Memories in Moments

I hear ALL the time: “having a party during the holidays is way too stressful because I run out of a time and am scrambling at the last minute.” Today I’m giving you my 5 tips to surviving and enjoying entertaining this holiday season. These tips will give you the confidence needed to host your beautiful parties, and puts the joy back into celebrating the holidays. Remember, parties are supposed to be fun...especially holiday parties!

Candice is a California girl living in Seattle, a mama to be to her sweet son, and an extremely talented baker. She started baking chocolate chip cookies as a creative outlet after busy work days, and she now has a thriving business baking for weddings and events in the Seattle area. Candice is on the show to give us some of her best baking tips, share some sweet treat recipes, and help us navigate setting up dessert tables in a stress-free and manageable way.

You've got a party coming up! But...dang it, it's going to be rainy. Now what?! Today's episode is all about what the heck to do when you have to host a rainy day indoor party. Maybe you are planning a party and rain surprise attacks you, or maybe your kiddo has a rainy season birthday and this is your reality every year. Regardless of the circumstance, I have tons of tips and creative ideas for you to try when planning your next rainy day party! 

Today my friend Mariah Leeson, from Giggles Galore, and I are taking a deep dive into creating Halloween memories and starting new family traditions for the fun and spooky holiday! Mariah is FULL of ideas for easy ways to celebrate that have HUGE impact on your kids and the magic of their childhoods!

I put a call out to the Memories and Moments listeners and asked them to send me any and all questions they had about celebrating Halloween this year. I gathered them all and answered each one in the episode! The questions generally fell into 3 categories: decor, food, and activities. My Halloween Celebration Guide is the perfect compliment to this episode. It has even more ideas, tips, and gives the supply lists, materials needed, and actual recipes to the examples I mentioned in today's show!

Jessica Litman, mom of two and the creator of The Organized Mama is here to give us tips and routines for overcoming the schoolwork and art project paper mountain that is burying us all. She is sharing some genius ideas for deciding what the keep, what to toss, and how to store it while honoring our kid's school memories and progress. We also discuss decluttering our kid's rooms and systems for an organized morning. Jessica is here to help us live neat and calmer lives, one drawer at a time!

Kristin Marr, mom of two and the creator of Live Simply is here to give us tips and ideas on making the prepping and planning of school lunches. She gives us menu plan ideas, routines to get into, and ways to involve our kids in the lunch time packing. Kristin also shares ways to make memories with our kids in the kitchen, including one of her favorite memories, making hot chocolate with her kids- something they look forward to every season. You'll walk away with a new school lunch plan to use this week!

Carla Snipes is a mom of 3, a former teacher and the creator of the adorable educational blog, Little Learner. She is on a mission to encourage parents and guide them through loving and learning with their littles with simple, fun, and engaging educational activities. In this episode we talk all about Fall traditions and activities that are easy, low on prep, educational, but still super memorable. Go check out the full show notes at: https://confettipartyplans.com/podcast-fall-family-traditions/

Planning a party? Don't even think about opening Pinterest until you listen to this week's episode! Parties are one of the most special ways to make memories with your loved ones...but I know they can also be stress, time-consuming, and stressful. In this episode, I break down the two most important things I do before I even lift a finger for the party; ask yourself these 3 important questions, and create an extremely detailed weekly checklist. Can't you just feel the stress melting away?!

Laura is a teacher mom of 3 (superwoman!), and the creator of The Schoolhouse Site!  She is on a mission to help parents feel involved with their kid’s school lives through connecting with them and their teachers during the day.  She is in incredible resource, and her blog is filled with tips and ideas on helping us do this! Laura has also launched a new product, which is beyond brilliant, called The Creative Lunch Box, which allows parents to connect with their kids through their lunchboxes!

Welcome to the show! I am so glad you're here. This podcast is all about giving you tangible tips and realistic ideas for making memories with your family when it comes to special occasions, holidays, and milestones. I truly believe every occasion, big or small, deserves to be celebrated, and I'm going to give you tons of ideas on how you can do that in a manageable way as we juggle the many things life throws at us as busy parents.