Holiday Fun

New Years

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Easter

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Thanksgiving

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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!

Easter Basket with Real Grass
Easter Basket with Real Grass

Easter Basket with Real Grass

Dian Thomas2023-05-10T20:40:31+00:00March 5th, 2023|Easter, Holiday Fun|

Start this Easter basket at least a week before Easter. It will last for several weeks if you “mow” it regularly with scissors. Basket Heavy clear plastic, 6" larger than the inside of the basket Indoor potting soil Wheat seed Line the inside of your [...]

Chocolate Easter Basket
Chocolate Easter Basket

Chocolate Easter Basket

Dian Thomas2023-03-06T17:50:45+00:00March 5th, 2023|Crafts, Easter, Holiday Fun, Kids|

Don't let warming chocolate keep you for this next idea! Dipping chocolate is easy to if you take care not to overheat it. Learn all of Dian's tips and tricks to successfully create a chocolate dipped Easter egg basket. Creating The Chocolate Basket What you [...]

Paper Bag Bunny Baskets
Paper Bag Bunny Baskets

Paper Bag Bunny Baskets

Dian Thomas2023-03-15T04:09:54+00:00March 4th, 2023|Easter, Holiday Fun, Kids|

This bunny basket is so simple, even preschoolers can make it. 1 (lunch-size) paper bag Pencil Scissors 1 small pink pom-pom Magic marker Pipe cleaners Cotton ball 1 (1/2 gallon) milk carton, washed Easter grass and candies 1 (1/2 gallon) milk carton, washed Easter grass and [...]

How To Create An Easy String Easter Egg Basket
How To Create An Easy String Easter Egg Basket

How To Create An Easy String Easter Egg Basket

Dian Thomas2023-03-06T17:26:34+00:00March 4th, 2023|Crafts, Easter, Holiday Fun|

You can also fill this basket filled with hollow decorated eggs. 1 cup sugar 1 cup hot water 1 rounded, tear-shaped balloon Crochet-cotton string (available at fabric or craft stores) Bows, ribbons, and other trims Easter grass and candies Make a solution of sugar and hot [...]

Easter
Easter

Easter

Dian Thomas2023-03-22T19:20:47+00:00March 4th, 2023|Easter, Holiday Fun|

Sunday is the Christian festival honoring Christ’s resurrection and. is considered by many people the world over to be the most important religious observance. It is a day of rejoicing for all Christian faiths. The word Easter first came into use in A.D. 735. Easter, [...]

The Joy of Making Creative Valentines
The Joy of Making Creative Valentines

The Joy of Making Creative Valentines

jsteffan2023-02-17T18:39:00+00:00February 17th, 2023|Featured, Holiday Fun, Valentines Day|

For me it seems like Christmas and New Year were just yesterday. When I got out my calendar to see when the next holiday was, I was shocked to see that Valentine's Day is just two weeks away. Valentine's Day is one of my favorite [...]

Send an Edible Heart and a Kiss for Valentines
Send an Edible Heart and a Kiss for Valentines

Send an Edible Heart and a Kiss for Valentines

jsteffan2023-02-17T18:38:27+00:00February 17th, 2023|Holiday Fun, Valentines Day|

What a great holiday. I know that nowadays it has become a greeting at the end of a phone call to say, “I love you”. To me, Valentine's Day is set aside to not only say it, but to show it. And what better way [...]

Irish Potato Skins
Irish Potato Skins

Irish Potato Skins

Dian Thomas2023-02-27T22:07:15+00:00February 15th, 2023|Sides, St. Patrick's Day|

Serve as an appetizer or as a main dish with a crisp green salad. 4 large baking potatoes 2 tablespoons butter, melted Seasoned salt Pepper Potato Skin Toppings 1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) grated Cheddar cheese 1/3 cup chopped green onions (5-6 onions) 6 crisp-cooked bacon slices, [...]

Pesto Pasta

Dian Thomas2023-02-15T16:39:08+00:00February 15th, 2023|St. Patrick's Day|

Go ahead and use your hands to mix the pesto and pasta. 1pound spinach pasta (angel hair is a good choice) 1 teaspoon salt (optional) 1 tablespoon light olive oil 1 or 2 cloves of garlic 2 cups lightly packed fresh basil leaves 1/2 cup light [...]

Shamrock Bread Loaf
Shamrock Bread Loaf

Shamrock Bread Loaf

Dian Thomas2023-02-16T16:46:02+00:00February 15th, 2023|Entrées, St. Patrick's Day|

Green, but not moldy! 4 leaf clovers are tricky to find, but maybe this delicious shamrock bread loaf will bring some needed good luck. What You Will Need 2 packages active dry yeast 1-1/4 cups in warm water Green food coloring in 1 cup warm water [...]

Holiday Fun

New Years

Valentines

St. Patrick's Day

Easter

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Christmas

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