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I love going to the movies. If you haven’t seen the movie Hidden Figures, stream it this weekend. It’s one of those movies that makes you feel inspired, motivated to do something, and in awe of how incredible people can be. It follows the story of three main women who helped get the US into space – by contributing at NASA in various ways. But it’s even more than that because not only were these women, these were African America women living in the midst of a segregated country, trying to do their jobs while being pushed back by societal limits....

Fun Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt Everyone always talks about what kind of habits routines do you want to continue into normal life once we are no longer staying home. For me, one of those things is our daily family walks. We’ve been walking almost daily around our neighborhood and the sun and exercise has been a game-changer! It also means that I’ve had to find ways to keep my 7-year-old entertained on said walks because walking around the same neighborhood every day can get a little old....

Sponsored by: Tillamook – all ideas are 100% honest and my own My oldest son is pretty picky when it comes to food. There are only a couple of things he likes – and one them is orange (aka cheddar cheese). Another is bacon. And a third is bread. I took him to grab a hamburger the other day and when he opened it up and saw white cheese, he immediately decided he was having none of it because he wanted the orange cheese....

Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Potato Skins One of my favorite appetizers is buffalo chicken dip. To be honest, I’m a little obsessed with buffalo chicken dip. I’ve made regular dip, buffalo chicken flautas, buffalo chicken cups, buffalo chicken rollups, buffalo chicken egg rolls, more! It’s only natural that I’d combine buffalo chicken dip with another favorite of mine – potato skins. I normally like the crispy potato skins that are filled with cheese and bacon but decided to change things up with this recipe and combined them with my favorite buffalo chicken flavor instead....

And with just a few ingredients and free printable gift tags for the favors, these basketball treats are a guaranteed winner! While this post is sponsored by Kroger, all ideas and opinions are 100% honest and my own. My family is a big basketball family. They love all other sports but basketball is definitely their main jam. I grew up both watching and playing basketball and this past winter we put our 5-year-old in basketball for the first time....

If you couldn’t tell from my brownie balls, brownie batter dip, and chocolate brownie cake that I’ve posted in the last few months – I kind of love chocolate. Maybe it’s because my oldest son doesn’t like chocolate at all, but lately I’ve just been craving good chocolate cake. Then my sister reminded me about the chocolate lava cakes we made during a cooking class in Italy years ago. That chocolate lava cake was perfect, even with my family (including a handful of high schoolers) making it....

A few weeks ago I shared this Grinch Christmas punch game on TikTok and it went absolutely viral with people loving the idea. A lot of people commented on the video asking me to make a DIY Christmas advent calendar with the same method, so I did! And I kind of love how it turned out! It’s one of my favorite projects for the holiday season! The best part is that you can customize your DIY advent calendar with whatever colors you want plus fill the cups with whatever gifts or activities you think would be best for the person you’re giving this to!...

Thor: Ragnarok Gift Ideas When we were at the Thor: Ragnarok press junket last month, we had the chance to preview some of the brand new Thor: Ragnarok products, and they’re awesome! I’m so excited to finally share some of these fun ideas for you that make perfect gifts for Marvel fans! I’ve broken it out based on the main characters in the movie but honestly, I really think any Marvel fan would appreciate any of these gifts!...

Who doesn’t love Legos? I know at least my kids do, or at least my oldest son. My younger son just likes to break all of the things that were built and leave them all over the floor. With the Christmas holidays often comes a long winter break if your kids’ schools are anything like mine. So I aways try to come up with fun Christmas games and activities to fill that time, at least the time when we’re not actually celebrating with family!...

When I was growing up, my mom would make us like the same twenty meals all the time. One of those meals was pizza loaf and another was French dip sandwiches with tater tots. A third was a broccoli cheese chicken casserole topped with Ritz crackers. I remember thinking it was like the best thing ever. I actually recreated a grown up version of that easy broccoli cheese casserole recipe here if you want to see my inspiration for these broccoli bites!...

