Helping Moms Build Happy Homes
This is what the Happy Buddy will be using to carry his lunch to school next week. Oh, what a little bit of construction paper and glue can do to a plain brown lunch bag! I thought about making one for the Happy Hubby's lunch, but then I remembered that I had already tried to do that last year... He … [Read more...] about Turkey Lunch Sack
If you have relatives coming in from out of town for Thanksgiving, you are going to want to make the most of your time together. These FREE Printable Thanksgiving Conversation Starters are just the thing! Or, print them out and have your Happy Home pick one each night leading up to … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Conversation Cards – FREE Printables!
I have always loved traditions. I am the one in my family that demands the egg casserole every year for Christmas breakfast (even though my mom really wants to start trying new recipes) because it's a tradition. It's what we do every year. For me, it just wouldn't be Christmas without … [Read more...] about 5 Thanksgiving Tradition Ideas
Ooooooooo y'all are just going to LOVE this!!!! I wanted to make something so that you can enjoy the fun of the Thanksgiving season with your Happy Homes, so here it is... At the bottom of this post is a link for a FREE PRINTABLE that is a super amazing game for your Happy Home to play during … [Read more...] about “Don’t Eat Tom Turkey!” – A Game for Thanksgiving (Free Printable!)
Thanksgiving is my FAVORITE holiday. Although I admit to saying that about pretty much every holiday, Thanksgiving is quite dear to my Happy Home heart. It's a shame that this holiday gets kind of squished and forgotten between those huge money-makers - Halloween and Christmas. Having a grateful … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Advent Calendars
Thought the pictures told it best. :-) I hope all of you have a happy and safe October 31st. :-) Put some chili on the stove, pop a batch of Cheddar Biscuits in the oven, and play this fun Candy Quiz with your Happy Homes to see who knows the most about their sugar. Award the winner with a giant … [Read more...] about The Pumpkin Patch
Did you know that National Candy Corn Day is October 30th? Here is a round-up of some fabulous candy corn recipes and ideas for last-minute fun today! This Candy Corn Wreath was on the cover of Woman's Day magazine last October. It kind of made me speechless. Zakka Life made these Giant Cone … [Read more...] about Candy Corn!
I just love it when people transform food into something magical - Like a pumpkin. :-) Check out this round-up of easy-peasy ways to bring a little pumpkin into your Happy Home's mealtimes these last few days before the end of October. Wake your Happy Buddies up this weekend to a plate of Pumpkin … [Read more...] about My Food Looks Like a Pumpkin!
Halloween can be a difficult season for Happy Homes as they try to navigate the stores and costumes and decorations that aren't exactly happy, so to speak. It's important to be armed with knowledge and an action plan based on prayerful convictions so that you will be prepared during these seasons to … [Read more...] about Scriptures for Halloween
When I was growing up, my family made a 'Headless Daddy' every year for Halloween. It sounds more gruesome than it actually was, but it was a really fun tradition. We would take some of my dad's old clothes (jeans, boots, an old flannel shirt), stuff them with newspaper and put it all together in a … [Read more...] about The Headless Daddy and Scarecrows
The hubs and I had so much fun expressing our inner artists with our Crayon Portraits 'At Home Date Night.' So we thought we'd give it a second go with this super fun game. What you need: 1 sheet of paper per player Crayons, markers, or colored pencils Pair of dice Happy Home Fairy's FREE … [Read more...] about Roll a Pumpkin Game – FREE Printable!
I featured these lil' scrumptious beauties last year when I posted about the Pumpkin Party we threw with some friends. I baked up another batch yesterday and toted them along to this year's Pumpkin Carving Extravanganza. It seemed that everyone at the party was more interested in eating the … [Read more...] about Recipe – Yummy Pumpkin Cookies
On Tuesday you got to see the Spider Web Craft that the Happy Buddy and I glitter-ized for our Happy Home! Couldn't resist sharing a few more creepy crawly ideas with you... :-) First of all, what Happy Buddy wouldn't want to wake up to a plate of these Spider Pancakes from Oopsey Daisy? Or … [Read more...] about Creepy Crawlies
October is just a few weeks away and it is my favorite month. And I don't want this month to slip away before I have fully experienced all the joy the autumn season has to offer - So I created a little checklist to help keep your Happy Home on track! You'll find all of your favorite fall activities … [Read more...] about Fall Checklist – FREE Printable!
While I am not a huge fan of finding them in my shower or crawling up the wall next to my comfy chair... God did make 'all creatures great and small,' so I thought the Happy Buddy and I would celebrate these creepy lil' guys yesterday.First we used some Elmer's glue to paint a spider web on an … [Read more...] about EEK! A Spider!
