I cannot believe how quickly 2024 went by. So many changes within the last few months for our family as we moved from Florida back to Texas. There was a point where we didn’t know where we were going to end up and had to live in an Airbnb for a couple of months! Thankfully, everything worked out and we’re finally in our new home and ready to start 2025.
As our kids get older, I can only imagine that life will continue to speed up, but I’m excited for all of the adventures that are in store for our family and yours! Wishing you all the best for 2025!
Download this beautiful January wallpaper for desktop, tablets and smart phone!
I can’t believe we are nearing the end of 2023 and getting ready to jump into 2024! It’s been an interesting year for us and I’m excited to see what’s in store for 2024.
If you’re looking to add someting pretty to your devices, look no further! Choose between the 2024 January wallpaper or quote to add to your devices and feel inspired. Hopefully this wallpaper reminds you a little bit of the beach!
When we lived in Houston, we visited the beach a couple of times, but the water was so brown and ugly it wasn’t much to look at. Still fun to play in, but you definitely didn’t feel like you were on a vacation. Now that we live in Florida, I’m always in awe of how beautiful the beaches are. It’s so blue and clear, I often forget that I’m not on a vacation.
Stay tuned for February month’s wallpaper!
To download, click on the link below. This will open up a new page. Right click on the image and save the image.
The night before Christmas gift tradition is one that is popular in many homes. These “Night Before Christmas” gift tags will help you remember which gifts can be open before Christmas!
Growing up, my parents let us chose one gift we could open the night before Christmas. I loved this tradition and I’m glad it was something my husband’s family did as well. Their tradition was the “Night Before Christmas” pajamas, and we’ve stuck with that since we’ve been married. I love it and it’s something my kids look forward to every Christmas. We’ve done matching pajamas, themed pajamas, cozy pajamas, you name it! While they may know that they’re going to be opening a set of pajamas the night before Christmas, there’s still an element of surprise, and it’s one more sleep until Christmas!
If you ever have the problem of misplacing those gifts under the tree or forget which gifts are supposed to be open the day before, these gift tags are the perfect solution! Simply cut out the printable, and tape them onto the gift, or use a hole puncher at the top of the tag and tie it with ribbon. These will be a life saver when you’re searching for those gifts the night before!
In case your friends and family need a little reminder, these “No Peeking” gift tags are a fun little add on to your Christmas presents.
When my kids see the presents starting to pile up under the Christmas tree, they want to poke around and count the number of presents there are. Sometimes, they’ll even try to shake their gift and try to guess what it is. While this is pretty typical of my kids (if not all kids), it is definitely tempting for them to want to open a present now. They are definitely old enough to resist the urge at this point, but seeing their excitement is so much fun and I can’t wait to see their faces on Christmas day!
While many of us already know that we have to wait until Christmas to open up our gifts, adding these fun “No Peeking” gift tags add a little silliness to your presents. You can add just the “No Peeking” gift tag by itself, or pair it with the “Special Delivery” tag to add a whimsical touch to your presents.
Print these off easily at home on some cardstock and you’ve got yourself a fun set of gift cards your friends and family will adore!
Tis the season for gift giving! Whether you’re making a homemade treat or needing to put together a quick gift, these gift tags will help take your simple and delicious treats to the next level.
Our family, as many others, loves the tradition of making cookies and sharing them with friends and family. We have our go-to recipes, but my favorite thing to do is try a new Christmas cookie recipe each year. You will definitely see us whipping out our stretchy pants as we snack on sweet treats this holiday season! If you’re putting together a plate of cookies to share, make sure to grab some festive ribbon and add these cute cookie gift tags!
Or, if you want to pass out cookies individually, grab these 4″x6″ cellophane bags, and print out the cookie tags template on 3″ Avery Circle Labels. I love how the individual cookies look like they’re really from the North Pole!
