I love to cook, I love to bake also but it just doesn’t seem to love me. Certain things are just out of my realm of expertise like Gingerbread houses. Yes I can go buy a kit ready to throw together but I found an even better way for my little one to get her Gingerbread house fix and let her make a fun mess all at the same time. Also, this is a very inexpensive (near free) craft you can do with ...
Frosted Cranberry Sugar Cookies
Y’all know that I don’t have much patience for cooking so when I do it’s gotta be something relatively easy and this Frosted Cranberry Sugar Cookie recipe is easy and delicious. If you are looking for a great Christmas cookie for your cookie exchanges or even cookies to give as gifts, you can’t go wrong with these Frosted Cranberry Sugar Cookies. Simple Country Tribe ...
Homemade Christmas Instant Oatmeal Packets
If you enjoyed my Homemade Oatmeal Packets-3 Fall Flavors, your taste buds are gonna do the Reindeer shuffle when they taste these fun Christmas Instant Oatmeal Packets. Kids will love waking up to hot oatmeal in flavors like Hot Cocoa, Sugar Cookie , Gingerbread, and Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal in their bowl. With a simple base that uses quick cook oats you can create any number ...
Bear Stays Up For Christmas Unit Study
Mini and I loved all the “Bear” series from the " Bear Series", But we especially loved Bear Stays Up For Christmas. What do you do with a very sleepy bear who wants to stay up and enjoy Christmas but can hardly keep his eyes open? Well, his friends try everything to keep him awake to celebrate. This adorable story makes a great unit study so we just had to create the Bear ...
How to Have a Simple Christmas
In the rush and bustle of modern times I feel like we have forgotten a lot of the simple joys of Christmas, something is missing, and oddly enough I really think it's because there's too much going on, too many presents, too much noise and clutter. So, in order to get back to an old fashioned Christmas I think we need to cut some things out and simplify here's the things that I think will help in ...
Homemade Christmas Tree Playdough
No matter if you are looking for busy activities for your child or trying to build up their fine motor skills homemade Christmas tree playdough is wonderful! Add a magical Christmas scent and suddenly you are elevated to “best mom ever!” status. The scent fills the room giving it a Christmas feel and there is so much they can do with it from rolling out pretend cookies, to cutting out tree shapes ...