Polar Express Pajama Party
Last year, my daughter specifically requested a Polar Express birthday party. I had no idea at the time, how many great ideas were out there …
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Winter Fun Activity Pack
Snowy Fun Activity Pack This 12 page activity pack is full of snowy fun! Cut and paste to decorate your own snowman, color a picture, trace …
15 DIY Wreath Ideas
This is a collection of the wreaths I’ve made this past year. I hope you find some inspiration! The wreath on the left is a piece of …
50 Ways to Set a Holiday Table
Holiday Table Inspiration Every November, my church hosts a Christmas Tea. Women from all over come together for a relaxing evening of …
Cinnamon Ornaments
This is such a fun project to do with kids! I have so many memories of making these with my mom. I also think I still have cinnamon …
Salt Dough Ornaments
They’re fun, they’re easy and they’re inexpensive! These are not your mama’s salt dough ornaments! Well, they kind …
For Beauty of the Blooming Trees….
I really enjoyed the poem our Heart of Dakota teachers manual had us read a while back. Natalie and I both wrote out our favorite parts and …
Lace Crown Tutorial
The Girl Inspired I originally stumbled upon these adorable lace crowns on Pinterest. I followed to the link to thegirlinspired.com and …
Printable Thanksgiving Activity Pack
This adorable activity pack is 16 page of Thanksgiving themed crafts, coloring pages, writing, letters and more. We like to create …
Gobble, Gobble!! Craft with Gourds
You will never look at gourds the same way again. This is a very easy project to do with kids. By simply taking a gourd and letting the …
Christmas Subway Art
Have you started thinking Christmasy thoughts? I know, I know. It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but around our house, we start …
Quick and Easy Chicken Marsala
I’ve searched the internet for a good copycat Bucca Di Beppo Chicken Marsala recipe. Oh how I love that sweet Marsala goodness! …
Messy Mondays: The Play Room
The dress up area has been my nemeses for ages. Not because it wasn’t picked up today, but this is what is looks like cleaned up!! …
American Elections Unit Study and Activities
Election Unit Study Have you taken time to talk with your kids about what an election is and what it means in our country? This 20 page unit …
I Once Did Childish Things
Often we, as mother’s become upset when our children do childish things. I am not talking about willful disobedience. I am talking …
Vintage Coloring Pages for Fall
Printable Vintage Coloring Pages We stumbled upon an old vintage coloring book and turned it into a printable! Download these 5 adorable …
Once a Month Cooking: Chicken Tetrazini
This Chicken Tetrazini recipe produced 12 meals $29.20/12 = $2.43 per meal. This was one of the more expensive meals we did because of all …
Pumpkin Monkey Bread
Mmmmmm. That’s all I’ve got to say. I pinned several monkey bread recipes on Pinterest a while back and just recently remembered …
DIY Star Wars Costumes
It’s been a Star Wars filled month around our house as we’ve collected everything we needed to create super cute, but super …
Best Adult Costumes 2012
Regardless of if you want to go as a couple, by yourself or with kids, check out these photos of the best adult costumes. If you have an …
Best Kids Halloween Costumes 2012
So, here are the best kids costume ideas for 2012. Sorry some of the images are missing heads, but tis the season for headless things, …
Staying Sane While Homeschooling
We are 5 weeks into our school year. Here are the 5 things I’ve learned I need, to keep my sanity: I need to make a weekly schedule, …
What We Learned Playing Uno
Teachable Moments Great Grandma and Grandpa Cavanaugh (AKA Grandma and Grandpa Dopedo) came to visit one Saturday afternoon. They came …
Mealtime Battles
Are you tired of fighting a battle with your kids every time you sit down to eat? I have a couple picky eaters in my house (one of them is …