kids’ activities

7 DIY Gifts Your Kids Can Make This Holiday Season

We all love our children but let’s just say it — people only need so much macaroni art. Your kids are generous, creative beings and who can blame them for wanting to share that with the world? Here are seven projects you can use to channel that creative energy (and free labor) into gifts anyone …

Fun and Games: Kids Table Activities

Children bring a special brightness to the holiday and if you’re hosting kiddos at your feast this Thanksgiving, you’re in for a treat.  The “kids table” is a long-standing tradition in many homes and it’s easier than ever to make it extra special — and fun — for the young ones.   If they’re engaged, adults …

Healthy Toddler Treats

This past weekend, we were blessed with a visit from my boyfriend’s little nephew.  At just a 1-1/2 years old, he hadn’t been back to our house since he started walking, babbling sweet toddler speak and exploring… everything!  And with all that excitement, he undoubtedly built up quite the healthy appetite, and I felt that …

Cooking It Up with the Kiddos

Some of my most cherished memories from childhood include holiday baking and decorating cookies with my grandmother and cousins. The kitchen has always been the hub or the heart of the home in my family. So, it was only natural that I became curious about the flurry of culinary activity that unfolded in that particular …

Snow Cream for Snow Day Fun!

We live in North Georgia so accumulating snow isn’t typical here. Not today however! I must say I love a great snow day. I like to plan for fun snow day activities like making muffins, or making a craft. One of the easiest even last minute things I like to make with the kids is …

Staycation, quality time & good eatin’

In the pursuit for new and fun ways to spend more quality time together, this spring break we opted against a traditional family vacation in favor of a low-key staycation. So with the sun shining and the day’s beauty ahead of us, the hubs, the 13-year-old twin boys, and the girls (one princess that is …