Ever since I made this Easter bark back in April, I’m been a bit obsessed with making this delicious graham cracker bark. So naturally I had to make a Christmas version too! Unlike normal Christmas bark that just uses chocolate topped with other things, this bark combines chocolate with marshmallows, and graham crackers for a bark that tastes almost like Christmas s’mores. And who doesn’t love a good s’more, especially on a cold winter night!...

This post was originally sponsored by Batteries Plus Bulbs and has since been updated. Easy Christmas Party Ideas It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Whether you start celebrating on November 1st, the day after Thanksgiving, or in December – there’s just something about the holiday season that puts a smile on people’s faces. Or at least on mine! This year I’m so excited to share something else that puts a smile on my face – ways to make your holiday parties more festive and fun....

Everyone loves a good lemonade recipe, especially if it’s strawberry lemonade, but my personal favorite is actually limeade. There’s a reason the cherry and strawberry limeade from Sonic are so popular! Limeade is refreshing but feels a bit more grown-up than lemonade because the flavor tends to be just a little more tart than a sweet lemonade. It’s the perfect addition to any summer party and great served with other fruity desserts like this strawberry poke cake or a few of these mini cheesecake....

Fall Breakfast Yesterday it was like 90 degrees and today it’s rainy and 60. Almost like the world is saying hey it’s the first day of school and time for fall! And I say to that – bring in all the fall recipes starting with these pumpkin muffins with cream cheese filling. Then if you want more pumpkin – try this pumpkin crunch cake, these pumpkin cheesecake bars, or even these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies!...

I’m always looking for fun non-alcoholic drink options. I’m that on at parties that is hoping for a signature mocktail – a strawberry mocktail, virgin mojito, you know the deal. I love creative drinks but don’t drink alcohol so often times I’m out of luck. Or I’ll just end up ordering myself the classic standby – a Shirley Temple – named after that cute girl of the same name who starred in Annie!...

I love giving out themed party favors whether they be cute Halloween party favors or sweet baby shower favors. Maybe it’s because I just like saying thank you and favors are my way of giving out a tangible thank you gift! After sharing my favorite apple party ideas and this entire apple printable pack, I wanted to take it a step further and share some fun fall themed candy apple favors!...

Who else is excited for the Sanderson Sisters to return to the big screen (okay little screen – hello Disney Plus) next week? I’m pumped and if this viral TikTok video of a Hocus Pocus movie night bucket is any indication, so are a lot of people! I’ve already shared a couple of fun Hocus Pocus themed ideas including these Hocus Pocus brownies but the next few days are going to be dedicated to the spookcatular trio of Winifred, Mary, and Sarah with fun crafts and movie night ideas to celebrate the sequel!...

As the mom of boys, you won’t find many unicorns in our house. We’ve got about a million dinosaurs, Legos, cars, and tiny little animals all over the house. I honestly can’t think of a single unicorn off the top of my head – maybe in my blog photo props. But I know a whole lot of little girls, okay all girls, that love them. So I’ve decided to share a couple of unicorn themed posts in the next few days so those of you who have kids who do love unicorns and more of the girly things will have options too!...

There are only a handful of TV shows that I’ve binge-watched from start to finish after already having watched the series live. Friends is one, The Office is another, and Gilmore Girls is the third. Oh, Gilmore Girls, how I love you. It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve watched the series, I could watch it over and over again and still love it. I probably got that from my older brother who thought his relationship with my mom was similar to Rory and Lorelai’s, so was obsessed with the show as well....

One of my dreams in life is to be on Ellen’s Game of Games show. I absolutely adore her and the games are so much fun! Or another dream would be to work for the show and help come up with games – but you know I kind of like my current job, so maybe just be on the show. This Thanksgiving danger words game is a simplified version of the danger words game on her show and one of my favorite Thanksgiving games ever....