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Christmas

Gift Guide for Girls Ages 6 to 8

November 14, 2020 By Aileen Leave a Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Welcome back to our annual gift guide week! Today we are talking about gift ideas for the girls in your life. Since kids’ interest seem to change every year, this gift guide is specifically focused on girls ages 6 to 8. We are featuring an awesome art kit, favorite LEGO set, innovative puzzles, and more!…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Gift Guides, Mom Life

Gift Guide for Preschoolers

November 13, 2020 By Aileen Leave a Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Welcome back to our annual gift guide week! Today we are talking about gift ideas for the preschool aged kids in your life. We are featuring a fun building toy, an innovative stuffed animal, along with some great make-believe toys! This post is sponsored and contains affiliate links. Keep reading to see our full gift…

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Gift Guide for Foodies 2020

November 13, 2020 By Aileen Leave a Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Welcome back to our annual gift guide week! Today we are talking about gift ideas for the Foodies in your life. We are featuring some fun gadgets, an awesome cooking kit, along with our favorite countertop appliances! This post is sponsored and contains affiliate links. Keep reading to see our short list of favorite gift…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Gift Guides, Holidays, Mom Life

Gift Guide for Boys Ages 8 to 10

November 12, 2020 By Aileen Leave a Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Welcome back to our annual gift guide week! Today we are talking about gift ideas for the boys in your life. Since kids’ interest seem to change every year, this gift guide is specifically focused on boys ages 8 to 10. We are featuring some fun building toys, a super cool game, and a really…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Gift Guides, Holidays, Mom Life

Baby’s First Christmas Gift Guide

November 10, 2020 By Aileen Leave a Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Welcome to the start of our annual Holiday Gift Guide Week! Today is all about Baby’s First Christmas! Shopping for a baby on their first Christmas can be a bit tricky because babies under one year old don’t tend to be into playing with many toys. This post is sponsored and contains affiliate links. However,…

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Gift Guide for Homebodies

November 10, 2020 By Aileen Leave a Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Welcome back to our annual gift guide week! Today we are talking about gift ideas for the homebodies in your life. This gift guide is all about items that make us more cozy and enjoy being at home! This post is sponsored and contains affiliate links. Keep reading for my full list of gift ideas…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Gift Guides, Holidays, Mom Life

Christmas Puppy Chow

December 10, 2019 By Aileen Leave a Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Christmas puppy chow, also known as muddy buddies, reindeer chow, or muddy munch is a peanut butter chocolate treat that’s perfect as a festive snack for a holiday party. This easy no-bake Christmas snack is made extra cheery with the addition of peppermint flavor and red and green peanut butter M&Ms. I love making holiday-themed…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Christmas Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Holiday Recipes, Recipes

Santa’s Favorite Christmas Cookie Bars

December 6, 2019 By Aileen Leave a Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Make Santa’s favorite Christmas cookie bars this Christmas Eve and surprise him with an extra special treat!  These Christmas cookie bars are incredibly easy to make and come out perfectly cakey and sweet. We share a few shortcuts to making the best Christmas cookie bars that don’t have you slaving away in the kitchen all…

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A tree shaped dish filled with Christmas cookie bars.

Filed Under: Christmas, Christmas Dessert Recipes, Christmas Recipes, Cookie Bar Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Holiday Recipes, Recipes Tagged With: christmas cookies, cookie bars

Instant Pot Ham

December 4, 2019 By Aileen Leave a Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Instant pot ham is the juiciest ham you will ever taste! It comes out perfectly moist and sweet with an easy pineapple brown sugar glaze made right inside your instant pot! I am never making ham in my oven again. Making ham in my pressure cooker was a complete game changer. Not only was it…

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Ham covered in pineapple on white platter.

Filed Under: Christmas, Instant Pot, Instant Pot Pork Recipes, Main Dish Recipes, Pork Recipes, Recipes Tagged With: ham

Santa Belt Ornaments

November 29, 2019 By Aileen Leave a Comment This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

If you enjoy getting a little crafty during the holidays, you are going to have a great time making these adorable homemade Santa belt ornaments. These ornaments are such a simple DIY holiday project to make, and it is one that the children can help with as well. Dollar Store Santa Belt Ornaments You will…

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Santa belt ornament on display in front of a branch of holy.

Filed Under: Christmas, Christmas Crafts, Christmas Ornaments, Diy and Crafts, Holiday Crafts, Mom Life Tagged With: christams crafts, homemade ornaments

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