holiday activities

These little holiday treat crackers are so easy to make – they don’t actually ‘pop’ like the ones you buy in the store do – but making them allows you to customize what’s inside! Use these for small gifts, place settings or stocking stuffers!  If you’re looking for more holiday ideas……Frozen Hot Chocolate, Peppermint Oreo […]

These brownies are so easy and festive! And perfect to bake with your kids. They couldn’t be easier! Just one of the many ways I love to incorporate our Vitality essential oils into recipes- see more ideas here!  All you need is:  -Box of your favorite brownie mix -Peppermint oil or extract (We use Young […]

We’ve had ‘calm down bottles’ in Piper’s bedroom for about a year. I made them with water bottles and added food coloring, oil & sparkles and she goes and shakes them when she needs some quiet alone time. They have worked pretty well at calming her down but I needed to replace them a while […]

What’s better than a warm cup of coffee that’s been spiked with chocolate, peppermint and whip cream? A warm cup of coffee that’s been spiked with chocolate, peppermint, whip cream and a reindeer donut on the side :) I’m excited to share two recipes today in partnership with Hamilton Beach’s new FlexBrew  – we’ve been […]

Have you heard of Serendipity’s Frozen Hot Chocolate? It’s pretty well known in NYC and they have additional locations now. I made my own version of frozen hot chocolate for Piper last year and it was a HIT! I assume that this would taste a little more like hot chocolate if you made the hot […]

We’ve been making homemade playdough since Piper was little but this was our first time making festive gingerbread playdough! Perfect for this time of year, this playdough is non-toxic and smells like warm gingerbread fresh out of the oven, making it great for ‘baking play’. It’s also great for holiday parties and you can even […]

The recipe we make year after year!

If you follow me on Instagram you’ve seen me slowly working away on our DIY advent calendar the past month — and it’s finally done, the bags are stuffed and ready for Piper!

Have you guys heard of fairy bread? It’s been making it’s rounds on the internet for years now but I had forgotten all about it until I had kid, not that it’s only for kids by any means! It’s a sweet treat from Down Under that couldn’t be easier to put together and I thought […]

Over Thanksgiving my sister created the most delicious peppermint mocha recipe — since I can’t indulge in dairy yet I made a few tweaks to the recipe for my own version with coconut milk. Nespresso’s new Swiss Chocolate capsules are perfect for this since they have a chocolate flavor but regular coffee works just as […]

While I was doing some holiday shopping at Target the other day I decided it was time to officially kick off my holiday baking! I love these soft & chewy gingerbread cookies that Trader Joe’s sells and I sought out a recipe that would replicate them. I got lucky on the first try with Brown […]