In this gift guide, you are going to find gifts everyone will want! Finding gift ideas for any season can be easy or hard, depending on who you are buying for, but we're here to help. While we have lists of gift ideas for teenage boys & gift Read More
Father’s Day Gifts that the Whole Family Will Love!
Father's Day is JUST around the corner and we've put together some Father's Day Gift ideas that Dad will love! Thanks to Dick's Sporting Goods for hosting their 2021 VIP Father's Day Event - I was able to find a ton of great gifts! It was hard to Read More
The Best Unique Gift Ideas (gift guide)
These are the perfect gifts to wow your hard-to-buy-for friends & family who seem to already have everything! Unique Gift Guide Looking for gifts wow your hard-to-buy-for friends & family who seem to already have everything? This Read More
What Teachers Really Want for Teacher Appreciation Week
School teachers are a special sort of person and Teacher Appreciation Week is the perfect way to celebrate them. I have been on both sides of this... I've been the teacher and as a parent. No matter where you teach - whether it be in a private or Read More
Non-Toy Rewards & Non-Candy Rewards Your Kids Will Love!
I try to find rewards that are not toys when I want to show our children that I'm proud of them. Today I'm sharing the reason that we look for non-toy rewards as well as a list of non-toy rewards & non-candy rewards. Just like science proves Read More
Siblings “Non-Gift” Christmas Gift
I wrote this post several years ago, but it's still one of our favorite Christmas traditions. Christmas has always been our favorite time of the year. We love to find special traditions, drive around and look at lights, stay up later than usual to Read More
50 kid stocking stuffers that they will love!
Stocking Stuffers Your Kids Will Love! Yesterday I heard that stores are already running out of the best toys for Christmas. While I love finding meaningful gifts for YOUR parents & meaningful non-toy ideas, I also love to find creative gifts Read More
Four Christmas Gift Rule (with a meaningful twist)
This post, 4-Gift Rule for Christmas, was originally posted here in 2014, but we still love this idea (years later), so we wanted to reshare it today. Why Choose 4 Gifts for Christmas? You may have heard of the Four Gift Rule for Christmas, but Read More
A subscription box for every age and interest
My friend once said that sometimes she feels like she is a Children's Activities Director with her own children. When you feel like you've exhausted all of your options at home, like "Go play" or "Draw a picture" or "Play Hide & Seek" these Read More
Birthday Morning Tradition
We started this birthday morning tradition for our kids years ago... when our oldest son was a toddler. It's one of my favorite birthday traditions! It's our "Birthday Path" and we all love it! We have a few birthday Read More
10 Gifts for Grandparents
Grandparents are always fun to buy for, but even more fun to make a gift for - because they always love the handmade gifts the most! Grandparent Gift Idea: 1- I love the idea of these DIY photo coasters. I made these for my parents and Read More
10 gifts for a preschool teacher
I love buying gifts for a preschool teacher or our older kid's teachers, because they love everything that you give them (they are always so sweet and appreciative!). Fun and practical, these 10 gifts for a preschool teacher will be a hit, no Read More
Mothers Day gift ideas for mom or grandma (whimsy wednesday)
Here are a few of my favorite grandmothers gift ideas. These DIY Gifts for Grandparents are great for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day! Mother’s Day is just around the corner and you don’t want to forget about Grandma! Here are a few ideas to Read More
Last minute gifts for your hostess
LAST MINUTE GIFT GUIDE FOR HOSTS… When you go to Christmas parties and cookie exchanges, it is always nice to bring a gift for your host. I wanted to share ten gifts for your hosts and friends. 1. DIY Summer Cooler - Fill a glass pitcher Read More
10 books to buy teachers for Christmas
It is almost time to start thinking about gift ideas for family, friends and teachers. I was a teacher and one of my favorite gifts was always a book, so today I am sharing ten of my books to buy teachers for Christmas with affiliate links to the Read More
Alternatives to Goody Bags at parties
So, I decided a few years ago to stop giving out goody bags at our kid's birthday parties. I did it because I was tired of bringing them home from parties and watching our kids lose them or break them in a matter of hours. I felt bad that parents Read More
Thinking out of the ‘basket’: Easter Basket that is not a Basket
This post contains affiliate links. I love to give our kids Easter baskets that aren't baskets. (You see, we leave the "basket" and the Easter Bunny fills it for us… we can even see the Easter Bunny tracks in our house!) When my brother Read More
DIY Handprint plates for Christmas
These Handprint plates for Christmas are so much fun! This first plate is from Keri at Living in the Season: "I always love adding in something homemade. We decided to make them Reindeer Christmas plates this year and it was so simple and cute! Read More
5 gift ideas for your friend… the busy mom!
When we become parents, it is hard to celebrate your own birthday because now you have your kid's birthdays on your mind. I know that I have been to twenty kid parties for every one of my adult-friend's parties. A few weeks ago, I was so Read More
18 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas -most are DIY or under $5!
If you are looking for Mother's Day Ideas, without spending a fortune, you have come to the right place! I am going to share my 18 favorite ideas today (some have affiliate links), that I think you will love! Happy Mother's Day! Most of these Read More
