Christmas Cookie Exchange with snowflake cookies, gumdrop Christmas tree, a cookie cutter wreath, gingerbread cookie garland + a delicious hot cocoa bar!

I'll admit that I have done zero holiday decorating thus far (Bad Blogger Award™ 5 years straight, thank you very much!), but I do have some fun holiday inspiration to share from last year. We threw a Gingerbread Decorating Party for our daughter's 6th birthday and it was a total blast. An insane kid sugar fueled rave kinda blast, but a blast none the less. We purchased gingerbread kits from Ikea ($4 each) and loads of extra candy. I made the gingerbread houses the night before so they would…

Plan a kid-friendly cookie party with these tips from lifestyler author Camille Styles and get one of her favorite recipes!

This year marked our 4th annual Cookie decorating party with my nieces and nephews, so I figured it was about time to share a few tips and tricks with you on How to Host a

We hope these tips help you throw a great cookie decorating party of your own this holiday season!

Cookie decorating is not only a fun and creative activity, but it can also be a fantastic theme for a party. The best part is that you can host a cookie decorating party any time of the year: Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, 4th of July, Back to School. Cookie decorating is always in season! There's something magical about letting people decorate their own cookies and unleash their creativity. It's like giving them a blank canvas and watching them turn it into a masterpiece.

Keep the kids entertained with their own party activity. Set up a gingerbread decorating station, complete with to-go boxes so little ones take the treats with them when they leave. >> http://www.hgtv.com/design/make-and-celebrate/holidays/kids-gingerbread-cookie-decorating-party-pictures?soc=holidaypinparty

Gingerbread party

This post may contain affiliate links, but all opinions are 100% mine! Sometimes I think I am kind of crazy with the things I take on, but then it all works out and I remember, once again, that crazy is okay. Like when I made sixteen gingerbread (okay, graham-cracker) cottages and had fourteen children over to decorate them...at first I thought I'd lost my mind. But then we had such fun that I can hardly wait to do it again next year! To pull this off, I pre-assembled the cottages the day…

Favorite Christmas Tradition Cookie decorating has been a tradition in our family for years. It is one of my favorites. When the kids were really small, we did it with just our family. As they got older and began homeschooling we started inviting some of our homeschool friends. Eventually, our parties got so big that