Make This: 30 Minute Soft Pretzels
I was a little wary when I saw this recipe on Sally’s Baking Addiction for 30 minute soft pretzels since I usually mess up recipes with yeast. But there’s no waiting for the dough… Continue reading
It was easy picking the theme for my son’s 10th birthday as he’s a big Star Wars fans. First up, the invitation was the intro from the movies. I came up with the… Continue reading
Miss Parker turned 8 and to celebrate, the treats table was inspired by Ever After High. Pinks and purples were the colors of the day. Since Parker wanted a black-out chocolate cake, Melanie… Continue reading
I wasn’t sure I could top last year’s Maddie-licious party, but decided to try with a county fair theme after going to the Minnesota State Fair. With a little planning, fun prizes and… Continue reading
UPDATED: We’ve added pictures from Bellamy Blue and more details. Our next celebration was an “unbirthday” tea party for Parker’s 5th birthday. We decided to send invitations via Paperless Post. We love that… Continue reading
For Maddie’s 9th birthday, she decided she wanted a candy party. And so the wheels were set in motion for a Maddie-licious party.First thing was to get the invitation out. We decided to… Continue reading
I was a little wary when I saw this recipe on Sally’s Baking Addiction for 30 minute soft pretzels since I usually mess up recipes with yeast. But there’s no waiting for the dough… Continue reading
I had made these once before but completely forgot about them until I fell into the Internet recently. There are so many different flavor combos you could make but I decided to go… Continue reading
This is the perfect way to take gift cards to another level. Especially when you’re stuck with buying set denominations because sometimes you don’t want to give $50 gift cards but $10 doesn’t… Continue reading
I saw this cute idea on North Story and thought they would make a better advent calendar than the matchbox one from last year. (While they looked adorable, the matchboxes were much harder… Continue reading
These cards are super easy to make. Cut a sheet of card stock into 2 1/2 inch strips the length-wise. You should get three strips. Fold them in half and then into quarters.… Continue reading
RasaMalaysia has an easy-to-follow recipe for amazing Chinese roast pork. You just need pork belly, garlic, five spice powder and salt. The skin gets super crispy and the pork is moist and flavorful.
Just some pom pom, felt and glue and you have some cute decorations to add to treat bags, on top of pencils or just scattered around the table.
So my kids were put on a electronics detox recently. This, of course, made for some unpleasant restaurant experiences for everyone. Luckily, I came across these party favors I had stashed away in… Continue reading
Cook’s Country has a tasty recipe for donuts that you just bake in your oven. Maybe not totally donut-like but they are tasty and super easy to make. I used a mini muffin to… Continue reading
For Elliott’s last single-digit birthday, he chose Pokemon as the theme. The YMCA provided the perfect space for the kids to run around and I didn’t have to worry about possibly being rained… Continue reading