Holiday Family Fun

Frugal Arts & Crafts for Kids,
Holiday Recipes & Inexpensive Homemade Gifts

 Late Winter/Spring Holidays 

   Valentines Day

• Chocolate Heart Sandwich Cookies for Valentine's Day!

• Homemade Hearts for Valentine's Day

• Love Quotations for Valentine's Day - Part 1

• Love Quotations for Valentine's Day - Part 2

• Love Quotations for Valentine's Day - Part 3

• The Origins of Saint Valentine and Valentine's Day

• Hershey Kiss Roses

• A Box of Love for Valentine's Day

   Mardi Gras

• Mardi Gras is Fun for the Entire Family!

• Mardi Gras King Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Filling 

   St. Patrick's Day

• Pistachio Pudding Cake

• Saint Patrick's Day - History and Symbols

• Irish Blessings

• Irish Daffodil Cake served with Lemon Sauce

• Fun Food for St. Patrick's Day

• Homemade Gifts in a Jar - Irish Soda Bread Mix

   Easter

• Resurrection Story Cookies - A Real Recipe

• Resurrection Rolls

• Homemade Easter Tree

• Real Easter Eggs that Last Forever

• Onion Skin Dyed Eggs, with Leaf Impressions

• Fun Easter Tradition: Holy Week Treasure Hunt

• Honey-Glazed Ham

• Carrot Cake

• Classic Green Bean Casserole

• Lemon Meringue Pie

• Chocolate Cream Filled Easter Eggs

• Sumptuously Simple Pies for Spring

• Have Fun Baking Cut Out Cookies with the Kids

   Mother's Day

• The Images of Mother

• Dance Like No One is Watching

• The Beauty of a Woman

• Mothers

• It's Dad's Turn to Cook this Mother's Day

 Summer/Early Fall Holidays 

Memorial Day, Flag Day, 4th of July, Labor Day

• Easy Crock pot Barbecue Pork

• S'more Brownies

• Southern Sweet Tea

• Creamy Potato Salad

• Aunt Dorothy's Peach Cobbler

• Crock Pot Baked Beans

• Fireworks Safety Tips

• Let Freedom Ring

• 4th of July Punch

• Crock Pot Macaroni 'n Cheese

• Deviled (Creamed) Eggs

• Baked Beans

• Broccoli Salad

• Flag Day: Just a Piece of Cloth?

• Hawaiian Pork

• Banana Split Cake

• What is Labor Day?

   Father's Day

• What Makes a Dad

• Parody on Proverbs 31 for Men

• The History of Father's Day

• Father's Day Quotes

• A Family Fun Gift Idea... Father's Day T-Shirts, from the Kids

 Fall & Early Winter Holidays 

    Fall Festivals, Thanksgiving 

• Our Thanksgiving Tree

• Fall Popcorn Balls
• Spider Pops
• Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
• Make a Dried Leaf Candle
• Edible Scarecrow Candy Necklace
• Chocolate Orange Ooze Cupcakes
• Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
• Holiday Face Paint
• Top 10 Places to View Fall Foliage
• Delicious Pumpkin Bars

• Classic Green Bean Casserole

• Honey-Glazed Ham

   Christmas

• A Very Special Gift... A Personalized Journal

• Beautiful Homemade Stained Glass Ornaments, Made with Foil

• 63 Gift Ideas for Under $10 - Any Occasion

• My Best Christmas Shopping Tip

• Cookie Mix in a Jar

• How to Ship Cookies So They Arrive Fresh and Undamaged

• A Warming Gift - Hot Cocoa Mix for Your Entire Christmas List

• Poinsettia Selection And Care

• Make a Santa Advent Calendar

• Sparkling Pine Cones or Yulelogs

• Snow Angels and Ice Cream

 Misc. 

• Fun Things to Make with Cardboard Tubes

• 25 Guilt-free Reasons for Eating Ice Cream

• 51 Uses for Ordinary Kitchen Items

• 63 Gift Ideas for Under $10

• Homemade Art Supplies

• Keeping The Family Sane During The Holidays

• Scrapping on a Shoestring

• Scrapping Part 2 - Organizing

Links:

• Angel Crafts
• Crayola
• Free Craft Patterns
• Holiday Family Fun
• Michael's Stores
• Paper Doll Print Outs
  • Berenstein Bears Dress-Up Dolls
  • Victorian Paper Doll
  • Historical Paper Dolls
• Printable Coloring Pages
  • Preschool Coloring Book
• The Celebration of Independence Day
• What Happened on Your Birthday?

Book Recommendation:

Family Fun Parties : 100 Party Plans for Birthdays, Holidays & Every Day

A must have resource for moms, this book is getting rave reviews from everyone!