I replaced elaborate celebrations with a $30 tradition my kids actually love

The author lets her kids have ice cream for breakfast on special days. Courtesy of the author I used to spend hours trying to make special occasions magical for my four kids. My children were often indifferent to the elaborate Pinterest-inspired projects. Now we celebrate with ice cream for breakfast, which costs under $30 and takes about 15 minutes to set up. When my children were younger, I used to pore over Pinterest boards looking for ways to make special days feel less ordinary. The…