Stocking Stuffers for Dads | Holiday Gift Guides

by SimplyHollyJo on November 17, 2020 , No Comments

Do you have a hard time figuring out gifts for your significant other, father, or other male in your life? I know that for me it’s the most difficult shopping experience within my family. In my family we still do stocking stuffers for even some adults. Especially my Mother-in-law. She still loves to do them for everyone. I grew up on practical stocking stuffers and loved it as a kid. I have shown my husband the light of how awesome practical stocking stuffers can be as well. But still, even year I have to make a list of stocking stuffer […]

Stocking Stuffers for Moms | Holiday Gift Guides

by SimplyHollyJo on November 10, 2020 , No Comments

I don’t know about you, but as a mom I spend a lot of time thinking about stocking stuffers. For my kids, for my whole family, and for others that like to get them for us. I also reflect on my stocking stuffers from childhood. My mom was a fan of getting toiletries for stocking stuffers, and I loved it. It meant I had some “fancy” stuff to call my own in the bathroom that I shared with my brother and sister. So, since moms also deserve some fun things for being “good” all year, today I’m sharing some awesome […]

Stocking Stuffers for Kids | Holiday Gift Guides

by SimplyHollyJo on November 3, 2020 , No Comments

It’s that time of year again. Everyone is thinking about the upcoming holidays and what to give their loved ones. Not only do Mom and Dad need help getting ideas for their kids sometimes, but I personally have to come up with ideas to give to Grandmas and Grandpas as well for stocking stuffers. So today I’m sharing some of my favorite ideas for stocking stuffers for kids. Arts + Crafts Stickers – You can NEVER go wrong with stickers. Stickers of their favorite characters, or you could do numbers, letters, shapes, or plain dot stickers. My kids actually like […]

Another Year Older | My Boys’ Birthday Photos

by SimplyHollyJo on May 26, 2020 , No Comments

Both of my boys are another year older! I am now the mother of a 3 year old and a 5 year old. What?!?! Every May I plan out a shoot for each of the boys. With their birthdays only 8 days apart, the month can get hectic. Every year they fight me tooth and nail (at least to do it exactly the way I want them to), and inevitably I love the final product anyway. My mother use to comment how she couldn’t believe I could get such great shots of my boys when they were little. Then she […]

Clay Pot Christmas Crafts | Christmas Crafts with Kids

by SimplyHollyJo on January 6, 2020 , No Comments

This last Christmas was the year for clay pot Christmas crafts. It all started when I saw a screenshot on Facebook of a clay pot Christmas tree ornament as a kids craft. I thought that would be fun and easy to do with the boys, so I got to work. My mother-in-law kindly picked me up a couple of different sized clay pots while out and about. I had planned to pick them up one day, but the store I went to didn’t have any. I then decided that I needed pots with holes in the bottom so I purchased […]