Normally the range of the gifts that mom might want would be vast…maybe a new piece of jewelry, a purse, bath salts are always nice, or even an edible gift. But this year, there is only one category that matters—anything that can be enjoyed in the comfort of your own home!

This year, moms in quarantine, which essentially is all moms, need any and all things that bring light, hope, comfort—basically any morsel of joy.

I put together this list with me in mind…and my best friend, and my sister, and our school principal. I’d say this mom gift guide is “one-size-fits-most.”

1| Pure Ritual Body Scrub: you can never go wrong with self-care

2| Glass Pendant: a warm glow overhead goes a long way

3| Nodpod Weighted Eye Mask: perfect for soothing migraines, calming anxiety, or easing into restful sleep. yes, please.

4| Mountain Mama Sweatshirt: even if she’s not from West Virginia

5| Elizabeth Benotti Everyday Mug: the perfect mug starts and ends your day right.

6| Art of Being Cards: if you don’t know what to do, let the cards tell you

7| Wine Simple: with all the time on your hands, at least learn how to to pair your food and drink

8| Kin Eurphorics – High Rhode: “a nonalcoholic spirit for the happiest of hours.” I’m all in.

9| Clear Margarita Glass: I only need one of these because that’s what cocktail hour looks like these days.

10| Loop Back Sweatpants from Entireworld: just take my word for it. you will live in these.

11| Pom pom knit slippers: handmade, cozy, and the right colors. trifecta.

12| Alexa Pulitzer F*ck Calling Cards: because sometimes you just need to say it.

13| Stak Planter Book End: let your plants cozy up with your books.

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It always takes me a bit of time to transition between Halloween decor and the December holidays, and sadly that means Thanksgiving usually lives in my house for, oh, about a week. So, first, let me apologize that I have inflicted my procrastination on you!

But this beauty is one that you can make and hang from year to year. Send the kids out in the backyard to collect acorn caps and then order your wool felt pom-poms and wreath forms from Oriental Trading.

Head over to Oriental Trading’s Fun 365 for the full how-to!

Typically we are so psyched for the first big holiday break of the school year. During the Thanksgiving time off, we normally get to unwind with our kids, visit with family, catch up on shopping and errands, but this year we are basically doing none of that (except for the excessive time spent with our kids)! You have probably exhausted every arsenal in your bag of tricks for keeping your kids busy, entertained, and hopefully off screens (yeah right).

I’ve gathered a few goodies together that might help with the Thanksgiving ennui…both yours and your kids! Click the links below to shop!

1| Rainbow Wall Hanging Weaving Kit. I’ve seen these adorable crafts all over Instagram and here’s a kit to make one for yourself!

2| The Handmade Charlotte Playbook will keep your kids busy through next spring! Handmade Charlotte has been serving up delightful crafts and treats for years, and now it’s your turn to own this amazing craft encyclopedia. If you need to stock up on your crafts supplies, I’ve saved my faves to this Amazon list!

3| Stay in the Thanksgiving spirit with this adorable Thanksgiving Craft Kit from Cottonwood Home. It comes with 6 activities to get your gobble on! (Their words, not mine!)

4| Another craft craze that I can’t get enough of is the punch needle activity. This Wool Queen Punch Needle Kit comes with everything you need to make this beautiful, colorful landscape. You may even want to take over once the kids go to bed…it’s SO satisfying! If you are interested in more punch need projects, check out Rose Pearlman’s book, Modern Rug Hooking. She’s the queen of this skill!

5| Get the littlest of hands started in the fiber arts with this Little Explorers Play Bead Sewing Kit. It comes with al the basic supplies to help your little one experiment with his or her first sewing project.

6| Take some time for yourself and start up a project! I fell in love with these sweet mittens; and you can buy the pattern and the yarn on Etsy.

7| I am ready to add this Woven Beaded Ring kit to my shopping cart! This is a great activity for the phone-obsessed tweens and teens in your life.

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Art is in the eye of the beholder, but this artist is undeniably adorable! This quick and easy costume is a great last-minute choice for the kid who can’t make up her mind! You likely have many of the crafty items at home, and you can pair them with these perfect pieces from Primary.com to give your artist that extra je ne sais quoi! I love the french striped look alongside the more funky star pant, giving this little painter an edgy vibe.

Here’s how to put it all together…

What you’ll need:

• Long sleeve classic T in stripe from Primary.com
• Cozy legging in star print from Primary.com
• Mask from Primary.com 
• Kids’ apron
• Acrylic paint
• Cardboard
• Paintbrush
• Black felt
• Scissors
• Hot-glue gun
• Beret

1. To make the paint palette, draw a kidney-bean shape on cardboard, about 16″ in length and cut out. Cut out a small circle near the end.
2. Paint splotches of paint along the palette.
3. If your apron isn’t already messily beautiful, then add some dashes of bright paint to match your palette.
4. Cut a mustache a goatee shape from black felt and use glue-dots to attach to mask (this way you can have a clean-shaven mask when finished).

Once Halloween is over that apron will come in handy for future art projects and those  clothes will last until your kid grows too big to wear them!

This post was sponsored by Primary.com.

When we were trying to think of Halloween costumes that could naturally sport a face-mask (because, let’s face it, if your kids are doing anything with other kids on Halloween, even trick-or-treating, face masks are a must!), the idea of a beekeeper came to mind. No, they don’t typically require the face mask, but you can double up with a face mask and face shield if you want to be extra safe (both from imaginary bees and bugs of the viral type).

We started with our clothing pieces from Primary…all you need is just two simple pieces that your kid will be comfortable in! And again, one of the best parts of this costume is that nothing is attached permanently, so they can wear the clothing IRL, post-Halloween.

And of course this beekeeper needs to show off the honey (CANDY!) that he’s collected, so you can make these easy honey-jar candy-carrier from an upcycled oatmeal container.

This is a great DIY Halloween costume to make with your young kids. They will love bringing pom-poms to live as buzzing bumblebees!

What you need:

• Long-sleeve dream knit oxford shirt from Primary in white
• White leggings from Primary
• 1-inch yellow pom-poms
• 1/2-inch black pom-poms
• Black pipe cleaners
• Black, yellow, white, peach felt
• Hot glue gun
• Scissors
• Glue dots
• Safari hat
• Tulle
• White paint
• Oatmeal container
• Yellow rope or yarn
• Cardstock in 2 tones of yellow

MAKE THE BEES

1. Cut a black pipe cleaner into 1-to-2-inch pieces.
   
2. Glue the pipe cleaners around the yellow pom-pom.
3. Glue the small black pom-pom to the end of the yellow pom-pom as the bee’s head.
4. Cut small teardrop shapes from the peach felt and glue onto the top/back of the bee as the wings.
5. Attach bees to clothing with glue dots.

MAKE THE HAT

1. Paint the hat white (optional).
2. Hot glue a 6-inch wide piece of tulle all the way around the lip of the hat with the opening in the back.
3. Use glue dots or hot-glue to attach bees to hat.

MAKE THE HONEY CANDY CARRIER

1. Cut 3 long strands of yellow/orange rope or yarn and braid them together. Knot them at each end and hot-glue inside the oatmeal container.
2. Cut drips out of one color of cardstock and glue them to the top edge of the secondary color. 
3. Now you need to add the word HONEY to the front. You can write it with a marker, use letter stickers, or cut out the word using your Cricut. Here’s my template here if you’d like to use it (ours was 6 inches wide).  

Thanks to Primary for sponsoring this post!