Easy Gingerbread Houses

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One of my most favorite memories from growing up is making Gingerbread Houses. I never understood why my mom never made them for us to decorate. Back then there weren’t kits available so making a Gingerbread House was a big commitment. So now that I’m a mom that has been through 7 holiday seasons - learning the chaos, lists, stress - I completely get why my mom never had a chance to Gingerbread House with us! I always decorated them in Brownie meetings or at a friends December birthday party so really there was no need.

Fast forward to now - I was bound and determined to find a way to do these with my girls without allowing them to create too much stress. While searching for easy DIY Gingerbread Houses I came across the idea to use Graham Crackers - genius! So with those as my base, I have slowly figured out a system over the past few years. After executing again this past weekend I think it really works! I’ve broken it down for you below with all of my resources.

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Santa Writes Back Kit

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‘Tis the Season! What we love most about the holiday season is the little sprinklings throughout - baking gingerbread cookies and houses, decorating the tree, Elf on the Shelf shannagins, our girls decorating their mini trees for their rooms. We have a soft spot for a hand-written, snail-mailed letter as we shared in our Snail Mail post last March. So it is only fitting that we share this great little “Santa Writes Back Kit” creation by none other than Mr. Boddington’s Studio. There is still time (up until Dec. 15th!) to participate in this sweet idea. Something that can become a new tradition while keeping the old traditions alive.

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Elenfhant

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We decided a while ago we want to gift the girls useful, simple presents this Holiday season. We have just spent almost 2 years of our lives packing, moving, sorting, moving again, purging, renovating, moving some more, renovating some more, purging, renovating. You get the idea. Through this we’ve realized that we have too much “stuff” and the burden of holding on to it seems ridiculous. Since we are about to embark on installing our family room area carpet (fingers crossed before Christmas!) we thought bean bags would be such a great addition to the room that we hang out in the most. So, the search began for the right bean bags.

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Linen Dolls

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We’ve been following the linen doll craze for some time now and have loved every minute of it. But it wasn’t until just recently that we came across a linen doll (+ dollhouse!) maker that really won our hearts. Let’s put it to you this way - if Bitsy were to be a doll, this is how it would look and dress!

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Harry Potter

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We’ve recently started reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone with Lucy and Greer. It has been such a fun family experience to say the least. We snagged this illustrated copy of the book [ HARRY POTTER & THE SORCERER’S STONE ] from our local library in order to also engage Greer (age 4) and it has been such a special reading journey!

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Engineer Prints

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It’s not a secret that our reno has been very challenging. But as we start to live in the fruits of our labor, there are pieces of the process that have changed me in such a positive way. These engineer prints that I posted on Instagram in the beginning stages of our renovation (moving day!) are one of those pieces.

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Dollhouses

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Recently we posted on Instagram about the beautiful dollhouses created by Jackie Anderson of Sawdust Angel. Her recent stunning collab with one of our favorites, Hygge and West, to create tiny versions of real-life, decorated spaces in the dollhouse realm for their new book HYGGE & WEST HOME: DESIGN FOR A COZY LIFE completely inspired us. So we are sharing our dollhouse!

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Holiday Gift Guide

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Yes, it’s that time of year again. Get ahead of the game and excited to make things easy on yourself by sorting through Bitsy’s Holiday Gift Guide below. Our favorite gifts this year are….

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Limitless

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In honor of International Day of the Girl we’re sharing an incredible new book (officially available for purchase on November 6th - pre-order details below!). Leah Tinari is an artist with extroadinary talent. Her artwork is inspiring in-and-of itself, but when you partner it with a book to empower girls and women, it truly becomes electric.

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Greer Turns 4!

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Greer’s 4th birthday was a few weeks ago - it came and went and I just can’t believe she is 4! Since we were so busy baking rainbow cakes and getting ready for our trip to AZ, we never had a chance to share her silhouette. Greer requested a carnival theme and currently her favorite color is purple (much to mama’s dismay), so here it is!

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Bitsy Favorite for the Itsy (+ Mama!)...Scamp + Dude

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Scamp + Dude is a brand we recently came across when hunting for cute sweatshirts for mama. Total bonus, they have a children’s collection as well! It is too awesome, too cute - have to share! It’s what you want to be wearing + what your little ones want to be wearing. Take a peek at our faves here

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What We Are Reading!

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Friends! We are talking about an uber creative, deliciously fabulous new book project we came across in our Bitsy travels!! Lil Bit Lit Studio is a new children's publishing house creating art-forward storybooks for children and their adults. With a ton of incredibly inspirational artists emerging in the South where 3 hip mamas

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Wee Mondine

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Last week Bitsy had the opportunity to hang at Wee Mondine, a new, local brick + mortar in our town (also an online shop as well) to style a few looks with their new collection. Elizabeth, the owner and curator of the shop's sweet finds, walked us through her new simple digs with a sharp eye.

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Mud Kitchen

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Our girls love to cook. They are always with us in the kitchen and they are always concocting fun creations when we aren't in the kitchen - at the beach, in their playroom, in the backyard. All of these places lend different, interesting ingredients that keep it new almost every time. One of their favorite ways to create a yummy menu is in our "mud kitchen" in our backyard.

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Disney Goody Bags

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The first day we were in Disney we decided to leave the girls a fun little goody bag to get them pumped up for our first experience there. It totally worked and they rocked what we gave them the whole trip! Here is what our goody bags looked like:

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Traveling with Your Posse

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We all know a Mary Poppins Bag is necessary when traveling with your little posse. But what do we fill it with?! Bitsy just got back from a family vacation to Disney and we shopped around for the best travel activities to carry along.

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