Tag: Holidays
Celebrating Absolutely Incredible Kid Day
When I was little, I remember asking my parents, “If Mothers’ Day is in May and Fathers’ Day is in June, when is Kids’ Day?” They chuckled and said, “every day is kids’ day!” At the time I didn’t understand, but as a mom, now I do. Still, though, it has recently come to my […]
After Christmas Bargins will you shop
Ah, the Christmas holiday is now done and if you watched TV at all in the last few days you saw that the bargains are available in many stores. Everything from sporting equipment to toys, and especially clothing are available at a big savings. Many stores like Kohls were opening as early as five am. […]
Gifts for Teachers and a Holiday Tipping Guide
The day is finally here, winter break is about to start. I remember when I was a kid how excited I was to have weeks off from school. As a parent the feeling is totally different! Before I get into that I want to cover the subject of what to give the teacher as a […]
Firework Safety Tips for Kids
It is estimated that in 2010, about 8,600 people were treated in emergency rooms due to firework injuries, and children under the age of 15 made up about 40% of those injured, so here are some tips to keep your kids safe during the 4th of July Holiday.
· Never allow children light the fireworks themselves, […]
Sock Bunny Craft
Its Easter and the kids still have not had craft overload. Luckily for me, grandma has one last idea up her sleeve. Lets make a sock bunny – she says! She then brings this big pile or socks over who have lost their match (most likely because the dryer ate it). So here we go […]
The History of Easter & Chocolate Bunnies
Do you really know the history of Easter and Chocolate Bunnie? Gourmet live wrote a great article that gives you an overview of both! Recently while I was write a post on Passover Seder I started looking into Easter also. Easter is the greatest feast day in the Christian calendar because it celebrates the Resurrection […]
Passover Seder 2011 menu and recipes ideas
Passover Seder 2011 will start on Tuesday the 19th of April and will continue for 7 days until Monday, the 25th of April. The Passover Seder is by definition the Jewish ritual feast that marks the exact beginning of the Jewish Holiday of Passover. The Seder ritual usually preformed in someones home and you read in […]
Decorating Easter Eggs without Dye
Time sure flies! Easter is next weekend and the ever daunting tasks of coloring eggs is upon us. With all the news about food dyes in the actual food I sure do not want to place the egg in food dye directly. Luckily there is an alternative this year! Turn your Easter egg decorating into […]
Spring Cookies : butter umbrella cookies
We all know the old addage “spring showers bring may flowers” well do we have the perfect rainy day activity! This is the perfect rainy day snack for your April shower day – butter umbrella cookies! Cindy Manwarren, the Manager of the Test Kitchens for Land O’Lakes posted the step by step instructions on how […]
