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1 Dec

Sinterklaas Day

My husband is half Italian, half Dutch. When we got married and were trying to decide which Christmas traditions we wanted to keep from our childhood and which new ones we wanted to create it was pretty challenging. There were three different cultures coming into play and two very different perspectives. We tried a few […]

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30 Nov

Fun gifts for advent calendars & stockings!

Advent calendars are a lot of fun to make and to do with your kiddos! I love our advent surprise boxes. They are easy to make and fun for the kids to fish out a new surprise each day! But whatever calendar you are using, these are a great idea for the advent calendar & […]

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29 Nov

Advent Surprise Box

Do you do an advent calendar countdown until Christmas? We usually do a countdown until Sinterklaas day on December 5. In fact, we are just finishing up our advent surprise box countdown (as you will notice in the video, that Chloe has to dig down deep to get her last prizes! Then we do a […]

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27 Nov

Last Minute Thanksgiving Game!

Here’s an easy last minute Thanksgiving activity for you and your guests. Divide everyone up into teams. Set your timer for 2 minutes and have each team write down at least one (sincere) item for each letter in the time they have! The team with the most items wins (a prize)!! But the answers can […]

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25 Nov

Mini Apple Pies

Can I just admit something right now?! I have never been a huge pie fan. I know that is rather scandalous in view of Thanksgiving just around the corner, but I just always felt like there was too much filling, and too little crust. So when my Mom would make her amazing pies, with her […]

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24 Nov

Mom’s Famous Pie Crust

2 1/2 cups All purpose Flour 7/8 cups Shortening 1/4 tsp Salt 5/6 tablespoons Water Mix flour and salt. Cut in shortening, one half at a time, using a pastry cutter or a fork or clean hands. Add cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Form into a ball. Roll out half of the dough […]

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23 Nov

Charcuterie Board

Snack boards are such a fun and colorful way to welcome your guests! They are an easy appetizer, but beautiful and full of color as well. It is really easy to put your own snack board together for holiday hosting. This is a savory board, but sweet snack boards are also very festive. This is […]

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22 Nov

Pilgrim Hat Place cards

These cute little place cards are perfect for a festive table and even better for the kids table. And they are super quick to make! You will need: Hot glue gun Faux Leather ribbon Yellow and Black construction paper Black cups (plastic or paper work fine) Fine point Sharpie pen Begin by cutting a circle […]

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20 Nov

Easy Thanksgiving Table

I am probably somewhere between elegant and bare minimum when it comes to holiday table settings. I love to get creative, to add festive touches, and sweet notes to welcome my guests, but I am not a silk tablecloth and crystal wine glasses type of gal. I like people, including families, to feel at home […]

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15 Nov

Easy Appetizers

Sometimes everything does not come out of the oven on time! As hard as you might try or as organized as you might be, sometimes it is just really hard to coordinate several plates arriving to the table at the same time. The solution? Prepare a couple appetizers that people can snack on while they […]

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