Good News! We have new summertime edition play dough mats! Here they are in action: I am so excited that so many of you have loved my original Play Dough busy bags. Check the original play dough printables here. I thought it’s finally time that I would make more play dough mats for you all….how does…
Get Children Reading This Summer: FREE Summer Reading Program & Games
Having four kids home for the summer is so fun! But I would be lying if I said I didn’t get Pre-Summer anxiety wondering how I am going to entertain these monkeys for 10 weeks. Here is the family Store we did last summer. It was really fun. And we always start with our summer…
Tips for Taking Your Own Senior Pictures For Graduation Announcements
Senior pictures are important to capture–both for memory’s sake and for graduation announcements–but they can be pricey for the small amount of time you actually get with the photographer. I bought some as a Senior and then ended up regretting it. For college, I took my own and liked them better. I liked them better…
The 30 Day CLEAN HOME Challenge: Spring Clean Up Printable Cleaning Calendar
Heres a fun way to deep clean your home in 30 days! Use this 30 Day Spring Cleaning Schedule to guide and motivate you to a clean house within the next month! Challenge your friends and report to each other on your progress! Also, if you are taking on the challenge, you can be inspired…
BEAD and BUTTON Color Sorting BUSY BAG
Want a fun and easy activity to teach color recognition and fine motor skills? For only $1? THIS IS THE BEST COLOR SORTING! Buy a weekly pill-box. I bought mine from the dollar store! SCORE! Cut out small colored papers for both sides of the pop up lids to cover the day of the week….
COLOR WHEEL BUSY BAG- plus FREE PRINTABLE!
A color wheel is a fantastic and fun way to teach colors, blending colors, primary and secondary colors, complementary colors. With the use of the clothes pins it also teaches fine motor skills. This can be an activity the kids can grow with, continually teaching new skills according to the child’s age. Print one colored…
3 Cute, Cheap and Kid-Friendly Christmas Countdowns with PRINTABLES
This is the first Christmas my oldest will be old enough to understand Christmas and you guys, I’m so excited! I have so many things I want to do with him to make it memorable and fun, and one of them is definitely an advent calendar. One of my favorite traditions when I was young was…
DIY Upholstered Headboard
There I was, on Pinterest, pinning image after image of beautiful bedrooms. That’s when I noticed that they all had one thing in common– a gorgeous upholstered headboard with nail head trim. I found a beautiful one on the Pottery Barn website but of course it came with a hefty price tag…. Yikes….and that…
Save Money with DIY Almond Milk
I swapped out cow’s milk for almond milk a few years ago for a variety of health reasons. I never thought I would like it as much as regular milk but now I love it, and I didn’t realize just how easy it was to make. If you regularly buy almond milk you can easily save money…
4 Easy Back-to-School Hairstyles For Girls (and moms too!)
Ah, fall. The season of pumpkin everything, sweaters, boots, scarves, college football, and, most importantly, the season that brings back the early morning scramble of getting everyone in your household dressed, fed, and out the door by 7:15 a.m. If you’re lucky, no lunches or homework are forgotten, no screaming has occurred, and your kids…