Your littlest one will be oh-so-adorable in these infant and baby costumes. Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with new picks for 2023. Dressing up a baby is tricky. They either look silly in a get-up that’s just too much, or they’re likely to want to pull it off and forego the whole thing….
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11 Sources for DIY Purim Costume Inspiration + More
We’ve posted lots of Purim costume inspiration over the years, both for the DIYers + those who simply want to browse lots of ideas. Whether you’re making or buying, this is a great place to start to find that new idea!
Themes Where Kids Don’t Need to Match
Your kids can’t agree on one costume for Purim. But they still want some type of coordination. What can you do? We don’t really do themes. Perhaps it’s because we’re really out-of-towners at heart, or perhaps because I couldn’t ever imagine my children agreeing on one type of costume. For most years, Purim costumes went…
15+ Cute and Low Cost Food Packaging Bags & Boxes from Shein
Just stuff them and you’re done. You’ll love these easy bags and boxes and your kids will too. Sometimes, if we want to get cute stuff at a great price, we need to plan a bit ahead. And cute packaging like these help you do it. There’s lots of cute bags and boxes at Shein…
How to Make Your Own Ginger Ale
In the spirit of Purim, we’re going to share a recipe post that’s not our typical. Our kids taught this to us and now, with all the extra soda in the house, you can share this hack with your own family and see how surprised they will be. It’s also a good way to get…
What Kind of Mask Do You Wear?
This Purim, let’s take a peak at ourselves beneath the facade. As Purim dawns, the young and young at heart will don their masks and transform their persona into the hero, villain or neutral character of their choice. And we of the more adult variety smile indulgently as they pretend to be someone they are…
Add Fun to the Party with This Ring Toss Game
All you need are some rings and any kind of bottled drinks…and kids will have a blast! Every Chanukah, my kids and I try really hard to brainstorm a couple of fresh, exciting games that work well when there’s a gazillion kids around. This was what we came up with this year, and the team…
Make a Hot Pretzel Bar (But Make It Easy!)
Want to feed the kinderlach who show up at your door all Purim, something more than just candy? And make it fun? We have just the thing. Purim is that notorious day, where we are surrounded by food all day but eat nothing of substance. I’m not here to tell you that hot pretzels are…
Introducing: BCP’s Latest Collaboration – This Will Change Your Home
We’ve partnered with scentify to develop the latest collection of home diffuser fragrances: The BCP x scentify balabusta collection. Almost a year ago, we introduced you to scentify, a product we really loved (one of us, guess, has bought nine of these – four for her home and five as gifts). Another one of us used…
How to Etch a Wine Bottle
Wow your family and friends with this professional-looking personalized mishloach manos, or use mini grape juice bottles as place cards for your Purim seudah! This is a cool project for the DIYers among you! Method 1: with a Cricut machine materials: * Wine bottle or any glassware * Cricut machine * Removable vinyl (I like…