I love to decorated for Christmas and one of my favorite areas to decorate is my fireplace mantel. I take everything off my mantel and change it to Christmas decorations. Special thanks to my mom for letting me photograph her fireplace mantels. Snowmen I have been collecting snowmen since I was 17. My dad (I […]
How to Make Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments
I remember when I was in elementary school making cinnamon applesauce ornaments for my mom for Christmas. Last year I decided to try making the same cinnamon applesauce ornaments with S. They’re easy to make and only require a couple household ingredients. These ornaments maintain their cinnamon smell for years! I still have some small gingerbread […]
24 Non-Messy Elf on the Shelf Antics
Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? If so, it can be hard to think up scenes for your Elf. Below are 24 different antics, some are simple and some may take a little more time to setup but none involve a huge mess for you to have to clean up! Has your […]
Christmas Traditions: Christmas Book Advent
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. During Sās first December, she was too young for an advent calendar but I wanted to start some […]
Christmas Traditions: Elf on the Shelf Breakfast
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. Our Elf on the Shelf named Candle (yes S named her) arrives for her first visit of the year […]
Christmas Traditions: Advent Calendar
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 have used various advent calendars including our favorites Playmobil and Lego Friends. With each of these advent […]
Roundup of Halloween and Fall Projects
I cannot believe that we are in the last week of October and that Halloween is this week! Eek!!! I thought I would do a round up of Halloween and Fall inspired projects! Recipes The taste of a caramel apple without all the messiness in this fall inspired ice cream! This skinny ice cream […]
Mod Podge Halloween Crafts
I was so excited to tear open my package from Mod Podge as soon as I received it. Of course S wanted to open everything up and start playing too. I knew that I wanted to make some clay pumpkins that glowed in the dark…..ooooooohhhhhhh spooky š When I saw the Mod Podge Molds they peaked […]
Melted Crayon Pumpkin
There are so many different ways to decorate a pumpkin for Halloween/fall. S has painted several pumpkins which always turns out beautifully. She has covered pumpkins in stickers and we have carved pumpkins. This year we decided to take the pumpkin that we had received at the pumpkin patch and make a melted crayon pumpkin. […]
Boo at the Zoo, Baton Rouge Zoo
*Photos taken 2011 and 2012, we were unable to attend last year’s Boo at the Zoo. Does your zoo have a Halloween celebration? Our zoo has Boo at the Zoo, where children aged 12 and under get to trick or treat at numerous stations throughout the zoo. Boo at the Zoo at the Baton Rouge […]