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It has been so exciting trying to decide what Baby Squiggles would wear for the holidays. I have so many outfits I could have chosen from, but ultimately narrowed it down to five that are also easy to mix and match. I chose a couple that are more “untraditional” styles that would be appropriate for [...]

Who doesn’t love to receive beautifully wrapped gifts? And of course they look great under the Christmas tree. With the holidays upon us, you’re probably wrapping tons of gifts for friends and family, so I thought I’d round up some of the most inspirational and creative ways to wrap gifts of all kinds!

My children are extremely excited for the upcoming holidays, and every day they ask how many days until Christmas?  I thought it would be a good idea to bridle some of their excitement by doing an art project, so we made some modern Christmas trees out of paper!

Many people I know are doing Elf on a Shelf with their kids.  I’d wager to say most people know what it is, but I wasn’t so familiar with it until recently. It has been billed as a grand Christmas tradition where one of Santa’s scout elves is adopted by your family. The elf then [...]

I have found that my children love creating with the same simple materials I used as a child. From watercolors to play-dough, it doesn’t take much to keep them feeling inspired. As I was brainstorming holiday type crafts to do with my five and three year old, I fell back to some old standby supplies [...]

At our house, we are gearing up for the holiday season!  And, that usually means wrapping lots and lots of gifts for our loved ones.  I wanted to be able to involve my children in some way of the gift packaging that they are giving to their family and friends, so we decided to turn [...]

This was the view that greeted me at two in the morning last night– our toppled Christmas tree, decorated just hours earlier! You should have seen the pile of broken glass and pine needles I vacuumed this morning. The holidays can be stressful, no?