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It’s bitter cold out today. So instead of my girls going outside to play in the snow, we brought the snow inside, so to speak. While we didn’t actually bring snow inside to play with (though we have before and put it in our freezer), today we made paper snowflakes. Not the same as catching them on your tongue, but still just as fun.

Since I wasn’t planning on doing a snowflake craft today, I was thrilled when I looked in my seasonal arts and crafts book and discovered a way to make paper snowflakes with coffee filters. I love crafts I can do with items I have around the house already!

What You Need to Make Paper Snowflakes:

• Coffee filters
• Scissors
• Glue
• Glitter

How to Make Paper Snowflakes:

1. Fold the coffee filter in half, then in half again and in half a third time so it’s in the shape of a piece of pie.

2. Cut out different shapes around the folded edges of the coffee filter.

Since every snowflake is unique, this is where kids can get creative in how they make their snowflake!

3. Unfold the coffee filter to see how cool the snowflake looks.

4. Drizzle glue where you want glitter to stick to the snowflake.

5. Sprinkle glitter on the snowflake.

6. Let the glue dry so the glitter sticks to the snowflake.

Now you have unique, sparkly paper snowflakes to decorate your warm home on a cold winter’s day!

Christmas has come and gone. What’s left is the clutter. Tons of it! The worst clutter for me though are those little packing peanuts that came in all the boxes sent to us. While I really appreciate the gifts, those little styrofoam things make me nuts!

My daughter on the other hand sees them as cool craft materials. It’s all about perspective, isn’t it?

She transformed annoying packing peanuts into beautiful works of art!

My daughter made all of these creations by just dampening each packing peanut with a sponge and sticking the pieces together.

So if your kids are looking for an indoor activity, and you’re looking to get rid of some of the clutter, pass the packing peanuts to your kids! You’ll be amazed with what they come up with!

Christmas Eve is my favorite day of the holiday season! Every year we spend it together doing our family traditions, including baking cookies for Santa and reading ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. But the very last thing we do before I tuck my girls into bed on Christmas Eve is check to see where Santa is at that very moment.

Thanks to satellites and trained personnel, we can track Santa on Christmas Eve and find out approximately when he’ll reach our home. It’s so exciting see Santa en route and my girls always rush right up to bed to make sure they are fast asleep before he arrives.

So as your Christmas Eve is winding down, take a moment to track Santa before your kids are all nestled in their beds with visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads!

My three-year-old daughter loves all things Disney, especially coloring pages.  Since it’s Christmas time I decided to share some of her favorite Disney Christmas coloring pages to print!

Disney Christmas Coloring Pages:

Mickey as Santa

Pooh as Santa

Donald Duck as Santa

Tigger as Santa

For more Disney coloring pages to print, here are some Disney princess coloring pages, Winnie the Pooh coloring pages,  Tinkerbell coloring pages, and coloring pages of Disney characters.

While Thanksgiving is definitely about the turkey, it’s also about the side dishes. And while we do like to experiment making various veggies, we always make sure to have some kid friendly recipes like this super easy corn casserole recipe. Not only do my kids love eating this corn casserole, they love making it too! And frankly with all the baking I do, I appreciate the help!

What You Need to Make this Kid Friendly Corn Casserole Recipe:

• 3 (15 ounce) cans cream-style corn
• 3 (11 ounce) cans whole niblet corn
• 3 (8.5 ounce) packages of dry corn bread mix
• 6 eggs
• 3 cups of sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups of melted butter
• 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese

How to Make this Kid Friendly Corn Casserole Recipe:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Grease 9×13 baking dish.

3. In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients. (I said this was easy!)

4. Bake for 30 minutes or until lightly brown.

5. Remove from oven and sprinkle cheese on top.

6. Bake for 15 more minutes or until center is firm.

For more yummy fun, check out these other kid friendly recipes!

While the corn casserole is in the oven, have your kids color these turkey coloring pages!