by Kristen | Dec 28, 2012 | Games & Activities, More Celebrations, the Occasions
What is your best New Year’s Eve memory? One that comes to mind is from when I was a teenager. My brother and I didn’t have any plans, so my mom brought up a ton of games from the basement. She spread them out over the dining room table and started...
by Kristen | Jul 19, 2012 | Games & Activities, More Celebrations, Parties, the Occasions
A couple weeks ago, my husband celebrated his 20th year High School Class Reunion. It was an enjoyable evening. Dinner at a golf course, old friends, fun photos and a great game. The game was the reunion game where you ask who has the most ___ or how many times...
by Kristen | Jun 4, 2012 | Gift Ideas, Let's Have Fun, More Celebrations
Our family loves games of all sorts! Scavenger hunts, board games, card games, relays . . . you name it. In fact, I even told Dan that I was pregnant with our first child through the board game, Sorry (Ignore any title connotations! It just happened to be one of...
by Kristen | Mar 16, 2012 | More Celebrations, Recipes
We have many traditions in my household. Some are simple. Some are crazy. There are the traditions that we have started as a family. And there are ones, like today’s example, that I enjoyed as a child and continue with my kids today. Today’s...
by Kristen | Mar 15, 2012 | Crafts, More Celebrations
Every Spring when we’re coloring eggs, I hollow out an egg for each child to color and then save it as a keepsake over the years. Each year means a new color, a new age to write on the egg . . . and a new memory. It is fun to see their scribbles...
by Kristen | Mar 12, 2012 | More Celebrations, the Occasions
My kids, probably like yours, love to search for treasure. Any treasure will do! Stickers leading in a path around the house or scavenger hunts with rhyming clues. It is the thrill of discovery and of course, a prize at the end. Each year on St. Patrick’s...
by Kristen | Feb 21, 2012 | Let's Have Fun, More Celebrations
When you first saw the title, you may have thought I was talking about celebrating your dog’s birthday as opposed to a beloved stuffed animal. (Don’t worry . . . I will post about that soon because believe it or not, when I was growing up, we did have a...
by Kristen | Feb 2, 2012 | More Celebrations
One of our Valentine’s Day traditions is 14 Days of Valentines Mail. Each day, starting February 1st, the kids check their mail boxes and find stickers, a piece of candy, or a note leading to something fun. We use the (discontinued) mail boxes from...
My name is Kristen. I'm a former Wedding & Event Planner blogging about fun ways to celebrate each and every day and the special occasions of life. Here you'll find inspiration for family fun, children's activities, party planning and a faith-filled life. 
