One of my favorite things to do every year (it’s even on my Christmas bucket list) is to setup a hot chocolate bar! It’s perfect for parties whether you’re doing a classic Christmas party or one of these more unique Christmas party themes! If you want to create your own hot chocolate bar at your own event, I’m here to help! I have some simple hot chocolate bar ideas that are great for winter holidays and even Valentine’s day!...
Before you get all mad because I promised you a Paw Patrol costume then gave you a costume without ears, there are ears, I promise. K was just not being cooperative when it came to the ears, so they’re missing from the photos. But you guys, I have the trick to making the best pointy ears ever so you have to keep reading to see how I made them. And let me tell you, they are really cute on the hat, but you’ll have to take my word for it....
You know how there are some people that you just know what their candy is? My brother is one of those people. He’s always been a huge fan of Snickers and Reese’s Pieces. He’s definitely the person that’ll show up to the movie box full of the fun fall colored candies. I’ve always made chocolate chip M&M cookies in the past but thought it time to try out making some with Reese’s Pieces for him instead....
If you’ve read my blog for very long, you’ll know I love layered desserts. From my Valentine’s Day layered jello cups to my Oreo dirt cake that’s filled with layers of pudding and Oreos – layered desserts are one of my specialities! So it seemed only fitting to make layered St. Patrick’s Day pudding cups that combine the mint flavor of these mint hot chocolate bombs with the festiveness of these Lucky Charms cookies in one easy dessert....
When you think of wings, you probably think of buffalo wings or BBQ wings. Or maybe even garlic parmesan wings. After you make these sticky chicken wings, they’ll be the first thing you think of when you think about wings! They’re seasoned, baked crisp to perfection, and tossed in a sweet and sticky Asian wing sauce. They’d be perfect for game day, to enjoy with your favorite Asian dish (I recommend this coconut rice), or any time you’re just craving wings....
The dining options on a Disney Cruise are almost endless even if you are with your kids! There’s something that even the pickiest eater and the gourmet foodie will enjoy. This is your ultimate guide to dining on a Disney Cruise. Right before we moved this summer, we went on our very first Disney Cruise – a 4 day, 3 night itinerary out of Port Canaveral on the Disney Dream....
While this post is sponsored by Cricut, all Cricut gifts included in this post are there because I absolutely love them and use them regularly! This post also contains affiliate links to products I recommend. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Cricut Christmas Gift Ideas I’ve had a number of friends, readers, and even family members who have bought a Cricut Maker after seeing my Disney family shirts, DIY cake toppers, and felt banners I made with the Cricut....
With Thanksgiving just two weeks away, I thought it would be fun to share some simple Thanksgiving crafts that were linked up to last week’s weekend re-Treat link party! It’d be super fun to add the supplies for one of these Thanksgiving crafts with one of these Thanksgiving gift tags to give away to friends and family for a Thanksgiving surprise! Thanksgiving Place Cards from Play. Party. Pin. Turkey Troy from Crafty Journal...
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase anything via my affiliate links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Why a Circus Party? If you’ve been living under a rock, you may not have seen The Greatest Showman when it came out last year or when it was released to DVD and Blu-Ray this year. If you haven’t seen it, you’re totally missing out....
I was provided with complimentary tickets to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party in exchange for this post. All ideas, opinions, and photos are 100% honest and my own. Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party has been cancelled for 2020 due to the ongoing coronavirus situation. You can read more here. Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Guide Last weekend I had the chance to go to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party as part of the Permission to Hustle Disney retreat....
I love me a good mocktail, especially when it’s done well. One of my favorite things to do in Phoenix was going to this little restaurant that had a menu full of just mocktails for those of us who like good flavor and want something other than just a soft drink or juice. I shared this strawberry mocktail a couple of years back and it’s been so popular that I thought it was about time to share another strawberry drink!...
Easy Banana Cupcakes with Pudding Filling I first made these banana cupcakes for my dad’s 50th birthday party because well my dad likes bananas. It’s actually funny because my dad loves bananas and my mom can’t stand them. So it’s not often we have things with bananas but for my dad’s party, it was all about him! Banana cupcakes and candy sushi for the win! I didn’t actually expect them to be as good as they were, but they really are delicious!...
I’m a big fan of biscuits and gravy. It’s kind of my favorite thing to order when I go out for breakfast, if it’s on the menu. After my husband came up with amazing sausage gravy recipe, I knew I needed some biscuits to go along with it. While I love traditional biscuits (you know the classic biscuits that are a perfect circle and have all those flaky layers), I really just wanted to be able to make biscuits fast....
I’ve always loved popcorn balls but sometimes the old fashioned ones made with caramel just stick in my teeth, so I end up not wanting to eat more than a bite or two. These marshmallow popcorn balls are a completely different ball game because they use a marshmallow mixture instead of caramel to keep the popcorn together. That’s why they’re called marshmallow popcorn balls – get it? They’re more like a rice krispie treat with the marshmallows creating an ooey gooey texture to the balls while still being super tasty....
I’ll make a confession. I was originally going to make apple pie cinnamon rolls because it’s fall and all, but I really don’t love warm apples all that much. And I knew my husband wouldn’t love these because they’re full of chocolately goodness, and I kind of wanted to have them all week long. Well, between my husband and me, they didn’t last more than an hour. Oh well. Good thing they only took like 20 minutes to make, so I can whip up another batch this week just for me....
While this post is sponsored by Perdue Farms, all opinions are 100% honest and my own. Easy Orange Chicken When I was in college, I had a pretty awesome group of friends. One of those friends lived nearby and I regularly went with him to his parent’s house to enjoy some of their holiday traditions because well my parents were thousands of miles away and during the holidays, there’s something special about being with family....
One of our favorite family activities for the holidays is to play bingo together. Some times it’s a big game like Christmas bingo every year with all the extended family. And sometimes it’s just my family playing together because my son likes it so much. We’ve also played bingo with kids in my son’s kindergarten class. This Valentine’s Day bingo game was a huge hit this year! Now it’s just become a tradition to make bingo games for every holiday so we have them in case my son decides he wants to play again....
As my older son has gotten older, one of his favorite activities to do are the big i-spy or seek and find books. We have about a gazillion of them, and I swear he’s done them all! So when we were trying to come up with Halloween party ideas for his classroom party, I knew a Halloween i-spy would be a perfect way to get the kids to sit down for a few minutes before the end of the day....
We are huge Harry Potter fans in our house. My son and I read all of the books in the Harry Potter series together before we took him to Universal Studios Florida for the first time, and we’ve been obsessed ever since. With Harry Potter’s birthday coming up at the end of July, I thought this was as good of a time as ever to share these Harry Potter coloring sheets....
One of my favorite things to do during the summer is to take my son on a picnic. We pack sandwiches, fresh fruit, and our favorite snacks and head to a local park, beach, or forest and spend time with just the two of us. Everyone picnics a little differently, but these are my five picnic essentials. 1 – The basket I’m a sucker for cute picnic baskets. There’s just something so fun about packing up your food and drinks in an actual basket and taking it with you....
