Our kids had Grogu, BB8, Rey, and Mandalorian Costumes (Halloween 2021). Usually, I make one if not all of my kid’s costumes but since we are in the midst of a remodel and I’ve been crunched for time, I bought them. The star of the show this year was our 6 month old boy, Brighton. …
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Modern Rustic Thanksgiving Mantel Thanksgiving is a few weeks away and I’m getting a late start on decorating. I haven’t even brought the official Thanksgiving/Fall decor bins up from our storage room in the basement. Yesterday, I took down this Halloween Spider-Themed mantel decor and was looking at our blank mantelpiece wondering how I should …
Pampas Thanksgiving Door Decor This is my Thanksgiving door decor this year (2023). I love the autumn colors. In fact, viewing fall colors is one of my favorite things to do. The trees in front of my home have turned a beautiful orange and yellow and match my copper gutters. I sealed the gutters (tutorial …
This is how to make these Halloween Cereal Necklaces and Bracelets. My daughters love to craft with me. My older daughter and I have time set aside once a week to do crafts together. So, I’m always looking for fun, cheap, and easy crafts we can make. Today, we made Halloween cereal necklaces and bracelets …
My daughters and I made these Mini Witches Broomsticks together. This is a very easy Halloween craft that kids can help with. My daughters are currently ages 4 and 8 years old and this craft was fine for them. My four-year-old mainly watched or handed us supplies, my eight-year-old was able to make the entire …
How to Decorate a Mantel Decorating a mantel is very simple if you stick to some general tips. While these rules/tips are not hard and fast, I have found that they make the decorating of my mantel easier and more methodical when I think about them as I decorate. These tips are especially appropriate for …
My youngest two children are really into Frozen right now. Amelia even begged me for a Frozen party—which I threw for her birthday recently. Amelia wanted to be Elsa, and Brighton said he wanted to be Olaf, so Aurora said she’d be Anna. As you can see, Olaf wasn’t exactly excited to wear his costume. …
Marshmallow Cream Cheese Fruit Dip is an easy, well-loved, one bowl recipe made in under 5 minutes. My kids and I love this marshmallow cream cheese fruit dip! If I serve it to them along with a dish a fruit, it encourages my kids to eat a lot more fruit than they normally would if …
Baby Girl Llama Alpaca Nursery I love Llamas and Alpacas. They are just adorable. I have liked them even before the recent trend in decor. I am actually happy that they are on-trend right now as I was able to put this Baby Girl Llama Alpaca Nursery together very easily! The typical nursery costs $2,000-$5,000. …
My son responds really well to Desitin for his diaper rashes. My daughter does not. It’s been a struggle finding something that works for her as well as Desitin works for my son. Through this experience, I’ve learned that little ones respond differently to diaper rash creams. They are not a “one work for all” type …
This 1 minute homemade play dough is a fun sensory project that will keep kids entertained for hours. It only requires 3 common household ingredients is easy, quick to make, nice to touch and inexpensive.










