With Fathers day right around the corner I thought I’d share what the kids made for their Dad for Christmas. Each kid was creative, and came up with their own from the cookie cutters, and markers I had on hand. You lay 10 popsicle sticks out and then take an 11th to make level. Once […]
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Food
Minced Garlic
I love fresh minced garlic, but really hate doing it often, and buying the pre-minced stuff just isn’t for us thanks to a Netflix documentary. So instead I’ll buy a small 2 or 3 bulb bag from the store and do it all at once. First thing I do is just peel ALL the garlic. […]
Educational / Mom Hacks
Mom Hack: Wipe Clean Books
Every forget to go over the book once your little ones done with their lesson? Maybe you missed a page or your little ones missed a page or 5 or 8 pages while cleaning them off for the next use? Well I stumbled across this hack from another mom (sorry absolutely no clue who it […]
Food / Leftover Rewrite / Mom Hacks / Organization
Leftovers Tip
Ever go into your fridge and play the “Sniff a container roulette game”? Well burn your nose no more! Just use a dry marker to mark on the clear smooth parts for the container or glass. Just make sure to wipe off before popping into the dishwasher. If you forget no big deal you’ll just […]
Activities / Crafts / Educational
Sunday Fun Day
Need something to do that isn’t outside in the freezing cold or the rainy weather? Grab some paper and some sort of medium. I grabbed our 3 bins with crayons, colored pencils, and markers. and our one catty with pencils, erasers, pens etc. that we use for homeschooling. We also had a few How to […]
Activities / Educational / Fine Motor Skill / Little Ones Needs
Math and Writing Aids
When children are first learning how to write and do simple counting or simple addition sometimes it’s best to have some sort of aid readily available. The Dad Lab has this method of the cloths pins and popsicle sticks on his page with a lot more great ideas. https://www.facebook.com/thedadlab I found these rainbow colored popsilce […]
Activities / Educational / Fine Motor Skill / Little Ones Needs / Mom Hacks / Organization
Little puzzle problems…
If your kids are anything like ours they love puzzles, which means you probable just accumulated a bunch more. It also amazes me how many times they will do the same one over and over also. Over the years I feel I’ve finally found a real system that works for us. All the little 24-48 […]
Crafts / Fine Motor Skill
Easy Quick Firework Fun!
For this you just need paper, markers, pom poms, and either double sided tape (rolled tape might work in a pinch) or that clear contact paper which would allow for the whole thing to be sticky. Tape up a sheet of paper, I just pulled a chunk from their IKEA art roll. Then just draw […]
Little Ones Needs / Mama Needs
Baby Wearing
I want to start this by saying there are two VERY important rules when babywearing. ONE never ever have the baby’s face pressed into your skin or the fabric. The face must be clear of anything. TWO your baby’s head should be in kissing range. Meaning without lifting your baby you should be able to […]
Fall / Food
Easy Apple Cake
I love making this cake all throughout the year. It’s an easy replacement for apple pie or apple fritters that will please any crowd. Over the years I’ve adapted this to make it the best version out there (in our opinion anyways). Ingredients: Cake: 1 box of yellow or white cake mix 1 21 oz […]