Tis the season for holiday parties! My favorite kind of parties are ones that are yummy and fun. A couple of common holiday party ideas are a Christmas cookie decorating party or an ugly Christmas sweater party. I think both ideas are fabulous but I had a brilliant idea recently to combine them. I thought it’d read more »
Pumpkin Pie Toppings Bar
Thank you to Tyson Foods for sponsoring today’s Pumpkin Pie Toppings Bar. Having a DIY toppings bar is all the rage for party food nowadays. While I’ve seen plenty of toppings bar ideas from hot cocoa and cupcakes to hot dogs and baked potatoes, I’ve yet to see a pumpkin pie toppings bar before. So, read more »
Disneyland Halloween Treats: Cars Land Haul-O-Ween Cookies
Last week I spent an evening at Disneyland to experience Halloween Time during the Thor: Ragnarok press trip. When I found out we would be taking some time to enjoy the Disneyland Resort on our trip, I was beyond excited. Disneyland is my favorite place to hang out in and write about, especially during the read more »
Vampire Donuts
Halloween is coming and along with it all the fun Halloween decorations, costumes, and treats. I recently started watching Van Helsing on the Syfy channel. Vampires aren’t as cool as zombies but the show is fun (and a bit intense). It’s definitely not a show I can let my boys watch though. We can, however, read more »
Kids Shark Drink
Who’s ready for a fun themed drink, perfect for shark week or an ocean-themed birthday party. This kids shark drink is fun for adults too! At least this adult. 😉 Plus it’s super easy to make, I love fun and easy! Kid’s Shark Drink Ingredients lemon-lime soda blue sports drink shark gummies peach gummy rings read more »
Lightning McQueen Graham Crackers
Lightning McQueen is back and racing into theaters for Cars 3 on June 16th! What’s my favorite way to celebrate a fun new movie? With a cute craft or snack of course. You can’t go wrong with these Lightning McQueen graham crackers. They are adorable and fairly easy to make. Lightning McQueen Graham Crackers Ingredients 6 read more »
Smurf Party Idea: Smurfberry Recipe
Every child of the 80’s is going to appreciate today’s fun snack idea. Who wants to make Smurfberries!! Now that new Smurf movies are being released, we can pass our love of the little adorable blue guys on to our kids. I think these Smurfberries are the perfect way to celebrate our love of all read more »
Peanut Butter and Banana Bumble Bees
Who doesn’t love a fun snack especially when it’s easy to make and yummy to eat? Some ideas look cool but end up being too elaborate or aren’t very kid-friendly to eat. Thanks to Ritz for sponsoring today’s kid-friendly snack. It’s a snack they can even help make, Peanut Butter and Banana Bumble Bees. Peanut read more »
Death Star Cupcakes
We were sent a fun Rogue One movie kit last week that included a digital copy of Rogue One in order to host a fun movie night. I was assigned #TeamEmpire which goes against my normal tendencies but I attempted to embrace the dark side. My favorite way to party is with a themed cupcake, and read more »
Healthy Smurfs Party Food Ideas
Are you ready for the next Smurfs movie? Smurfs The Lost Village is a fully animated film that (based on the preview I’ve seen) reminds me a lot of the Smurfs cartoons I watched as a child. The movie doesn’t come out until April but until then I’d thought we make a few fun Smurfs read more »
Beauty and the Beast Inspired Enchanted Rose Apple Tarts
Seriously how adorable are these enchanted rose apple tarts? Fun for grown-ups and kids, basically anyone having a Beauty and the Beast themed party. This was my first time making rose apple tarts, and while they seemed a little complicated, they really weren’t. Cover them with a DIY bell jar and you have an awesome read more »
Monster Truck Fruit Tray
Check out this adorable monster truck fruit tray. It’s a super fun way to surprise your kids with tickets, or celebrate with a snack before attending Monster Jam! Monster Truck Fruit Tray While I do love celebrating everything with a fun themed cupcake sometimes I need to be a little more responsible. So for our upcoming read more »
St. Patrick’s Day Smoothie
While I love to celebrate holidays with a good cupcake like my Lucky Charms cupcakes, sometimes I want a lighter option. A fun St. Patrick’s Day smoothie is sweet, festive and a bit lighter than a baked good. Don’t get me wrong, my first choice is always a cupcake but this St. Patrick’s Day smoothie is yummy read more »
LEGO Batman Cookies
LEGO anything catches my boys’ attention. Combine that with a superhero and fun movie, i.e. LEGO Batman and they are 1000% in. As we eagerly await the release of LEGO Batman in theaters next month, I decided to make a LEGO batman cookies LEGO Batman Cookies I kept my LEGO Batman cookies simple by using read more »
Duke the Dog Cupcakes
What’s a movie night without a fun movie snack? My boys always ask for popcorn when watching a movie but they will never turn down an extra special movie night treat! My favorite type of special treat is cupcakes, so guess what I usually make. 😉 To celebrate the release of The Secret Life of read more »
Peppermint Popcorn Balls
I’ve partnered with Gaslamp Popcorn today to share a super yummy and festive holiday treat, Peppermint Popcorn Balls! I am a huge fan of both peppermint anything and easy recipes, this no-bake dessert checks both boxes for me and Quinn loved helping me make them! From peppermint ice cream cake to peppermint cookies, I just can’t read more »
Apple & Pomegranate Mocktail
Having a festive themed drink on hand for parties is always fun. One of my grandmas made a special citrus punch for every holiday meal. I have fond memories of helping her make it and drink it! I think this apple & pomegranate mocktail would be a fun drink for special holiday meals too. Apples read more »
Beauty and the Beast Food & Craft Ideas
I’ve been slowing introducing my boys to the classic Disney princess films as they’ve been released. I’m so excited that Beauty and the Beast is finally available on Blu-ray and Digital HD. The timing is perfect with the new live action version coming next year. I can’t wait to see Emma Watson play Belle on read more »
Jungle Book Red Flower Fruit Tray
Who else has been waiting MONTHS to watch The Jungle Book at home??! Q and I LOVED seeing it in theaters and we couldn’t wait to show it to daddy and E. Disney kindly sent us an early copy and we had a fun movie watching party last weekend. Everyone loved it, including papa and read more »
Pete’s Dragon Treats
I am super excited about the reimagining of Pete’s Dragon, we are less than 2 weeks away from Elliot, Pete and their new friends arriving in theaters! I love the new Elliot and I have a couple of fun dragon projects up my sleeve. First up are no-bake Pete’s Dragon treats. Pete’s Dragon Treats Rice read more »
