I love to find new Christmas activities that help point towards Christ and an attitude of service. But I also like those traditions to be easy to do and not cost a lot of money. Those are the best kinds of traditions! I recently read a beautiful new Christmas book called Christmas Wonders by Robyn Buttars….
It’s always nice to have a simple Thanksgiving craft for the kids to do while they are waiting for Thanksgiving dinner to begin. This adorable little Thanksgiving turkey treat bag is super easy for even the littlest kids to make. Plus, if you let them fill it up with an assortment of their favorite little…
Use these printable gratitude strips to make a thankful jar this Thanksgiving! Normally by this time in November I would have put up our Thanksgiving tree. I like to have it up all of November so we can focus on our gratitude all month. But here it is 10 days before Thanksgiving Day and I…
Halloween comes at the absolute worst time of year for me. I love making costumes for my kids, and have often gone all out, but some years something has to give. The good news is that making Halloween costumes doesn’t have to involve pulling out my sewing machine at all! I’ve gathered a few of…
This adorable Halloween wreath is simple to make with just a few supplies. I recently wrote about how I wasn’t so sure I wanted to go all out decorating for Halloween this year. I’m still not sure I want to, but my cute little 4th gradervtook care of that for me! I was going to…
Discussion questions, craft projects, enrichment activities, and refreshments to go with The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back for more! For the last few summers, my girls have enjoyed…
Activity, discussion, and food ideas to make a quick and easy Harry Potter book club This post is part of an ongoing Summer Reading for Kids series. Click HERE to find ideas for reading activities, reading lists, and reading incentives…and keep checking back for more! This post contains affiliate links. It’s the end of July, and that means…
Everything you need to throw a cheetah-themed birthday party — easy ideas for decorations, favors, activities, and more! Today my cheetah-obsessed daughter turned 9 years old. It pretty much goes without saying that we threw her a cheetah themed birthday party! I am not a big fan of throwing super intricate birthday parties. I was…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. My 12-year-old daughter is obsessed with soccer. The long winters are hard for her, because she can’t easily practice her soccer moves in three feet of snow. But, spring has finally come, the snow has finally melted, and…
If you experience snow days every winter, a snow day survival kit is a great way to be prepared and make a snowy day home from school fun! I may not have much (any?) good shopping where I live and there may not be many super great restaurants, but one thing we have plenty of…
These DIY pilgrim hat place card holders are the perfect whimsical touch for your Thanksgiving table! While I loved my Thanksgiving place cards from last year, we are having a lot more people over this year, so I wanted to do something different. I’ve seen a few different ideas floating around for Pilgrim hat place…
I love doing theme costumes! The girls have done a few themes in the past couple years: Harry Potter and Alice in Wonderland, but it’s been a pretty long time since my husband and I participated, too. It was SIX years ago that we did our Wizard of Oz family theme! The girls are totally…