Nothing says summer like watermelon.  And milkshakes.  So how did it take me 40 years to think to combine the two?  Watermelon milkshakes!

Need an easy, fun craft for your Minecraft birthday party (or Minecraft-obsessed kid)?  Make a foam sword and pickaxe crafting table!

Tutorial for painting ice cream cones with food coloring to make amazing rainbow and galaxy (and other) fabulous decorated ice cream treats.

Chocolate waffles are an easy-to-make, special breakfast treat.  This chocolate waffle recipe is the one my family has been using since I was a kid.  It's a scratch recipe for chocolate waffles, made with real chocolate, and it's absolutely delicious.

If you're throwing a Minecraft birthday party, you're going to need some Minecraft party decorations, like these pixelated, life sized minecraft flowers.

Watermelon ice cubes are a fun way to dress up your drink without much effort, and keep the beverage cool without watering it down.

Plus, if you do it in a fun shape like stars, it's perfect for the 4th of July!

Chocolate covered strawberries are always a hit at any get-together, and these red, white, and blue patriotic strawberries are perfect for upcoming Memorial Day and 4th of July parties.

My 7 year old daughter loves to be involved in the planning and crafting for her birthday parties, so I'm always looking for crafts she can do to contribute.  Turning plain, green, square, paper plates into Minecraft creepers was a perfect project for her Stampy Minecraft birthday party.

I don't sell my cookies, but I do love making them for my friends!  And in the past few weeks I had the chance to make some fun ones:  emoji and Twilight themed cookies.

My daughter recently had a birthday party to attend, and as you probably already know, I'm a sucker for creative gift wrapping.  I didn't have much time, but I DID have a bag of assorted balloon shapes and colors I never got around to using for Niamh's Stampy Longnose Minecraft birthday party.