A charcuterie board is the perfect way to add a personal and delicious touch to any birthday party.  Charcuteries have expanded from the typical meat-and-cheese platters to imaginative, colorful, and tasty boards that will take any birthday party to the next level. I’ve been to birthday parties where an entire table was dedicated to charcuterie,Keep Reading 13 Unique Birthday Party Charcuterie Board Ideas was originally published on WhatMommyDoes.com ..read more

  Meal Trains are such a wonderful way to lend a helping hand to friends or family members having a difficult time. But what do you do when you want to help but feel limited by budget restraints?  I reached out to some of my blogging friends and gathered 27 budget-friendly meal train ideas. WhetherKeep Reading 27+ Budget-Friendly Meal Train Ideas was originally published on WhatMommyDoes.com ..read more

    When I wrote about giving away most of my kids’ toys before Christmas, I bet I made a lot of people wonder if I would be giving them replacement toys for Christmas. Here’s the thing – I never want to get back into that spot where I felt like I needed to throwKeep Reading 30 Non-Toy Christmas Gift Ideas for Kids was originally published on WhatMommyDoes.com ..read more

If you are lucky enough to host a baby shower in the fall, a pumpkin themed baby shower is not only adorable, but easy to put together. Whether the baby will be born during the fall season or if the celebration happens to be during fall, choosing pumpkins as a baby shower theme will giveKeep Reading 23+ Best Pumpkin Baby Shower Ideas  was originally published on WhatMommyDoes.com ..read more

  Baby showers are such a fun time to honor moms-to-be and their new baby. We love to get together to hear how the mom is feeling, what their plans are for when the baby is born and if they have picked a name. Baby showers are full of beautiful decorations, fun games, and, ofKeep Reading 25 Lovely Homemade Baby Shower Desserts (with pictures!) was originally published on WhatMommyDoes.com ..read more

A cash gift is always an easy way to please a teen family member, college students, or even that one person that is so hard to find the right gift for. I know that every time I gave one of my nephews a 5 dollar bill and took them to the dollar store they seemedKeep Reading 19+ Creative Birthday Money Gifts was originally published on WhatMommyDoes.com ..read more

The last time I attended a Christmas party, I had to bring a WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT worth around $25 to $30.  Instead of shopping for something unique, I decided to keep it simple and make my own with what I had on hand. I took it back to basics and created a white elephant giftKeep Reading Simple DIY “Bag of Cash” Money Gift (the White Elephant idea everyone loves!) was originally published on WhatMommyDoes.com ..read more

Planning a baby shower is something that falls on friends and loved ones of the mom-to-be, and it can be nerve-wracking to pull together under certain circumstances. Typically, the host(s) provide food and drinks, but there are lots of reasons you might want to opt for the easier route and make the celebration into aKeep Reading Is It Okay to Have a Potluck Baby Shower? was originally published on WhatMommyDoes.com ..read more

Looking for summer bake sale ideas that will bring in the big bucks and help reach your fundraising goal? You’ve come to the right place! A summer bake sale brings its own unique challenges… You want sweet treats BUT they also need to be able to withstand the summertime heat! And, of course, you wantKeep Reading 21+ Best Summer Bake Sale Ideas was originally published on WhatMommyDoes.com ..read more

  My 7 year old and 4 year olds just love school. I wanted to give their teachers something special this year. So I had both girls fill out (well, my 4 year old told me her answers) a questionnaire as a sort of “thank you note” to their teachers.   Cute End of YearKeep Reading {FREE} Thank You for Being a Great Teacher Fill-in-the-Blank Student Interview was originally published on WhatMommyDoes.com ..read more