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Thanksgiving Ideas for Kids

Thanksgiving is a holiday all about gathering the family and being thankful for what we have. As a kid I remember always enjoying Thanksgiving because our family made sure there were fun things for the kids to do, so I wanted to carry out the same tradition and make sure there are lots of fun things for the kids at our feast. Here are a few Thanksgiving ideas for the kids in all of our families! Make sure the kids’ table is set up with lots of things to keep them entertained {so that you can enjoy your dinner}. I… Read More

Thanksgiving Kids Craft ~ Pilgrims

Today I’m going to share a quick, easy and super cute Thanksgiving kids craft that will make the kids’ table fun and adorable! These cute little pilgrims are a fun addition to the kids’ table, and you can fill them with all sorts of goodies: crayons, candy, their napkin, or anything else! Step 1: Cut out all the pieces of the pilgrim treat boxes with your Silhouette. Instead of printing the eyes in the pattern I bought googly eyes from Michaels. I don’t know about you, but I am one of those people that hates glue. In my opinion… Read More

Gluten Free Vegan Cranberry Orange Cupcakes

Only a few weeks until Thanksgiving and less than 2 months until Christmas! Are you ready? I’ve actually miraculously already ordered our Christmas cards and purchased a few gifts for the kids. I like to start early and take the stress out of my most favorite time of the year. The baking, the hot chocolate, the singing, the parties, the time with family and friends. Did I mention the baking? Yes, I love to bake lots and lots of delectable holiday treats! Cupcakes are my favorite. I mean, it’s hard to not love a cupcake. It’s a tiny cake, you… Read More

Have an Organized Christmas with a FREE Planner

It’s time to get organized for Christmas! Of all times of the year that I need to be organized, it has got to be Christmas! I decided to add a Christmas Planner to my Daily Planner this year so that this year I can have an organized Christmas! I designed a brand new Printable Christmas Planner for my Etsy shop, Organized Whimsy Printables. It includes 42 printables to keep you organized with gift giving, shopping, Black Friday, Budgets, Traditions, Events/Activities, Christmas Parties, Baking, Christmas Cards and To Do Lists, etc. I was going to make a separate binder just for the Christmas Planner, but… Read More

New Kitchen Design Board

A few weeks ago I shared the progress on our kitchen/living room demo, and today I want to share my kitchen design board, to show you where I’m heading. This is the part that gets me really excited. I love dreaming about what the kitchen will look like and then seeing it slowly come to life. In my mind I can already see it, and it’s going to be amazing when it’s done! It’s probably going to be a year or two before it’s perfect, exactly the way I want it, but every little step counts. Doing a kitchen makeover,… Read More

Thanksgiving Table Setting Ideas

I am SO excited about Thanksgiving this year! For the last 4 years we haven’t been in a house big enough for us to host our family Thanksgiving and I’ve been dying to host one! So this year I am going all out! In celebration of my excitement for hosting Thanksgiving I am going to be posting Thanksgiving ideas every Friday of November. Today I’m sharing some of the Thanksgiving table setting ideas that I’ve been pinning and dreaming about (said with all the emphasis of Rapunzel in Tangled) for the past few years. I’m in love with this first… Read More

Clean Your House Before You Move In {FREE Printable}

I recently posted a list of things to clean when you move out of a house but then I had a reader email me and tell me they were moving and she wanted to know what she should clean before moving INTO their new home. So today I’m sharing a moving IN cleaning checklist, so your new home will sparkle on move in day! Clean from top to bottom of the house, but the most important things to clean are the kitchen and bathrooms, so start there. I almost died when I saw the nastiness that the previous owners of… Read More

Superhero Birthday Party

I have a 16 year old. Crazy. Our daughter, that we are in the process of adopting, turned 16 this last weekend and we celebrated with a superhero birthday party, complete with a murder mystery, super villains and lots of fun. The theme of the murder mystery was a super hero convention where a super villain showed up, only to be found dead on the rooftop. Here are some pictures of some of the shady suspects. Wonder Woman and Superman Cat Woman, Intrigue, and the Masked Bandit Rex Ruthless and Cat Woman The Winged Defender and Crowned… Read More