I love decorating our house for Christmas! It is always a joy to add some festive touches to the rooms in our home. I have found an item that I use frequently to add some color and merriment to my holiday decorating…BALL ORNAMENTS of various colors and sizes. One easy and simple way to decorate […]
cinnamon applesauce ornaments
I’ve been making cinnamon applesauce ornaments for years…first with my students when I taught second grade and now with my own daughters. It is a fun tradition which makes the house smell so good this time of the year! You just need two ingredients…cinnamon and applesauce, plus cookies cutters and a rolling pin. You mix […]
hot cocoa bar
Hot cocoa is the perfect winter beverage…for both kids and adults! That sweet chocolate flavor warming up your insides after a cold outing can’t be beat! You can make it even more fun and special by putting together a HOT COCOA BAR for your family and holiday guests… I used this small counter space in […]
advent countdown
Today is December 1st, and so begins the advent countdown at our house…the celebration of each day in anticipation of Christmas. The advent calendar was first used by German Lutherans (I knew there was a reason it appealed to me) in the 19th century. Today there are SO many types of advent calendars…the large card […]
ornament traditions
Like a lot of families around the country, we decorated our home for Christmas this past weekend. Once Thanksgiving is over, there is always the rush to get ready for the next holiday. For us, that meant our annual trip to the Christmas tree farm to choose our tree for the season. Always a fun […]
pumpkin place cards
Thanksgiving is one week away! Are you ready? Have you planned the menu? Purchased ingredients for your pies? Ordered your turkey? I actually get off easy for Thanksgiving because we travel to see the grandparents. However, we started our own tradition about five or six years ago…we have a small Thanksgiving meal on the Sunday […]
holiday wrapping
One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is wrapping the packages. I know I’m a little crazy because it seems like a lot of work just for someone to rip it open and throw those ribbons and paper in the trash. However, I think the presentation is just as important as the actual […]
mason jar lanterns
After being an elementary teacher for seven years and a mother for eighteen, I’ve seen quite a few Halloween crafts. It seems harder and harder to come up with something new and creative every year, especially as the kids get older. Last year, I was asked to plan a craft for G’s middle school (grades […]
melted crayon pumpkin
I’ve seen this idea for decorating pumpkins all over Pinterest this fall. It reminds me of the melted crayon art on canvas…my girls and I experimented with that project a few summers ago. It turned out great, and the canvases are still on display in their bedrooms. So I thought we should try the same […]
hedge apples + mini pumpkins = fall tablescape
We spent last weekend at my middle daughter’s regatta in Dayton, Ohio. While G was busy rowing all day, my youngest daughter busied herself with collecting hedge apples in between the races. Hedge apples…I had not seen these since my childhood. I remember collecting them myself…not sure what I did with them, though. I thought […]
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