Inspiration & Resources for the modern homemaker
Looking for gifts for women? Discover unique, practical, and thoughtful gift ideas for book lovers, travelers, cooks, and more. Shopping for gifts for women can be tricky, especially when you’re looking for something a little different. (After all, I think we know that most women like candles.) I’ve put together this gift guide using products I’ve personally used, gifts I’ve… Read More
Download free printable Christmas coloring pages for kids featuring Santa, reindeer, snowmen, gingerbread, Nativity scenes, and more. Perfect for home, classrooms, and Christmas parties. Halloween used to be my favorite holiday of the year. Then I had a kid. The first couple of years, Christmas was fun but didn’t really take over the spot as most beloved holiday. My kid… Read More
Make Christmas countdowns more fun with 50+ Advent calendar activities for kids and families, plus free printable activity cards and blanks. Christmas can be a time of stress. You have tons to do- buying and wrapping gifts, Christmas dinner, social obligations, and more. But lots of times, kids are going to remember the little things. The times you snuggled up in… Read More
Download 18 pages of free printable Christmas gift tags, including watercolor, vintage, black and white, From Santa, Christian, and 12 Days of Christmas designs. I was wrapping gifts. The normal chaos was occurring: the cat was lying on the Christmas paper every time I turned my back, the tape kept disappearing, and my scissors were MIA…again. Then I go to… Read More
These easy Rolo Turkey Pretzels are a cute Thanksgiving treat made with pretzels, Rolos, candy corn, and candy eyes. Fun, festive, and easy to make! I’ve loved cute looking holiday treats since I started this website (over a decade ago…and where does the time go?!). If you’re old enough, you might remember when cake pops were all the craze. One… Read More
Download 9 free printable Christmas word searches for kids and adults, including easy and hard puzzles. PDF downloads include answer keys. The Christmas season is upon us. It’s a time for Santa, stockings by the fireplace, Christmas lights, sweet treats, and everything peppermint. To celebrate the season, I created some word searches. There are some easy Christmas word searches for… Read More
These easy fall pretzel kisses combine salty pretzels, chocolate Kisses, and Reese’s Pieces for a simple sweet-and-salty fall treat perfect for parties or Thanksgiving. I love sweet treats. Everything from big, complicated desserts to easier than you can believe little snacks. These fall pretzel treats fall into the easy category. I actually tried them out for the first time way… Read More
This easy fall puppy chow is an autumn twist on classic peanut butter chocolate puppy chow, loaded with Reese’s Pieces, candy corn, harvest candy corn, and candy pumpkins. If you’ve been around my site before, you may have noticed I like making puppy chow (or muddy buddies, if you prefer.) So, with fall coming around, I started researching some variations…. Read More
Download 4 free printable Thanksgiving word searches for kids! Includes Thanksgiving, food, pumpkin, and thankful word search puzzles with answer keys in an easy-to-print PDF. Thanksgiving is coming around again. As always, I’m looking forward to brined turkey and homemade cranberry sauce, among other things. But all that cooking requires keeping the little one busy so he isn’t underfoot. That’s… Read More
Download 12 free Thanksgiving coloring pages for kids! These cute PDF printables include turkeys, give thanks theme, pilgrims, pumpkins, pies, and more. Thanksgiving is coming around again. And this year, I have a young child to keep occupied while I make the menu and grocery list. Not to mention I need to keep him busy during all that cooking! Haha…. Read More