Colder weather is coming, and before it does, you’ll want to plan fun things for you and the kids to do on those dreary days. While snow brings with it the opportunity for snowmen, forts, sledding, and snowball fights, those rainy, slushy days in between bring nothing but cold and wet outdoors. By planning ahead,…
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5 Tips for Preparing Your Home for the Holiday Season Ahead
Fall is fading fast. Halloween is behind you, and soon Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here. Amidst all the holiday hustle and bustle, the shopping, and the gathering with family and friends, it can be hard to prepare your home for the holiday season as well. That’s why we’ll share some of our favorite tips…
Strawberry Shortcake Christmas in July Holiday Ornament
Strawberry Shortcake Christmas in July Holiday Ornament I’m sad to say that my Strawberry Shortcake ambassadorship is coming to an end. It’s been great sharing content with you all about all things Strawberry Shortcake and my final post is Christmas in July. It’s hard to believe that I’m already talking about Christmas but according to…
Enjoy Breakfast with Santa at Hersheypark Place
Enjoy Breakfast with Santa at Hersheypark Place My family had the opportunity to spend the holiday weekend in Hershey. We hadn’t been since the summer so the kids were super excited to visit this weekend. One of the highlights of our weekend was Breakfast with Santa at Hersheypark Place. You can book a fun and…
Camping in Style at Hersheypark Camping Resort
Camping in Style at Hersheypark Camping Resort Last April I attended Sweet Retreat at Hersheypark in Hershey, PA, it was an amazing experience and while there our group had the chance to tour the Hersheypark Camping Resort. Since that visit I was looking forward to the opportunity to take my family back for a visit, and this…
How to Host a Successful Cookie Exchange
How to Host a Successful Cookie Exchange Christmas is less that four days away and I can’t wait because this year my family decided to host a Cookie Exchange. We’ve done it before in the past, but I did all of the baking and just handed out cookies to my family, this year we are…
Soft Baked Peppermint Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Our family cookie exchange is quickly approaching and I’ve been looking for different recipes to try with the family. I plan to make a Twix Cookie for the first time (be sure to check back for that recipe) and some sweet treats we had growing up as kids in Trinidad. I recently tried baking…
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Mississippi Wins Christmas with the Polar Express
Mississippi Wins Christmas with the Polar Express “The Polar Express” is coming to life in Batesville, Mississippi this winter. While the classic children’s book was first animated on the big screen in 2004, the real life version will operate at select times between November 20 and December 27 this year, reports Travel Pulse. The Christmas-themed train is…
Hopping Up For The Holiday Season
Hopping Up For The Holiday Season Well October is upon us again and with it comes the often dreaded deluge of Christmas music echoing in every store and radio station, not to mention the ever demanding holiday office parties and gatherings with families and friends. Maybe you are not the personality type who dreads the…
5 Ways to Involve the Kids in Christmas Prep
5 Ways to Involve the Kids in Christmas Prep Traditionally the holidays have represented spending time with family and friends, new and old, a time to get together in a communal setting, and a time for sharing love, laughter, and the making of great food. Typically it’s a stressful time, from choosing the tree to…
Gift Ideas for Babies, Infants & Toddlers
Shopping for younger children can be very difficult at times. The younger they are the harder it seems. There are very little options for babies and infants and usually the items for them are about the same. As kids get older it gets easier to find them the perfect gift. If you’re looking for gift…
Bring Back Family Game Nights with Winning Moves Games
Bring Back Family Game Nights with Winning Moves Games My family has lots of holiday traditions and up until two ago it included us all bringing all our gifts to my parents house on Christmas Eve. We would all spend the night and wake up early, open gifts, have breakfast and spend the entire Christmas…
Cute Cards for Kids by Cardpocalypse
Cute Cards for Kids by Cardpocalypse I like sending cards in the mail. I love it actually. Every year it never fails I create all these cards to mail off to friends and family around the holidays. Sadly technology and social media are killing off snail mail. Don’t get me wrong though, I live and…
Shop Emilie M This Holiday Season
Shop Emilie M This Holiday Season I was provided a free sample for review from Emilie M, any opinions expressed are my own and have not been influenced. Can you believe that I am already talking about the Holiday shopping season? Yeah I know but in my defense lots of stores have already started to…