I’m Already Manipulating My 3-Year-Old With Elf On The Shelf
Elf on the Shelf is a pretty creepy concept – I think we can all agree on that, right?…
Santa’s Little Helper: Santa And His Elves Won’t Judge You For Using Paper Plates
So while you’re getting all those final touches together for the big holiday dinner or Christmas brunch or Hanukkah…
Santa’s Little Helper: When You Didn’t Score That Special Gift For The Kids
Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins may lament that they were unable to procure the ideal gift for the children…
Santa’s Little Helper: Plan An Easy Holiday Brunch, No Pillsbury Required
Come Christmas morning or perhaps that last day of Hanukkah, there will be a lot going on. Kids will…
Santa’s Little Helper: The Easiest Last-Minute Gift Ever
A couple of years ago, we had a family move in across the street with young kids who looked…
Santa’s Little Helper: Toddlers Will Blab Your Gift Purchases
Unless you’re going last-minute gift shopping with your tween or teen, I would think twice about the kids you…
Santa’s Little Helper: Never Get Your Gifts Delivered At Home
You may have family members that are willing to look the other way when those packages hit the doormat…
Santa’s Little Helper: Buy Enough Wrapping Paper For This Holiday — And Next
Wrapping paper is probably one of the biggest annoyances of the commercialized holiday season. Not only do you suddenly…
Santa’s Little Helper: Go ‘Pre-Shopping’ With Your Tween Or Teen
Traditionally, teen years have always been pegged as the most difficult in childrearing — aside from the terrible twos….
Santa’s Little Helper: Paprika Pecans That Take Five Minutes
The holidays are a time of avid snacking. Sugar cookies and coffee cakes are what you’ll usually find in…
Santa’s Little Helper: Get Your Awesome 2-Year-Old To Make The Holiday Cards
When I first started babysitting as a teenager, I started to pick up on a familiar trend in the…
Santa’s Little Helper: Don’t Make An Outlandish Recipe You Have Never Made
When I first started baking and cooking as an early teenager, my grandmother imparted some wisdom to me about…