Since the baby is head over heels for BB8, I updated the original It’s Great to be 8 birthday treat made for big bro three years ago for his class treat! These are super easy to put together, even for a crowd!! Here’s what you need: mini donuts (3 bags would have made about 29 treats) 8″… Read More
I’m not one to really make new year’s resolutions. I think when I was younger it was because they were all impossible and promptly forgotten within a few days. In reality, things are good here – we’re happy, healthy, blessed. So, in 2017, I want to keep on keeping on, making every day delightful. It… Read More
One of my favorite traditions is to have a special snack waiting on the littles after their first day back to school. I first did this five years ago when John started Kindergarten. I was so weepy and nervous and it gave me something to do while I missed him. Little did I know at the… Read More
It’s really so hard to believe that another school year is upon us! Each year we have the chance to meet our teachers the week before school goes back and I find it is always a great ice breaker to have a little something to give them. We’ve done something different every year (look here… Read More
With Spring Break wrapping up and the end of the school year in sight, that must mean it is time for standardized testing at our school. Happy happy, joy joy :-) John’s teacher asked me to help coordinate little pick-me-up treats for the class during their tests. She provided a darling file from The Polka-dotted Teacher and I… Read More
April Fools Day is right up there with Groundhog Day on the list of the most random holidays we celebrate. Aaaaannnndddd, it is HANDS DOWN one that my littles talk about and bring up time and again through the year. I’ve got three different April Fools Day dinners that are all pretty much guaranteed to bring… Read More
Whit’s class has a whole day of FUN planned for Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2! They are bringing in their favorite Dr. Seuss books, dressing in red shirts to become the “things” and enjoying a themed snack. I am contributing One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, GOLDFISH! This really couldn’t be any easier! I… Read More