Valentine’s Day boxes can be a whole thing. I don’t know how things are at your kids’ school, but every Valentine’s Day I see all sorts of wild, elaborate, impressive boxes coming out of my kids’ school! It’s so fun and the kids love making them. We’ve never really gone all out before, but I…
IKEA dressers are notorious for being a really great blank slate for hacks. There are endless ideas out there for how to hack your favorite IKEA dresser and turn it into something completely different. IKEA furniture is affordable, it’s (relatively) easy to put together, and it’s sturdy enough to last you for years. I’ve been…
I love celebrating all of the holidays. Big and small, silly and serious. And, as my kids have gotten a bit older, I’ve started to have a lot of fun with planning things for them around the smaller holidays. Last year was the first year we put any real emphasis on Valentine’s Day, and it…
This time of year is full of tradition for us. We have dozens of traditions that have become really important to our family during the holiday season! I always love talking about ideas for how to make this time of year even more special, so I thought I’d put together a post with some Christmas…
Looking for some easy elf on the shelf ideas that are perfect for the last minute planner? I’ve got you covered! Here are my favorite simple, last-minute Elf on the Shelf ideas that are sure to delight your kids. For many years, I swore we’d never have an Elf on the Shelf in our house….
There are only a couple of days left until December, and in my house that means we’re about to hit activity advent season! We spend the entire month of December soaking up as much Christmas joy as possible, and we have a new Christmas-y activity to do every single day. We use an advent tree,…
Every year on December 1st, we have a little Christmas scavenger hunt in our house. We set it up the night before, and at the end of the scavenger hunt, our kids find their advent calendars for the year! We love the little themed advent calendars (LEGO ones are always a hit in our house),…
It’s the mooooost wonderful timmmmeeeee of the yeeeeeearrrrr! Just me, or do you also get a little overexcited this time of year? I’m pumped for the Christmas season, and it wouldn’t be a new season around these parts without a new set of letter board quotes! Today, we’re talking Christmas letter board quotes. I’ve got…
Looking for kid-made gift ideas that are great for the holidays? I’ve got you covered! Read on for 20 adorable DIY gifts your kids can make for their loved ones this Christmas. The older my kids get, the more I find myself trying to really put an emphasis on them participating in gift-giving during the…
It’s November first, and that means it’s basically Christmas, right?! We often joke that Thanksgiving gets the short end of the stick this time of year, and it’s not far from the truth. We get so excited to celebrate Christmas as soon as November hits that it can be really easy to slide right on…
