My oldest son is a bit obsessed with trivia questions. Harry Potter trivia, Christmas trivia, Super Bowl trivia – doesn’t matter the topic, he just likes learning all the things. There are very few dinners that you won’t find my family reading from one of his animal trivia books or just pulling up random trivia questions online to discuss. These Valentine’s Day trivia questions are the latest in our trivia adventures....
As my boys get older, they’re getting more into making things, like this ghost craft we did for Halloween that my younger son just loved helping with. I’ve found that simple crafts are best because neither of them really have a long attention span when it comes to complicated crafts. And since we are at home for Thanksgiving this year AND the boys are out of school, I thought I’d come up with some Thanksgiving crafts for kids that we can do during that time....
This year I’ve been trying to come up with fun and interactive Christmas party games that you can play both in person or virtual. So far I’ve shared some Christmas would you rather questions, a couple of Christmas bingo games (including Christmas music bingo!), and even a huge list of Christmas charades words for any age! But this game – this Christmas trivia game is one of my new games that I am the most excited about....
I’m going to just come out and say it, I don’t like eggnog. But I love this eggnog pound cake. The eggnog flavor comes through in the cake and in the icing but it’s not the same as drinking straight eggnog. It’s just a little sweet and delicious. Don’t let the holiday season pass you by without trying this recipe for eggnog pound cake. It’s a rich cake with a hint of spice that will make your house smell amazing as it bakes....
We’re a big fan of Mexican food at our house. I’ve already shared most of our Mexican night recipes – homemade taco meat, chicken tacos, the best basmati rice, white chicken enchiladas, and just recently the caramelized corn we use in this layered taco dip! My husband has been making this easy guacamole for years – literally years. it’s in a recipe book that he created in the first years of our marriage, so probably about 15 years ago....
I’m a total side dish person, like if I could, I would just order a side dish platter at restaurants. Smashed potatoes, brussels sprouts, and roasted root vegetables sounds like my perfect meal. Okay, maybe it would need a side of this sweet honey cornbread, but then it’d be perfect. These honey roasted carrots are one of my new favorite side dishes and after eating them last week with some ham and mashed potatoes, they just got added to our holiday menu!...
There’s just something about citrus anything – whether it’s an orange fruit dip, a homemade limeade, or even just a raspberry sauce with hints of lemon – that is so refreshing. And during the hot summer months, refreshing is what everyone needs! I’ve always been a huge fan of lemon, especially fresh lemon flavor, so these cupcakes have become one of my new favorite desserts! And I hope they make your favorite list too!...
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase something via those links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Wreck it Ralph Coloring Pages Luckily these coloring pages and activity sheets aren’t just Wreck it Ralph – they also include many of my other favorite characters from the brand new movie including YESSS (read more about why I am so excited for this trendy digital character here), Knowsmore, and Shank – the racer played by none other than Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot....
One of the most frustrating things for me about being a mom is how often my preschooler, K, gets sick. I swear he wakes up coughing or with a runny nose every single week. It’s kind of just becoming normal at this point. I don’t know if it’s because he goes to preschool and there a million germs there or maybe because he’s currently in a phase where he wants to lick everything....
I love festive drinks but often times if you don’t drink alcohol, you get left out of the signature drink club. Or you get juice or regular soda instead. I personally am always hoping for parties to have something like this strawberry mocktail or homemade fruit punch. If you’re on TikTok, you’ve probably seen cotton candy bombs all over the place. They’re kind of like hot chocolate bombs but more colorful and sweet....
I’ll be the first one to tell you that I’m kind of a Chex Mix addict, really a snack food addict altogether, but Chex Mix is my weakness. It’s easily my favorite snack, especially when it’s homemade. And it’s not just the original stuff. I like the cheddar, the peanut version, and even the sweet version. I have since high school when Chex Mix was always my snack of choice....
This post was originally written in partnership with Chuck E Cheese back in January 2017. All information has been updated current to 2020. All opinions are 100% honest and my own! Why A Chuck E Cheese Birthday Party? One of the hardest things about not living near my family is not being there for all the special occasions – the concerts, the games, the graduations, and the birthdays. Since we won’t all be together again until who knows when, over Christmas break we decided to have a little Chuck E....
This post is sponsored by Cacique Intimates and includes tracking links. For more information about tracking links and how to opt out, please visit All About Do Not Track and Cacique Intimates’ Privacy Policy prior to clicking any links found in this post. While I normally prefer to travel for longer time periods, I’ve been doing a lot of weekend getaways ever since my son started school last fall. You just can’t get up and leave for weeks at a time when it means taking the kids out of school....
I was provided a discount at Beaches as part of the Social Media on the Sand conference. While I received a discount, all opinions are 100% honest and my own. This post also contains affiliate links. In the past, when I’ve asked friends talk about the food at all-inclusive resorts, it’s always kind of the same response. It’s okay, I mean it’s all-included, so that’s nice. But no one is every blown away by the food or even really speaks highly of it....
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Halloween Truth or Scare Game When I was growing up, I feel like every time I went to a party or a sleepover, we ended up playing truth or dare. It was like a rite of passage to tell someone who your crush was as an answer to a truth or do something embarrassing during a dare....
Anna Maria Island may not necessarily be known for its food, but I’m here to tell you it should be. Out of all of the beach destinations we’ve traveled (Gulf Shores, Daytona Beach, Tampa) – Anna Maria is the one we actually go back to for the food alone. Eating is one of my favorite things to do on Anna Maria Island! It’s a small island so while there aren’t a million restaurants to choose from, the ones available are high-quality, unique, and delicious....
I think I’ve mentioned it before but my oldest doesn’t like chocolate (the younger one loves everything). What he does love are sugar cookies. Sugar cookies and snickerdoodles. But I hate making the same cut out sugar cookies year after year. I’ve played around with different sugar cookie recipes before – tried these cream cheese sugar cookies and even these melted snowman cookies – but eventually all sugar cookies start tasting the same....
This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. I have a 7-year-old who is always craving something new, something different, and something fun. Good thing that’s what this blog is for because not only do I get to get some work done, we get to do fun things that I come up with! It’s a total win-win over here....
Have you ever had the marbled cookie brownie from Dominos Pizza? When my husband is gone or busy, I’ll often order pizza with my kids, and you can typically get it with their deals for pretty inexpensive. Anyway, it’s one of my favorite things to eat because you get not only chocolate chip bars, you also get brownies. And since I can never choose which one I want, I love the idea of both....
I wasn’t really sure what to call these peanut butter snowballs because they’re really like snowball cookies but white chocolate covered ones. Whatever you want to call them, they’re delicious. And they’re the perfect Christmas treat to enjoy after a round of Christmas minute to win it games or to add to your next holiday treat tray! They combine butter, graham crackers, and peanut butter on the inside then get coated with white chocolate on the outside to make them look just like the fluffy snowflakes that I hope we all see a lot of this year!...
