My Little Pony: The Movie Bingo

My daughter has always been a My Little Pony fan. The characters are just adorable! We went to see the new film, My Little Pony: The Movie. Needless to say, my daughter LOVED it and is counting down the days until we bring it home to watch it non-stop! For those of you who also have a My Little Pony fanatic at home, here's a Free Printable My Little Pony: The Movie Bingo for you to play for fun or at a movie party! I've also put together an Ultimate Gift Guide after the bingo if you're looking for some My Little Pony-themed gift ideas.

DIY Elf-Inspired Christmas Pajamas

This post is sponsored by Expressions Vinyl and contains affiliate links. As always, all opinions are my own.

Make some DIY Elf-Inspired Christmas Pajamas (with FREE cut file) for your family to wear this Christmas!

Hasbro Gaming Crate: Hands-On Games for Families

Thanks to Hasbro for the Family Gaming Crate seen in this post. As always, all opinions are my own.

My family loves playing games together. We're always looking for new and different games to play, and the Hasbro Gaming Crate has been a fun way to for us to have game night literally delivered to our door! Get ready for friendly competition, interactive play, and hilarious opportunities to laugh with your family and friends.

24 Non-Candy Advent Calendar Gift Ideas

Thanks to Oriental Trading for helping make this post possible. As always, all opinions are my own.

Get creative with these 24 Non-Candy Advent Calendar Gift Ideas that kids will love!

Now that I've made my family a shiny new advent calendar, I needed to find some items to fill it with! After finding a few creative and unique ideas from Oriental Trading, I've put together a great list of advent calendar gift ideas to share with you. You could also use these non-candy fillers for items your Elf on the Shelf could bring, use as stocking stuffers, and are fun items to share in the classroom!

Not only are these Gingerbread Stress Toys fun to squeeze, but I think it's hilarious that their legs, arms, and even their heads have been bitten off! Kids are definitely going to love these little guys.

Mark your page in your favorite book with these Holiday Character Bookmarks! These four designs fit perfectly in an advent calendar or stocking, and are a fantastic way to encourage reading during the holidays.

My daughter is loving plush toys lately, so I grabbed these Plush Roly Poly Nordic Noel Animals. Who can't resist the adorable faces and tiny scarves on the polar bear, walrus, penguin and reindeer?!

Kids of all ages will love decorating their own holiday bracelets with this Christmas Buddy Slap Bracelet Craft Kit! With three different bracelets and characters with self-adhesive foam pieces, these are sure to be a fun advent calendar activity.

Puzzle Balls are a creative gift idea for kids of all ages. Each of the four puzzles come with instructions if you get stuck, and are sure to bring fun for the entire family.

Use paint or permanent markers to color these Christmas Character Suncatchers. Once they're finished, all you have to do is hang them up in the window for some holiday cheer!

Tiny toys are all the rage and are slowly taking over my home. These adorable little Holiday Treat Characters look good enough to eat! I'm excited to see my daughter's reaction when she picks them out of the advent calendar.

Even more advent calendar gift ideas that I think would be SO fun to include:

• Christmas Crazy Story Activity Books
• Cheery Christmas Activity Set
• Christmas Stickers
• Christmas Pencils
• Holiday Glitter Tattoos
• Christmas Silicone Bracelets
• Holiday Light-Up Necklaces
• Christmas Fun Pinhole Glasses
• Silly Gingerbread Magnet Craft Kit
• Christmas Character Picture Frame Ornament Craft Kit
• Peppermint Candy Yo-Yos
• Snow Buddies Christmas Puzzles
• “Pass the Ugly Sweater” Card Game
• Christmas Domino Game
• Holiday Character Bendables
• Christmas Ninja Toys
• Santa Pop-Ups

What non-candy gifts do you fill your advent calendar with?

DIY Thanksgiving Favor Boxes

Treat your guests to something special this year with these DIY Thanksgiving Favor Boxes!

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Germ Season Gift Basket with Free Printable Card

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc., Breathe Right, DIAL®, Halls, Kleenex, Theraflu and TYLENOL®. All opinions are mine alone. #HappilyStocked #CollectiveBias

Put together a Germ Season Gift Basket with a Free Printable Card

to get your favorite teachers prepared for germ season!

Teachers may teach "sharing is caring", but rarely do we take the time to think about how germ season really affects them when our kids are sharing their sniffles in the classroom. This Germ Season Gift Basket is the thoughtful gift that prepares our hard-working teachers for the inevitable this germ season. I've also designed a card to go along with the gift that is free for you to print and add your own special message.

