Hello, Friends! Are you ready for the holidays? We are super excited! I am counting down the days until Eben is home for 16 days. I can’t wait to spend all of this time with him!
I am excited for him to open his Blue Orange Games and G.H. Cretors Popped Corn. Have you tried G.H. Cretors Popped Corn? Oh my goodness, it’s our favorite popped corn. Eben and I are total fans of the Chicago Mix – because he loves salty and I have a sweet tooth! I think we have enough for game and movie nights for the entire month of January! It’s going to be a great holiday vacation!
Besides the delicious taste, we love that the popped corn are made using no artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners and they are gluten-free too! If you haven’t tried G.H. Cretors Popped Corn yet, I would highly recommend it! We gave it away as holiday gifts to friends and family this year – that is how much we love it!
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Full Disclosure: We received a sample pack of G.H. Cretors Popped Corn for our review. However, all options expressed are completely my own – we truly love this popped corn and think you will too!
Last weekend we pulled all of our holiday decorations out of storage and spent a weekend afternoon decking the halls. It is always so much fun to get those boxes out, as they are full of so many happy memories. One of my favorite things about the holidays is opening the box that houses all of the special ornaments that my son has made over the years. It’s fun to see handmade snowmen, photo ornaments with a toothless grin smiling back at me and countless others.
This year, like every year before we spend many afternoons crafting ornaments together. I have collected some of my favorites to share with you this holiday season. My hope is that these 6 simple recycled ornament projects that you can make with your children will inspire you to bond over crafting with your little ones – jump over to Inhabitots to check them all out. Make a pot of hot cocoa, put your favorite holiday music on and hit the recycling bin and craft closet to gather your supplies and start making some holiday memories this weekend!
My family loves card and boardgames – our family room coffee table is a large square trunk that is filled to the brim with our favorites. We also have a few bowls on our dining room table full of our favorite card games and I have been known to keep a couple in my handbag for long waits at the doctor’s office. In our home I like to keep these games where they are in sight and easy to grab – it’s amazing how often Eben will ask me to play a game, instead of turning on the TV or video games after dinner!
For the holidays, I always pick up a few new board and card games to add to our family game trunk. This year I was surprised to find a fun package from Blue Orange Games, it in were two new games: Spot It! Party and 20 Express – hooray the holidays came early!
Spot It! Party is an expanded version of the original. Accessories inject a new factor of frenzied fun and all new symbols rev up the challenge. Discover never-before-seen ways to play like Dynamite and Double Frenzy. This is a great game for large groups – perfect for those upcoming holiday parties!
20 Express is one of my favorite number games. The goal is to create the longest ascending numerical series possible. Twenty numbered tiles are randomly drawn. With every draw, the number must board a car and stay there. Break a series and you miss out on points. Like in Bingo, you need luck on your side, but number sense and sharp guesswork pays off. This is a great game for large groups and older children.
Other Blue Orange Games that we have in our game trunk that we really enjoy include: Sketch It! (This one is definitely one of our favorites – we all love to draw and always end up giggling the whole time), Speedeebee! (This is one of Eben’s favorites – he loves games that require speed to win!) and Spot It! (This is another game of speed and tons of fun!)
If you are looking for fun, high-quality games that are eco-friendly too – I highly recommend that you check them out. My favorite part besides the games being super fun, most of the games come in sturdy tins that don’t fall apart, and the pieces are super high-quality, you won’t be disappointed!
Full Disclosure: I received Blue Orange Games to review – my family has been enjoying Blue Orange Games for years, and we love the products, so I wanted to share them with you!
Christmas is in the air! One of my favorite holiday traditions is creating festive decorations for our home with my son. We especially enjoy taking items headed for the garbage or recycling bin and giving them new life as something bright and cheery for the holidays.
Making a fun, colorful wreath for your front door is a great way to welcome visitors with cheery decor. I recently rounded up several recycled wreaths that I could make on a weekend afternoon with my son. Here are seven very cleverly crafted wreaths that I came across which utilize everything from recycled wine corks and leftover pieces of wrapping paper to broken holiday lights and dad’s least favorite neckties! Jump over to Inhabitots to see all of these inspiring wreaths and pick one out to create with your children this coming chilly winter weekend.