My kids always want to give gifts to their friends, and while I love that they’re fully into the spirit of giving, it might break our bank if our 3 kids pass out a gift to all of their friends. What we’ve come up with is a simple and fun bag of treats. We usually stick a couple of hot chocolate packets, candy canes and small Christmas candy’s in a bag and tie it with a bow. Add this hot chocolate tag to your bag and you’ve got the perfect gift! Plus, hot chocolate and cookies pair perfectly together.
These make great gifts for teachers, friends, co-workers and neighbors! It’s easy and fun to put together and the person receiving these sweet treats will love the thought put into them. Hope you have an wonderful holiday season!
Soap can be a perfect gift for friends, neighbors and teachers! Add these Christmas Hand Soap printable gift tags to make it extra special!
If you know me, you know that I have a crazy obsession with Bath & Body Works! If you shop their sales, you always feel like you’ve shopped your way into a good deal. With the holidays quickly approaching, one of my favorite gifts to give is their Bath & Body Works soaps. Whenever there’s a deal on their soaps (which happens at least twice a month), I always try to snag a few more knowing that I’ll be gifting them down the road.
While their soaps already have cute designs that go with the seasons, I wanted to create a gift tag to tie around to give it a little extra “pizazz.” Print on cardstock, tie with a cute ribbon and you’ve created a thoughtful little gift!
Having a photobooth this year for your holiday party? These Christmas photobooth props are the perfect way to add a little silliness to your photos. There are 7 different designs to print out and use. Looking for more matching props, click here to view them in the shop.
Bingo is an all time favorite at our house, and with Thanksgiving coming up, it’s a fun activity to add to your dinner festivities! Both kids and adults can easily play this game with cut up pieces of paper, or small pieces of candy like M&M’s, skittles, candy corn, etc. to mark the squares.
In this set, the game of Bingo is played a little differently where all you have to do is call out the names of the images. 2-12 players can participate and whoever is first cover up their images 5 in a row wins! They can be up or down, or even diagonal.
Included in this printable is 12 different playing cards and 24 images that you can cut out and place in a jar or bowl to pull and call out. A super easy and fun activity to put together for any event.
November is a time to reflect and think about the things we are thankful for. It can be easy to forget sometimes, but taking a moment out of our busy lives to appreciate the things we have can help reduce stress and help us refocus on the things we have instead of lack.
For a festive activity for the kids, I thought it would be fun to take a jar and decorate it as a pumpkin and turn it into a gratitude jar. Print out the Gratitude Prompts, cut them out and place them in the jar. Each day, kids will be able to pull out a piece of paper and write what they are thankful for and place it back in the jar. Not only will you have a jar full of gratitude reminders, but it also serves as a cute decoration for your home!
We’ve reached the end of the year and the busiest season of the year! My kids ask every year for an advent calendar and they absolutely love it. We’ve done a variety of advent calendars: candy, socks, activities, you name it! I will admit, their favorite has definitely been the candy ones, but I know they also love getting into the holiday spirit with Christmas activities.
Here is an advent calendar that you can print off and use for years. Knowing that every year is going to be different, you can also change the text so that you can plan the activities based on your schedule. The text can be changed in Canva and is free and easy to use!
Using a cutting mat and precision/exacto knife, start cutting 3 sides of each box on the Advent Calendar so that it opens up like a door. You don’t want to cut off all of the sides on each box.
To print out and/or change the text on the Activity Page, go to Canva and edit the text on the template.
To print out the Activity Page, select “Share” at the top right corner, choose Download and for file type, choose PDF Print. Once you’ve selected the file type, click download.
Line the Advent Calendar and Activity Page behind it.
If using a matted frame, tape the pages to the matte and line up the 2nd page. If using a frame without a matte, sides down to fit a 8×10 frame.
See the video on how to put the Advent Calendar together: Instagram Video
Need some ideas for your Advent Calendar?
Watch a Christmas Movie
Look at Christmas Lights
Bake Cookies
Make a homemade gift and deliver to a friend/neighbor
