Finding the perfect present for kids and families can be challenging. However, we have you covered with 50 great experience gifts for kids (and their families)! From indoor skydiving to a day at the zoo, these gifts are sure to provide hours of enjoyment. And, best of all, most of them can be enjoyed throughout the year! So whether you're looking for something special for a birthday or Christmas gift, check out our list below. We know you'll find the perfect choice for an experience gift for kids! As an added bonus, parents will love them Keep Reading
25+ Festive Christmas Bake Sale Items That Sell Well
It's the most wonderful time of year! The tree is up, Christmas music is playing, and baked goods abound. Now that the holiday season has officially begun, it's time to start thinking about Christmas bake sale ideas for your school or fundraiser. If you're having trouble coming up with Christmas bake sale items that sell well during the holidays, don't worry - I've got you covered! In this blog post, I'll be sharing 25+ festive Christmas bake sale items that will sell out fast. Plus, I'll also share a few tips for how to make sure your Christmas bake sale Keep Reading
10+ Fun Ways to Give Money as a Gift!
Every year I try to find a neat way to gift money to the kids in my life who prefer receiving cash instead of an actual gift. It may seem rude to some, but I don't think it is! What is inappropriate or tacky about giving someone exactly what they want and need the most for a birthday, Christmas, or graduation?! Keep reading for 10 awesomely creative & fun money gift ideas for kids of all ages.... ....from the 9 year old who wants to pick out his own Nerf Gun at Target to the teenager or college kid who needs spending Keep Reading
10 Festive Christmas Scented Hand Soaps
I know there is a lot of festive decor and fun things about the holiday season, but can I share a small, guilty pleasure I have with you? I LOVE Christmas scented hand soap...LOL! Seriously, the Christmas scents just put me in a good mood, and I have been known to buy several hand soaps and hold onto them year round (although I usually only rock a Christmas soap dispenser during the appropriate months). If you're like me, you'll love this list of my favorite Christmas scented hand soaps from Amazon! The Best Christmas Scented Hand Soap The only thing better than Christmas Keep Reading
15 Best Lego Gift Ideas for the Lego Lover in Your Life
Christmas is coming, and in this house that means one thing. Everything remotely Lego-related in the catalogs get big huge circles as not-so-subtle hints as to what will be on my kids' Christmas lists. In fact, Legos are on of my favorite gift ideas for kids ages 7-10! In reality, they have no idea that I am thrilled that they love Legos! Best Lego Gift Ideas for Kids In my opinion, Legos are the best gift idea for elementary boys and girls for any holiday, whether it's Christmas or their birthday! Plus, if you ask my son, Legos are "totally cool" Keep Reading
21+ Perfect Gifts for Kids That Cost Less Than $10
Are you looking for the best gifts to give your kids this year that don't blow your budget? I have got you covered with these gifts for kids under $10! There's no need to break the bank to treat your little one. I wrote about cheap DIY Dollar Tree gift ideas before, so now I figured we'd continue with low cost ideas specifically for kids! Whether it's for your own child, grandbaby, niece, or nephew....these cheap gifts will provide hours of entertainment without crushing your budget! These are some of the cutest, most thoughtful, and even practical gifts that moms and Keep Reading
20+ Brilliant Ways to Give Money as a Gift – Clever Money Gifts Everyone Loves to Receive!
Giving gifts is one of my favorite things to do. While I always love finding unique gifts for people, there are sometimes where the best gift to give is money. Rather than just hand them a crumpled $20 in an envelope, I do my best to make the experience special. I've written about fun methods of gifting cash before and felt like coming up with some more ideas! Here are the super clever & unique ways to bless your recipient with cash. 20+ Best Ways to Give Money as a Gift I asked a few of my blogging friends for suggestions, and got some great ideas! Here are Keep Reading
How to Make a REAL Money Notepad {Step-by-Step Instructions}
Today I have the neatest thing to share with you!! I've been wanting to create this gift idea for the blog for quite some time, but I never got around to it because I always make these gifts at the last minute! Then I forget to take pics. This year I got my act together and snapped pics of the entire process for you! It's pretty easy to make a pad of cash and they make the best gift! THESE ARE REAL MONEY PADS! Yes they are real. LOL Someone just asked me where I got the fake money! hehe It's not fake money - it's real life money. Keep Reading
Free Printable Cross Coloring Pages
Today I'd like to share one of my favorite types of print outs - Christian printables! I hope to make this into an entire series, but for now I have some lovely CROSS COLORING PAGES for you. Free Printable Cross Coloring Pages These cross coloring pages could serve many purposes. They could accompany any Bible story or preschool lesson on the meaning of the cross, the crucifixion, Easter, Christmas, or really any Christian gospel story. My cross printables are completely free for all to use. Feel free to share this blog post with anyone Keep Reading
15 Great Gifts for Kids Who Love Art
I often have friends and family asking what you can gift kids instead of toys. Many of us are looking to downsize in the toy department and would rather gift our children with meaningful non-toy gifts like these that they will enjoy but won’t cause all of the clutter or extra “stuff.” As someone who loves to draw & write in general, I understand the need for artistically gifted children to get their hands on more and more art supplies! There are so many cool art supplies & artsy craft sets you can give as presents for Christmas and birthdays. Keep Keep Reading
17 Brilliant Money Gifts Made with Dollar Tree Items!
Anyone who knows me knows that I just love discovering unique do-it-yourself gift ideas for the kids in my life. I don't believe you have to spend a bunch of funds on an expensive gift. A thoughtfully put together homemade gift can be just as meaningful. I've written about lots of really cool DIY money gifts like the real money notepad (tutorial here >>) which everyone loves to receive. Then one day I realized that the dollar store is a great place to find inexpensive containers for creating my money gifts. So for this post I thought it Keep Reading
How to Make Your Home Smell Like Christmas
There are a lot of great things about the Christmas season, but one of the best things has to be the smells! I absolutely love filling my house with things like homemade Christmas scented sachets or Christmas essential oils. It's taken me a while to figure it out, but this year I totally nailed it. I now know how to make my home perfectly scented. You can too! And, P.S. - you aren't limited just to the month of December! My home rocks some of the scents on this list all year long. ;) How to Make Your Home Smell Like Christmas When you think of Christmas Keep Reading
Santa Claus’ Real Mailing Address
So my oldest is now 5 years old and she has written a letter to Santa. She knows the mail takes a while to get to the North Pole and is upset that we might miss the mail lady on Monday if we don’t address the letter NOW and put it in the mailbox. :=) I thought surely we can't actually do this. But something inside of me told me to double check that Santa didn't have an actual mailing address. And guess what? He does! What is Santa Claus’ actual mailing address? I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the United States Postal Service has a program Keep Reading
Creative “Playdough” Money Gift
I love it when someone shows me creative ways to give money as a present. Maybe it's because I used to love getting money at Christmas or my birthday? Or maybe it's because I love seeing the look on someone's face when they open up their present and find another gift inside? Whatever the reason, it's so nice to make someone happy with a simple cash gift. Giving money is great because everyone loves to receive it AND it couldn't be easier to put this type of gift together. That leads to dilemma -----> How to make a money-filled present Keep Reading
10+ Easy Ideas for the Lazy Elf on the Shelf
Sometimes we have the best intentions around the holidays before real world time issues mess them up. Let's face it, Elf on the shelf is a cute idea and fun for the kids but when exactly am I going to set that scene up? The gist seems to be that the elf hides (or is in plain sight) around the house and watches children to make sure they are on their best behavior for Santa. Who wants to get on the naughty list? The trend I see with other moms on social media are elaborate mini stages and cute handmade props that are pretty Keep Reading