To fill up the gift basket, I stopped at my local Smith's to pick up the essentials: Breathe Right, TYLENOL®, Halls, Theraflu, Dial, and Kleenex. You can find all of these items in the medicine, soap, and tissue/paper product aisles. Take advantage of savings on all of these great products throughout the month of November at Kroger stores.

My hope is that the items in this basket will help teachers find some relief in their much needed time off and allow them to get back on their feet quickly. Each product in the basket is helpful in a different way:

Theraflu ExpressMax Severe Cold & Flu gives you the power to get relief from sore throat, nasal congestion, chest congestion, fever, cough, headache, and body aches fast without a prescription.

Breathe Right nasal strips are a drug-free way to lift and open up your nasal passages to help relieve congestion. Let's face it - when you can breathe better, you sleep better, which makes you feel better.

Kleenex Anti-viral is soft on your nose, and kills 99.9% of viruses in the tissue. With it being #1 consumer preferred, one tissue is all you need!

TYLENOL® Cold + Flu Severe Day/Night is the #1 doctor recommended pain and all-in-one symptom relief brand to help you power through germ season.

Halls Cough Drops temporarily soothes a scratchy and sore throat.

Dial antibacterial kills 99.9% germs, but is gentle on skin - leaving it feeling hydrated, soft, clean and healthy! "Healthier Skin. Healthier You.®”

Read and follow label directions. Use products only as directed. 

Line your basket with a few sheets of tissue paper. Carefully arrange all of the germ season essentials inside so that they look nice and can easily be seen. You could also add in a few other smaller surprises!

Print out the (Germ) Season's Greetings card on cardstock and cut it out with scissors. Fold along the center, then write your message inside. The folded card is 4" x 6", so it will fit in an envelope.

Download Free Printable (Germ) Season's Greetings Card

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*You may NOT modify, re-sell, redistribute, or claim the design as your own.

*Please do not remove the credits/watermarks.

*If you'd like to share this project, credit must be given to Artsy-Fartsy Mama & linked back to this post.

Add the card to the basket, and the gift is ready to give! Every teacher is going to appreciate this thoughtful gift, and will definitely put it to good use. For more inspiring ideas for germ season, be sure to visit the Social Hub!

What essentials would you put in your Germ Season Gift Basket?

Breathe Right® - Read and follow label directions.

Dial - © The Dial Corporation, a Henkel company. * Based on unit sales of soap products in last 52 weeks scanned data

Halls - HALLS Cough Drops temporarily soothe sore throats.

Kleenex - ® Registered Trademark of Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. © KCWW.

Theraflu - Read and follow label directions. Theraflu is for use in adults 12 years and older. Use products only as directed.

The makers of TYLENOL® remind you to use only one medicine with acetaminophen at a time.

© Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. 2016

Custom Name Carved Reindeer

Paint your own Custom Name Carved Reindeer at As You Wish to bring a touch of merriment to your holiday decorations!

Painting pottery at As You Wish is one of my favorite hobbies, and is something my family likes to do together. Our latest piece is this Custom Name Carved Reindeer that is carved with whatever name or saying you want into it!

LEGO Friends Advent Calendar 2017

This post is sponsored by LEGO®. All opinions are my own.

Count down the days to Christmas with buildable gifts in the LEGO Friends Advent Calendar!

It's no secret that my daughter is a LEGO Friends fanatic. Last year, we counted down the days to Christmas with the 2016 LEGO Friends Advent Calendar and had so much fun that we are doing it again this year! This year's LEGO® Friends Advent Calendar looks like it is packed with fun surprises that are sure to bring in the holiday spirit.

Each day in December, kids can open the LEGO® Friends Advent Calendar to add a piece to their Christmas party scene. Recommended for ages 5-12, the 217-piece calendar has 24 secret compartments that contain its own buildable surprise!

Count down the days to Christmas by opening one door a day. On the inside of each door is an image with basic instructions on how to build that LEGO surprise for the day.

Pour out the package of the day and build it to look like the image on the door (or download the full building instructions). Some days will have more pieces than others, but each surprise will be fun to play with together to celebrate the holidays!

Along with a festively dressed Stephanie mini-doll figure, get ready to build all kinds of surprises including furry friends and their homes, Christmas tree, gifts and more throughout the month!

Part of the fun is opening a LEGO surprise every day. So instead of showing you everything that is in the calendar, we are only showing this sneak peek today. Don't worry though, you can follow us on Instagram every day in December to see what we get to build!

The box also folds out to create a playmat that you can use to build and display each of the builds. Once you've collected all the gifts, visit LEGO.com/Friends on Christmas Day to discover a special combination build!

If you're looking for a fun advent tradition with your LEGO fans, it's not too late for you to grab a LEGO® Friends Advent Calendar of your own. You can find them at most major retailers and on the LEGO website.

