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The Southeast may be home to globally popular attractions like Disney World and Graceland, and major cities like Nashville, Savannah, and New Orleans, but it also boasts 450,000 acres of federal land designated as wilderness—which means you don’t have to travel too far to avoid the crowds and find some off-the-grid adventures south of the Mason–Dixon line. From the Appalachian Mountains stretching through parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North and South Carolina to the bayous dotting the shorelines of Louisiana and Arkansas, the southeastern corner of the U....

The oceans of our planet are home to some of the weirdest and wonderful creatures in the animal kingdom. Each creature seems to be stranger than the last, but some really take strange appearances to the next level! One example of this is the lobster, as this animal has truly got quite a unique appearance. This can make learning how to draw a cartoon lobster a bit of a challenge to say the least!...

When we imagine Christmas, we often think of Santa Claus and, of course, his Christmas reindeers maneuvering his sleigh. Without the reindeers, Santa Claus wouldn’t be able to deliver gifts all around the world. Reindeers are very fascinating creatures with physically distinct features. So, it’s not a surprise that it is one of the most-requested subjects for our coloring pages catalog. You’ve asked for it, so we delivered. So without further ado, we present to you: 10 brand-new, original Christmas reindeers coloring sheets that you can enjoy with friends and family....

Duff Goldman’s ‘Guilty Pleasure’ Food Is A Meatball Sub Sterling Munksgard/Shutterstock By Dave Malyon/Oct. 21, 2022 8:45 am EST Duff Goldman hails from a pedigree of creatives and has a long list of accomplishments (via The Jerusalem Post) with a collection of skill sets that sets him apart from the average Joe. For instance, Goldman made forays into punk rock, and graffiti and has even published three books. But the fact that he hails from a town named after food (Sandwich, Massachusetts), according to E!...

Since Earth Day is coming up in a couple weeks we decided to make a craft for the occasion. We started out just making the ever popular Earth coffee filter craft but then one thing led to another and when we were finished we had a pretty cool Earth from space art display with a writing prompt attached to it. If you haven’t made an Earth coffee filter yet, they are soooo simple and fun!...

Gordon Ramsay Just Won A YouTube Streamy Award Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images By Ree Winter/Dec. 7, 2022 9:00 am EST Gordon Ramsay has won many awards over his career including 7 currently held Michelin stars and an OBE appointed by the late Queen Elizabeth II. For his television appearances, he has been nominated and won awards such as a Primetime Emmy and a BAFTA amongst others, per IMDb. He has had an online presence on YouTube since 2006 and has ammassed 19 million followers....

In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies Want to try to set the world record for most consecutive days ever skied? It might cost you an ankle or two, as well as a hip. That’s the sacrifice made by Rainer Hertrich, a longtime snow groomer for Colorado’s Copper Mountain, who skied a whopping 2,993 straight days in a row—and is now paying the price in appendages. “The injuries just came from skiing too much,” says Hertrich, 59....

Jack In The Box Just Dropped Its ‘24 Days Of Jackmas’ Deals Birch Photographer/Shutterstock By Chase Shustack/Dec. 2, 2022 7:47 pm EST If you’ve ever had an Advent calendar before, you know that, for each day leading up to Christmas, you get a treat. This could be anything from chocolate to bottles of liquor (if you snagged a certain Advent calendar at your local Costco). But while you may expect to find chocolate and little bottles of wine in your festive calendar, chances are you probably never considered getting a burger or a mini taco each day until Christmas Eve....

Keeping our homes safe is vital. No one ever wants to deal with burglaries or anything like that. Which is why safety is so important. But one of the best ways to keep the home safe is simple and affordable. And with the Vont LED Outdoor Solar Lights, they are eco-friendly too. The Vont LED Outdoor Solar Lights are great simply for the fact that they run on solar power. No need to run wires or jack up the electric bill....

Summertime is when things heat up and it’s time to relax on a beach or a pool to ward off the Summer heat. In these times, a nice refreshing pineapple is great as a thirst quenching Summer treat, and these free Pineapple coloring pages for kids are the perfect way to have hours of coloring fun while getting ready for the fun times of Summer! These pineapple printables will have plenty of room for bright and vibrant Summer colors along with some cool blues to bring down the heat a bit....

