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Holidays

Find posts about various holidays, such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Easter, and Valentine’s Day.

How to Easily Put Together a Halloween Costume

October 16, 2023October 3, 2019 by valplowman
Family dressed up for Halloween

You can have the Halloween costume you want on the cheap! Simple ways to recreate your favorite characters to dress up for Halloween. We LOVE dressing up for Halloween. We …

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Fun and Simple Easter Traditions for Families

March 6, 2025March 7, 2019 by valplowman
toddler opening Easter egg on the grass next to an Easter basket

Fun and Simple Easter Traditions for Families. 8 great traditions your children will love to do year after year as you celebrate Easter. Children love traditions. It doesn’t matter how …

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Traditional Thanksgiving Meal Ideas

September 30, 2024November 12, 2018 by valplowman
thanksgiving turkey

Thanksgiving Meal Ideas. Thanksgiving menu items for side dishes, main dishes, and desserts. Traditional ideas and non-traditional Thanksgiving meal ideas. Once you get married and have children, the countdown is …

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Babywise Mom Christmas Round-Up

April 27, 2020November 1, 2018 by valplowman
Christmas gifts and pinecones

Babywise Mom Christmas Round-Up. Christmas prep posts, Christmas gift ideas, the meaning of Christmas, and Christmas traditions. With October behind us it is time to start looking forward to the …

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How to Have a Wholesome Halloween

October 9, 2025October 17, 2018 by valplowman
How to have a wholesome Halloween. What you can do to celebrate Halloween with your family without focusing on the gore and creepy things. 

How to have a wholesome Halloween. What you can do to celebrate Halloween with your family without focusing on the gore and creepy things. I love, love, super-love the Fall …

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The Best Christmas Treats to Make with Kids

September 29, 2020December 13, 2017 by valplowman
Baking with a child at Christmas

The Best Christmas Treats to Make with Kids during the holidays. These are great treats to make and eat and to share with neighbors, family, and friends at Christmas. I …

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Top Christmas Albums to Listen To

November 3, 2020December 8, 2017 by valplowman
Christmas Albums to listen to

Top Christmas albums to listen to. A great variety of family friendly Christmas items to listen to this holiday season. I love music in general, but I have a special …

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Valerie Plowman

Valerie Plowman, known as "the Babywise Mom", is the happy mother of four children. She has been helping parents with their parenting concerns since 2007 and loves helping others absolutely love being a parent.

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