Elf & Santa Claus Gift Boxes

Make some cute and jolly Elf and Santa Claus Holiday Gift Boxes with the Cricut Maker to hold lots of Christmas goodies to share with everyone you know!

With the holidays coming up, it's time to start thinking about gift ideas that you can share with friends, neighbors, and teachers! These Elf & Santa Claus Gift Boxes with Gift Tags can be cut out with the Cricut Maker and are easy enough for even the kids to assemble! Plus, the boxes are big enough to hold all kinds of holiday goodies.  

DIY Fabric Advent Calendar

Count down the days to Christmas with this colorful DIY Fabric Advent Calendar!

Advent calendars are a tradition in our home. Counting down the days until Christmas build the anticipation and makes the magic of the holidays last throughout the entire month. You can fill the pockets with whatever surprises work for your family: treats, activity ideas, quotes or scriptures, and even little toys. This DIY Fabric Advent Calendar is the first one I've ever sewn. It was a lot of fun to make, and I am excited to put it up with my other Christmas decorations!

Free Printable Thanksgiving Bookmarks

Download Free Printable Thanksgiving Bookmarks for kids of all ages to color!

I am helping to plan my daughter's classroom Thanksgiving party and our Thanksgiving dinner at home, and thought it would be fun to make all the kids some Thanksgiving bookmarks to color! This activity will give kids (of all ages!) time to enjoy coloring as well as have something to take home to encourage reading.

DIY Modern Christmas Tree Sign

Make this easy DIY Modern Christmas Tree Sign to add some holiday sparkle into your home! 

Free Printable Tsum Tsum Bingo

My daughter is obsessed with tiny toys, especially Tsum Tsum. The characters are just adorable! We've got piles of toys and stuffed characters at home and also love playing the game together. For those of you who also have a Tsum Tsum fanatic at home, here's a Free Printable Tsum Tsum Bingo for you to play for fun or at a party! 

Christmas Holiday Mantel Decor

Thanks to At Home for helping me get my mantel ready for Christmas this year! #AtHomeStores

Decorating for the holidays is fun family tradition. No matter your taste or style, it's possible to create an inviting space in your home that celebrates the season without spending a lot of money. At Home is a one-stop-shop to find everything you need to decorate your home for the holidays. I'm excited to show you the decor I found to give my mantel a bit of Christmas sparkle!

Frosted Sugar Cookie Baked Donuts

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Enjoy Frosted Sugar Cookie Donuts or REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup Donuts

at home with this simple baked donut recipe!

Holiday baking season is upon us, and I couldn't be more excited! My daughter has enjoyed helping me bake treats for every occasion, and is looking forward to trying some new recipes. My family adores both sugar cookies and donuts, so I decided to combine the two in these Frosted Sugar Cookie Donuts with my secret ingredient, International Delight® Frosted Sugar Cookie Creamer! We like how you party™!

Not only are creamers a delicious addition to your morning cup of coffee or cocoa, but they are a delightful ingredient for fun holiday recipes! Last year I made Sugar Cookie Waffles using the International Delight® Frosted Sugar Cookie and my family couldn't get enough. So it was a given that I was going to use it again this year in some holiday baking. The International Delight® REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup creamer also caught my eye and I knew we had to try it!

You can find a variety of International Delight® seasonal coffee creamers like Frosted Sugar Cookie and Peppermint Mocha at Walmart in bunkers or on the refrigerated shelves in the dairy section. It just doesn’t feel like the holidays without a splash of seasonal flavor. Stock up and make that merriment last!

The key to baked donuts is the donut pan. They are pretty affordable, and are a lot of fun to use. You can spoon the donut batter in, or make it less messy by scooping your batter into a plastic bag and cutting a corner off to pipe it in! My best tip for using this pan is to grease it well, especially around the center. To keep the donut center from filling in, make sure not to over-fill the donut cavities. Filling them up 3/4 of the way works every time to keep that iconic donut center.

After baking, remove the donuts from the donut pan and leave on a wire rack to cool. The only difference between the two donut recipes I am sharing today is the flavor of creamer that I added. The REESE'S creamer is more chocolatey, so the donuts come out a little more brown than the Frosted Sugar Cookie. Plus, they both have a different hint of flavor. It's so fun to try different creamers with this recipe to come up with a whole new dessert each time!

While the donuts cool, mix up the glaze. By adding in creamers, you can take an average vanilla glaze up a notch with a punch of flavor. The Frosted Sugar Cookie creamer makes the glaze have even more of the sugar cookie flavor to make the donuts irresistible!

Dip the donut into the glaze, lift up and immediately put it on a plate or a wire rack. Easy enough, right?

