a lot about the German culture. I was immersed in it and learned to speak German fluently. I loved the people whom I got to really know well. I loved visiting the historical sites, seeing the beautiful scenery, and …
My Favorite Kitchen Tools That Cost Less Than $1.00. Running a household is expensive—especially when you have kids and/or pets. I’m always trying to find less expensive options for items that I routinely use. These are my favorite kitchen tools and cleaning items that cost under $1.00 (as of 2022). They are high-quality and do …
Quick Llama Birthday Party I throw a friend party for my children every other year and a family party for them every year. The friend parties are more time consuming, expensive, and thought out. The family parties are put together more on a whim and are less expensive. I try not to spend more than …
Elf on the Shelf: Dollhouse Seek and Find. Our Elf on the Shelf Pepper Mint built my daughter’s IKEA dollhouse shelf that was sitting in a box in her room for the past half year. The day after I purchased the dollhouse for her room, I was put on a lot of restrictions due to …
Elf on the Shelf: Surprise Arrival Basket Our Elf on the Shelf, Pepper Mint arrived on our porch in this cute arrival basket. The kids were beyond excited! They could not believe how fast Santa sent him— especially considering that it was just the day before that I filled out the, “Elf on the Shelf …
Elf on the Shelf: Oh There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays We were going to leave to Hawaii for a family vacation that we had planned for about a year. We hadn’t traveled for a long time together and the kids were very excited! Unfortunately a few days before we left, the kids …
This Winter Pomegranate Red Tablescape was very simple, easy, and inexpensive to put together. We recently had our family over for a post-Christmas dinner. It was a fun event. To celebrate, my daughter and I set up this winter pomegranate red tablescape, a snowman kids’ tablescape, and a hot cocoa bar. I loved the ambiance …
Elf on the Shelf: Do You Want to Build a Snowman? This darling little scene was left by our Elf on the Shelf, Pepper Mint. He brought the kids a snowman making kit and made us a snowman out of indoor snowballs. Inside the snowman making kit there was a plastic carrot and pipe, a …
Elf on the Shelf: Sledding on the Christmas Tree. We have a Santa-themed Christmas tree and most of the ornaments are red, white and green. Our Elf on the Shelf, Pepper, was on a sled in the branches of our Christmas Tree this particular day. So, he was camouflaged well and was hard to find. …
Elf on the Shelf: He Sees You When You’re Cleaning This day was one of my favorite displays of our Elf, Pepper Mint. He inspired my kids to clean, prep and help out because Santa Claus is coming to town! Pepper left this note: It reads, ” He sees you when you’re cleaning, he …