Holidays & Celebrations

Looking for some cute and adorable (and mighty useful) homemade Christmas gifts you can make for your kids? Here are some of our favorites! Find the printables for these homemade Christmas gifts right here on mothersniche.com! Homemade Christmas Gifts: Ideas for kids! Play Dough Activity Mats Play dough activity mats are some of our most […]

Chuck E. Cheese is a venue your child might choose for their birthday! While there aren’t as many Chuck E. Cheese’s around as there used to be, you can still find some locations across the U.S.! If you want to know what to expect with a birthday party here, our article will give you all […]

Looking for an advent calendar for 2017 Light the World?? This is one of our favorite ways to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas! Printable Light The World Advent Calendar 2017 There are so many advent calendars out there. Some have candy or little gifts. Some are books or toys. But when our family take […]

We have a really fun “Letter From Santa” for you to print off this week! The idea is that it comes in the mail from Santa and his elves, for your child to fill out and return. Whether or not you choose to shop for Christmas before or after Thanksgiving, now is a good time […]

When you want to wow the guests around your Thanksgiving table, the surest way to do it is with some amazing Thanksgiving trivia. Show off your turkey day smarts with these 12 Thanksgiving facts: 1. TV dinners were the product of Thanksgiving In 1953, someone at Swanson misjudged the number of frozen turkeys it would […]

This little man is in love with ELEPHANTS! He wants to have an elephant for a pet. Someday we may have to make it to a circus and let him ride an elephant. But, until then, we held him off with an Elephant birthday party.  We had a fun time playing games and eating yummy […]

Who out there LOVES Harry Potter? Me, I definitely do! So when I got my daughter (who was 10 years old at the time) Harry Potter books for Christmas I only dreamed she would fall in love with them like I did. Well, dreams come true people. By the first day back to school, after […]

My daughter just had a birthday, and all she wanted was a unicorn party! She’s been talking about it forever!  Check it all out below, and make sure you check out our other kid’s birthday party ideas.Thanks to the free unicorn printables and party ideas over at Double The Batch, I didn’t have to come […]

We love Easter! And we love “egging” our neighbors with this fun “You’ve Been Egged” printable that we posted on the blog a few years ago. It comes with a super cute springtime Easter poem and is a fun way to spread some Easter holiday cheer to the neighbors, or cheer up someone going through […]

Break out of the candy routine and change it up with Bubble Valentine’s! The kids will love it and parents too! This is especially easy with the FREE PRINTABLE! All you do is print, cut, and attach! It doesn’t get any easier than that! Getting started: Remember to print on white card stock paper. I […]

How to Make Paper Snowflakes Step by Step Instructions for Making Paper Snowflakes Materials: PaperScissors Directions: 1.  Fold a rectangular paper on the diagonal, lining up the edges, it will be square—cut off excess. 2.  Find the middle of the diagonal fold (bring the angles together, crease in the center) 3.  Open again, using the […]

It is Christmas season and we love to start off the month by making a family gingerbread house.  This year we have been trying to tie more of our activities into the true meaning of Christmas. So, this year we decided to make a nativity scene. I was so busy with other things and so […]

Tis’ the season for Christmas cheer. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t enjoy the music this time of year.  Yesterday was the day my kids have been waiting for. No, it’s obviously not Christmas yet. Our favorite radio station announced that Tuesday would begin Christmas music season and would be playing it non-stop until Christmas […]

There is no better time of the year to be thinking about all your blessings! We naturally evaluate and reflect on our year and the trials and triumphs we’ve experienced.  It is so fun to reflect on the way the Lord’s hands have brought blessings and worked miracles in our lives. As a family we […]

I hate it when I fall in love with a gift idea, but the gift is specific to one product. So this year, we are giving you a free printable for your neighbor gifts, as well as FIFTEEN gift ideas that could go with it! I don’t know about you but I have some pretty […]

Around the holidays, life always starts to get hectic! If you’re looking for a fun and simple gift to give to your neighbors, this recipe is a MUST! It has successfully caused mumbles of joy and smiles brighter than the north star to everyone who eats one…two…three… Well, everyone except my mom because she doesn’t […]

25 Family Activities for a more Magical Christmas     ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ MAGIC RIGHT FROM THE START ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥– Beginning of December Letters to Santa Claus This is my son’s letter from last year. Straight to the point. This boy knew exactly what he wanted! This is one of the very […]

This fun Christmas Treasure Map can be used in a variety of ways. You can do it just for fun each day leading up to Christmas (and use the activity ideas below), or you can even use it on Christmas morning to lead to kids to the tree or to find a particular gift. I […]

Do you have a little boy who loves the outdoors? A Lumber Jack party is a perfect choice! It is especially fun for a fall or winter party. Find tutorials for everything you need to throw the best party this side of the forest! You will be so PLAID you did! PLUS, All the FREE […]

Start off your holiday season with a Letter to St. Nick.  Here you will find a FREE PRINTABLE letter and envelope, with easy to make instructions. I know Santa will appreciate the effort. The holidays are here my friends! ↓↓Here you can download your Santa Letter and Envelope↓↓ Santa Envelope Santa Letter   I have […]

I have a 2 year old and 1 year old and they love getting crafty with paints or coloring.  I have really wanted to do something with them for Halloween.  The 2 year old, has been especially interested in pumpkins this year.  With them being too young to carve, which is what most of us […]

We all know things get crazy on Halloween!  Every year our family has a tradition of a very special Halloween dinner, the kids love it and the adults get a good laugh! Fun Halloween Dinner Tradition Everyone orders from a special Halloween-themed “menu,” and no one actually knows what they are getting (because menu items […]

The holidays are so dang fun! But the holidays can also be so so busy! Sometimes it’s hard to balance being the fun mom that volunteers to take the snack or help with the Halloween class party, and also keeping your sanity! I like to go for options that are fun and festive, but not […]