Want to host a Swedish Christmas holiday party? We share our sample Swedish Julbord menu and tips on what makes our Swedish Christmas holiday party so special with our family and friends. We love spending Christmas Eve with family and friends. Everyone chips in with a few dishes from this Julbord menu to make a …
Looking for some fun Scandinavian holiday crafts to do with kids? We share our five favorite simple holiday kids crafts that will fill your house with Scandinavian holiday cheer. We have enjoyed doing these fun holiday crafts at our house and we hope you will too! SWEDISH PAPER HEARTS MATERIALS: Paper (construction or cardstock), Glue, …
Oranges and cloves make festive holiday decorations that look pretty and smell amazing! Make these simple orange and clove pomanders this holiday season. These orange and clove pomanders are easy enough for even the littlest kids to make. That way the whole family can get involved in decorating for the holiday season. Making orange and …
We’ve created a cozy Scandinavian style farmhouse breakfast nook – in our mudroom! Using our porch furniture we transformed our mudroom into a hygge farmhouse breakfast nook for warm sunlit breakfasts and cozy crafty afternoons. Now that we’ve had our first frost here, it is time to move our cozy wicker chairs and round Herman …
Create a mudroom you love for less than $500! This IKEA hack is easy. We use bookcases, boxes, baskets, and a bench to create a functional and beautiful mudroom on a budget. Nothing organizes a house like storage in a mudroom. They are so popular right now and for good reason! Our lives are busy. …
We’ve got Scandinavian holiday gifts to share with you! From DIY gifts to imported Swedish goods, we’ve got a holiday gift guide that will fit any of your holiday needs. The holidays are coming up and we have selected some of our favorite gifts. Some we’ve received from our Swedish family, and others we have …
We revisit The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living to share the 10 things that Meik Wiking recommends to make a hygge home. Use these tips to create this Scandinavian style coziness in your hygge home! With the cold weather approaching and the nights growing longer it makes me crave coziness in …
Are you thinking about planting a tree by your old house? We share a few important things we considered before selecting our new tree…and one thing we forgot that you should not! Planting a tree is a wonderful thing to do for the environment. It is a great gift to get someone! I received my …
Fall decor ideas that look good and taste great! Try these zero waste decorating ideas like pumpkins, acorn squash, pears, apples, sage and collard greens. Fall decor you can eat at the end of the season. You can add pretty sage and collard greens to your fall potted plants for savory flavor to add to …
Teach young kids about the oceans of the world with these Montessori inspired geography activities. This toddler and preschooler Montessori inspired learning unit is budget friendly and simple to set up. We share links to all the wonderful free printable and online resources we used for this learning unit. This Oceans of the World Montessori …