Last weekend, my littles and I baked away. Two of their favorite pre-teen friends came over to join in the fun. Our plan was Valentine's goodies, a whole bunch of them! One of the first recipes we started with were these red velvet brookies. I first made pumpkin brookies a few years back. You can see that post here. They were pretty easy and so so good. So, for Valentine's Day this year- I decided to make them again but with red velvet cake mix. And instead of making the cookie mix from scratch this time, I went with store bought cookie dough. The prep time for this recipe is less than ... read more
Valentine’s Day Lunch Box Notes
Valentine's Day is just around the corner. I'm not sure about you but I maaayyy have started decorating the minute my Christmas decorations came down. On to the next holiday, right? Over the past few years, one of my favorite things to do for my littles is put notes in their lunches. I've been creating notes for a little over a year and try to design them with themes in mind. One of my goals last month was to create Valentine's Day Lunch Box notes. Below you'll see the notes along with links to print them. After I created the notes with the cute clip art images, I started thinking about ... read more
Thanksgiving Lunch Box Notes & Turkey Cookies
I cannot believe Thanksgiving is just over a week away. I feel like Halloween was just yesterday, I'm sure I'll be saying the same about Thanksgiving in a few short weeks. Last week, I was reminded by my oldest little that I hadn't made any new lunch box notes for Thanksgiving. Honestly, I hadn't thought much about it. I was just planning on using the school themed ones I had left from the beginning of the year. But, seeing her excitement for all things holidays brings me so much joy. So that night, I got to work creating new lunch box notes. We only have a few days left until Thanksgiving ... read more
Halloween Lunch Box Notes
One thing I love doing for holidays, well really all year long is putting little lunch notes in the kids lunches. I print them out in bulk at the beginning of each month and have them in a drawer ready to go when I pack lunches on Sunday afternoons. The kids love seeing them in there, or so they tell me... A few weeks ago, I ran out of the back to school themed lunch notes I've been packing. I figured since Halloween was just around the corner, it would be fun to design a few new ones. Since things take me a lot longer to cross of my to do list these days, the new lunch notes were ready about ... read more
DIY Date Night In Jar
When it comes to Valentine's ideas for the men in your life, it can be tricky! Valentine's Day is all about love and the gift should be a representation of your love. A few years back, I created a date night in jar for my Simply Made with Love Blog. I came up with a lot of date night in ideas to place in the jar. I thought about ideas that would be planned all week long and others that could be last minute. The ideas available for printing range from watching his favorite movie to playing her favorite game to having a themed dinner night at home. This is definitely a gift that will keep on ... read more
Moana Birthday Party
A few months ago, my biggest little turned five years old. Her birthday was on the first day of Kindergarten. I was all sorts of emotional that day. These past five years since she's been born have flown by. So much has changed in life, it's hard to even remember what the newborn days of her life were like. She's such a sweet and beautiful girl, I sure do love watching her grow up. Now that she's older, she's the one that makes the birthday party decisions. I think she chose the Moana theme a few weeks after her fourth birthday party. I thought for sure she'd change her mind over the next ... read more
Edible Halloween Goodies
I live for holidays. I look forward to them. I plan months in advance when it comes to what I want to bake and make. I search FB daily for fun things to do out and about in the community. I try to soak it all up and wish the holiday months would last longer, especially the fall and winter ones. Another thing I love to do when it comes to holidays is host playdates. I look forward to planning festive and activities for the kids. The kids look forward to playing with their friends and eating all of the treats. Since Halloween is just a few days away, I'm sharing some easy edible ... read more
Easter Favorites- A must read!
Easter favorites... Holidays make me happy. Decorating for them. Crafting for them. Shopping for them. Getting out and doing things around town with the kids to celebrate them. While Christmas is my absolute favorite, Easter is close behind. This year my house was decorated right after Valentine's Day. There's something about all of the light pastel colors filling the rooms as the winter months come to an end. Over the past 7 years of this little blog being around, I've shared a lot of Easter posts. From family recaps to recipes to crafts with kids to party ideas. Today, I've got a roundup ... read more
Free Printable Bubble Valentines
Yesterday, I shared an easy Valentines treat. Today, I'm sticking with the Valentines theme, sharing the Valentines the kids will be passing out this year. Before deciding on what I was going to do, I headed to Target. My one stop shop for all. the. things. I let AG pick out the things she wanted to give to her class. Her first choice was princess jewelry. I tried to explain that some of the boys may want something they could use. So, next she choose bubbles. What kid doesn't like bubbles?!? L needs Valentine's for his little daycare class, so I picked up these for him too. As soon as we ... read more
Easy Valentine’s Heart Treats
Valentine's Day is less than a week away. I'm sitting here, trying to figure out what I want to make and bake over the next week. I also need to figure out what I need to purchase for teacher gifts. The one thing I already have done is the kids' Valentine's cards. AG just has to write her name on hers, which we've already started working on. She's not a fan of working at home, so I figured doing a few at night for a few days is going to be our best bet. Today, I'm sharing a fun and easy little treat idea. We did it last year for our neighbors and for friends at a playdate. This year, I think ... read more
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