If you're looking for easy Christmas crafts for kids, this is it! You only need 2 things to make them - Fruit Loop cereal and pipe cleaners! They're a great fine motor activity for little hands and can be hung on the Christmas tree or outside for birds and squirrels to eat! While I'm totally looking forward to having my girls home for a few weeks during Christmas break, I know things will be total chaos if I don't have plenty of things for them to do. We'll definitely be baking Christmas cookies [these Kiss Cookies are our favorite], wrapping presents, and making crafts. While some crafts that we do are more elaborate, sometimes the simplest are the most fun for them. These Fruit Loop Candy Canes are so, so easy to make and you only need two things - Fruit Loop cereal and pipe cleaners! These are so great for little … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Use Elderberry for Winter Health
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This post is in partnership with NOW®. All opinions are my own. I don't know about you but I'm already seeing Facebook statuses, instagram stories, and tweets about the seasonal struggles hitting friends and family. It's that time of the year when we're all bundled up inside and germs seem to spread much too easy. While there are definitely natural ways to cope with seasonal challenges, like these great ideas for when you're on the go, I prefer to try to head them off before they even start! There are lots of natural options to support your winter health and one of my current favorites is elderberries! What are elderberries? Elderberries are a small blue and blackish berry that grows in bunches as the fruit of the Sambucus tree. They also produce small white and cream elderflowers, but the berries are what are most often … [Read more...]
Check Out this Rose Gold, Stylish Smart Watch from Fossil
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Smart watches are often thought of as stylish until now. Check out this beautiful rose gold smart watch from Fossil and all the amazing features it has. The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free. All opinions are my own. Have you jumped on the smart watch train yet?! Chances are if you're reading this post you're either shopping for one now or you're just starting the process and looking for options and today I'm sharing a great one with you! Now this isn't my first smart watch. I guess it's technically my second, but between me and hubby together, I've had experience with 4 different types of smart watches so I feel like I have a pretty good handle on them - well, you know, for a non-techy type person at least. The first thing … [Read more...]
Winter Fashion and Beauty Prize includes LuLaRoe Leggings Giveaway
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It's time to start getting into that Winter feeling and what better way than with a giveaway?! This prize package is perfect for Winter with some of my cold weather fashion and beauty favorites including: Purple Floral LuLaRoe Leggings in Tall & Curvy size - perfect for keeping you warm in the winter. Adorable floral handmade button post earrings Jamberry Stylebox Lipstick 3 pack decorative nail files Flip Flop Pedicure Set with pumice stone Ruby Wing Color Changing Nail Polish Adorable silver and gold star picks [perfect for holiday appetizers] While we're a little more covered up in winter, I do love winter fashion and pairing a beautiful pair of leggings with a long tunic sweater and boots is one of my favorite outfits! These leggings are lovely! I can't wait to see who's going to win this fun, … [Read more...]
Elf on the Shelf Ideas for a Lazy Mom Like Me
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Looking for Elf on the Shelf ideas that don't take a ton of props or time to set up? You've found it! I've got 24 super easy and fast places to hide your elf that even a lazy Mom like me can remember to do every night in December! It seems there are two type of parents when it comes to Christmas - Team Elf or Team Totally-Opposed-to-Elf. I am always a little surprised at just how adamant parents are when they're on the latter team. I have a close friend who just swears she would NEVER do that elf thing ever. And to each their own, truly. You do YOU! But when a parent says "I just don't have TIME to have an elf!" well, I have to pipe and say "Yes you do!" We've had our Elf, Criddle, since 2013 and while those first couple of years were a little bit harder, we now definitely have an elf groove. I decided to jump on the Elf on the … [Read more...]