This is a quick and easy idea for if you have one or multiple children. You can even send these out and have multiple families create this for grandparents. If you just have one or each of your children doing one their own you just make one tree truck and branches then let them go […]
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Activities / Educational / Fine Motor Skill
Cars Counting Game
Our son LOVES cars right now, in particular Hot Wheels now. So I’ve been looking for ways to get math into our schooling that wouldn’t be boring. The Dad Lab https://www.facebook.com/thedadlab had this one day a while back and I decided to jump on it. He placed stickers on them so the cars could go […]
Food
DIY Italian Seasoning Mix
Ingredients: 3 tbls granulated garlic 3tbls granulated onion 4 tbls dried oregano 3 tbls dried basil 3 tbls parsley 1/2 tsp celery seed 1 tsp thyme 1/2 tsp fresh cracked pepper 1 tbls salt Directions: Toss all into a mason jar and shake up. (That part is so much fun for the kiddos!) You’ll use […]
Food
Easy Pumpkin Muffins
We just love, love, love these pumpkin muffins, and eat them all year round. Now big disclaimer they are anything but healthy, so don’t let the pumpkin fool you. I love these becuase I sneak pupmkin into my kids, and they are so incredible easy to make. Ingredient: 1 Box yellow, white, or spice cake […]
Mama Needs / Mom Hacks
Mom Hacks…What Parents Live By
Has your child ever ever put a whole roll of toilet paper in the toilet? Or maybe their gutchies, or a toy, the list could go on. Then this hack is for you! I was pregnant with the 4th, and by that point I was showing 6 weeks out so at 3 and a half […]
Activities / Educational / Fine Motor Skill / Moral Development for Children
Dress up Clothing….
Like most parents I know we also have a love hate relationship with the dress up clothing. Why? Because it gets strewn about everywhere and then you end up almost breaking your neck slipping on a dress or something that you didn’t see becuase you were caring a large baby or something. However I’m here […]
Food
Crust less Quiche
My Husband and I love doing a quiche for brunch or dinner, and we usually have a side salad to go with it. We like ours warm but it’s best just above room temp, although you could have it cold. I start off by adding a nice table spoon of butter to a deep dish […]
Mama Needs / Mom Hacks
Mom Hacks …. What Parents Live By
I love finding and looking for a cool hack to make life easier. Though out it I’ve actually thought of a few myself that I thought I’d share. So here are a few of those Emergency Snack stash If your kids are anything like mine they eat ALL OF THE TIME. Sometimes we finish all […]
Food / Leftover Rewrite
Mexican Lasagna
If you’re look for something new and a way to use up the last of ingredients this Mexican Lasagna is just for you! This is to make in a 9×13 casserole dish. Ingredient: 1 cup (or can rinsed and drained) black beans 1 can of corn 2-3 cups of meat (or extra firm ‘fried’ tofu) […]
Activities
Car Washing Station
I love when I can created a fun afternoon or two with items I was going to toss in the recycle bin. All You’ll need is a milk just and some sort of container to hold water. We had this foil pan from a freezer meal which worked perfectly. All I did was cut the […]