If you work in a school or attend a school, you know dress up days are a thing. They are a scramble around the night before and be dang sure you have an outfit kind of thing. In the month of December, you can almost rest assured there will be some Christmas dress up days…
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Branson Strip with Kids – 10 Things to Do in Branson – The Gifted Gabber
Last week, the family and I ventured back to Branson, Missouri and found ourselves enjoying the Branson Strip for a summer vacation. Staying on the Branson Strip with kids opened my eyes to a whole new world of Branson. Granted, when I was a kid, we often stayed on the strip because there wasn’t much…
You Will Love These Trolls Birthday Party Ideas – The Gifted Gabber
If you’ve come looking for Troll-ific ideas for your child’s birthday party, you’ve come to the right place! We just celebrated Scooter Britches 5th birthday (what?!) and Little One’s 3rd birthday (huh?!) with a cupcakes and rainbows themed Trolls birthday party. We have tons of fun Trolls birthday party ideas for you to explore! “This…
Tips for a McDonald’s Birthday Party for Kids – The Gifted Gabber
Disclosure: I am a brand ambassador for McDonald’s. I will be compensated for this Tips for a McDonald’s Birthday Party for Kids post. All thoughts, opinions, and ideas are my own. Are you shocked that my sweet Scooter Britches is already FIVE? Yep, me too. I know all of us mamas are not in the…
Because Being a Girl Mom Rocks Too
Everywhere I look, I see it. On t-shirts, memes, windshield stickers, hashtags. The coveted title of boy mom. I always knew I would be terrible at the job of boy mom. Having grown up an only child with mainly female friends, my exposure to little boys was minimal. When I was around some of my…
Valentine’s Home Tour with House Plants – The Gifted Gabber
Thanks for visiting my updated Valentine’s Home Tour 2020! (This post is updated from my original 2017 post.) Well, where do you fall? Are you camp Valentine’s Day or anti-Valentine’s Day? If you are reading this post, then perhaps you are as gung-ho for red and pink decorations and ooey gooey Valentine’s Day cards as…
New Year’s Cookies for Happy New Year Gift – The Gifted Gabber
Cookie making with kids is not for the faint of heart, y’all. The flour on the walls, the sprinkles in your hair, the buttery fingers all over your bar stools, the stopping every five minutes to wash multiple sets of hands. It’s a mess. It takes a lot longer than just baking cookies on your…
What You Can Do with McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys – The Gifted Gabber
Disclosure: I am a brand ambassador for McDonald’s. I am being compensated for this What You Can Do with McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. For many of us, the occasional fast food stops are a must for surviving a busy week. For me, weekly stops are part of…
Watermelon Pizza – Fruit Pizza – The Gifted Gabber
Thanks for joining us today for our watermelon pizza post which is our August feature for Kids’ Kitchen. School has already started back, but we’re trying to squeeze in every last bit of summer we can get. Watermelons are typically in season May through August in our part of the country. Therefore, this is the…
Nostalgic Play Date at McDonald’s
Disclosure: I am a brand ambassador for McDonald’s. I am being compensated for this nostalgic play date at McDonald’s post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. #mcdambassador Being a school teacher, despite its many stresses and endless to-dos, does bring the benefit of spending 3/4 of my year as a working mom and 1/4…