The best crowdsourced ideas for making a guest room feel more welcoming
If you’re wondering just what to put in a guest room to make your guests feel more welcome, I can help! Whether you’re lucky enough to have an entire room dedicated to guests, or you’re just trying to figure out how to turn your kids’ bedroom...
8 sweet Valentine’s Day crafts your kids can make their BFFs.
This year we’re making sure that friend love doesn’t get neglected on Valentine’s Day, and so I’ve rounded up 8 awesome crafts that celebrate your kids’ BFFs in the most adorable ways. Because while I can barely tell you the names of my...
8 Fun Olympics crafts to get kids excited about the winter games.
I’m a total geek for the Olympics, which means I’m a total geek for Olympic crafts for kids every two years. Sitting with my kids, watching the pageantry of the opening ceremonies featuring athletes from countries all over the world, is always such a...
10 free printable classroom valentines for older kids, from unicorns to vikings to Ziggy Stardust.
This year, we’ve found so many fun new free printable valentines especially for older kids who have outgrown the cutesie stuff, and I’m sharing some of my favorite printables from previous years too. Thanks to so many amazing, creative makers online,...
6 educational activities for preschoolers that make time fly when you’re stuck indoors
When the weather has made taking your kids to the park impossible — or at least, miserable — it’s helpful to have a few creative educational activities handy to keep preschoolers busy and entertained indoors. Because these winter days are soooo long....
The parents’ ultimate guide to snow day sanity with 34 genius snow day activities.
Are you in snow day hell, stuck inside with antsy kids, looking for some fun ideas besides staring at your Instagram Stories? We feel you! Don’t lose your mind looking for great snow day activities; start with these ideas, newly updated for 2018. We’ve got...
Wonderful ways to make 12 of the most popular holiday gift cards more special
The holidays and gift cards go hand-in-hand, especially if you’re a busy last-minute shopper like so many of us, or you’re shopping for a picky relative who really just wants to choose their own gifts! But still, you want to make those gift cards a little...
We found the most magical ornament for a last minute Christmas DIY
When we came across these and including them in our Holiday Gift Guide to great DIY gift ideas, it’s because we knew they belonged on the Christmas tree of every self-respecting unicorn lover. Or anyone who needs a little boost from a joyful trifecta of...
15 creative DIY holiday gift wrapping ideas that we love: Think outside the box. (Ha!)
I was really excited to spend a little time looking for easy, creative holiday gift wrapping ideas, especially as someone who blames her lackluster holiday gift wrapping on the kids (shhh). I’ve always wanted the gifts to look festive and pretty; I think...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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