Kim Byers
The Celebration Shoppe
Picnic tables, grilling, campfires for s’ mores, sparklers and laugh out loud jokes… {sigh} It makes me think of my childhood 4th of July gatherings with my mom’s huge family and “make your own” hot dog bars! For summer entertaining I love setting up “make your own” and “serve yourself” options. And with grilling season upon us, everyone …
Want a little inexpensive summer fun for the kiddos?! For the Summer Issue of All You magazine I contributed an article sharing How To Make Sidewalk Chalk Paint. It’s super easy to whip up and cleans up easily with rain or the hose! The recipe is a 1 to 1 ratio, but for simplicity we’ll …
My baby boy turned eight years old today… and honestly… I’m struggling with it a bit. Eight is a big number. Half-way to driving… {heavy sigh} Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy for him. He’s growing up and he’s such an amazingly happy kid. He brings laughter into our lives everyday. I’m just a bit …
Fourth of July is just around the corner and I’m planning a little ice cream social party for the family! My husband, brother-in-laws, father-in-law, niece and nephews served. I’m very proud of all of them. And when it comes to patriotic holidays, we along with all Americans, have so very much to be thankful for …
Flip Flop Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches! I love a fun summer treat that makes the kids smile and is easy to whip up. {grin} You’ll need: Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches (I picked these up at Kroger) Peel-A-Part Twizzlers My boys giggled for a full 10 seconds before gobbling them up. {wink} Have you seen my Mini …
When I was a child my grandparents had a garden. It seemed everyone did. And they ate from the garden all year. Fresh in the summer and frozen fresh in the winter months. Everything was organic. {wink} While this post is part of a sponsored campaign by Unilever Project Sunlight, all opinions and experiences expressed are entirely …
The fourth of July is just around the corner and we always roast s’ mores before the fireworks. This year I think we might add the fixin’s to make Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup S’ Mores. They are amazing! The ingredients are just what you think… graham crackers, marshmallows and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Easy peasy. And …
My sweet friend Hilary made these easy DIY art easels out of paper straws. I love that they can be any color combination and are perfect for art parties or to showcase art for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Hilary made them with my boys so they could showcase an art project they made in class …
Peanut butter banana pancakes. Yum! Birthday breakfasts are fun. I almost never let my boys have sweets before noon… I know… the occasional doughnut never hurt anyone. It’s more of… if they start the day with sugar it seems to just keep going. {wink} In any case, birthdays are different and my family has so …
It’s Father’s Day and we spent the day enjoying one another: cooking out, playing in the yard, riding bikes. My hubby got a few sweet things from my boys, including this photo gift. It was going to be great… I saw this super cute photo idea on Freckle Photo, I wrote “We Love You Daddy!” …
