We love to garden here at Practically Perfect Planner, and what better day to get started on your own garden than Earth Day? Starting a garden may seem like a slightly overwhelming task, but it really doesn’t have to be. You can begin your own herb garden with a few seeds of your choice, a recycled egg carton, and yes…a little dirt won’t hurt! There’s nothing like being able to just clip a handful of fresh herbs right at home. In case your garden space...
When my brother Gavin was young, my Aunt Nancy and my Mom wanted to try a new spin on your average Easter Egg hunt. Something a litte more fun, more challenging, and more rewarding! One way to do this, is to create an actual Scavenger hunt for kids…with clues, riddles, the occasional math problem…and some bigger rewards like eggs with money or larger special items inside. Then for the grand finale…they can find their bigger Easter gift or surprise with the...
Looking for the Practically Perfect Easter gift for family and friends? Look no further! We found these colorful and adorable popsicle molds for $1 at Dollar Tree, and they can be used to create a fun and functional gift in minutes! Simply fill each mold with jellybeans, M&M’s, or any Easter candy of your choice…add a bit of colorful plastic “grass”…and it’s the perfect Spring gift. We also added a gift card for...
Easter brunch can be a little on the heavy side with all of the eggs, meat, potatoes, breads, etc. So what we love to do is add just a bit of fresh veggies and fruit to our spread. We’ve got two healthy and light recipes that we’ve deemed “keepers” that we’d love to share with you. The first time we made this Italian Bean Salad, we couldn’t believe how easy it was, and how fast it went once we served it! We saved the magazine it came in, and...
Easter simply wouldn’t be Easter without a big brunch for the whole family! Every year for Easter, we always have our family over in the early afternoon for brunch, and to exchange Easter treats and cards. Everyone will bring an item, whether it’s a light appetizer, a savory quiche, or even a small dessert. The result is always fantastic….family, food, laughter, and the occasional story or two. We thought we’d share a few 3P Easter brunch recipes that you...
With weather in the high 80’s…you would think it’s time for us to put away our scarves…but not here at 3P. We repurposed our winter pashminas into colorful table cloths to anchor our “Keep It Simple” Easter table and set the color theme. We layered two Easter colored pashminas under a handmade scarf that Brenda recently brought home from Oaxaca…and everything else just seemed to come together. The funny part, was that we realized the scarves...
This past weekend we had the honor and pleasure of not only attending the RefresHER Women’s Conference at Hope Church…but having a booth at the event as well! It was a busy week here at 3P and we had a blast getting this booth together quickly, and on the cheap! Now, some of you may be thinking “Oh my gosh, how would I ever get a booth together quickly without having the spend SERIOUS bucks?!” The key is our tried and true 3P Basic: USE WHAT YOU’VE...
Inside the Cave – OK, so now thanks to Jessi I’m a “novice hockey fan”… She’s even got me periodically listening to L.A. Kings hockey games every now and then while I’m doing paperwork. During one of those games, I get THE CALL. Brenda is finalizing a menu for a family gathering the next afternoon, and she’s decided to include a dish that only ONE PERSON in the world can make (Practically Perfect), that’s ME and my – “Egg-cellent Deviled Eggs with...
Now that I am back and can reflect on our mission trip to Oaxaca, Mexico….faces appear in my mind. The appreciative and loving people of the villages we travelled to, and the generous and talented affections of a melded American team of 14. (A BIG special thank you to Amanda Gardner for going above and beyond with her incredible photography, and for providing us with all of the photos of our Mission Trip!) Here is a group shot of us all together after...
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