Tag: Roundups

So, you’ve wrapped all your gifts, right? (Ha! In a perfect universe, where you actually have 2 hours to yourself, maybe… Believe me, I get it.) But let’s say that you have wrapped them. You’ve cut perfect rectangles of wrapping paper, and you’ve carefully folded and taped the gifts closed. What did you do with all of the wrapping paper scraps? It drives me crazy when I have a 6″ wide strip of fancy wrapping paper leftover when I wrap something. Do you save it? Do you throw it away? What do you do with it?

Who doesn’t LOVE Christmas lights, right? Hanging them on the house might not be my favourite thing to do (or my husband’s for that matter…), but I sure love coming home when it’s dark outside and seeing our house all lit up in bright lights! Every evening, I stand outside my car for a few moments and admire them before I go into the house. It’s just so festive, it makes me smile!

I’ve mentioned before that I’m not much of a baker, but I find decorating cupcakes SO MUCH FUN! Maybe it’s because it reminds me of doing crafts, and I love doing crafts! I’m a mom and I’ve ooo’d and awe’d over my fair share of stick figure creations. But it’s not like anyone in my family is going to pick up my crafts and admire them… at least, not nearly as often as I’d like them to! (ha!)

I always leave Christmas wrapping to the last minute. I love Christmas, I love buying the gifts, I get excited about hiding the gifts so no one can find them. And theoretically I love the idea of beautifully wrapped Christmas presents with gorgeous ribbons and bows. But when it comes down to it, it’s usually late on Christmas Eve and I’m scrambling at the last minute to wrap all the presents. They usually end up wrapped from the same giant roll of Costco wrapping paper (it’s a good thing that stuff is double sided!) and then I take a Sharpie and write the names right on the wrapping paper. How fancy am I?!

We put our Christmas tree up on the weekend and it was the best day ever!! The four of us went down into the dark corners of the basement while our 1 year old was napping (which is amazing itself…), and wiped the dust off all of the Christmas decorations. My 5 year old and 3 year old carried armfuls of decorations, I carried the ornaments, and my handsome and strong husband dragged up the tree. (Artificial trees are heavy!!)

Pumpkins are a sure sign that fall has arrived, and these pumpkin crafts are such a fun way to celebrate! Whether it’s Halloween, Thanksgiving, or autumn in general, you’ll definitely find a fun and festive pumpkin craft here.

Whether you prefer tricks or treats, these Halloween crafts for kids will keep your little ones busy this fall! Never run out of ideas as you celebrate Halloween with these spooktacular craft ideas.