Holiday Fun

New Years

Valentines

St. Patrick's Day

Easter

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Christmas

Enjoy more of the simple fun in life with the people who matter the most. Holidays provide the perfect excuse to step out of the everyday hustle and bustle and create some enjoyment for yourself and your family friends.

Dian’s holiday ideas are simple enough so that children and adults can enjoy them together. Here ideas will help you celebrate, decorate and cook something new and festive every month of the year.

I hope you’ll have as much fun using these ideas as I’ve had creating them. Enjoy!

Don’t Gain Weight during the Holidays: 5 Keys to Success
Don’t Gain Weight during the Holidays: 5 Keys to Success

Don’t Gain Weight during the Holidays: 5 Keys to Success

Dian Thomas2024-11-19T19:55:07+00:00November 19th, 2024|Delicious Food, Fitness and Lifestyle, Holiday Fun, Weight Loss|

If you have ever gone on a roller coaster ride you know that just after you pass the top you are in for the ride of your life with out the ability to control your speed. It is so easy to fall into the holiday [...]

Planning for Holiday Diet Success
Planning for Holiday Diet Success

Planning for Holiday Diet Success

Dian Thomas2024-11-19T19:43:25+00:00November 19th, 2024|Holiday Fun, Sides, Weight Loss|

When November comes around, I always think “Oh, no!” It’s time to get ready for the fast-paced ride. It is the beginning of tons of food and endless to-do lists. I have found one key to an enjoyable holiday season–and creating one that I can [...]

Special Christmas Gifts for Away from Home Family Members
Special Christmas Gifts for Away from Home Family Members

Special Christmas Gifts for Away from Home Family Members

Dian Thomas2024-11-19T19:57:53+00:00November 19th, 2024|Christmas, Crafts|

For family and friends that will not be home for the holidays, it is time to send your special holiday greetings and presents. One of my all time favorites is to send a Christmas tree with the gifts wrapped and placed under the tree. This [...]

Delicious Holiday Recipe Fits Every Meal
Delicious Holiday Recipe Fits Every Meal

Delicious Holiday Recipe Fits Every Meal

Dian Thomas2024-11-18T22:26:30+00:00November 18th, 2024|Christmas, Delicious Food|

It is not often that you find a recipe that can be served for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This recipe is one that you can have any time of the day, and it is delicious. I have also used it for a special occasion meal. [...]

Celebrating Christmas Around the World and Through the Centuries
Celebrating Christmas Around the World and Through the Centuries

Celebrating Christmas Around the World and Through the Centuries

Dian Thomas2024-11-18T20:14:39+00:00November 18th, 2024|Around the World, Christmas|

Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, although it has never been seriously claimed that December 25 was his true birthday. Before the fourth century, it was celebrated in April or May, which more closely matches the scriptural account. As Christian festivals were substituted for [...]

Thanksgiving and Amazing History
Thanksgiving and Amazing History

Thanksgiving and Amazing History

Dian Thomas2024-11-18T19:28:00+00:00November 18th, 2024|Holiday Fun, Thanksgiving|

There have been festivals associated with the harvest every since man began to till the soil. The Chinese celebrated such a feast thousands of years ago, and in our hemisphere, Native Americans and colonists celebrated the harvest years before the Pilgrims arrived. Nevertheless, Thanksgiving Day, [...]

Last Minute Gifts When Money Is Gone
Last Minute Gifts When Money Is Gone

Last Minute Gifts When Money Is Gone

Dian Thomas2024-11-18T19:00:26+00:00November 18th, 2024|Christmas, Crafts, Kids|

This week I have taken time to think back over my life and remember some of the gifts that were my favorites. It was not the ones that someone bought me although they were greatly appreciated; it was the ones that took some thought and [...]

Angel Gift Bag
Angel Gift Bag

Angel Gift Bag

Dian Thomas2024-11-18T18:29:14+00:00December 12th, 2023|Christmas, Crafts, Holiday Fun|

This angel is easy enough for little cherubs to make! Pink lightweight posterboard 1/4" wiggly eyes Permanent marker (red) Acrylic paint (pink) Sponge 1 white (or colored) paper bag 1 (6"-8") round paper doily White or multicolored curling paper ribbon (hair) 1/2yard (1/2" wide) ribbonSmall bell [...]

Pop Can Ornaments
Pop Can Ornaments

Pop Can Ornaments

Dian Thomas2023-12-12T05:33:17+00:00December 12th, 2023|Christmas, Holiday Fun|

Decorate your Christmas tree with fun animals. Aluminum soda pop cans or small juice cans Metal primer or matte-finish enamel spray paint Colored enamel spray paints (including fresh color) Acrylic paint (white, red or pink, blue or green, and black) Liner brush Sponge Clear spray varnish [...]

Christmas Memory Makers
Christmas Memory Makers

Christmas Memory Makers

Dian Thomas2023-12-12T05:22:47+00:00December 12th, 2023|Christmas, Holiday Fun|

Christmas traditions are handed down from generation to generation, but sometimes new ones can be especially meaningful to your family. WISH BOOK This clever book will simplify Christmas shopping for the whole family. Using a medium-sized note book, make a divider for each person in the [...]