I love the smell of Christmas tree wafting through my house. I love our homemade stockings, hanging from our mantle, each one stitched in gold thread with the names of the five of us. I love holding a stack of envelopes in my hand each day, eager to open them up and see the faces…
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I love using our letter board seasonally. It has become a permanent addition to our home and I find myself looking forward to changing the quote with each approaching holiday. For some inspiration, I have put together a list of my favorite quotes for Christmas and winter. Christmas Quotes It’s the Most Wonderful Time of…
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How beautiful are these paper snowflakes? Would you believe that these are super easy to make, very inexpensive, and at the end of the Christmas season they can be tossed in the recycle bin instead of storing them in your garage all year? I just love how the brown adds a natural earthy tone to…
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We love celebrating the Christmas season. The month of December is dedicated to building the excitement until the 25th. Advent calendars are a great way to do that. I have put together a list of our favorite, unique calendars for both young and old!
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At the dinner table, we love playing “Would You Rather.” My kids get a kick out of the funny scenarios we come up with and they create some funny ones of their own too. I created these fun Halloween themed “Would You Rather” Cards to play at the dinner table but you can always use…
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My oldest son was three years old and in a Transformers stage. You know, those toys that can change from a robot into a car? He had just discovered the toys and, much to my husband’s delight, equally liked the 80s cartoon. It was September and when we asked him what he wanted to be…
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My kids snack ALL…THE…TIME! Now that it is almost Halloween, I decided to make them some fun themed snacks. I’m no Martha Stewart. I am a mom that has very little time and energy to go over the top. Because I don’t have hours to spend in the kitchen, something that is quick and easy…
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This is a great STEM activity to do in the month of October. I love giving my boys materials and just letting their imaginations go. For this challenge, I gave them pumpkin candy corn and popsicle sticks (and jumbo craft sticks for my 4 year old). I told them they needed to use the sticks…
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I love my letter board! I use it yearly as a way to celebrate the holidays. We put birthday messages, seasonal quotes and holiday sayings on it. It is the perfect addition to any of our home decorations that go up. Now that it’s almost fall, I pulled out our decorations and am getting ready…
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Hello Burnt Pancake readers! I am so honored to get to be a guest poster…is that a word/a thing? Anywho, I am pumped to share here! Alright, I am not much of a cook. I really wish I was…I’ve always envied those beautiful mama’s who cook organic meals with butter they have churned themselves and vegetables they grew…
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