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This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. In our house, we love dice games. Love them! From these dice birthday party games to gift exchange games using dice to the classic Yahtzee game – yeah we love playing dice games! This roll a Christmas tree dice game is a fun dice game for kids to play during the holiday season, like this roll a unicorn one works for birthdays....

This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Roll a Rainbow St. Patrick’s Day Game One of my family’s favorite games is left right center. It’s one of my son’s favorite birthday party games when we play with candy, and it’s one of my most popular gift exchange games ever! Ever since we started playing Left Right Center my son has been obsessed with dice games....

It’s time for another fun addition to our Christmas party games collection! I shared Thanksgiving outburst last month and it so popular that I knew I needed to do a fun version for Christmas too! If you’ve never played outburst, it’s one of the best party games if you like guessing and interactive group type games! Plus, it’s perfect for the entire family to get involved (or not!). The basic idea is you’re trying to guess all of the items on a list for a particular category (e....

I can’t tell you how much fun it’s been to live in the Kansas City area the past two years. There’s just something incredible about going out on Fridays during football season and seeing half the people around you wearing red for red Friday. And the team, the team is just so fun to root for. I’ve never been a huge football person, but I am a Chiefs person. I’ve (okay maybe Mahomes and Andy Reid and the rest of the players…) even converted my Dallas born husband into a Chiefs fan and that’s saying something....

So what’s replacing the long-standing favorite? According to Trulia, more versatile, low-maintenance materials like quartz will reign supreme this year. Houzz reports that 43 percent of their survey participants said they were choosing engineered quartz for their countertops, compared to 34 percent who chose granite. And while 34 percent may sound like a decent number, Houzz notes that the material has been on a three-year decline (down from 45 percent in 2016)....

Normally, I have no qualms about picking out whatever containers are available at the grocery store, but when I saw the new colorways from beloved bakeware brand Great Jones, I did a double take. I had an immediate and massive crush on the ceramic Breadwinner loaf pan in Raspberry. The vibrant fuschia shade appealed to my rainbow-centric maximalism, and that extra pop of color added even more joy to my seasonal ritual....

So the Colorado-based chef’s announcement of a limited-edition candle collaboration with genderless direct-to-consumer fragrance brand Snif feels like a natural next step this season. Launched on October 13, the Snif x Half Baked Harvest pairing is a fall-themed scent crafted just in time for holiday entertaining: Gerard’s Half-Baked Pumpkin Smash. To buy: $44; snif.co. While I love pumpkin spice as much as the next person, the Half-Baked Pumpkin Smash scent prioritizes a more elevated combination meant to be sweet, spicy, and musky—yum!...

Scientific studies in the mid-1900s showed a link between high-fat diets and heart disease. Under the guidance of their doctors, many Americans began to move toward lower-fat diets—even people who weren’t at high risk for heart disease. As a result, by the late ’80s, the low-fat diet became almost an ideology, with devotees subsisting on fat-free yogurt, margarine, and carbohydrates. Since then, further research and study have shown that there’s a lot more nuance to the role that dietary fats play in our overall health....

For example, sulfates. When we hear about a sulfate-free hair care formula, we can’t help but blindly feel like it must be a better option for our hair. However, the truth is, many of us don’t actually have any idea of the function of sulfates. And the truth is, sulfates aren’t harmful to your hair, depending on your hair type and texture. Ahead, we’re clearing up any confusion about sulfates in your hair care, including what it is and who should avoid it....

1. Spring Bulbs All spring-blooming bulbs such as tulips and hyacinths need a period of cold to bloom, which is why they need to be planted in fall even though you won’t be able to enjoy them until the following spring. Many bulbs come in a wide assortment of varieties, so you can choose colors, heights, and bloom times that work best in your garden. If deer or other critters frequent your yard, plant bulbs they don’t like to nibble, such as daffodils, grape hyacinths, and alliums....

