A few of my favorites and a few things on my wishlist for mother’s day! Just in case you need a little help figuring out what to get those mamas in your life!
Entertaining
Dinner Dining Favorites with Green Chef
Simple Modern Easter Basket Ideas
After planning my little brunch the other day, I couldn’t help thinking more about my kid’s Easter baskets. Of course they’re all about the candy, but I try to strike a good balance with other fun items (not filled with sugar!). Here are some adorable Easter items that I have my eye on this year. I already have a few of them, as you might have noticed from this post, and there’s a few I’ll will be ordering very soon! What do you put in your kid’s Easter baskets? Any fun items I should check out?
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Simple Easter Brunch with World Market
My kids and I saw the new Peter Rabbit last Sunday. It was cute, feel good kid’s movie with shenanigans that reminded me of old-school cartoons. The kids loved it, so when World Market asked if I’d be interested in showcasing their new Peter Rabbit collection, I thought it would be fun to set up an easy, simple Easter-style brunch. I like to keep presentation and entertaining relatively simple. It’ a lot of work cooking, cleaning, decorating, etc! Why not keep things clean, appealing and functional? That’s my motto.
So I came up with this cute, minimalist table setup for the kid’s and a couple of their neighbor-friends.
We’re selling Girl Scout Cookies
If you follow me on Instagram stories you’ll have seen some of our Girl Scout adventures. This is kind of off-the-subject for us over here on the blog. BUT most parents bring cookie sale sheets into the office. Since I don’t have an office and I’d like help support Arden’s quest to sell some cookies…we have this post.
First of all, you can now order Girl Scout cookies online and have them shipped to you within a couple of days! I didn’t know this last year otherwise I would not have been without my favorite Samoas! Now that I know, I wanted to share the love (and cookies) with you all. Here is the link to my daughter’s cookie site. If you don’t have local Girl Scouts coming to your door, please feel free to use this link:
https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/arden497969
Cookie sales run for around a month – they end on February 4th, so don’t delay! Arden’s trying to meet her goal of selling 115 boxes so her and her troop can go horseback riding. They’re also helping out the local SPCA with their proceeds and their time. It’s their first year of selling cookies and as the troop leader, I’m trying to make it a good one! The amount of cookie boxes sold gets averaged out per girl, so all girls get to participate (no matter how many boxes she’s sold personally) as long as we average 115 boxes sold per girl scout!
Room Redo | Ivory and Blush Christmas Mantel
TOTAL | $530
RIBBON (EA) $6 | WREATH $80 | STOCKINGS (EA) $10 | STOCKING HOLDERS (EA) $35 | TREES (EA) $7 | SMALL HOUSE $7 | MEDIUM HOUSE $10 | LARGE HOUSE $13 | GARLAND $100 | RUG $15 | HURRICANE $99
Today we’re mixing up our usual room redos with this redone Christmas mantel! Your votes put Monika Hibbs’ ivory and blush decor in the top spot, and it doesn’t take a Christmas miracle to see why. The soft, contemporary color palette is a refreshing sight, and the furry stockings and rug cozy things right up. Her use of blush and caramel colored ribbon is impactful and affordable—our favorite combination—and the sprigs of eucalyptus in the cedar garland and wreath add a modern edge. What’s not to love?
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Home Trends | Modern Christmas Decor
This Christmas let’s deck the halls like we do the rest of the year—with gorgeous modern decor! These chic finds prove that you don’t have to do a style-180 when the holiday season hits. If the traditional red and green combo isn’t your thing, try snowy white and inky black accessories mixed with metallics for a sophisticated look. A little sparkle adds instant festivity that’ll last into the new year. How are you decorating this holiday season?
1. WREATH | 2. STOCKING | 3. BALL ORNAMENTS | 4. ADVENT CALENDAR | 5. STOCKING HOLDER | 6. GIFT WRAP | 7. PEACE LETTERS | 8. GIFT TAGS | 9. TREE STAND | 10. GARLAND | 11. TREE TOPPER | 12. MUG | 13. WIRE ORNAMENTS | 14. TREE | 15. PLATES | 16. TREE SKIRT | 17. GLASS TREES | 18. NAPKINS | 19. GIFT BAGS | 20. CARD HOLDER & CARD
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Home Trends | Stocking Stuffers with World Market
Who gets stumped on stocking stuffers every year? This girl. I always debate with what sort of goodies to put in there. When I was little I always received smaller but substantial gifts in my stocking. My husband’s family took a more practical approach: socks, underwear, toiletries…I like to make sure the stockings have some whimsy in them though, so I like to put things like small toys, games, a sweet or two. I try to limit the the amount of toys we take in though. As you all know they tend to take over if you let them! For the Mr, I like to include a fun toy or two, something he wouldn’t think of buying for himself. And for the women? Well, I think a little pampering is in order.
I recently visited my local World Market, I just love how much variety they have. They really make it so easy for you. They have something for everyone toys to gourmet chocolates. My stocking stuffer shopping is now complete. If only I could say the same for Christmas gifts….
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Holiday Photo Books
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Every holiday season we like to take family photos. I use those photos for ornaments, calendars, cards, books, etc. They make perfect gifts for the family. My parents are super hard to shop for, because they, (like most of us) are trying to pare down. A photo book makes a perfect keepsake and doesn’t take up much room the bookshelf.
Complete List of Advent Calendar Activities and Goodies
*Holiday Movies Updated 12/18!*
I can’t believe I actually have the advent calendar up and ready to go this year. It’s a Christmas miracle! No more drugstore chocolate advent calendars for us 😉 Not knocking those too hard, because…yum. So I’ve actually had this advent calendar for years now and this is the first time I’ve used it. Whoops. By the way if you like it, here’s a similar looking one for cheaper (hurry before it sells out!).
I did a ton of research on the different advent calendar ideas…there are SO many. Should I do one with all toys? All candy? (nope) All movies? Activities? Community service? I couldn’t make up my mind. So I compiled a list of all of the ideas and decided to do a mix of all. I threw in a couple of candies and toys in there for good measure. Let me know if I’ve missed your holiday favorites! I’ll be sure to add them to the list (and maybe my advent calendar as well!).
If you’re having trouble getting your advent calendar butt in gear, hopefully this post helps! Also, don’t forget to check out my kids, womens, mens, techie themed gift guides if you need guidance in that neck of the woods as well! Oh and check out my fall season bucket list too, for more seasonal fun!
ADVENT CALENDAR ACTIVITES
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