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Can you believe in just a few shorts week Thanksgiving will be here? I know these last two months will fly by, so I am here to help you prepare! If you are anything like me, you enjoy decorating and creating table settings for your guests. Even if you don’t enjoy it, but like the end product, I have some easy, no fail table settings from Oriental Trading, for both kids and adults!
We are excited to share Mommy Scene’s Holiday Giveaway packed full of gifts for babies, kids and moms! Get inspired for gift giving this year with interactive gift ideas for creative kids, practical gift ideas for baby’s first Christmas, and luxurious gifts for yourself or the new mom in your life. One lucky winner will receive this entire gift collection! Enter below, and good luck!
If you are like me, then you are always using your phone and wondering why there is never enough battery life on it. You need to charge your phone while shopping or letting the kids play a game on it. Let’s face it, we all need a charged phone to function in 2017! Thanks to great products like Samsung portable chargers, you don’t need the charger that came with your phone or an outlet to get the job done!
The Capital Region’s largest resort holiday celebration, Christmas On The Potomac, presented by FUJIFILM INSTAX®, will shine a little brighter this year at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center. The nearly 2,000 room hotel is showcasing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer carved in colorful ice sculptures at its popular ICE! attraction. The annual celebration kicks off November 18 and is promising more thrills and chills for its daily holiday line-up.
Our family had a howling good time at Great Wolf Lodge last weekend. We got to experience all of the Howl-O-Ween fun the lodge has to offer this time of year. My kids literally did not want to leave, and are already asking when can we visit again.
With “Hela-ween” right around the corner (and THOR: RAGNAROK thundering to theaters November 3rd), you have to check out these fun DIY “Hela” inspired ideas including a pumpkin carving design, how to transform into “Hela” for under $25 and a delicious and fun candy apple recipe!
Pumpkin spice is life! Who else feels this way come the fall? I know I do. That’s why I was so happy to get my hand on these goodies from Krusteaz! Did you know they have a delicious Pumpkin Spice line? Consider this my friendly PSA of the week 🙂
Fall is here, and it is finally starting to FEEL like fall! This is one of my favorite seasons… the smells, the decor, the pumpkin spice, and the fall themed crafts, oh my! My kids and I love to get crafty, and I have a round up of 6 fall crafts your kids are sure to love! You can watch my Good Morning Washington segment on these crafts here!
Doing laundry is one of life’s never ending chores. It is a must at least once per week in our house, and sometimes more! Did you know you could be saving money and energy while doing laundry? It’s true, with the help of ENERGY STAR® certified electronics and appliances!
Did you know that this Halloween season, 64 million Americans will carve a pumpkin! I have some great tips & ideas that can help you make the best jack-o-lantern on the block. Plus, I have some great resources for FREE stencils!