Recipes and crafts for each seasonal holiday
Valentine’s Day is my favorite holiday and I always start to have a gift & party ideas as soon as the holiday decorations are put away. I want to bring color into my home. We still are in full swing of winter here in Ohio and I need bright & cheery design and color to counter…
Celebrate Valentine’s Day and wow your family with delicious melt in your mouth Heart shaped shortbread cookies dipped in chocolate. It is so simple to mix together the 5 ingredient cookie dough to make these buttery cut-out cookies. You will have so much fun seeing the smiles on your children’s faces as they cut out…
Making homemade marshmallows is so much easier than you can imagine. I have a quick & easy recipe for basic melt in your mouth marshmallows that your family will love. First, try the basic white fluffy homemade corn syrup marshmallows. You can then experiment with different flavors. You will have so much fun getting your children involved as you…
Valentine’s Day is a fun time to invite friends & family over for a tea party with traditional tea party sandwiches and finger food. Having little tea sandwiches at any party is a fun way to get children involved in preparing the food, setting the table, creating decorations for the table, and learning basic party…
A simple DIY Cricut project of decorating the outside of flameless candles is a quick and easy way to add to your Christmas decorations. Decorating the outside of the candles with a Cricut Cut design or silhouette adds special Christmas magic to any room. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience (which means…
There’s no better way to welcome Christmas into your home than by baking a batch of our family’s easy sugar cookie recipe. This is the perfect sugar cookie recipe to use all of your favorite cookie cutters with the kids this year. It is a super easy recipe for classic sugar cookies that make…
In no time you can make a simple Cricut Craft Project for your mantle, or holiday table with these beautiful Christmas Village People, cut out of glitter cardstock. A simple 2D & 3D paper project can add just a little extra to your Christmas Decorations. Every year, we keep a similar theme for our fireplace…
A warm sweet protein packed ready to bake in the morning Easy Quick Breakfast Overnight French toast Casserole is perfect when you’re having family over for a long weekend. Warm and fluffy in the middle, crunchy & cinnamony with a touch of maple syrup on top. At the first bite, you will find yourself back…
As a young mother, I was always interested in discovering & making traditional family recipes. I loved so many of the recipes the women of our family made. So much of Christmas involves food and dishes passed down from mother to daughter. This Christmas I want to encourage you to share with the young women &…
Cinnamon coffee cake is one of those recipes that fills your whole kitchen with the most irresistible smell the moment it goes into the oven, and this streusel version is the one I have been making for my family for years. The batter comes together in two bowls, the cinnamon streusel topping is thick and…
The Ultimate Christmas Planner has everything you need to Create The Magic of Christmas in your home. Gorgeous Christmas images will inspire you on every page of The Printable Planner. After sitting down with a cup of tea or coffee & designing your family Christmas you will have all the details of Christmas written down…
What makes a breakfast casserole easy? You make it the night before put it in the fridge & bake it when you get up. An egg bake casserole is a dump & mix recipe. Ready for Thanksgiving or Christmas morning and tastes even better the next day. So super simple, just pop the casserole in the…
No bake chocolate pudding pie is an easy simple creamy, fluffy delicious show-stopper at any party, holiday, or picnic. Simply mix and refrigerate saving the fluffy whipped topping for just before serving. Your kids will be asking for a pudding pie for every holiday. Chocolate pudding pie is a new favorite pie to our kids but childhood…
These soft, buttery Christmas Spritz cookies are a holiday favorite, sweetened with sprinkles and full of classic flavor! Using a spritz cookie press, you can create these traditional German butter cookies in fun holiday shapes, making it a sweet, hands-on activity to enjoy with the kids. Their melt-in-your-mouth texture and decorative designs make them the…
Daily Time Management Time Blocking – Organize Each Day For A Stress-Free Christmas Provide your Best Email Address below and you will get instant access to Free Printable Christmas To Do List! Every December, even after all these years, I want to create for my family the joy and excitement I experienced as a child…
Make a simple heat transfer vinyl Christmas Pillow with a Cricut Explore or Silhouette Cameo cutting machine and your iron. Using a simple cut file and your imagination you can decorate your living room with your personal creativity. I was able to make an expensive looking through pillow out of a sale pillow at the local home…
I love receiving and giving cards, but I do not like to stand for hours in a store looking for overpriced cards that do not say what I am feeling. Now with our kids away from home at college & working, I want a more personal way to express my love than a quick text. I…
There’s nothing quite like the warm memories of grandma’s famous pumpkin pie, for dessert for the holidays. Homemade pumpkin pie is a delicious traditional holiday pie that brings back the memories of Christmas and Thanksgiving. You are going to love this easy pumpkin pie recipe that brings together the nostalgia of homemade pumpkin pie with the convenience of…
Cheesy hash brown casserole is the one side dish that shows up on our holiday table every single year, no exceptions. It started as a Thanksgiving tradition years ago, and now my grandkids ask for it at birthdays, graduations, and every summer cookout too. Heads up: this recipe makes a big batch. It fills two full…
Sharing recipes on Thanksgiving Day is a new tradition for our family. I wanted to start a new tradition of sharing the family recipes with all of our guests & to have our family & friends who attend our Thanksgiving Day Dinner. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you…