Holidays
Enjoying the holidays with family
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas Themed Dinner and Movie
For our final Christmas Themed Dinner, we enjoyed a Who-feast while viewing How the Grinch Stole Christmas. This classic Christmas tale focuses on a mean-spirited grouch who HATES Christmas and his neighboring merrymakers, the Whos. In his attempt to steal Christmas and end it once and for all, the Grinch learns a valuable lesson: Christmas isn’t about material things; it’s a joyous feeling in your heart when you care for others. The menu I created for our Grinch Themed Dinner can be enjoyed during a reading of the beloved Dr. Seuss story, a viewing of the classic animated film, or during your favorite Grinch adaptation! In our household, our favorite…
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Home Alone Themed Dinner
This week’s themed dinner was inspired by the classic Christmas film – Home Alone! Mistakenly left alone while his family traveled to Paris for the holidays, 8-year-old Kevin finds creative ways to fend for himself in their absence. To make matters worse, Kevin must face off against two burglars in a showdown to protect his home. We love watching this movie during Christmastime and enjoy lots of laughs as we quote our favorite scenes. There are several food references throughout the film, which made it a lot of fun creating this Home Alone Dinner menu. Read on, to see how we ate like unsupervised 8-year-olds while enjoying this holiday classic!…
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Top 10 Walt Disney World Resorts to Visit During Christmas
Walt Disney World goes all out when decking the halls for Christmas, and the Disney resorts are no exception! Massive Christmas trees, intricate gingerbread displays, brightly colored lights and exquisitely themed ornaments are just a few of the festive sights guests can enjoy during their holiday visit. With so many gorgeous Christmas offerings at each of the Disney resorts, many guests plan a day to simply resort hop to take in these amazing displays. If you are looking forward to a Christmas Disney trip, be sure to check out the festive cheer at these Top 10 Disney Resorts! 10. Polynesian Resort You’ll be saying Mele Kalikimaka when you visit the…
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Disney Christmas Crafts to Make For Friends and Family
It’s the holiday season, and what better way to get in the spirit than with some festive Disney Christmas Crafts? We’ve rounded up some of the jolliest crafts and DIYs to add a little Disney magic to your holidays. Whether you are looking to spruce up your holiday décor or make gifts for loved ones – we’ve got the Disney Christmas Crafts for you! Try one of these Disney advent calendar crafts to give your family a little dose of Disney during the countdown to Christmas. You can fill them with small goodies, Disney pins, snippets of Disney trivia, or even a Disney movie selection to enjoy that evening! Disney-Inspired…
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Christmas Treat Recipes From the Disney Parks
This week, I am sharing some sweet Christmas Treat Recipes from the Disney Parks! I look forward to making Christmas treats for friends and family over the holidays, and these Disney recipes have me especially excited this year. I always say, adding a little Disney magic to your holidays makes them extra fun. And making these Disney Christmas treat recipes is the perfect way to do it! These recipes hail from Walt Disney World, Disney California Adventure Park, and Disney Cruise Line! Which Disney Christmas Treat Recipes will YOU be preparing for the holidays? Double Chocolate Yule Log – Very Merrytime Cruise (Disney Cruise Line) Nothing says “festive” like a…
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Thanksgiving Recipes from the Disney Parks
This week, I am sharing some recipes from the Disney Parks you can prepare for your Thanksgiving dinner! It’s always fun to add a little Disney magic to your holidays, and Thanksgiving no exception! For this reason, I’ve rounded up this selection of recipes to add a fun Disney spin to your traditional Thanksgiving spread. These Thanksgiving recipes hail from Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Disney Cruise Line. They are sure to be a hit on your Thanksgiving table! Pumpkin Soup – Sunshine Seasons (EPCOT) To start off your Thanksgiving dinner, try preparing this Pumpkin Soup recipe from Sunshine Seasons. This creamy soup is made with pumpkin, acorn…
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Hocus Pocus Dinner Party
For our final Halloween Themed Dinner, we had a Hocus Pocus Dinner Party with our close friends! If you’ve been following this blog, you know that Halloween is a BIG DEAL in our household. We have a bucket list of our favorite Halloween movies we look forward to watching every year, but this is IT, people! The crème de la crème, the pièce de résistance, our absolute FAVORITE Halloween movie of all time – HOCUS POCUS! Every year, we invite my friends over for a Hocus Pocus Dinner Party and enjoy a Halloween-themed meal during the movie. We really outdid ourselves this year, so I decided to share our menu…
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Beetlejuice Themed Dinner
It’s time for another Halloween-themed dinner, and this time we’re dining with the ghost with the most – Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice is a Halloween staple in our household, and a movie we find ourselves quoting all year round. There are a lot of great food scenes in this movie, so it was a lot of fun creating this menu for our Beetlejuice Themed Dinner! It’s Showtime! To kick things off for our Beetlejuice Themed Dinner, I served some roasted roaches as an appetizer. Don’t worry – they aren’t REALLY roasted roaches. These delicious morsels are actually cheese stuffed dates wrapped in bacon. I found the idea and recipe over at Castellon’s…
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Disney Halloween Crafts to Make This Fall
Spooky season is upon us, and what better way to get in the spirit than with some fun Disney Halloween crafts?! Whether you are looking for Disney Halloween décor, apparel, or functional everyday items – we’ve got the crafts for you! Emulate your favorite Disney heroes and villains this Halloween with these headband crafts Princess Leia Headband from As the Bunny Hops Maleficent Horn Headband from Just Halloween Crafts Create some Disney villain tombstones commemorate the villains you LOVE to HATE Disney Villains Tombstones from Adventures in Familyhood These Mouse Ears are a great Halloween craft you can wear to the Parks! Jack Skellington Ears from A Pumpkin and a…
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Ghostbusters Themed Dinner
It’s not Halloween in our household until we’ve watched Ghostbusters, and this year we enjoyed a special themed dinner to celebrate! One of my favorite Halloween memories was the year we all dressed up as Ghostbuster characters for trick-or-treating. Eric even constructed an Ecto-1 wagon for Gemma to ride along in while we jammed to the Ghostbusters theme all night. We had a blast! For this reason, Ghostbusters will always be a Halloween staple in our household. For our Ghostbusters Themed Dinner, I wanted to embrace some quintessential dishes from New York City that appear in the film. I also wanted to create some “slimy” and “marshmallow-y” treats inspired by…
