Holidays

While I love the holiday season, December is always the busiest month of the year. I really enjoy going to cookie swaps, but they...

Why can’t you just be like everyone else? Because I’m not like everyone else. Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday celebrated in December (usually)*, is all about being...

Crafts are an easy, thoughtful gift. That's why I love making these simple and festive Christmas bow wreaths, especially for older recipients like grandparents...

At some point in the fall, I was observing my two kids (ages 6 and 7, at the time) playing with LEGOs. They were...

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, right? Then why do families constantly struggle with gifts, even going as far as opening...

How many times do you come home from a walk with your child and end up with a pile of nature? It can't just...

Are you traumatized by current events? Feel like you and everyone else are wrapped up in it, and yet you cannot find footing? Did you just trip on your rotting jack-o-lantern on the way down your front steps to get the latest 25lbs of gift catalogs in the mail? Don’t get overwhelmed. I’ll help you get through these 2 months of Christmas preparations with advice from someone who has never celebrated Christmas.

I just can’t with the Elf on the Shelf. I literally CAN NOT. I am not that mom. Sorry kids. And I’ve made it four...

Every year, it amazes me how fast the holidays approach. I mean, didn’t we just start back to school yesterday?! And, what, tomorrow is...

Are you still decorating for fall, or have you moved on to Christmas? I am a little in between, mostly because I need to...

I hate Halloween. There, I said it. I'm finally sharing my unpopular opinion about what I think is the worst holiday ever. Besides the...

Preschoolers are known to be driven by the “I want it now” response which includes decreased self-control and intense, unregulated changing on a whim. Picture...

Thanksgiving dinner is a wonderful time for families to get together, but it's also a ton of work! Growing up, my grandmother was in charge...

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays.  I’ve always loved getting dressed up even when I was little and my mom made Halloween costumes for...