the boys and i were just recently introduced to the Amazon original instant video series, Annedroids. it looked like something my kids would love, even before we watched it, and i was right! the first episode has us hooked. it is such a fun series, that just right for children and tweens. it's a great wholesome video...
Happy November | Free Be Thankful Printable
it's November! i love this month because it's when i start all my holiday baking, the leaves are beautiful colors, it time to start getting ready for the holidays, and most of all, its an important month to reflect on all that i have been blessed with. there is so much to be thankful for,...
Mummy Hotdogs for Halloween Dinner
if you are looking for a quick and easy Halloween dinner idea, these Mummy Hotdogs are just that. i made these for my Halloween party, and the boys (and everyone else) really enjoyed them. all you need to make them are hotdogs (i used organic turkey dogs) and then breadstick or pizza dough. the dough...
Halloween Onion Ranch Cheese Ball
This Pumpkin Shaped Onion & Ranch Cheese Ball made the perfect appetizer for my last Halloween party. The kids and adults devoured it, they liked it that much! Such a great appetizer for any Halloween, Fall or Thanksgiving event. It's really yummy! I love cheese balls, and had the idea to make one in the shape of...
Celebrate Christmas with the Magic of Northpole by Hallmark
This #NorthPoleFun shop has been compensated by #CollectiveBias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. the holidays are quickly approaching, and in the blink of an eye, they will be here. for our family, we have Christmas traditions that we begin as early as the 1st of December. so i am feeling like it...
Make a Wintery Holiday Wreath with Sparkle® Towels with a Hint of Color
i received a special delivery from Sparkle® this week. they just launched their new line of Sparkle® towels with a hint of color, paper towels with pop of blue color. inside the box were their new paper towels and a fun light that changes colors with an app on your phone. cool huh! as you can probably guess...
Mummy Snack Pack Pudding Cups
This post was sponsored by CollectiveBias and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. every year i end up being the room mom for one of my boy's classes at school. with that, i take on the duty of planning the class party for each holiday. i am always looking to doing a fun themed treat....but...
Halloween Party Ideas: Appetizers, Dinner, Desserts and Printables
I have always wanted to have a Halloween Party, there are so many fun ideas, and I knew my boys would love it. So last night we finally hosted a not-so-spooky Halloween Party! It was more of a Halloween Dinner Party, and us and our neighbors enjoyed some spooky drinks, food and desserts. Let me...
Princess Spa Day Party
Be prepared for PINK overload! The following Princess Spa Day Party has been compensated by #CollectiveBias and its advertiser. All opinions, as always, are mine. #DisneyBeautieshaving all boys, i have never gotten the chance to have a princess party...or much of anything pink for that matter, in my home. my boys have had all sorts of parties...but they have always...
Halloween Candy Corn Ice Cubes
This week I made my Sweet’N Low Candy Corn Ice Cubes as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #SweetNLowStars it's Halloween time! i love this time of year because i love all the cute Halloween decorations and fun ideas that you see all over the place. i don't like the scary stuff, but i love...
Zombie Survival Kit Father's Day Gift Idea with Free Printable
ZOMBIES!!!! Is your day a fan of zombies? Then I have a fun and creative Father's Day Gift for you! Check out this Daddy's Zombie Survival Kit we created. I designed some printables to give it the finishing touch. I also included the FREE printable on this post for you to download if you want...
Lucha Libre Father's Day Gift | Free Printable
Pattie from Living Mi Vida Loca has told me stories about her father being a Lucha Libre before he passed away 5 years ago. I have been telling her that I wanted to make her a special Father's Day Printable to share with her readers that reminded her of her father…and i finally had time to...
Welcome to Summer Party Ideas
one tradition our family has, is that each year on the last day of school we have a Welcome to Summer Party. it's fun getting the kiddies excited for summer and to reward their efforts of completing another school year. sometimes we go to our favorite restaurant, sometimes we have a messy party or invite...
Make the Cutest Personalized Card for Mother's Day
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cardstore. i would say becoming a mom is one of my biggest accomplishments in life. although some would say it's one of the hardest jobs you could ever have, it has been the best job i've ever had. staying up through the night with...
