Both of my kids received letters to bring a little goody to pass out to their class members during their Holiday Parties at school. I wanted to something cute, different and easy. I came up with this cute little printable on Photoshop and then just printed it out, cut it, and used a permanent tape runner to attach it to snack-size bags of Hershey…
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A Christmas Wish
This summer, my 8 year-old daughter, Brooklyn, slept-walked for the first time in her life while we were on vacation in California and walked right over a 12-foot loft with railing. It was terrifying and one of the scariest moments as a mother. She was rushed to the Children’s Hospital and diagnosed with a lacerated lung/internal bleeding and a broken…
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Day Out Shopping
Sometimes you just need to drop everything on your Saturday to-do list and go Christmas shopping with your daughter…or friend….or mom…or sister…or husband…or alone! Apparently it was a hat day because we both walked out of our rooms and laughed. I had to share my new floppy hat that I just adore because I’ve been asked by so many women….
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It’s a Grinch Family Movie Night!
After dinner and a family dance competition, we had our own little Grinch party . Grinch Shakes and Grinch Pills were the perfect treat! All I did for the Grinch Shakes was put lime sherbet and some 7-Up a little at a time in a blender (I added some pineapple juice to mine because I love it so much and…
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Elf Party!
Is anyone out there as big of a fan of Buddy the Elf as I am??? “Elf” is easily one of our family’s most favorite films, especially at Christmas time. As soon as Thanksgiving has ended, we get in Christmas pi’s and turn on the movie. This year, I went the extra mile with fun Elf-themed party food and….yes, ELF…
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Harvest Mix Cornucopias
This was probably the easiest treat I’ve ever done for my kids’ class parties. All I did was mix (get a giant mixing bowl for this) a bunch of snacks together and then scoop into waffle cones. We called this “Harvest Mix Cornucopias” but the idea of mixing snacks was also used in my daughter’s preschool and called a “Friendship…
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