Since we are already into the month of September, I am ready for fall! I know officially fall doesn’t start until the end of the month but for me, it has started. I created our Fall Bucket List for this year. This will be our first fall in Austin, so we are going to have […]
Tissue Paper Flowers for Mother’s Day
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MakeHerMothersDay #CollectiveBias Moms do so much for us. On Mother’s Day, it’s important that we show them they’re the center of our world too! I remember when I was little and would pour my heart into making […]
Decorating Easter Eggs
Decorating Easter eggs in the spring is a must do activity in our house, especially since Easter is one of my daughter’s favorite holidays. We have done a variety of different techniques from melted crayon, watercolor and shaving cream to monograms, glitter and tea stained. This year we thought we would try using gel food coloring and washi […]
Easter Books for Kids
Disclosure: My Big Fat Happy Life is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com We love books in our house! My daughter has books stashed all over the house, in the car […]
New Years Eve Mocktails
I remember when I was little, my family always stayed up watching movies together to bring in the new year. I continue on that tradition with my daughter (although we have yet to make it all the way to midnight). I want my daughter to feel included in the New Year Eve celebration. A great […]
Christmas Mantel on Wayfair
I am so excited to announce that my fireplace mantel decorated for Christmas is up on Wayfair’s website! I am joined by 7 other fabulous bloggers. We each shared our decorating styles for both everyday and during the holidays. Come check us out: here!
Christmas Coffee Bar
Several times during the holiday season we will set up a coffee and/or hot chocolate bar. We always have one for our Eve of Christmas Eve tradition and on Christmas morning. Having a coffee/hot chocolate bar set up is a wonderful addition when you have guests over and allows everyone to help themselves throughout the event. […]
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Cookies
I don’t know about you, but I love to bake and make holiday treats every year. The best part is that I get to spend extra time in the kitchen with my daughter. Plus make something yummy to eat! Sometimes I want to make a no bake cookie and this sandwich stack is a perfect […]
Fluffy Peanut Butter Dip with Chocolate Wavy Lays
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SweetnSaltyHoliday #CollectiveBias I always wish that the days were longer to get everything I needed to get done, done. One thing that I love about the holiday season is focusing on spending time together. Most of the time that […]
Christmas Tradition: Gingerbread Cake House
I love the holidays because so much of what we do centers around our family and spending time together. One of our annual traditions is to make a gingerbread house. My daughter loves this activity and it could be because she enjoys eating all the candy that we use to decorate the houses with! […]