Can you believe another year has gone by?! Last year we did a post titled Our Top 12 Posts of 2012 so this year we thought we would do our top 13 posts of 2013. These are not technically our top viewed posts of the past year (we had a variety of posts from 2011-2013 that got top page views), these are the top viewed posts that we published in 2013. Without further ado, in order of least popular to most popular, our top 13 posts of 2013... 13) Halloween Finger Print Art 12) Easy DIY Giant Slip and Slide 11) Britax Convertible Car Seat Review 10) 21 Post Surgery Activities For Kids 9) Caught You Being Good--FREE Printable 8) Character Applique Shirts for Disney 7) Best Ever Spring Cookies 6) Make Your Own Disney Character Autograph Book 5) Disney Countdown Ring--FREE Printable 4) Christmas Bingo--FREE Printables 3) Brownie Mix 2) Camping Birthday--FREE Printables And our all time … [Read more...]
14 New Year’s Facts for 2014
Tis the day to sit back and attempt (notice I said attempt) to relax after everyone was up late last night. We hope you had a lot of fun ringing in the new year! We thought we would celebrate the first day of 2014 with a few New Year's facts: New Year is the oldest of all holidays. It was first observed in ancient Babylon as many as 4000 years ago. In 45 B.C., New Year's Day was celebrated on January 1 for the first time in history under the Julian calendar. New Years Day is now celebrated in the US and Europe on January 1 of the Gregorian calendar Geographically, the world will be half way into 2014 when the time zone GMT or UTC enters the New Year. This time zone includes the United Kingdom, Ireland, Morocco, Iceland, and Western Sahara. About half of the world’s population will have begun 2014 at UTC+5:30 when India enters the New Year. Pacific Ocean Islanders Kiritimati, Christmas Island and Kiribati will enter 2014 first, while American Samoa, Niue, and … [Read more...]
Easy 3D Paper Snowflakes
Just because Christmas is over doesn't mean you can't keep decorating for winter. Today we're making easy 3D paper snowflakes that you can hang anywhere in your house to keep winter decorating fun. I know they look difficult, but I guarantee they are so easy even my 5 year old made one without help. I tried to explain how to make these snowflakes with photos but found it was easier for me (and probably for you) to do a video tutorial. We don't vlog often, but look for more videos from us in 2014! Here we go--easy 3D paper snowflakes: Where would you hang these snowflakes if you made them? … [Read more...]
7 Last Minute Holiday Cleaning Tips #SteamBoost #ad
This holiday cleaning tips post is brought to you by Swiffer® as part of a Type-A Parent Community Sponsored Post. We've made it no secret that we are a fan of Swiffer® products on our blog. Both of us swear by them for quick and easy clean ups and holiday cleaning is no exception. Today we're bringing you 7 last minute holiday cleaning tips using Swiffer® products including the SteamBoost Steam Mop. 1) Hidden room of clutter Don't stress about organizing all your clutter right now. You've got other things to worry about. Simply put all your mess in one room and keep the door closed until you have time to actually sort and put away your piles of stuff. 2) Use disposable plates and silverware I'm not saying to use them for entertaining, but if you can get away with it, good for you! Use disposable products the evening before and the morning of your entertaining. That way you don't have to worry about doing so many dishes. 3) Santa's (I mean Mommy's) little Elves Get … [Read more...]
Christmas Pajama Tradition
Do you have any traditions that came out of nowhere? We do! We have an annual Christmas Pajama photo tradition. It was a tradition that I started in 2006 and I had no idea it would become a yearly thing. In 2006 our first child was born and I thought it would be cute to take a photo of him under the tree in some Christmas PJs. I love that photo! The next year my son was busy climbing into things. I caught him climbing into a box that I had wrapped to store some fun presents for our families. He had taken all the gifts out of the box and I caught a photo of him inside the box. Not realizing he had on some cute Christmas PJs again the tradition was born. Each year we added more photos.....and more kids....he he he! This year I went all out and got hats to match the PJs. Yep, I'm THAT mom! Christmas PJs AND Santa Slippers! Come on....the cuteness is overwhelming! This was the year we had just moved into our new home. I was about 33 weeks pregnant with my youngest...we had been in … [Read more...]
9 Easy, Last-Minute Christmas Cookies
The count down to Christmas continues. Have you made Christmas cookies with your children yet? If not, don't stress, we've got 9 super easy Christmas cookie recipes that are sure to please and make it look like you've been baking for weeks! 1) Candy Cane Meringues--Don't these look delicious?! I can't believe they are super easy to make too! 2) Coconut Macaroons--Yumm for those of us who love coconut. 3) Oreo Truffles--One of Hubby's new found favorite cookies! 4) Santa Nutter Butters--How cute are these? Sure to make it look like you spent a ton of time too. 5) Vanilla Almond Snowballs--Vanilla and almond together? A great combo. 6) Boiled Cookies--A Christmas family tradition growing up. 7) Cookie Sandwhiches--Another cookie that will make it look like you've been baking for weeks. 8) … [Read more...]
