Frugal Tips
Easy Cake Mix Cookie Recipe- Perfect for Santa’s Christmas Eve Cookies
I love making cookies, especially at this time of year. I turn on a little Christmas music and get baking. I had to share with you one of my most favorite cookie recipes. These cake mix cookies are AWESOME. What makes them awesome? They are fool proof. Seriously. It requires little ingredients, not a lot of time, and they turn out great! You can also make them with a variety of cake mixes and add in different candies, chips and sprinkles. YUM! Kids can even help with this recipe. I like to have them help me with these cookies for Christmas Eve. Then we leave a few out for Santa. I hope you enjoy these as much as our family does.
Fun & Easy 12 Days of Christmas Ideas (Starts Dec. 13th!)
Every year when I was growing up, we would do the 12 Days of Christmas to a few neighbors. I always thought I would get caught. However, I don’t think we ever did! Now that I’m a mom, I realize how much this service meant to those neighbors. This year, since we haven’t been able to see a lot of friends and neighbors, whey not do a secret 12 days of Christmas to them? I’m sure they would love it. This version is super simple and has some fun items to give. Feel free to change it up and add your own in. These ideas might get you started!
Candy Cane Cookie Recipe
Have you ever made these cookies before? If not, you should totally do it this year with your kiddos or friends! Each Christmas season, my mom would make these with my sisters and myself. It’s a fun memory. They are super easy and kid friendly. Give them a try!
Easy & Yummy Vanilla Steamer Recipe
My kids found a recipe for Vanilla Steamers and begged to make it. I agreed and they started to make it. The outcome was actually really good. It’s a good change from the traditional hot chocolate. This recipe has simple ingredients that you most likely have in your home as well. Enjoy this yummy Vanilla Steamer this winter season!
5 Fun Things to Do on a Quarantined Thanksgiving Day
This Thanksgiving will definitely be different than years past. If you’re like us, you will be celebrating the day with those in your own home. Even though you won’t be surrounded by family and friends this year, there are still some fun things you can do. Here are 5 things you could do to make this Thanksgiving a good one!
20 Fun Indoor Winter Activities for the Kids
It’s that time of year when it’s too cold to comfortably play outside. My kids tend to gravitate towards screens when they are getting “bored” and they say there is nothing to do. I’ve decided I need to make a list of things that the kids can do inside the house. There really is a lot for them to do, but they need options. So here are 20 fun things to do inside this winter!
How to Make a Christmas Countdown Chain Using Your Halloween Candy
Now that Halloween is over, do you have a TON of candy?  What do you do with it? How do you minimize the intake of sugar for your kids? Here is a great way to solve all of your questions- Make a Christmas Countdown Chain! This chain seriously saves me from kid tantrums and tears. Instead of them asking every 10 minutes if they can have another piece of candy, they know that they get one piece a day and each day means it’s closer to Christmas! It does take some time, but the kids can help you out! Here’s how you do it:
5 Fun DIY Halloween Desserts/Crafts to do with your Kids
This year since a pandemic is raging around our country, Halloween will be a little different. We might be staying indoors and surrounded by our own family members. I was trying to think of some fun things for the kids to do this Halloween and I think I found them! There are TONS of super cute dessert and craft ideas that you can make with the kids this year. I’ve narrowed it down to 5 that I love. Hopefully these will be a favorite for you too!
7 Low-Risk Activities to do this Halloween
This year will be a little different than past years for Halloween. Getting together in big groups and having large parties is high risk and one to be avoided this year. The CDC has come out with lists of low, medium and high risk activities for 2020. If you want to stay safe, here are 7 Low-Risk activities that you can do this Halloween, they are fun too!
Super Easy & Yummy Pumpkin Sheet Cake Recipe
I absolutely LOVE the Fall season. Pumpkins, pumpkin spice, pumpkin cake, what’s not to love? One of our favorite recipes for the Fall is pumpkin sheet cake. It’s super easy to make and it feeds a lot of people. My kids even request this over and over again. It’s definitely a crowd pleaser. YUM!