My son has his first full day of school today. They had a half day yesterday but it was only like two hours, so I’m not counting it. I missed the big back to school rush for our schools, but I thought it’d be fun to share a this fun back to school activity that you can do with kids regardless of if they’ve started already, just going back, or are staying at home again this year!...
This past week I challenged myself to try ALLLLLL the seasonal treats available at Disneyland Resort this year for Halloween Time, including the loaded fries at Oogie Boogie Bash (the Disney Halloween party), and the treats at Grand Californian Hotel. The only things I did not try were a few things that had onions they couldn’t take out (e.g., onion rings) and the coffees. It took me just over two days and a lot of walking, but I did it....
This easy chocolate truffles recipe is packed full of silky chocolate, protein, and sweet flavor. They’re simple to make and one of the best desserts to make for Valentine’s Day or any other time you’re craving chocolate! Definitely a truffle chocolate recipe you’re going to want to keep. With Valentine’s Day coming up soon, I thought it’d be fun to make a healthier version of one of my favorite desserts – chocolate truffles....
Want to know how to bleach a white shirt? How about what to do with all of that leftover bleach? Try making these custom DIY bleached shirts to wear all summer and fall long. Why Bleached Shirts? I never knew that kids could be so messy. I mean, sure I sort of knew but this summer took messy to a whole new level as we tried out all the things on our summer bucket list....
It’s Christmas time and we all know what that means – it’s giving season! You’d have to be Scrooge to not give out gifts during the holiday season whether they’re neighbor gifts, Christmas gifts, or gifts for any other type of winter holiday! Sometimes finding the actual gift can be so much work that you don’t want to spend more time looking for the perfect card. I’m looking for the perfect gifts for 3 year old boys and let me tell you – it’s a lot of work!...
Who’s ready for some fun Christmas games? Today starts the beginning of a series of brand new Christmas party games for this year! I’ve got tons of great printable Christmas games, virtual Christmas games, and even ones like these 12 days of Christmas games that you can play with your family and friends! Today’s game is one of my personal favorites – Christmas music bingo! It combines the fun of Christmas name that tune with the classic Christmas bingo game....
My son is at that age now where he still enjoys dot to dot activities and mazes, but they don’t take him long. He’s recently moved onto word searches and crossword puzzles (with a little of my help). Easy word searches, but still. Oh and would you rather questions… I created this fun Thanksgiving word search for him and thought I’d share it with all of you! If you have kids (or adults) who like word searches, they’ll enjoy this Thanksgiving themed one!...
If you’ve read much on my site, you’ll know I love Disney and Disney food. After trying the grey stuff gateau at Red Rose Tavern at Disneyland (one of my favorite ever Disneyland food items), I knew I wanted to try and recreate the recipe at home! They also have the grey stuff as one of the dessert options at Be Our Guest Restaurant in Disney World – it’s similar but not served on a sugar cookie like at Disneyland, but you could totally use this as a copycat recipe for that too!...
I’ve been all over Grinch party ideas this year from this Grinch Christmas punch game to this Grinch gift exchange. And of course you can’t forget all the fun Grinch food – Grinch cupcakes, Grinch sugar cookies, and even my Who Pudding – just to name a few! It’s been really fun to play for a little Grinchmas celebration with my family, and I’ve loved sharing all of these fun ideas with you all!...
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Dinosaur Scavenger Hunt My son is a dinosaur lover, like I’m talking dinosaur obsessed. For our Wednesday adventure this week, all he wanted to do was go on a dinosaur adventure, so I spent an hour looking for all of the places that you could see dinosaurs in the DFW area....
The Best Molasses Cookies I can’t take the credit for this recipe. My friend Danielle actually made these for one of our cookie exchange a couple of years ago and shared the recipes with all of the girls there. I have her permission to share this here so all of you can enjoy the best molasses cookies ever! Seriously. This molasses cookie recipe is pretty much no-fail unless you bake them too long and then they might get a bit hard and no longer be the soft molasses cookies you’re looking for!...
I don’t know when it started – probably when I was trying to find the best places to eat in Gulf Shores – but I love biscuits and gravy. I’ve tried it at a ton of different restaurants. Some are a hit, some are a miss. But I keep trying. Since we’re not eating out quite as often anymore, I’ve been missing my biscuits and gravy fix. I convinced my husband that he had to come up with a delicious homemade sausage gravy recipe to give me my fill....
With Hocus Pocus 2 just coming out, my mind has just been totally witch crazy. I shared a fun Hocus Pocus movie night bucket on TikTok that blew up plus these spellbook brownies, so I’m guessing most people are also in the witching mood. These fun cauldron cupcakes are part cupcake, part rice krispie treat, and part witch’s potion. They’re not only delicious, they’re really cool to look at. And for me, that’s a huge part of Halloween – cute Halloween party foods!...
If you couldn’t tell already, I love me some minute to win it games. I’ve come up with minute to win it games for pretty much every holiday, every occasion, and every theme I could think of. That’s the true beauty of minute to win it games – you can really make them work for any theme, any group, and any age! Even my 5-year-old loves to play! How to Play These Team Minute to Win It Games While I am calling these minute to win it games for groups or team minute to win it games, really there are three different ways you can play these games, and they don’t necessarily have to be played in groups or on teams of any kind....
This post contains affiliate links to products for your convenience. If you purchase via my links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Non-Treat Valentine Ideas I have a preschooler and it seems like every class party is the same – we end up with a bag full of treats, most that he doesn’t like because he doesn’t like chocolate. Crazy right? And when he gets sugar at school, he seems to think that means he gets to eat it all that same day....
When we first started talking about going on an Alaskan Cruise for my mom’s 50th birthday, I was so excited. Alaska has always been on my bucket list of places to visit, and well, I love cruises. I’ve been on 10 or more Caribbean cruises, so I thought I knew pretty much everything I needed to about cruising. I was so wrong. An Alaskan Cruise is nothing like a Caribbean one, other than the fact that you’re cruising on a big boat and everything on the ship is included....
What is Never Have I Ever? Growing up one of my favorite games ever was Never Have I Ever. We played it all the time in high school and even in college if I’m being honest. The basic idea is that everyone sits or stands in a group and one person says, “Never Have I Ever XYZ” and they name something they’ve never done. Then anyone who has done that either switches places or puts a finger down depending on how you’re playing the game....
The Best Christmas Songs There are so many Christmas songs out there these days that it’s hard to keep track. This list is the ultimate list of Christmas songs – only the best of the best! I only included songs that I personally recognize and ones that you’d find on the “best Christmas songs” lists. I do know quite a bit of Christmas music though so feel free to just use the ones that work best for your group if you think some of them are a bit obscure or not going to be guessed....
I’ll be honest, I’ve never been the biggest fans of cheese balls. There are a couple that I like including this Christmas tree cheese ball. That was before I realized that you could make dessert cheese ball. Life changing. Dessert cheese balls are my new favorite thing. This chocolate chip cheese ball is great for pretty much any occasion since chocolate chips are just a good classic flavor. Make it to serve up with your favorite Christmas appetizers, put it next to the no bake pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, or bring it to a baby shower....
The fall is here! Our weather is cooling down, pumpkins (and skeletons – hello Halloween) are popping up on porches everywhere, and the smell of apples is already in the air. I just love apple season! I just got back from a trip to Disneyland for Halloween and let me tell you, I am ready for all things fall at this point! These apple pie cups are a super fun and easy fall dessert (or breakfast) that only take 2-ingredients you can get at any local grocery story....
