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10+ Tasty Christmas Snacks for Kids

December 12, 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.

Are you looking for some fun Christmas snacks for kids? We have you covered with everything from a Christmas tree fruit platter to adorable strawberry santas. We even mixed in a few fun desserts to round out your snack table!   Sign up for our newsletter. I love so many things about the holiday season….

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A collage photo of Christmas snacks for kids including strawberry Santas and chocoalte dipped pretzels.

Filed Under: Christmas Recipes, Cooking Recipes for Kids, Holiday Recipes, Recipes, Snack Recipes Tagged With: christmas, healthy christmas snacks

It’s okay to say NO to Christmas Traditions

December 18, 2017 By Aileen 3 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

I love this time of year. I love the Christmas lights, music, family time, and all of the baking. You know what I don’t like? Setting unrealistically high expectations for myself to do all of the Christmas Traditions. It’s stressful and takes the joy right out of the holiday season for me. More and more,…

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Feeling overwhelmed by Christmas? Say no to some of those over the top Christmas Traditions and take your sanity back!

Filed Under: Christmas, Family Traditions, Mom Life, Parenting Tagged With: christmas, christmas traditions, family traditions

Christmas Rice Krispies Treat Reindeer

December 13, 2017 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 a batch of these adorable Christmas Rice Krispies Treats! They are decorated like reindeer with pretzels, candy eyes, and fun red noses – just like Rudolph! I had so much fun making these rice krispie treat reindeer with my kids. There is something about baking around the holidays that makes it feel like Christmas….

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Filed Under: Christmas Dessert Recipes, Christmas Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Holiday Recipes, Recipes, Rice Krispie Treat Recipes Tagged With: christmas, cooking with kids, kid-friendly food, reindeer, rice krispie treats

Keeping Pets Healthy During the Holidays

December 19, 2016 By Aileen 2 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Royal Canin™ to help spread the word about their veterinary-exclusive gastrointestinal diet. All opinions and content are my own. The holidays are such a special time full of family, travel, parties, and food. We tend to be focused on our families and children and can forget about the other…

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Filed Under: Holidays, Mom Life Tagged With: christmas, holidays, pets

Healthy Christmas Tree Fruit Platter

December 11, 2016 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.

This Christmas tree fruit platter is one of those healthy Christmas snacks you can feel good about feeding to your kids. It’s a nice break from all of the sweets we tend to eat during the holiday season. I made this healthy Christmas tree fruit platter for my kids and their cousins to snack on…

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Healthy Christmas Snacks: Christmas Tree Fruit Platter. The perfect healhty snack for kids. Recipe from aileencooks.com. Healthy Christmas appetizers.

Filed Under: Christmas Recipes, Fruit Recipes, Holiday Recipes, Recipes, Snack Recipes Tagged With: christmas, healthy christmas snacks, healthy snacks for kids

Friday Favorites – Weekend Edition

December 26, 2015 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.

Friday Favorites is a place where I share what I’m reading and cooking this week along with anything else I have discovered that makes life easier or more fun! Since Friday was Christmas, this week’s Friday Favorites is here a day late. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! This week has been pretty…

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Filed Under: Mom Life Tagged With: books, christmas, goals, periscope

7 Stocking Stuffer ideas for Preschoolers

December 10, 2015 By Aileen 7 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Buying stocking stuffers for preschoolers can be a challenge. My memory of stocking stuffers was candy, candy, and more candy! I don’t know about you, but I don’t want my 3 year old hopped up on sugar all day. I would rather use his stocking as an opportunity to give him some practical and fun…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Gift Guides, Holidays, Mom Life Tagged With: christmas, gift ideas, preschoolers

Top 10 Christmas Movies

November 30, 2015 By Aileen 4 Comments This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

One of my favorite things about Christmas is the movies. I could seriously watch Christmas movies all year long, and there are a few that I will happily watch in the middle of summer. I love how heartwarming they are – they make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It feels like I drank…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Mom Life Tagged With: christmas, favorites, movies

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