I've been inspired over the last year by other moms who have shared how they write handwritten notes to their kids for various occasions. I haven't been very good at journaling, scrapbooking, or even writing notes until now, but I love the idea of adding a note to their stockings each year so that they'll…
My friend Jenny recently posted about these drop cookies on Facebook, and I asked her for the recipe. It's just a basic shortbread cookie she'd found in a holiday baking magazine several years ago, but different flavored extracts make them extra tasty. With just 4 ingredients, these drop cookies are easy to whip up! I…
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Dollar General for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. How much do you think the wrapping supplies in the photo above cost? $15? $20? My husband actually ran to Dollar General and picked all of this up for under $10! When he got back,…
These cozy candles make the perfect addition to your holiday and winter decor, and they'd make great gifts as well. Truth: Everything in me wants to suggest making these for teachers, but I have a feeling that teachers receive as many candles as they do mugs and ornaments, so a practical gift like an office…
Last year, in an attempt to make the days leading up to Christmas special and memorable for our kids, we did our own "12 Days of Christmas" countdown. It's a way for me to make sure that we actually fit in all of our fun activities and traditions since I am able to take off…
This coming weekend, my friend Annette and I are partnering with Glad to host a Christmas Cookie Swap to benefit Cookies for Kids' Cancer, which raises money to support research for new and improved therapies for pediatric cancer. I'll share more about our cookie swap next week, but in the meantime, I wanted to share…
This month's Eat Well, Spend Less theme is food for the holidays! While overnight dishes are my favorite ones to serve for Christmas breakfast because they allow me to focus on my family while still serving a delicious meal, they're not just for Christmas morning! Overnight breakfasts are perfect for the entire holiday season, with…
Add some extra fun to your holiday season with these free printable activities for kids. From advent calendars to homemade cards to the cutest printable nativity set you ever did see, there's plenty to choose from: 1. Jesse Tree Ornaments 2. Handprint Calendar 3. Advent Chain 4 .Paper Nativity Set 5. Random Acts of Kindness…
We always give the girls a new loofah in their stocking each Christmas, but I couldn't resist making these soap pockets for this year instead (especially since our new puppy loves to find and destroy loofahs!). Although it's too late for this year, these would also make a great addition to an Operation Christmas…
When the Genda family shared their advent wreath with us a few weeks ago, Barb also shared her eggnog recipe, with the promise that we would love it! I had been hoping to share a homemade eggnog recipe as part of this year's series anyway, so I asked her if I could share hers, and…