Easter Bunny Pancake
Here comes Peter Cottontail! It just wouldn’t be a holiday for us without some sort of fun pancakes and these Easter Bunny Pancakes are so yummy! We have made fun pancakes for nearly ever holiday,...
View ArticleFather’s Day Pancakes
Father’s Day is just around the corner and most of us are planning away at making it the perfect day for the dad we adore. Breakfast is one of those things that needs to be planned. Surprise the dad in...
View ArticleFather’s Day Gift Card Holder: “Dad, I Dig You!”
Father’s Day is coming and you may be trying to decide what to have your kids give to their dad. My boys love making things, but I am often completely out of ideas. There are a lot of different...
View ArticleThe Best Subscription Boxes for Dad
Gone are the days where you have to wrap up an ugly tie and give it to dad. Say hello to 2016 and the year that you can get dad something awesome. This is for all of the women out there who want to...
View Article4th of July Waffles
These 4th of July Waffles were a hit! These were originally shared as a part of our Summer Survival for Moms of Boys series. I love making fun holiday-inspired breakfasts and this was worth a...
View ArticlePatriotic Crafts for Kids
These Patriotic Crafts for Kids are so much fun! Can you believe that the 4th of July is this week?!?! Where has the summer gone? This fun roundup of Patriotic Crafts, will keep your kids busy all...
View ArticleVampire Cookies –“Spook”tacular Halloween Treat
Fun and Spooky Halloween food is my favorite!! Each year my boys and I create some Halloween food creations and these Vampire Cookies are so fun to make for the entire family. Vampire Cookies Fall is...
View ArticleA Spooky Halloween Game
The day has come and soon ghosts, witches and skeletons will be haunting our neighborhoods. If you are planning Halloween parties or need a little something fun for the kids to help hold them over...
View ArticleAwesome Halloween Costumes Boys Will Love
Halloween is such a fun time. My boys have always loved dressing up. Now that they are getting bigger, they also like to help with their costumes. They’ve been looking for some awesome Halloween...
View ArticleFrankenstein Pancakes: A Fun Halloween Breakfast
Halloween is a time for making spooky food and we love making fun pancake creations. These Frankenstein pancakes will be a huge hit with any kid. Not too scary, and tons of fun to eat! Frankenstein...
View ArticleGratitude Pumpkins
I love that Thanksgiving is a holiday that doesn’t require gifts and extra things. It is simply a time to reflect on and be grateful for the things that we have. These Gratitude Pumpkins are a great...
View ArticleAcorn Donuts
We love making yummy treats for Thanksgiving and these Acorn Donuts were super easy to make and fun to eat! Acorn Donuts We love getting together with family over the holidays. We love the enjoying...
View ArticleSnowman Pancakes: Fun Christmas Breakfast
If you are looking for a fun Christmas morning breakfast idea, these Snowman pancakes will be a hit with your kids. These are really easy to throw together because we all know that we don’t need any...
View ArticleChristmas Party Games
Christmas is coming! Is anyone as excited as I am? Christmas is my favorite time of year. I love the sights, sounds and smells. And more importantly, I love the time spent with family and friends,...
View ArticleGingerbread Oreo Cookie People
The holidays are the perfect time to create some really fun and festive food. These Gingerbread Oreo Cookie People turned out so cute! They are perfect for school class parties, or just as a special...
View ArticleHarry Potter Snowflakes
If you’ve followed The Joys of Boys for a while you know that we love finding and sharing amazing snowflake ideas and these Harry Potter Snowflakes are incredible! Harry Potter Snowflakes We’ve shared...
View ArticleFree Printable Minecraft Valentines
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! (How did THAT happen??) Do you know what type of Valentines your kids will be giving this year? My boys have a love/hate relationship with Valentine’s Day....
View ArticleStar Wars Valentines and Light Saber Treat
If you are looking for a fun and simple Valentine, print out these Star Wars Valentines and make this simple light saber treat. Star Wars Valentines I’ve mentioned before that it can be hard to find...
View ArticleOut of This World Valentines
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and that means moms everywhere will be scrambling to find just the right Valentines for their kids to pass out to friends. My boys don’t like sharing anything...
View ArticleR2D2 Valentine Box
We have fun coming up with different Valentine boxes for my boys each year and this R2D2 Valentine box is one of my favorites so far! R2D2 Valentine Box My boys are still on a Star Wars kick so I knew...
View Article18 Valentine’s Day Breakfast Ideas for Kids
There are so many simple ways that we can make our kids feel special on the holidays. These Valentine’s Day breakfast ideas for kids would be a huge hit! Valentine’s Day Breakfast Ideas for Kids...
View ArticleHalloween Charades: Printable Halloween Game
This printable Halloween Charades game will be a hit of your next Halloween party and would be perfect for a school class Halloween party. Halloween Charades My youngest boys have been obsessively...
View ArticleEyeball Donuts : Easy Halloween Treat
When you are living with 4 boys, you get used to having some really strange requests for their birthday. Halloween has always been my favorite time to make fun food creations with my boys so when my...
View ArticleGhost Treat Bags for Halloween Goodies
These ghost treat bags are a fun and inexpensive goodie bag to have at your next Halloween party. And a simple Halloween craft kids will love to make. Ghost Treat Bags If you are like I am, you...
View ArticlePrintable Thanksgiving Games: Thanksgiving Charades
Printable Thanksgiving games are the most wonderful way to keep kids entertained and for you to keep your sanity while Thanksgiving dinner cooks. And Thanksgiving Charades is fun for the entire family....