Immediately add your sprinkles of choice. I love sugar cookies with lots of colorful sprinkles! Let the glaze set before devouring the donuts for the least-messy results.

To make your donuts a little more festive, just switch out the rainbow jimmies for some holiday sprinkles instead!

These donut holes aren't your average cake pops. No crumbling or mixing needed. I have an electric cake pop maker that cooks up cake batter into perfect balls! Simply pour the batter into the cake pop maker cavities, close the lid and let them cook for about 4-5 minutes.

Once the donut holes have cooled, dip them in a Frosted Sugar Cookie glaze and add some sprinkles! Get the taste of frosted sugar cookies and the texture of a perfectly baked donut all in one bite.

Frosted Sugar Cookie Baked Donuts
Makes 6-12 donuts, or 6 donuts and 12 donut holes

Ingredients:

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1 cup + 2 tablespoons flour

1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup International Delight® Frosted Sugar Cookie

2 1/2 Tablespoons butter, melted
1 egg
sprinkles

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350º. Generously grease donut pan.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix together sugars, flour, baking powder and salt.
3. Add in creamer, butter, and egg and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
4. Spoon batter to a plastic bag and cut a corner off. Pipe the batter to fill the donut cavities 3/4 full.
5. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the tops of the donuts spring back when touched.
6. Let donuts cool 4-5 minutes, then remove from pan and set on wire cooling rack.
7. Dip cooled donuts into glaze, and top with sprinkles. Let set before eating.

Frosted Sugar Cookie Glaze

Ingredients:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 teaspoons International Delight® Frosted Sugar Cookie

Directions:
Pour the sugar into a medium bowl. Combine all ingredients and stir until smooth. To thin the glaze, add a little creamer. To thicken, add some powdered sugar.

If you prefer chocolate over a sugar cookie, these REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup Baked Donuts are for you. They are packed with the REESE'S flavor we all know and love, drizzled with a chocolatey glaze and bits of REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures sprinkled on top!

REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup donut holes are the perfect size for little hands if you're making a treat for the family, or want to make enough to share with a group. Plus, they are easier to sneak when you've got a chocolate craving...

REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup Baked Donuts
Makes 6-12 donuts, or 6 donuts and 12 donut holes

Ingredients:

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup packed light brown sugar

1 cup + 2 tablespoons flour

1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup International Delight® REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup

2 1/2 Tablespoons butter, melted
1 egg
5-6 REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures, crushed

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350º. Generously grease donut pan.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix together sugars, flour, baking powder and salt.
3. Add in creamer, butter, and egg and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
4. Spoon batter to a plastic bag and cut a corner off. Pipe the batter to fill the donut cavities 3/4 full.
5. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the tops of the donuts spring back when touched.
6. Let donuts cool 4-5 minutes, then remove from pan and set on wire cooling rack.
7. Dip cooled donuts into glaze, and top with crushed REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures. Let set before eating.

REESE'S Chocolate Glaze

Ingredients:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon cocoa powder
4 teaspoons International Delight® REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
Pour the sugar into a medium bowl. Combine all ingredients and stir until smooth. To thin the glaze, add a little creamer. To thicken, add some powdered sugar.

I do love a hot cup of cocoa on cold mornings! The packets you can buy at the store are okay to use in a pinch, but what really hits the spot is this easy-to-make homemade hot cocoa mix that you can whip up and store to enjoy any time!

Spice things up with a splash of International Delight Seasonal Creamers - Because why not stir liquid holiday cheer into your coffee? Add some of the Frosted Sugar Cookie for the sweet taste of home in a rich, creamy swirl inspired by cookies & frosting. Is there a REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup in your mug? There should be. It tastes just like it when you mix in some REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup creamer!

Homemade Hot Cocoa

Makes 46 8-oz servings

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups sugar

1 1/8 cup cocoa

1/2 Tablespoon salt

Optional: International Delight® Seasonal Creamers, mini marshmallows, mint chips, whipped cream

Directions:

In a bowl combine sugar, cocoa, and salt. Whisk to combine well. Store the mixture in an airtight container.

For individual servings: Pour 1 cup of milk into a microwave-safe mug, and cook on high for 1 minute or just until hot. Stir in 2 tablespoons of cocoa mix until dissolved. Add in 1 Tablespoon of creamer in the flavor of your choice (optional, but delightful) for a flavorful twist!

For large batches: Warm the milk in a saucepan over medium-low heat (do not to let the milk boil). As it warms, stir in 2 tablespoons of cocoa mix for each cup of milk.

Which variety of International Delight Seasonal Creamer will you incorporate into your favorite recipes and coffee/cocoa?