Happy Earth Day Free Printable
Happy Earth Day! it's April 22, and the day we celebrate Mother Earth, better know as Earth Day. it doesn't have to be a big of celebration, it can just be a dray that you reflect on the beauty and the special gifts the Earth gives to us. it is also a great day to...
Nutella Chocolate Bird Nests Recipe
Here's a fun treat to make with the kids that simple, easy and really yummy...Nuttella Chocolate Bird Nests! I made them last week and my kids really enjoyed having some baking time with me in the kitchen. Plus, they turned out so cute...perfect for spring and the Easter holiday. There are a lot of recipes...
Unique Varieties of PEEPS Marshmallow Chicks and Bunnies
when we received a big box in the mail this weekend labeled "PEEPS" on the outside, my kids were over the moon. we figured it was full of the traditional colorful chicky and bunny PEEPS that we always see during Easter time. we had no idea that we would find 15 different unique varieties of PEEPS. the boys...
Hash Brown Station: Easter Brunch Ideas with Free Spring Printables
Easter is just around the corner and it is time to start planning what to make for Easter brunch. one of my family's favorite foods is hash browns, so I wanted to find a really good hash brown recipe for my brunch menu. But then I came up with an even better idea. It would...
Hello Spring: Free Spring Printable Poster
HELLO SPRING! Yep…today is the first day of spring. Time for flowers, and bunnies and fresh pops of color. I just love this time of year...it's when I clean out my house from the winter clutter and clear out the backyard to get ready for spring flowers and summer fun. Yay for spring cleaning. To...
Valentine's Chocolate Dipped Potato Chips Recipe
Happy Valentine's Day friends! Life has been a bit busy around here, but not too busy to make Chocolate Dipped Potato Chips! Yep...it's a thing, and guest what?!!! They are super good. I decided on a whim to make homemade chocolate dipped potato chips for an after school snack. I don't know why, but the...
Valentine's Day Centerpiece Craft Tutorial
This year I was determined to decorate for Valentine's Day. It seems for me, this holiday comes and goes much too quickly and I don't give it any thought. I get the kid's Valentine's out and that's about it. But I really LOVE Valentine's Day, especially the decor….it's PINK! and i don't get to decorate...
DIY Valentine Heart Crayons
This year, I am focusing on de-cluttering everything. So, while I was cleaning out my kids toys, I found this giant box of broken crayons, which I was going to thrown in the trash. But then I thought it would be fun to make a few homemade crayon in heart shapes for Valentine's Day. ...
Easy DIY Valentine's Day Printable Banner | Free Printable
I'm very excited to decorate for Valentine's Day! I always forget until it is to late to bother, but not this year. I love Valentine's Day so much that I decided to create the cute Conversation Heart Banner. Plus, I especially love this holiday because it gives me an excuse to bring some pink into...
How to Tie Bows for Presents
every year i host a Wrapping Party for some of my close friends were we get together and wrap our Christmas gifts. it is one thing i look forward to every year. i like to make a nice dinner, we sit and chat for a bit and then get to wrapping…helping each other get all...
DIY Thankgiving Turkey Bread Loaves and Free Printable
today i made some pumpkin spice bread for my kids teachers to enjoy on their holiday off from school. i wanted to dress them up a little and didn't have any Thanksgiving plates or bags. so i designed a fun printable to dress up my mini bread loaves as turkeys. they turned out much cuter...
Thankful Banner Craft and Free Thanksgiving Printable
when Mod Podge asked me to do a tutorial for a holiday craft, i knew i wanted to create something for Thanksgiving. and since i love to take photos, why not make something to display my favorite instagram photos. so i created this "Thankful" Thanksgiving Banner. to make a "Thankful" Thanksgiving Banner, i created a printable, and...
Halloween Tunes Your Family will Love to Play
it's official October...so it's time to get into the Halloween spirit! for us, this month is all about fun with pumpkins, candy corns, costumes, fall crafts and treats. we like to download our favorite Halloween tunes to listen in the car or around the house while we are doing our jobs. it makes the whole family...
Free First Day of School Printables
My kids go back-to-school in less than a week. I'm totally bummed and excited at the same time. I don't want summer to end....(most days!). But the kids are also very excited, especially to see their friends and wear their new clothes. New clothes are a big thing around here, as my boys are really...
