If you like artificial Christmas trees more than the real thing, you might find one thing seriously lacking in your Christmas decor…the wonderful aroma of pine floating through your house! I really miss the “smells of Christmas” from my childhood–though I don’t really miss the messy dropped pine needles and fire hazard of a real …
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Make plans to go see a million twinkle lights sparkling on the historic brick buildings of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. This is a family friendly, outdoor event on the home campus of Anheuser-Busch in Soulard. It has everything you need to kick off a St. Louis Christmas: holiday cheer, Clydesdales, s’mores, games for the kids, beer …
Nothing says Merry Christmas like a sparkly Minecraft Creeper ornament nestled in your Christmas tree! Minecraft ornaments are easy to make — you just need cube shaped blank ornament you can decorate with squares of glitter tape or paint. Minecraft blocks in the game are made to look like 8×8 pixels, so divide your cube …
Looking for gift ideas that are out of the ordinary? Here’s a bunch of things that Mitch and I have reviewed that are super cool and don’t involve any cartoon characters! Most everything here can be picked up on Amazon, but a couple things are local too. We have tween favorites, like where to get …
(Updated 2023) Nothing says Merry Christmas more than a million twinkle lights. With camels. And a baby yak. Definitely need the baby yak. Over 50 Years of Way of Lights in Belleville, IL Yup, it’s Christmas time at the Way of Lights. So bundle up the kids and head to Belleville for a night of …
We’ve been making ornaments like crazy around here! Want to see our latest creation? Drum roll please….. Angry Birds!! Mitch loves to play Angry Birds on my iPad. Angry Birds in space, Angry Birds in winter, Angry Birds in Rio, Angry Birds just being angry. And the Bad Piggie game, can’t forget that. He even …
Looking for something to make with the kids that you can hang on the tree? Here’s a sled load of Christmas ornaments you can make with the kids, from floating photos in a glass ball, to llamas and Minecraft cubes to good ol’ salt dough! There’s something for everyone–and each ornament is easy enough for …
When it’s time to decorate for Christmas, I love projects that are super easy but look way fabulous! This year I tossed my old fluffy “blanket of snow” Christmas tree skirt and whipped up a new one out of red burlap. I didn’t even break out the sewing machine! All you need is a hunk …