Instagram-favorite leisurewear brand Hill House Home, known for its iconic Nap Dress styles, offers a solution: a rare “buy one, gift one” sale on its website that invites you to treat others and yourself with one click of your add to cart button. After all, what’s cuter than matching jammies to ring in the season, whether together or far away? To buy: $90; hillhousehome.com. Many families and couples deck themselves out in identical sleepwear on Christmas Eve, but the Hill House Home sale doesn’t restrict your choices by only providing holiday-focused styles....

I am all about easy appetizers these days. From crockpot grape jelly meatballs to the best buffalo chicken dip, I like things that take very few ingredients and very little time to make. This weekend I shared these amazing bacon wrapped dates and yesterday I shared bacon brie bites. Since we’re on a bacon trend, I figured I might as well share these bacon wrapped smokies now! I mean they’re delicious and great if you’re looking for Christmas appetizers, Super Bowl food, or really appetizers for any occasion!...

Pumpkin Pie at Room Temperature First off, understand that homemade pumpkin pies are less forgiving than, say, homemade apple pies, because the former is made with multiple eggs and heavy cream. You need to treat your homemade pumpkin pie like you would a quiche. According to the FDA, homemade pumpkin pie can be left at room temperature for two hours, after which it is in danger of growing harmful bacteria....

But some women have found that they can create new opportunities, generate cash for savings, and otherwise thrive—even if they start saving for retirement late, and with next to nothing. “The highest I ever made was $15 an hour,” Chambers says. She started looking for a way out to a more secure future. In 2008, when Chambers turned 40 and the economy crashed, her grandson was not sleeping well. Someone advised Chambers to try using a weighted blanket to calm him....

Your brain sounds an alarm—leading to poorer quality sleep—when you’re in a less-than-great sleeping position for an important reason. Your whole body—organs, muscles, all of it—relies on sufficient blood flow to function. Sleeping or awake, this blood flow is critical for your survival. If you’re sleeping in a bent, twisted, or torqued position that is limiting or compromising blood flow, your brain, as a protective function, will signal your body to move, and when you move, you wake up....

With a happy hour to attend later that night, I frantically showered five different times and partook in way too much exfoliation. It faded a little, but I still got several wide-eyed reactions and even an “OMG, what happened?” comment. Yikes. Needless to say, it’s easy to make mistakes when using a faux tanner, but you don’t have to! Whether you’re gearing up for your first at-home faux tan or you’ve already made a few errors and are hoping to correct your ways, read on and learn from these common self-tanner mistakes....

First step to making the best brownies ever = resist the urge to use boxed brownie mix. We guarantee it’s well worth the extra effort (though if you’re short on from-scratch ingredients and do go the boxed route, we’ve rounded up our favorites for you). Then apply these simple steps to your best homemade brownie recipe. Brown your butter. This is a super simple step that’ll layer in loads of extra rich-and-toasty flavor to your finished product....

True Parmesan cheese is Parmigiano-Reggiano. This unpasteurized, cow’s milk cheese has been made for centuries. By law, Parmigiano-Reggiano can only be made in one sector of the Italian region Emilia-Romagna. Here, farmers and cheesemakers do things the way they have been done since at least the Renaissance. Wheels that can surpass 80 pounds slowly age on long shelves in warehouse-like rooms, with the cheesemakers flipping wheels for even aging. Each year, millions of wheels become ready for export....

Some studies have even linked social media use to increased depression, negative body image, poor sleeping habits, and high anxiety, according to Judy ‘JJ’ Jackson Winston, MSSA, LISW-S, Esq, a licensed independent social worker and author. If you find that you feel anxious or down after spending time scrolling, posting, liking, commenting, or reading comments, you may need to shift your Instagram habits—and possibly some Instagram settings—to help keep your mood on a more even keel....

Thankfully, cleaning a glass oven door isn’t impossible, but it takes some effort, a plan, and potentially some elbow grease to get it looking like new again. There are several methods for how to clean a glass oven door depending on your oven model, how dirty the glass is, and your cleaning product preferences. To learn how to clean a glass oven door the right way, we reached out to a home cleaning expert, Katie Burkey, owner of Molly Maid of Mahoning/Trumbull County....