View Article17 Fun and Easy Turkey Crafts Kids Love
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Family, fun, food….stress? As much as we might love it, there always seems to be a bit of stress involved. Will the turkey be done on time? Will the mashed...
View Article17 Turkey Treats Kids will Gobble Up
It’s my favorite time of the year! Thanksgiving week is here in the US which means we get to gather our family and friends around us, eat yummy food and express gratitude for all of the wonderful...
View ArticleChristmas Advent Calendars Kids Will Absolutely Adore
I have so many fond memories of counting down the days until Christmas as a child. This is a great list of Christmas advent calendars kids will love! Each will build so much anticipation until the big...
View Article17 Free Christmas Printables Kids Will Love
I spent the morning hanging out with a bunch of adorable Kindergarten kids at their class Christmas party. As I was preparing a game for them, I was searching for some free Christmas printables kids...
View ArticleMarshmallow Snowman Hot Chocolate
This has been a strange winter for us. We just moved to the state that claims to have “The Greatest Snow on Earth” and yet we have had barely any snow. So instead of making snowmen outside, we are...
View ArticleCrafts and Activities that Teach Gratitude
I know that this time of year kids start getting their Santa lists together and start thinking about the things they want, so I love that these Activities and Crafts that Teach Gratitude actually focus...
View ArticleTurkey Pancakes – Easy Thanksgiving Breakfast
I know you are planning out your Thanksgiving Dinner, but what about Thanksgiving breakfast? These Turkey Pancakes are a fun and healthy Thanksgiving breakfast that your kids will love. Turkey...
View ArticleEasy Snowman Cookies
Today, I’m sharing one of my favorite parts about Christmas: Cookies! And, not just any cookies, but easy Snowman Cookies. I can’t imagine having Christmas without making sugar cookies and these easy...
View ArticleStocking Stuffers for Toddler Boys
Help Santa choose the perfect gifts with these stocking stuffers for toddler boys. Toddlers are the perfect age to dig into a fully stuffed stocking. Filing your toddler boy’s stocking with some fun...
View ArticlePrintable Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt
Looking at Christmas lights as a family is one of our favorite Christmas traditions. This printable Christmas light scavenger hunt adds to the fun as kids search high and low for everything on the...
View ArticleStar Wars Snowflakes
Every year our family loves to make snowflakes together. We are always on the look out for some snowflakes that are better than the average snowflakes we would normally make. These Star Wars...
View ArticleMake a Rocket Valentine Box and Have a BLAST This Valentine’s Day
Are your kids required to bring a Valentine Box to school to collect Valentines in? We have had a lot of fun over the years making different Valentine boxes, but I know it can be hard to come up with...
View ArticleEaster Basket Ideas for Teen Boys
You’re never too old for an Easter basket! We have made the perfect list of Easter basket ideas for teen boys to help you fill those baskets in no time at all…. with stuff teen boys will surely love!...
View Article20 Fun Ways to Decorate Easter Eggs
Holidays are big around here and with Spring comes Easter and with Easter comes Easter Eggs. Today I am sharing 20+ Fun Ways to Decorate Easter Eggs. Fun Ways to Decorate Easter Eggs My boys love...
View ArticleSpider Web Pretzels – Easy Halloween Treat
Halloween is fast approaching and Halloween time is my favorite time of year for making fun treats with my kids. These Spider Web Pretzels will be fun to give out at a Halloween party or just to make...
View ArticleSurprisingly Easy Halloween Games for Kids
Do you feel that? Fall is in the air! Before we know it, the streets around us will be filled with ghosts, witches, mummies and all sorts of spooky characters. Halloween is one of my very favorite...
View ArticleMummy Pizza – Easy Halloween Dinner
How fun are these Mummy pizzas? Mummy pizzas have become a Halloween family tradition that my boys can’t live without. Mummy Pizza Welcome to October, the spookiest month of the year. We always get...
View ArticleSpooky-Good Halloween Breakfast Ideas
We love Halloween!! With Halloween already upon us, we need to start planning our Halloween breakfast this year. I don’t have a lot of holiday traditions with my kids, but I do love to make them fun...
View ArticleDinosaur Valentines: Free, Printable Valentines Kids Will Love
My boys are always on the lookout for the perfect Valentines to give their friends at school. Valentine’s day is a fun time for kids to give and receive Valentines and I prefer to look for unique and...
View Article40 Valentines for Boys
Valentine’s Day is on the way and if your boys are like mine, they may not like all the lovey-dovey things that come with Valentine’s Day. I’ve searched high and low and here are 40 Valentines for...
View ArticleLEGO Easter Basket and Egg: Easy LEGO
Can you believe that Easter is coming already?? Since we have been spending a lot of time at home, I have been trying to find things to occupy my boys so I don’t lose my mind, and easy LEGO challenges...
View ArticlePrintable Valentines for Boys
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, save yourself a trip to the store (and some $$) and check out these 25 Printable Valentines for Boys. 25 Printable Valentines for Boys If your boys are...
View ArticleValentine Boxes For Boys: Easy, Creative and Fun to Make
We love getting crafty on Valentine’s day and my boys are getting pretty good at designing their own Valentine boxes for school. Here are some of our favorite Valentine Boxes for boys. Valentine Boxes...
View Article20 Valentine’s Day Gifts for Boys
I have four boys and while they love holidays, it can be a challenge to find them something fun that they will like for Valentine’s Day. I’ve searched long and hard and made up a list of 20...
View ArticleThe Ultimate List of Easter Basket Ideas for Boys
I have always enjoyed stuffing Easter baskets full of goodies for my boys. To help you get those Easter baskets full this year, I have put together a list of Easter basket ideas for boys. From LED Bike...
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