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 …
DIY Aspen Wood Candlesticks I’ve been wanting to make some homemade wood candlesticks for awhile. Yesterday, I finally got around to it, with the help of my husband. How to Make these DIY Aspen Wood Candlesticks Continue reading or watch attached video… 1- Get two small/thin Aspen or Birch logs that are dried out. …
We had a family party yesterday and my daughter and I put together this Kids’ Winter Snowman Tablescape. I love setting up tablescapes for kids! It is such a fun way to celebrate. I try to make the kids’ table fun and bright. I usually have a party favor for each child on their plates. …
This Easy and Practical Hot Cocoa Bar was a hit at our recent family party. My seven year old, Aurora, is so darling. She just loves decorating, crafting, and helping me set up for parties. She set up this Easy and Practical Hot Cocoa Bar all by herself. I wanted to post it because she …
Elf on the Shelf: Balloon Basket has our elf, Pepper Mint, in a floating balloon basket carrying lots of toys for good girls and boys. This morning we woke up and Pepper, our Elf on the Shelf, was pretty easy to spot. He was floating in a top hat basket. The hat came from our …
Elf on the Shelf: Pepper’s Toy Shop The morning of this Elf on the Shelf scene was Christmas Eve and we found Pepper Mint, our Elf on the Shelf, in his own shop making toys. Check out the video to see the details in a different medium… Thanks to scottholmesmusic.com for the music used …
Chewy Cookie Cutter Sugar Cookies That Taste Good I love soft chewy cookies, if you do too, this is the sugar cookie recipe for you. These cookies are your traditional roll out cookie cutter sugar cookie. Normally, roll out sugar cookies require an hour or more of chill time. However, if crunched for time, you …
Elf on the Shelf: Decorating Gingerbread Houses Apparently, Pepper, our Elf on the Shelf, is a foodie. He loves his gourmet hot cocoa with marshmallows, his breakfasts are decadent feasts, and he can make and decorate a gingerbread house like no one else’s business. The day that we were going to decorate gingerbread houses with …
Elf on the Shelf: No Sew Christmas Pajamas Tutorial Each year, we love to get the kids matching Christmas pajama pants. I don’t usually splurge for the entire matching outfits because they usually pretty expensive. Normally, I purchase the pants on sale and then find shirts that we already own and are comfortable in that …
Elf on the Shelf: Goin’ Fishing in the Dark Our Elf, Pepper Mint, loves the great outdoors. He likes to fish and he loves to go fishing in the dark. He loves it so much, he left a little early the night before we found him fishing. My daughter likes to say goodnight and wish …
Each year, when we decorate, one of my favorite group of items to put out is The Three Tree Christmas Display. My seven year old daughter is really into decorating and she specifically asked if she could put out The Three Trees Christmas display this year. I told her of course. Then, when we started …