purple, yellow, pink, and blue watercolor painting of Easter eggs
games and tools / holidays

Egg Hunts for Easter That Are Fun and Free

As Kara got older, her creativity blossomed. She devised an egg hunt where coupons redeemable for specific prizes were in the eggs instead of the prizes themselves.

Such a smart girl!

A gingerbread man ornament appears to be running away from the cookie cutter
holidays

Do You Need A Break From Another Hallmark Christmas?

Here are a few picks that will liven up your holiday viewing without giving you that sickly sweet feeling in your stomach or general numbness in your brain.

holidays / recipes

Make Your Own Sea-Salt Caramel Sauce: Cooking up Your Farmer’s Share

I’ve used this on ice cream, in coffee, as a fresh apple dip, and even in an apple pie filling, with walnuts, to make a super delicious dessert.

Blown-out eggs are coated with colored bits of tissue paper
crafts / holidays / kids

Crafts for the Non-Crafty: These Easter Eggs Are a Tribute to Eric Carle

As you overlap the tissue paper on the egg, Eric Carle’s picture books will come to mind. Maybe it’s a good time to pull them out, for inspiration.

holidays / photography / photos

Sweet, Sweet Color!

Color What is pink? a rose is pink By a fountain’s brink. What is red? a poppy’s red In its barley bed. What is blue? the sky is blue Where …