Christmas

Welcome to the Iowa City Moms Holiday Guide 2019! We love our city, and we love the holidays, so what could be better than the combination of the two?! To make planning your holidays simple and stress-free, we’ve compiled all the...

I didn’t grow up with a large number of holiday traditions, but the ones we had as a family were solid and still hold up today. Our daughter was born a week before Thanksgiving last year, so we were...

Welcome to Iowa City Moms Blog's Holiday Guide 2016! We love our city, and we love the holidays, so what could be better than the combination of the two?! To make planning your holidays simple and stress-free, we’ve created and compiled...

Once again this year, the Iowa City Moms team of contributors has put together a fun playlist of our favorite holiday tunes for you to enjoy. There are nearly 30 contributors on the team, and each of us would...

December is a magical month in my kitchen. Every fall, I pore over my cookbook collection, marking new recipes to add to my holiday baking list. I make my mom's sugar cookies. I take inventory of my butter supply...

‘Tis the season, parents: It’s time for Elf on a Shelf! If you have children or little ones in your care, you have no doubt faced this dilemma: to elf or not to elf? If you participate in this fresh hell...

Writing posts — like this one — for the holiday season is a tough topic for me. I think it's tricky because I don't want to add to the unrealistic and inescapable narrative of "Do all the things! Have the...

Even if the weather outside is frightful, taking a drive to see Christmas lights can be the perfect, cozy activity to do with your family during the dark evenings leading up to Christmas. Get the whole family snug in...

Welcome to Iowa City Moms Blog's Holiday Guide 2018! We love our city, and we love the holidays, so what could be better than the combination of the two?! To make planning your holidays simple and stress-free, we’ve compiled all the...

Christmas time is a time of love, family, fun, and traditions. Many people give gifts to celebrate (traditionally these symbolize the gifts the wise men gave Jesus). I like to give gifts from the heart–ones I've spent time on,...