Do you like to make homemade gifts for your kids? I'm sharing with you my idea for a DIY Slime Kit Gift for Crafty Kids. Two of my sons are getting this for Christmas this year. SH! Don't spill my secret:) Sometimes I love the homemade gifts for my kids the best because I can customize the gift to their individual tastes. One of my three sons absolutely loves to make slime. He's very creative and he is constantly making things and doing things like taking pens apart to use their springs or ... Continue Reading...
Baked Zingy Mustard Triscuits with Spinach Dip
Need a new idea for a tasty appetizer? An idea struck me recently, I wanted to try and flavor Triscuits®. I love love love Triscuits. Triscuits are truly one of my favorite crackers that are delicious by themselves, however, I wanted to try seasoning them for a tasty appetizer. The result was so delicious! You have to try this combo, it's so good! My recipe for Baked Zingy Mustard Triscuits with Spinach Dip is to die for! This post contains affiliate links. Please see my ... Continue Reading...
10 Ideas for Tweens and Teens To Do on Halloween
Tweens and are teens are still kids. Kids love Halloween, but at the age of tweens and teens, dressing up for trick or treating may not appeal to them. But again, they are still kids so celebrating Halloween is important. Kids should still be able to have fun on Halloween. But, what can they do? I am sharing 10 Ideas for Tweens and Teens to do on Halloween based on my experience as a mother. This website contains affiliate links. Please see my disclaimer for ... Continue Reading...
Fun Ideas For An Awesome Father’s Day This Year
Father's day is the day we all get to celebrate our own fathers, and as women we celebrate our spouses as fathers of our children. I am sharing some fun ideas for an awesome Father's Day this year including fun activity ideas, treats, and gifts dad's will love. I love how we get to a day to celebrate dads with our families. It's great for kids to make special memories with their dads on Father's Day. My husband and I have three boys and we always try to do something fun as a family to ... Continue Reading...
Peanut Butter Butterscotched Apple Bunnies
Apples on sticks! We all love the classic caramel apples, right? I created my own version of a yummy coated apple with peanut butter and butterscotch. My recipe for Peanut Butter Butterscotched Apple Bunnies is delicious, fun, and easy to eat. This apple bunny is great for a spring snack or an Easter treat. This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclaimer for details. This blog post is being shared as part of the fun leading up to National DIY DAY , happening on ... Continue Reading...
Celebrate St. Urho’s Day with a Sensational Endorsed Wine Club
Does your family like to celebrate fun holidays? Do you know about St. Urho's Day? St. Urho's day is a fun easy-to-celebrate holiday you, your spouse, and your whole family will enjoy, especially when you celebrate St. Urho's day with wine from a sensational endorsed wine club (who endorses, it? I do!). This post contains affiliate links. If you were to join through this link, I would get a commision at no added cost to you. This post is 100% my own opinion. St. Urho's day ... Continue Reading...
Easy DIY Valentine’s Ice Cream Sandwiches
Valentine's Day is coming! The fun treats we can make for the holiday makes it even more fun for us all, especially kids. I am sharing a recipe for Easy DIY Valentine's Ice Cream Sandwiches that is so easy older kids could easily make it on their own. The younger kids would need some help, but this is seriously so easy. These ice cream sandwiches are so yummy and perhaps a little healthier given they are made with graham crackers rather than chocolate cookies. These ice cream sandwiches are made ... Continue Reading...
Apple and Prune Tarts
This post contains an affiliate link. Please see my disclaimer page for details. Apple and prune tarts are so delicious. I choose to make this favorite flaky tart for Christmas as my mom did and my grandma before her. But they would be wonderful for any time of year. This recipe uses only five ingredients to make the pastry plus whatever fruit filling is chosen. My family has made this recipe for years because it is so good! A Baking Tradition Baking often is tied to keeping a tradition ... Continue Reading...
Save Money on Personalized Gifts using Groupon Coupons
This is a sponsored post but all the opinions here are mine alone. Still looking for ideas for gifts AND want to save money doing it? Keep reading because I have great tips to share. Personalized Gift Ideas My absolute favorite gifts to give are personalized gifts with a personal touch like products with pictures or special text from Shutterfly and personalized items from Things Remembered. Friends and family love gifts that are personalized in some way, shape, or form. It’s a sure way ... Continue Reading...
Old-Fashioned Christmas Caramels
The Special Memory of Making the Caramels My mom used to make Old-Fashioned Christmas Caramels at Christmas time. She would cook the recipe on the stove top. I would smell the sweet sugars cooking when I was a kid. The pot would be steaming with the red bulb of the candy thermometer sticking out the top. She would pour the sweet smelling caramels onto a cookie sheet and set the pan on the deck to solidify in the cold winter air. I can easily see this precious memory of my mom making the ... Continue Reading...
