"Mom, can I have just ONE more candy?? Please?" I feel like I've been hearing that a lot this year. Along with lawns littered with carved pumpkins, flying bats, and fake spiderwebs, Halloween gives access to colossal amounts of CANDY. For kids? This is the best time of year!! For parents? It's a time when we're saying, "NO,""Not today," or "You just had some" almost daily. But, it continue reading...
How to Make Monster Pancakes
I am NOT a Mom who goes all out during the holidays, but I do try to make a few things special for my kids like making jack-o-pizzas on Halloween night (pumpkin shaped pizzas that we decorate with topping faces) and heart-shaped sandwiches on Valentine's day. If you've been to Happily Ever Mom before, you know that I like to set traditions that I KNOW I can do year after year. Life can get continue reading...
DIY Photo Booth Thank You Cards Inspired by “The Thank You” Book
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Disney-Hyperion. All opinions are 100% mine. #thankorama These days my kindergartener is obsessed with books. In fact, my daughter received several books for her birthday. Which means that we had to make some thank you cards! We decided to set up a thank you photo booth to take a few silly photos and turn them into cards. We are lucky enough continue reading...
Valentine Craft for Kids: Ribbon Hearts 3 Ways!
I love Valentine’s season. Yes, with all of the decoration, the excitement, and the never ending arts and crafts ideas, it is much more than a day! This week I set up the first of many Valentine’s activities for my son, a simple invitation to create Valentine's Crafts with ribbons. I like to set up art materials in a box (I call them invitations to create) for my boys because... I like continue reading...
DIY Memory Game for Kids
We adore a game for kids that sneaks in learning, too. Since my house is already drowning in plastic eggs, I wanted to come up with a fun DIY game to utilize those blasted plastic eggs that are so prevalent during Spring (Okay, I secretly love those eggs...sometimes). Instead of doing an egg scavenger hunt, we hid objects underneath the eggs to make a "Memory" Easter game for kids! This post continue reading...
Rainbow Toast Without Food Coloring!
I loved making rainbow toast with my kids when I was a preschool teacher. My kids absolutely loved it, but I was always wanted to find a way to make rainbow toast without food coloring. Recently, I finally found a simple way that works! This all reminds me of when my daughter turned one. We had a purple themed party for her (her favorite color at the time...honestly, even at one, she continue reading...