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This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Fun Disney Scavenger Hunt If you’ve read my blog for long, you probably know I’m a huge Disney fan. Whether it be finding the best Disneyland food, playing a Disney board game, or simply watching my favorite movies on Disney+ – we’re definitely a Disney family. Since I don’t currently have a trip planned to visit any of the Disney parks, we’ve started making our own Disney fun at home instead!...

Bored Again? In the past six months, I’ve heard the words I’m bored from my son more probably in his entire life. I mean I get it, life was boring, but come on. We’ve got a million toys, every streaming service ever, shelves and shelves of books, and a super fun swingset in the backyard. Yet somehow he forgot all of those things as soon as he finished one thing. So somewhere along the way I came up with the idea to put a ton of things to do in a little jar and call it our boredom busters jar....

“You don’t need any product or any other tool,” says Shannon Davenport, the founder of the skincare company Esker Beauty. “It’s just you and the brush, which I think is why it’s such a satisfying process.” She has spent more than a decade researching consumer, design, and beauty trends, and she says dry brushing is one of her favorite rituals because it’s time-tested and simple. One small warning: “It can be quite scratchy and stimulating using a brush on your dry skin,” she says....

This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase anything via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. I’m a sucker for a good punch recipe. Whether it’s a holiday punch or a sherbet punch, there’s just something about punches that I love. Even more than mocktails since punch you can typically drink a lot of whereas something like this strawberry mocktail normally comes in limited amounts....

Only one week until Hocus Pocus 2 drops on Disney Plus, and I cannot wait to watch with my family! I already mentioned this yesterday when I shared these fun Hocus Pocus themed Halloween bookmarks, but I’ll be sharing a handful of Hocus Pocus themed ideas over the next few days to celebrate! We were originally going to be on a Halloween cruise on the Disney Wish for the movie release, which would’ve been amazing, but plans changed so now we’ll have to watch it with everyone else on Disney Plus!...

What Are New Potatoes? New potatoes are potatoes that are dug up early in the season—they’re softer, with wispier skins, and smoother, often creamier textures than their adult counterparts, yet they’re mature enough to eat and taste delicious. Any potato can be a new potato, as long as it’s harvested at the right time. And just because a potato is small, doesn’t mean it’s a new potato—creamers, fingerlings, red potatoes, and more may be bred to be smaller in size, but are harvested at full maturity—like a cherry tomato compared to a beefsteak....

This post was originally written in partnership with Jones Dairy Farm and has been updated since originally posted. The Best Sausage and Egg Breakfast Casserole One of my absolute favorite meals of all time is this non-traditional Thanksgiving stuffing. My favorite part of the recipe is the crunchy bread topping on the top. Since I can’t have Thanksgiving stuffing all year long, I thought it would be fun to try that crunchy bread topping on some other types of recipes....

Those of a certain age will, of course, remember the 1990s dot-com boom and all the millionaires that were created thanks to stock options. Among the most notable recent examples is Tesla, founded by now-billionaire Elon Musk. Like so many other companies in the tech space, Tesla offers stock options as part of compensation packages. But in the case of the pricey electric vehicle maker, the options are offered to all employees, not just executives or managers....

However, as with any permanent cosmetic treatment, veneers are a big commitment, so it’s important that you know what you’re getting into and which veneer type you want. We tapped multiple dental experts to help you navigate your veneer decision. What Are Veneers? Simply put, veneering is the process of placing a thin shell of material over a tooth to change its color, size, shape, or texture. “A well-designed set of veneers will improve a smile and provide major lip support....

When to Divide Hostas The best time of year to divide hostas is late summer (August or early September). But don’t worry if you forget—you can divide hostas any time from spring to fall. Dividing Hostas in the Spring You’ll have about a four-week window to divide your hostas. Dividing hostas in the spring is best before they have fully developed and when the hosta eyes are starting to grow up....

Leftover Rice Food Poisoning Can leftover rice give you food poisoning? Unfortunately, yes. The problem is that uncooked rice can have spores of Bacillus cereus, which is a bacterium that can cause food poisoning. These spores can survive even when the rice is cooked, and if you leave your rice out at room temperature, the spores can grow into bacteria and multiply. The bacteria might then produce toxins which can make you sick....

2022 Oscars Bingo Can you believe it’s already time to get parties prepped for this year’s big night? I’ll be the first one to admit that I haven’t seen all of the best picture nominees this year, okay fine I haven’t seen any of this year’s big picture nominees – that’s what happens when movie theaters are shut down all year! Even if you haven’t seen the movies on the bingo cards that doesn’t mean you can’t play....

There are a lot of things that I’ve learned how to make fun. I’ve come up with fun reading activities, fun math games, and of course all sorts of indoor scavenger hunt ideas. I even made a virtual scavenger hunt – yeah indoor activities for kids I have covered! But one thing I’ve struggled with is how to make writing fun for my kiddo. I’ll be sharing some silly journal prompts next week to work on creative writing but for right now, this alphabet scavenger hunt will have to do!...

When my good friend McKenzie asked me to join in on a blog hop of all sorts of Disney gift ideas of course I said yes, I mean it’s Disney, and I’m in for Disney everything. The hard part was narrowing down what kind of Disney gift I wanted to make. I could make Disney shirts to give a friend, but I’ve already done that about a million times. Or maybe something Mickey Mouse like the favors from this Mickey Mouse party....

This season, Girlfriend Collective has a premium selection of leggings in various lengths, styles, and colors. The brand’s sizing is inclusive, with designs that range from XS to 6XL. I’m currently eyeing the Compressive Pocket Legging, available in five “essential” shades—Plum, Midnight, Black, Moss, and Earth—as well as one limited-edition hue called Lollipop that’s a bright, warm “true” red. The shade’s simply made for the holiday season, but it looks good year-round, too....

The researchers examined the data of 968 participants of the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study (MSLS), which looks at cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive functioning in adults. The participants ranged in age from 23 to 98. A Nutrition and Health questionnaire was used to measure the participants’ demographics and lifestyle characteristics, as well as their dietary intake. They self-reported how frequently they consumed a list of foods, including meat, fish, eggs, breads, vegetables, nuts, and chocolate....

There’s a commonly held belief that if you pluck it, many more grays will follow in its wake. This is actually a myth—what you do to a single strand can’t spread like contagion. “The surrounding hairs will not turn white until their own follicles’ pigment cells die,” says Trey Gillen, hairstylist and creative director of education at SACHAJUAN. Reasons Not to Pluck Gray Hair There are almost zero benefits to the temporary departure of a gray strand, and you might actually cause some damage....

This ‘healthy food’ category also presents a very limited view of health and how food influences your health, says Sherry Lin, RDN, registered dietitian at Your Life Nutrition. What’s typically labeled as healthy fast food is often talking about food that benefits physical health. “Health for me is more holistic,” Sherry says. “It’s more than what the food does for me physically—it’s also how food impacts my mental, emotional, social, and cultural health....

The Best Rose Fertilizers Like all plants, roses need three primary nutrients: Nitrogen (the “N” on a fertilizer label), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K), plus several secondary and trace elements. Trace elements (boron, chlorine, copper, and iron) promote plant cell and root growth. Most garden soils provide some of these nutrients, but they become depleted as the plants grow and use them. That’s where you come in; adding nutrients back to the soil helps roses perform their best....

Is there anything better than homemade apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top? I mean maybe, but that’s pretty fantastic. It’s even better than apple crumble with fresh whipped cream or even caramel apple nachos with chocolate and caramel drizzles. I’m going to be honest – this apple pie recipe takes a quite a bit of time but a lot of that time is just waiting for the crust to chill and the pie to bake....