This post is sponsored by Amazon.com on behalf of the Mom It Forward Influencer Network. Halloween is one of our favorite times of the year. My kids always enjoy figuring out what they want to be and then helping me create their costumes. This year, we wanted to do something creative and different, so we are making their costumes out of boxes! After much discussion, we decided that my oldest would be a milk carton and my youngest would be a cookie. They were so excited and couldn't wait to ...
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DIY Spooky Front Porch Halloween Decorations
This post is in partnership with Oriental Trading. All opinions are my own. Halloween is coming up and with it all of the fun decorations, candy, costumes, and traditions. I love going all out with our decorations starting with the outside of our house (the yard, the front porch, the windows, garage, etc. It is so much fun to put up the front porch Halloween decorations and create a fun place for trick-or-treaters to come on Halloween night. Today, I am excited to share our spooky DIY ...
Tailgating at the beach with Coleman
Tailgating with family and friends is a lot of fun. This American pastime is something that we, as a nation, have celebrated for decades. Traditionally it centralizes around football, tailgating in the parking lot of the game you are going to. But why limit yourself? You can enjoy a pre-game tailgate anytime, anyplace. While we were on vacation in Florida, the Chargers and Seahawks game was on. My husband didn't want to miss it so we were excited when we found out it would be on one of the ...
Little Artist Birthday Party
This Little Artist Birthday Party is brought to you by Oriental Trading Co. All opinions are my own. My second oldest recently had her tenth birthday party. Because she loves art and is always drawing, we decided to have a Little Artist Birthday Party for her. It was so much fun. We planned and planned and had a lot of great ideas that we wanted to put together. We are both really happy with how things turned out. The decorations that we got from Oriental Trading matched perfectly with ...
DIY Easter Jars + Pineapple Strawberry Smoothie Recipe
This post is brought to you by Oriental Trading Co. All opinions are my own. Easter is coming up. We are so excited so we wanted to make a fun craft to add more fun decor and bunnies to our house, so we decided on DIY EasterJars. :) We just got Glass Milk Bottles from Oriental Trading and I am in love! They are the perfect size for my kids and great quality (they also come with a plastic lid). I knew they would be perfect for smoothies, so we got our crafting supplies out and I let the k ...
Free printable Nature Scavenger Hunt activity sheet for kids
This post was sponsored by Landscape Structures as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. All opinions expressed in my post are my own Growing up I remember spending as much time as possible outside playing and having fun. By myself or with my friends or family I was playing and having a great time. Because of those memories and remembering how much fun and I had and how much it taught me, I encourage my kids to be outside as much as possible. I love my kids, but when we ...
DIY Valentine’s Cupcake Toppers
This post is brought to you by Oriental Trading Co. All opinions are our own. A few days ago my kids asked me to make cupcakes for them, so we decided to have some fun and we made Valentine's Cupcake Toppers to put on them. It was a lot of fun. The kids had fun making their own designs. We used the crafting supplies we got from Oriental Trading Co. like the Arrows, beads, charms, etc. You can check them all out and more on their website. We also used a couple different gauges of wire. These ...
DIY Valentine’s Ideas
This post is brought to you by Welch's. All opinions are my own. Valentine's Day is just around the corner and my kids are having a lot of fun talking about what they want to give their classes for treats. We received a fun package from Welch's and my kids couldn't wait to get it all out and create and make fun Valentine's. To create fun Valentine's with your kids, all you need is a box of treats like Welch's Fruit Snacks, paper doilies, stickers, paper, scissors, and glue. We had a great ...
Cheese Pull-aparts Recipe
This post is brought to you by Rhode's. All opinions are my own. The "Big Game" is coming up this weekend and everyone is getting ready to have a great time. I wanted to share a delicious snack you can make that is quick and easy, and sure to please. All you need is a bag of Rhodes Dinner Rolls, a bag of string cheese and a bottle of marinara sauce for dipping. (Next time I will add things like Bacon or sausage (or both) to these as well as pineapple, olives, and peppers.) My kiddos loved ...
DIY Valentine’s Day Picture Board
This post is brought to you by Oriental Trading Co. All opinions are our own. We are excited for Valentine's Day. It is a fun month to decorate for with all of the red and pink, hearts, love, etc. to use. With all of the fun pictures we have, I wanted to make a board to display them as well as the cute Valentine's cards that my kids make, so we created this fun DIY Valentine's Picture Board. We got most of the supplies for this project from The Oriental Trading Co.. They have a great ...