You’ve planned and prepped for your Thanksgiving meal and then suddenly you remember: wine! (Or is that just me?) I generally drink wines I like, no matter what’s on the table--I’m easy that way. The Thanksgiving challenge is that there’…
I think bringing vintage Christmas ornaments and other goodies into your celebration can bring so much personality to your holiday table setting and the rest of your decor. I really love mid-century items, so anything past the late '60s …
The gift-giving season is nearly upon us, which means it's time to think about recognizing all of those people who deserve a little something. For something that's just a step up from a card, but not quite , I love the ready-packaged gif…
If your kids are like mine, it's no small feat to actually get one fabulous, shareable photo of them. So when I have a perfect one, I love looking at ways to incorporate it into great custom photo gifts for people on my list I know will …
Every Christmas, one of my kids' favorite things to do is reminisce about each ornament as we hang it on the tree. Sure, it takes us a long time to get the whole thing decorated, but we love trying to remember the story behind each one, …
Let me first be totally upfront: The idea of setting a holiday table kind of terrifies me. I am not someone who can just effortlessly whip up an Elsa's castle centerpiece made of handmade gingerbread, or pick up a calligraphy pen and go …
We are so SO excited to present our 2014 holiday gift guide , our biggest and best yet, if we do say so ourselves. You’ll find 20 pages of absolutely amazing holiday gift ideas (over 200 to be exact) for everyone on your list in every pr…
Before you deck the halls, make sure you have your advent calendar ready so you can count down the days to the night before Christmas. It's a tradition that my kids enjoy so much, we have a few set up around the house to remind us how mu…
While all the Starbucks gift cards over the years have been pretty cool, I'm person number 65,474 who saw the brand new, limited edition sterling silver Starbucks gift card and immediately knew someone on my list would be needing one. Wh…
Those of you who don’t celebrate may not know that before Christmas became the blockbuster that it is today, Chanukkah was a pretty quiet affair. And as hard as Chanukkah tries to keep up (at least in my house where we celebrate both hol…
We can't believe it, but it's time to start thinking about holiday cards--if you haven't already. (And if you're already done, we bow down to you.) We have to admit we're a little excited though. Don't you love checking your mailbox in D…
Looking for the original "I gave you life, you give me your Reese's" Halloween meme? Well, here it is. Because we wrote it. Even if you see it out there with someone else's name at the bottom (ahem). Happy Halloween to all the cool paren…
We have featured so many fun Halloween posts this year--and years past, too--featuring our favorite Halloween ideas of all kinds. Including the last minute ones. We're talking dozens of recipes for treats both healthy and uh....well, you…
My kids came home this week excitedly telling me they could hand out something in school to their classmates for Halloween, provided it was gluten-free. So I started perusing the candy aisle before I thought...wait a minute! I'm supposed…
Holiday photo cards have become such indelible parts of the season, they're right up there with shiny wrapping paper, gift-giving, Cyber Monday sales, and gingerbread lattes at Starbucks. (Take a seat, PSL™, you'll have had your time by …
I typically think of gingerbread houses as a Christmas tradition, but my family is usually so slammed with other activities then that we don't get around to it. So this year I'm thinking, why not build a candy house for the holiday that'…
Halloween is coming soon, and it's time to plan our parties. First up: invitations. And not just any Halloween invitations, but seriously impressive, over-the-top, creative Halloween party invitations this year. If you're not up for the …
Even though it's just the beginning of fall, before you know (and we hate to say it) the holidays will be here soon. If you're like us, that means when they crees up, you'll be doing your best to frantically knock as many items off of yo…
Lent is over, Easter is here, and while the kids are swimming in jelly beans and Peeps, we think it's only fair that the adults get a little indulgence of their own. And that's where the Chocolate Jesus comes in. This is no ordinary choc…
Make your kids' Easter baskets a hundred times more adorable by adding some playful chicks and bunnies to your list of Easter basket gift ideas for kids--of course along with some of our favorite Easter candy and Easter-themed gifts . Ou…
In years past, we've strongly suggested that you bring chocolate covered matzah as a gift to your seder hosts. Why is this Passover different from all other Passovers? Because this time, I say you keep this Chocolate Buttercrunch Matzah …
Thanks, from the bottom of our hearts, to all of you for spending your 2013 with us. Whether you're here daily, once in a while, or one of those super awesome parents who check in 18 times a day to see what's new. (Not that we favor one …
We hope that whatever you end up doing today (and whatever your kids are playing with) that your day is full of joy, love, and, if you've been very very good this year, a big fat afternoon nap. Wishing you a very merry Christmas! -Kriste…
We're winding down around here for the holidays because hey, we've been so busy putting together helpful posts for all of you, we have our own families to start tending to! If you're like us, and still scrambling a bit, we hope these lin…