Last year, I wrote (what I considered to be) a cheeky blog post about Leslie Knope's famed holiday: Galentine's Day. Anywho, this year, I wanted to celebrate the women in my life while also supporting local businesses. I live in a small town on Cape Cod (yes, it's a real place where people live YEAR ROUND!) and COVID has done a number on some of the best mom and pop shops in the country. So, it was a part of my New Year's Resolution to shop more locally. I hopped on Instagram and me[...]
Valentine's Day Crafts for Kiddos Valentine's Day Crafts for Preschoolers & Toddlers: After Christmas can be hard for me. I feel like I gear up for it in late August and then on December 26th, it's all over. The tree comes down, the house feels naked, and I'm left with months of winter without a big holiday. I know. I'm whining. But I can't be the only one who feels this way, right? ENTER: Valentine's Day. I used to think this holiday was only for couples, heart-shaped choco[...]
I love pumpkin and HATE waste, which means that when we have an ingredient, my goal is to use EVERY last bit of it before I have to throw it away! Anyone else? These pumpkin recipes roundup includes only those that we've tried and LOVED. Hungry yet? Let's get cooking! (PSST - we have an updated post about how we decorate our pumpkins, too!) (Double PSST - Wanna join our weekly love letter fam? Sign up here! It's totally free and your inbox will get a little magic every Wednesday!) Pu[...]
Autumn is a magical time in the world - leaves change color, the weather cools (#sweaterweather), and somehow everything smells of pumpkin and spice. No where is this more true than on the pixie dust-lined streets of Walt Disney World! This is also the time when the popular Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party takes over and fright meets fun in Disney parks. Sadly, this is not happening in 2020. But fear not, brave mama! We're bringing this party home so you can join in on the happy haunts fro[...]
So, much of our Easter Basket shopping is done because this year I am super prepared and did this when we traveled to New York (hello amazing Disney Store!). https://youtu.be/26oTlcnQ8Kc But upon looking through everything, I'm not convinced that it has the "Easter" vibe I'm going for. Since I can't really go out and shop, I thought I'd link some of the things we're picking up for Caleigh in this post. Amazon Easter Basket Filler Ideas: Ok, so this CUTE bag comes in bl[...]
Welcome to the Holiday Gift Guide for Grandparents! We are starting the season early over here at The Fairy Tale Family and we wanted to kick it off with our gift guides. If you tuned in for Blogmas 2018 (where I attempted to write a blog post for every single day of December - and I failed) then you will know that I LOVE CHOOSING GIFTS FOR PEOPLE. Seriously. It's my actual love language. I wanted to start with some of the most important people in our lives. My mother-in=law - Mammie[...]
I love the fall. The changing colors of the leaves on the trees, the crisp autumnal air, sweaters and boots, fall home decor, apple cider - be still my pumpkin spice lovin' heart! I'm 100% that basic witch, friends, and I EMBRACE it. Because of my love for all things seasonal, I want my home to correspond. And in this spooky season, that means PUMPKINS. Disney pumpkin decorating to be precise. UPDATE: I'm adding our 2020 version of Disney Pumpkin decorating here! We went a little simpl[...]
Mother's Day is coming up, so I've generously gathered all of the best gifts for her (read: selfishly made a wish list to publicly share - HINT HINT). If you haven't seen my post on the best gift of all - a FabFitFun subscription - be sure to do so if you want a discount code! Beauty & Fragrance I will always recommend a fragrance because they are luxurious, expensive, and if done right, personal. Matching a fragrance to a person really shows how much you know them. My absolute f[...]
As Bustle has confirmed, the fictional hero's -and queen of Galentine's Day - Leslie Knope - holiday has entered into our real world celebrations. If you've been living under a rock, Leslie Knope is the bubbly, energetic protagonist of NBC's Parks & Rec which is now available on Netflix. GO. BINGE. NOW. Anyway, Ms. Knope decided that Valentine's Day was intended for EVERYONE you love and Galentine's Day was formally born! I've been celebrating my girlfriends in February si[...]
!function(c,h,i,m,p){m=c.createElement(h),p=c.getElementsByTagName(h)[0],m.async=1,m.src=i,p.parentNode.insertBefore(m,p)}(document,"script","https://chimpstatic.com/mcjs-connected/js/users/ee185dc2f124b5b9605e3d57c/27882fd5357afd9d716ce2827.js");Tonight is officially a school night for me yet again. Don't get me wrong, I love my work, but the alarm clock is my nemesis. My outfit is hung, my lunch is packed, and I'm showered and ready for bed. Now, it's time to reflect. It's always at this poi[...]