Fall is one of my favorite times to celebrate the season with my kids. As my girls get older, I assumed they had outgrown some of my favorite fall traditions. It made my heart so happy that they asked me this morning when we’ll do our fall reading picnic or if I plan to make […]
5 minute party menus: Easy entertaining all year long
I love the idea of entertaining and hosting parties but as my kids get older, I find myself doing it LESS rather than more. Everyone we know has jam packed schedules so it can be really hard to coordinate anything. Then if we magically pick a date, the thought of planning a menu, prepping all […]
Boo to You!: Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party tips
Attending Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party has been on my Disney Bucket List forEVER. Every fall I see those pictures of the Mickey pumpkins hit social media and I writhe with jealousy. When I decided last spring to attend the Type A Parent blogging conference in Orlando the days before Halloween, Tim and I […]
18 ridiculously easy Halloween recipes kids can help make
Today’s conversation on healthy Halloween recipes for kids is sponsored by Borden Cheese. All thoughts and opinions are our own. I love to make festive foods for all our holidays. Halloween, with it’s focus on all things CANDY, is perhaps the hardest holiday to get the kids to eat any of the real food we’ve […]
Is my child ready to read Harry Potter?
Last Christmas Santa brought one of my very favorite gifts: the illustrated version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. I’ve been a huge Harry Potter fan since the very beginning and I’ve been DYING waiting for just the right time to share him with my girls. But Oh the agony! How old is the […]