Christmas

The 2024 Guide to Baton Rouge Holiday Events Are you visiting Baton Rouge with kids or looking for fun things to do with kids in the Baton Rouge area? The holiday season in Baton Rouge is beyond joyful for families; there are dozens of holiday events for families in the area! ‘Tis the season to shop, see lights, build gingerbread houses, and so much more in Baton Rouge! Make sure to add these exciting Baton Rouge holiday events to your family’s calendar this year. Some event details are still unfolding, so check back often for the most up-to-date information for celebrating the holidays in Baton Rouge. If you are looking for the best Christmas light displays or Baton Rouge area neighborhoods with...

Christmas Popcorn Recipe It’s the most wonderful time for popcorn. I have listed below a quick and easy tasty popcorn recipe. During the holidays we all love to get together with family and friends. We also love to bring something. This Christmas popcorn would be the perfect snack to add to your list of things to bring. You can even roll the popcorn into balls and store them in clear bags with curly ribbon and a cute tag that says Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. Every year, my parents host an ugly sweater party. This year I have decided to bring Christmas popcorn. It will be the perfect treat to hand out at the end of the party. Ingredients: Popcorn Marshmallows ...

Christmas On Pointe Have you heard about Baton Rouge’s premier residential community, Pointe-Marie? If you’ve had a chance to visit then you know that Pointe-Marie is a 120-acre walkable village featuring gorgeous homes on beautiful lots, entertainment for the whole family and a charming sense of community located right here in the Red Stick on historic River Road. If you have not yet had a chance to visit Pointe-Marie, this holiday season is the perfect time to see all this community has to offer. There was so much fun to be had and there was something for everyone to do! Both of our girls tried their hand at playing the inflatable games with dad. The cookie decorating activity was a hit...

Christmas Morning Creamy Cinnamon Rolls Christmas morning is about spending time with loved ones while giggling children excitedly opening presents, and Brenda Lee’s Rocking Around the Christmas Tree plays in the background. No one wants to miss out on the morning enjoyment by being in the kitchen preparing a complicated breakfast. Below is our go-to Christmas morning breakfast. Ingredients: Bottom Layer 2 cans of store-bought cinnamon rolls ¼ cup heavy cream ½ cup butter 1 cup brown sugar Icing Icing packets that come with cinnamon rolls 2 cups powdered sugar ¼ cup butter (melted) 1 tsp. vanilla 3 tablespoons water Directions: Drizzle some of the heavy whipping cream in the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish. Place rolls on top. Pour the remaining cream over the...

As Christmas approaches, I wonder what my kids think the season is about. I want to have the most emotionally healthy, excited children when it comes to Christmas. They deserve so much happiness. I never want to take any from them or destroy their wonderment for the season.  Everywhere you look when you’re out shopping, you see a jolly, happy man representing the joy that comes from a happy child. He’s always beaming happily.  But when you go to church, you see manger scenes with a mother doting on her baby.  Some moms I know tell their kids that Santa isn’t real; that Jesus is the reason we celebrate, and that their parents buy them presents. I understand the need to not...