Category: Celebrations
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2016 Care Package
Well it’s that time of year. Kids all over the country are cheering because it is time to go to summer sleep away camp. That means care packages. Here are some of my favorite finds for this years care packages. Pug Pillow This little face is sure to bring smiles to your camper. Nature Mandalas…
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Trouble With Leprechauns
We have trouble with Leprechauns this time of year. Not even our excellent guard dog can seem to stop them. We can see where they have been. They leave their little muddy foot prints all over our floors. There is no mistaking them. They almost look like someone dipped a small sponge cut out in…
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Kids In The Kitchen: Thin Mint Frozen Hot Chocolate
Girl Scout cookies go on sale tomorrow in our area. My daughter is so excited to get out there and sell. Needless to say our guest room is floor to ceiling cookies. We decided to get a little experimental in the kitchen with some of our Girl Scout cookies and stumbled on a winner, thin…
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Noel the Elf’s Arrival
Like so many other families our elf on the shelf “Noel” arrived on December 1st with a wonderful breakfast from the North Pole. You might ask at what point are your kids too old for elf on the shelf. I don’t know about you, but I would be thrilled if I came across an elf…
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Thanksgiving Keepsake
This table runner is one of my very favorite Thanksgiving decorations. As my children’s hands get bigger with each year this keepsake becomes more and more precious to me. I bought fabric at Joann’s that has the look and feel of natural linen. I sewed olive bias tape around the edges with my sewing machine. …
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Pumpkin Chemistry
This is a great easy to do experiment that is sure to get some oohh’s and aahh’s. Unfortunately, the green in the flame didn’t come out well in my photographs. The problem is the photographer not the experiment. This experiment couldn’t be more simple. With that said an adult should always be present. The weed…
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Kids In the Kitchen: Monster Munch
This is one of the kids very favorite Halloween snacks. The hardest part is finding a bowl large enough to mix all the delicious ingredients. Ingredients: 2 bags of autumn peanut m&ms 1 bag or box of caramel corn 1 bag of mini nutter butters 1 box of Reese’s Puff Cereal 1 bag of Snyder’s…
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Autumn Spooky Tree
Tape water color paper to your work space. I used painter tape. I wanted a little bolder and opaque colors so I watered down acrylic paint. Wet your paper with water before you begin creating your autumn sky. Paint different different autumn colors on the paper. Use black ink to make your tree. Drop a…
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Kids In the Kitchen: Fall Popcorn
As I mentioned yesterday we made this delicious popcorn for family movie night. It was so good! Plus, the kids had fun making popcorn in a pan vs. in the microwave. It was fun for them to actually see the kernels pop. Heat 3 tablespoons canola oil in a dutch oven at medium high heat.…
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Halloween Movies
Saturday night we were all home. This is a complete rarity in our house these days. After a pretty exhausting day we were all in the mood to relax and watch a movie. We made some delicious fall popcorn for a snack (see the blog tomorrow) and had a great evening. Here are some suggestions…