Category: Seasonal

Celery Rosemary Tonic

Cool, herbal, vegetable-infused beverages are all the rage—and it’s a good thing. Simple beverages filled with puréed vegetables are a great way to hydrate, along with fitting in important servings of veggies into your diet. This healthful tonic includes celery, lemon juice and rosemary for a cool green drink with just a touch of spice, thanks to cayenne. …

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7 Ways to Save the 7 Seas

It’s National Clean Beaches Week, and we have seven ways that you can help protect our beaches and oceans. Beachgoers are heading to the ocean after months of being cooped up due to the health crisis. However, the climate crisis could forever alter future beach treks. It’s more important now than ever before to take …

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Free Coloring Page: Hello Summer

This cute “Hello Summer” coloring page is adorned with pretty flowers and hearts, and is a fun way to usher in the summer season! Click on the image below to save this 8.5 x 11 letter (paper) size free printable coloring page. All rights reserved. This is for personal use only, you may not sell …

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2020 Project: Snow, Rain, or Shine Temperature Blanket

I like having a New Year project, changing up something and setting a goal, even if it’s a small one. So this year I’m going to have a go at crocheting a temperature blanket, where you crochet one row a day, and the color of yarn corresponds to your local temperature. One thing that I’m …

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A Christmas To Remember In Leavenworth, Washington

Last week my family and I visited Leavenworth, Washington for their annual Christmas lighting festival and truly had the best time of our lives.  Leavenworth is an over-the-top charming Bavarian-styled village nestled in the Cascade Mountains.  The Cascade mountains are located in in central Washington State and about a 4 and 1/2 hour drive from …

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The Tombstones and Creepy Old Crypts of Walt Disney World’s Haunted Mansion

Dear Lou… We just love the Haunted Mansion! Every time we go, we just love looking at the graves in front of the entrance, and we just noticed the mausoleum at the exit. Were they always there (I don’t remember the mausoleum)? And are the names on the graves of real people or just made-up? …

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Spiced Caramel Snickerdoodles

Forget pies and sheet cakes – show off your baking chops with these Spiced Caramel Snickerdoodles. Made with caramel and cinnamon, these cookies can do no wrong. Featuring delicious flavours, this cookie has got a little something to suit everyone’s taste buds. Another crowd pleaser? The simplicity of baking with Becel; use it 1:1 as …

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Mummy Candles and Pool Noodle Pumpkins

Mummy Candles Mummy candles are also fun and so easy that even a two-year old can do this activity. Let’s face it, part of the reason those twos are so terrible is because they are old enough to know things are going on around them, but at the same time they just cannot do very …

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Halloween Activities: Haunted Houses

Have you ever paid money to go through a haunted house? Do you have haunted houses in your city or town? Some places like Kansas City have a big business of having haunted houses in their old warehouse district. The Beast and the Edge of Hell are the two most famous. This year, there is …

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Free Coloring Page: Lighthouse and Whale

This pretty lighthouse and whale in the ocean coloring page is a relaxing activity for children and adults. Click on the image below to save this 8.5 x 11 letter (paper) size free printable coloring page. All rights reserved. This is for personal use only, you may not sell or redistribute the coloring page. Please …

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