4th of July Dessert Recipe: Red, White & Blue Bread Pudding
4th of July dessert recipe? Yes please!!! Bread pudding is one of my weaknesses. I love it...especially right out of the oven when it's warm a gooey. So when I had a craving for it the other night, I looked in the fridge to see if I had ingredients to make some. I didn't have...
DIY Personalized Father's Day Ties
You may think that people would laugh at dad wearing a tie like one of these. However, every year, the boys and I make their daddy a "new" custom tie to wear on Father's Day and he gets quite the opposite reaction. It may be because he wears it with pride, or that he just...
Angry Birds Father's Day Gift with Free Printable
Every year I love to create a free printable for Father's Day to share on this blog. It's seriously so much fun. I've done Star Wars, and mustaches, and this year my boys wanted me to do an Angry Birds Father's Day Gift. So I did. Inspired by all the dads eating sunflower seeds at...
How to Dye Brown Easter Eggs
this year, we got to color Easter eggs using the happy egg co. brand eggs. the happy egg co. eggs are laid by free-range chickens, and are organic, unfertilized, antibiotic free eggs. they are also brown....because they are laid by brown chickens. the happy egg co. eggs get their names because these eggs are laid by chickens who...
How to Make Thankgiving Turkey Donut Pops
The other day, the kiddies went grocery shopping with me and we found some of those little packages of mini donuts in the plastic tubes on sale for $1.00. These are their favorite and talked me into buying them all donuts for a treat. When we got home, the kids wanted to do a craft....
Fun Free Printable Halloween Candy Cards for Smarties
Updated 2020 Let's make Halloween a little ore fun with these Printable Halloween Candy Cards! Just print them out and slip a Smarties candy into each one of the cards. Now they are ready to be passed out to a little ghoul or goblin. Did you know that Smarties Candy is a "worry free" Halloween...
Candy Corn Pizza
how do you make pizza into a Halloween dinner? by making it into..... it's a easy as using your favorite pizza dough and spreading sauce on it. then you will take your favorite orange and white cheeses, and layer them into colored rings of cheese. you will want to leave a ring of sauce showing...
Star Wars Halloween Printable
having all boys around here means playing Star Wars every day and all day. so to get in the spirit of the Halloween season, i made a little Star Wars Halloween printable to decorate my house with. the boys are in love with it...and they think i'm a cool mom. well hey! if i have...
How to Make a School Backpack Organizer for Your Wall
Four years have gone by, and I haven't found a solution to the Kids coming home from school and dropping their backpacks on the floor PROBLEM...until now! This DIY Backpack Station has been a great solution to keep school backpacks organized at home. It was one of those "Why didn't I do this earlier?" ideas....
Teacher Gift Idea: Honey BEE Gift Tag
Every year I give my kid's teachers a "Beginning of the School Year" gift. I always think a small gesture makes the teachers a little more excited to start the year off with my kids. And it also lets them know that I am an involved parent. I want them to know that I am...
Back to School Messy Party
to celebrate going back to school, or should i say our last day of summer....boo! we decided to have a Messy Party! we invited a few of my boy's friends over who were going to start school with us....and set up our yard for the party. complete with ice cream, toppings, water guns, a kiddie pool and...
Daddy's Stache Father's Day Gift Idea with Free Printable
My friend wanted me to make a printable for her Father's Day candy jar idea that had a mustache on it. She wanted it to say "Daddy's Stache." So I did, and created this fun Father's Day mustache printable! I am sharing it here because maybe you want to make one too! I included a...
Teachers Gifts: DIY Magnetic Clothespins
This week is my kid's school's Teacher Appreciation Week, and I wanted my kids to make a special gift for each of their teachers in honor of it. This need to be a project that would not only be fun for the kids to do, but also not too difficult. So I came up with...
Kiddie Painted Canvas
so i thought it would be fun for the kiddies to make the grandmas Mother's Day presents this year instead of just going out and buying something. i always love the gifts they make much more than anything they could ever buy. i found these wooden canvases at Walmart for under $4.00. you could also...