Plant an herb garden
Have a picnic in the park
Visit a local Little League field and watch a baseball game
Borrow a field guide from the library and go bird watching
Take an evening stroll
Find local biking paths and take an afternoon ride
Clean out your closet and donate old items to charity
Snap pictures of blossoms, buds, and a [...]

The madness of March is just heating up as we head into April! One of my favorite uses for our Big Cookie Cakes is to customize them and send them as a taunting gift to a friend who cheers for a rival team. You choose the colors of the frosting and the words on top [...]

A little red box on the desk says, “Thank you for all that you do.”
A little red box from everyone in the department says, “We’d all be lost without you.”
A little red box delivered fresh to the door says, “Your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed.”
A little red box filled with cookies says, “You deserve a [...]

What is an Easter celebration without a beautiful basket? If you’re looking for inspiration, let me recommend a few of my Easter favorites that are guaranteed to delight the dear ones on your list.
Wanna see something irresistible? Bite-sized cookies, brownies, and candy in this colorful Easter Edibles Basket–perfect for sharing!
Our Carrot Patch Basket features our [...]

I was talking with a friend the other day who used to work as an administrative assistant in a very busy corporate office. Her job was part receptionist, part office coordinator, part gopher, part copy machine expert, part coffee maker, and part person-who-knows-where-everything-is-kept. She often ate lunch at her desk because it got too annoying [...]

Smile at a stranger.
Warm your child’s favorite blanket in the dryer for a few minutes in the morning.
Call someone you’re thinking about.
Leave a note in your mailbox thanking your mail carrier.
Buy a cup of coffee for the next person in line.
Straighten up a mess.
Invite someone over for dinner.
Pour a bubble bath for a loved one [...]

I’m fascinated with the topic of kindness these days. I mean, absolutely starry-eyed, head-tilted-and-pondering fascinated with it.
Think about it. Displayed in the smallest of acts, it can change a person’s mood, outlook, their entire day. It’s a form of love that can be shared even with strangers. It’s free. And more times than not, it’s [...]

For some people, it’s a tiny green crocus creeping up from the soil that announces the coming of spring. For others, it’s the first yellow branch of forsythia. But for me, it’s the faded blue holes worn into the knees of the kids’ jeans, the very jeans that were dark, crisp, and even a little [...]

Did you know that our gift manufacturing facility is 158,000 square feet? That’s the size of more than 200 of our franchise stores combined!

Did you know that we can bake 57,000 Nibblers® bite-sized cookies per hour? That’s one cookie each hour for every student attending Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford!

Did you know that [...]

Are you caught up in the Olympic spirit yet? I can’t get enough of it. I love watching the events, getting caught up in the back stories, celebrating the victories, and mourning the disappointments. The athletes are amazing and inspiring.
But non-athletes are amazing and inspiring too, which got me to thinking: Where are the medals [...]