Dried orange slices are easy to make and beautiful for Christmas decor and crafts. Learn how to make oven dried orange slices with this simple DIY tutorial. This tutorial was originally shared in November 2018. ​Dried Orange Slices Every Christmas I love to spend time in the kitchen with my family making cookies and other treats….
If you love Valentine’s Day (and who doesn’t, after all, it’s known as the holiday of love?), then you’re sure to enjoy these 10 fun Valentine’s Day family activities! Valentine’s Day often evokes images of romantic love, but the day actually got its start as a Christian feast day in honor of Saint Valentine, an…
Easy Peppermint Bark with white chocolate and peppermint is so simple to make! With only three ingredients, this is a super simple Christmas candy recipe. Include this classic Christmas candy on your cookie trays this year. This also makes a great gift for someone who enjoys peppermint and chocolate! We have a list of Christmas…
Peppermint sugar scrub is so easy to make! Here’s how you can make your own DIY peppermint sugar scrub. It’s a great handmade Christmas gift idea! After making my own sugar scrub several years ago, I realized how incredibly simple sugar scrub is to make! With just 3 simple ingredients (that you probably already have…
I absolutely love making Christmas ornaments with my kids! These easy handmade cinnamon ornaments are simple to make and look lovely on the tree or decorating a gift! My mom was the one who introduced cinnamon ornaments to us. Several years ago, my mom came to babysit the kids and brought all the supplies to…
Are you a fan of Starbucks? Save your money and make their delicious treats at home, with these Starbucks copycat recipes! They taste just as good (sometimes better) than the original! Starbucks Copycat Recipes Every year I start feeling drawn to the kitchen as fall approaches. As I was gathering up this collection of Starbucks…
Every month I love coming up with a list of seasonal ideas and projects we’d like to work on. Here’s our living and learning in July list! So far we haven’t done much that looks like summer vacation. 🙂 Mostly we’ve just been here at home, continuing on with our daily lives and projects. However,…
Stay on-plan and enjoy Christmas with over 50 Trim Healthy Mama holiday recipes! The holidays are the perfect time to enjoy family, friends, and feasting! But sometimes all those fun gatherings, dinners, and cookie exchanges can have a negative impact on our blood sugar and our overall health. To help combat this, I’ve gathered over 50 Trim…
Easy to make holiday cheese ball with just 4 ingredients! This is a family-favorite Christmas tradition at our house! When I was growing up, my mom used to make this festive cheese ball recipe at Christmas. She would often take it to parties and get-togethers.I kept the recipe and usually think about making it around…
One of our Christmas traditions is making chocolate-dipped pretzels. I love this project because it’s practically fail-proof and it’s so easy! This is a fun family project that kids really enjoy. If you have little ones, you’ll need to be careful around the hot chocolate. But they’ll definitely having so much fun being creative and…
Life has been busier than ever since Christmas. I’ve been really working diligently to get back on schedule and be more intentional with my time. It has been hard, but so worth it. And I still have a long way to go, but I feel happy about each little seed that is planted day by…
This is the twenty-fifth post in my 31 Days of Living on Less Series. If you’d like to read all the posts in order, go to Day 1. *** Our family has never been able to afford an expensive vacation. And we may never be able to provide that sort of memory for our children. But that’s…