I’m a Parragon Books Book Buddy, so I was sent the coloring books featured in this post in order to review them. All opinions are my own. Now that it’s October I feel like it’s time we can really start thinking about Halloween. I just pulled the fall decorations out of the attic and am […]
Colored Throwing Powder for Holi
Made with Happy is hosting a series on Kids Crafts from around the World, and I am pleased to share a craft the girl and I tried in celebration of Holi! What is Holi? Holi is a Hindu holiday that celebrates the beginning of spring. It’s a moving holiday, celebrated on the full moon in […]
Dark Chocolate Snack Mix with Ghirardelli Chocolate
This post has been compensated by the Women Bloggers LLC, in partnership with Ghirardelli and Josh Cellars. All opinions are my own. I guess it’s a sign of impending middle age that I have exactly no interest in going out or doing much of anything special for Valentine’s Day. It’s not just that I don’t […]
Make a Monkey Drum to Celebrate Chinese New Year
I told you earlier about how we like to celebrate Chinese New Year. We attended the new year celebration at our local library over the weekend, which got me excited to make a Chinese New Year craft. It happened that Daria, of the blog Tiny Tapping Toes, a world music site for children, had sent […]
Ways to Help the Homeless in Your Community
A lot of the world’s problems seem too big for individuals to solve, or even to have an effect on. We know little moves can make a big difference if everyone does them, but it’s easy to get overwhelmed when thinking about the big problems of the world. One place where we can all make […]
Try Something New with Christmas Recipes and Crafts
Christmas can be tricky. We love hosting friends who have moved away and being the place where family and friends can gather during the holidays. But it’s a break for us, too, so we don’t always want to spend a lot of time decorating, preparing a big fancy meal and cleaning up after big cooking […]
Enter to Win a $200 Shopping Spree from the Northwest Arkansas Mall
This post was compensated by the Northwest Arkansas Mall, but all thoughts are my own. The other day I told you about the fun snow day survival kit I put together with help from my friends at the Northwest Arkansas Mall, and today they are giving you the opportunity to win a $200 shopping spree […]