The Chirping Moms

Easy Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

Easy Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BakeInTheFun #CollectiveBias   It’s that special time of year & for my household, this time of year means baking & more baking.  Ever since I was little, Christmas not only meant a day of celebration, but a holiday season full of holiday traditions &… Read More

Favorite Christmas Card Ideas from Minted

Favorite Christmas Card Ideas from Minted

It’s hard to believe, but December has arrived.  If you haven’t started on those Christmas cards, we are going to share a few of our favorite picks for this year.  One of my favorite sites for holiday cards, Minted, creates the most beautiful holiday cards out there.  There are so many options to choose from that it really is hard… Read More

10 Photo Gift Ideas for the Holiday Season

10 Photo Gift Ideas for the Holiday Season

Spoiler Alert:  Holiday gifts are pictured below.  If you are related to me, don’t read on 🙂 I have to confess that I did a little bit of one stop shopping this Christmas season.  It was pretty easy to decide on what we were going to do for our gifts & where we were going to shop for our family… Read More

We Wish You A Merry Christmas!

We Wish You A Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve is here! This year we both ordered our holiday cards from Minted and love how they turned out. We’re sharing them here today with all of our readers, to wish you all a Merry Christmas. We’re taking some time off to spend the holidays with our families. We’ll see you in the New Year!  

15 Christmas Crafts for Kids

15 Christmas Crafts for Kids

Today, we are sharing some super simple & easy Christmas crafts to do with your kids! 1.  Snowman Hand Ornament Dip hand in white paint & place hand on bottom of ornament.  Paint eyes, nose, mouth, scarf, buttons, & hat on ornament! 1.  Rudolph Flying in a Snowstorm On a darker piece of construction paper, have child paint using white… Read More

4 DIY Holiday Crafts

4 DIY Holiday Crafts

For more holiday inspiration,  please follow our Pinterest boards for our latest pins, including all our favorite holiday ideas!   Today, I am sharing four holiday crafts to do this holiday season (or pin to remember to do next year).  I co-hosted a holiday Pinterest party this year & several of the crafts were done at this event!  All of these crafts are… Read More

Christmas Stovetop Potpourri

Christmas Stovetop Potpourri

It’s time to fill your house with the smell of Christmas.  Today, I am sharing a super easy way to create the Christmas scent by making a stovetop potpourri.  It smells so good & I have been making this often this holiday season because I just love the way it makes my house smell.  It’s super easy to make &… Read More

3 Ways to Use a Mason Jar This Christmas

3 Ways to Use a Mason Jar This Christmas

Christmas is less than a week away! Today we’re sharing 3 very easy mason jar holiday crafts. There’s one idea for decor, one to use as a gift and one for the kids. If you’d like a fun activity to do with all the leftover mason jar lids, click here for a festive ornament idea!    1. Simple Centerpiece Supplies:… Read More

5 No-Bake Holiday Desserts

5 No-Bake Holiday Desserts

I’m not a great baker.  I attempt now and then because Maggie and Alex enjoy it so much, but even my slice and bake cookies usually don’t taste so hot. If I’ve baked you a dessert and it was good, it was probably Betty Crocker’s fudge brownies from the box (that’s my specialty). When holidays roll around, I like to… Read More

Four Fun Craft Projects for the Holidays

Four Fun Craft Projects for the Holidays

The holidays are here and it’s time for some festive ideas for easy craft projects. I love decorating my house for Christmas and doing crafts with the kids. This year, with a brand new baby, my time for crafts and decorating has been very limited. I ended up ordering a few Christmas decorations from Land of Nod. We used a… Read More