Disclosure: My Big Fat Happy Life is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. I think my daughter turning 5 has been the hardest age to accept yet. There is just something about […]
Peppermint Mocha Frozen Hot Chocolate
Last Christmas when we had all our family visit us for the holiday, I made Peppermint Mocha Frozen Hot Chocolate. It was delicious, easy to make and an instant hit! We frequently make this recipe and there was a time period when every time I asked S if she wanted hot chocolate, she responded with […]
Making Paper Snowflakes
I love making paper snowflakes and had forgot how fun it is to open up the snowflakes and see what design you created. One day when S needed a project, we started making paper snowflake. I under anticipated how much fun S would have. She spent two hours cutting out paper snowflakes. I would fold […]
Grinch Drink
As soon as S saw commercials for How the Grinch Stole Christmas this year she started asking to watch the movie and to drink the “Grinch Drink”. I am always amazed at how much she remembers! It was last Christmas that I made a special drink for her to enjoy while watching the movie. S notices […]
My Current Favorites – December 2014
Disclosure: My Big Fat Happy Life is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. I wanted to do another post about what my current favorites are. Most of my favorites right now center […]
DIY Clay Gift Tags
I have never been one for placing traditional gift tags on my Christmas presents. Many years I just write the recipient’s name on the bottom of the package with a sharpie marker. This year I decided to make clay gift tags with the recipients’ initials stamped onto it. S had fun helping me and stamped most of […]
Assembling a Hot Chocolate Bar
One of my favorite new additions last Christmas was a hot chocolate bar. I served the hot chocolate bar on Christmas morning but it would be prefect to have out for the week of Christmas or even a small version out for the entire winter. I had a separate table set up in my dining […]
Fireplace Mantels 3 Ways for Christmas
I love to decorated for Christmas and one of my favorite areas to decorate is my fireplace mantel. I take everything off my mantel and change it to Christmas decorations. Special thanks to my mom for letting me photograph her fireplace mantels. Snowmen I have been collecting snowmen since I was 17. My dad (I […]
How to Make Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments
I remember when I was in elementary school making cinnamon applesauce ornaments for my mom for Christmas. Last year I decided to try making the same cinnamon applesauce ornaments with S. They’re easy to make and only require a couple household ingredients. These ornaments maintain their cinnamon smell for years! I still have some small gingerbread […]
24 Non-Messy Elf on the Shelf Antics
Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? If so, it can be hard to think up scenes for your Elf. Below are 24 different antics, some are simple and some may take a little more time to setup but none involve a huge mess for you to have to clean up! Has your […]