There are many different dog breeds, but it would be hard to find a breed that’s smaller, cuter or fluffier than the adorable Pomeranian. These little dogs have become very popular around the world because of their incredible cuteness and quirky personalities. They’re also known for being absurdly hair and fluffy, and while this makes them very cute it can also make it quite tricky to learn how to draw a Pomeranian....

We are having so much fun sharing tide pool themed kids crafts with you this week. My daughter loved making our Puffy Star Fish and Sea Anemone Craft earlier this week and today we are sharing this simple Sea Urchin Kids Craft. It uses toothpicks so it’s not ideal for toddlers, but my 4-year old loved making it with me. I love all of the fine motor skills involved in making the craft by poking in all those toothpicks....

My daughter and I busted out the Fun Chalk markers today and created this colorful spoon butterfly kid craft. The liquid chalk markers are so bright and cheerful and are so fun to doodle with. Your little ones are going to love getting creative and personalizing their cute butterflies. {This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Read our disclosure policy for more information.} HOW TO MAKE A SPOON BUTTERFLY KID CRAFT...

The Best Bread For French Toast Sirlei Silva/Shutterstock By Jennifer Mathews/Nov. 28, 2022 10:55 am EST For centuries cooks have frugally and brilliantly created recipes to limit waste in the kitchen, an environmentally responsible act we should be doing more of today. Referred to as “cucina povera” or “poor cooking,” the act of zero-waste was born out of necessity in rural Italy. The tradition of using up every ingredient and stretching your dollar further gave birth to some of the most delicious regional recipes we still enjoy today....

The Easiest Addition To Fix Greasy Gravy Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Gillian King/Dec. 14, 2022 12:01 pm EST Many people might only make gravy for special occasions like holiday feasts. The result may be that our gravy falls into some common gravy pitfalls we’d rather avoid. Maybe you used too much flour, maybe you’ve ended up with the dreaded lumpy gravy, or maybe your gravy is too thin. If you don’t make gravy very often, it can feel like there are just a million ways it can go wrong....

Produced in partnership with G-SHOCK. For decades, G-SHOCK watches have won praise for their exceptional durability, but the G-SHOCK GGB100 Mudmaster takes the brand’s rugged legacy to a new level. From top to bottom, it’s designed for absolute toughness to withstand hard work in the most extreme environments. And for Southern California-based Hotshot firefighter Brian Anderson, hard work and extreme environments are just part of the job. For most of the year, he and his crew head to the front lines to contain fires in wilderness areas all around the country....

The Unexpected State That Loves Peeps The Most JJava Designs/Shutterstock By Jim Thompson/Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 11:02 am EST The triumvirate of candy-centric holidays — Easter, Halloween, and Christmas — ought to be an occasion for unbridled sugary delight. But those days are not without some rancor regarding which sweet treats rank as the worst to give or receive. Halloween may be the day for which the controversy is most sharply focused, as the candy “corn” that sprouts in candy dishes, or is dropped in trick-or-treat bags in tiny packets, comes in for a huge share of disdain....

What fun would Valentine’s Day be without a nifty Valentine’s Box?? I was so excited when my preschooler got a special assignment at preschool to use his creativity to make a valentine’s box with his Mom. I asked him what it was he wanted to make and he told me he wanted a furry green monster with big teeth and big eyes. All we needed was some felt, fun fur yarn, pom-poms, wiggly eyes and pipe cleaners, this is what our creativity came up with:...

What Kind Of Alcohol Is Actually In Canned Cocktails? New Africa/Shutterstock By Mikala Lugen/Nov. 6, 2022 10:30 am EST Thanks to the rise of technology, food and drinks have only gotten better over the years. While you once had to go to a bar to get yourself a fancy cocktail or even dish out money on a whole bottle of liquor, you can now buy them in a can. Beer used to be one of the only pre-packaged canned alcohols out there....

Why You Won’t Find A.1. Sauce In The UK Bloomberg/Getty Images By Amanda Tarlton/Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 5:12 pm EST It doesn’t matter if you like it rare, medium, or well done — if you’ve ever enjoyed a nice, thick steak, chances are high you’ve also enjoyed a drizzle of A.1. Sauce on top. The popular condiment is found on the tables of steakhouses across the United States and has been around since its invention all the way back in the 1800s (via How Stuff Works)....