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The timeless adventures of Wilbur and Charlotte are family favorites of ours. I love the sweet themes in Charlotte's Web- friendship, positive thinking, love, kindness, etc... It makes a great choice for family movie night, but since sitting in front of a movie silently is not conducive to family bonding I like to add in a few extra activities and a snack to encourage creativity and face to face time. If you love Charlotte's Web as much as we do consider making it your next … [Read more...]
With Finding Dory's release this summer I thought that it was only right to include the classic Finding Nemo in one of our Family Movie Night's. 13 years ago a sweet little clown fish, his dad, and their goofy blue friend swam into our lives and hearts and have not diminished in popularity at all. He gave me lots of fun ideas to do with my family and then share with you! Movie night doesn't have to mean staring at a TV all night with no interaction, you can make it so much more with a … [Read more...]
Setting aside a once or twice a month movie night for your entire family to enjoy together is fun, builds a close bond, and opens the door for deep discussions on developing character and other real life situations. Whether your favorite is the classic animated version or the new high-tech CGI Jungle book it makes a perfect choice for family movie night. But that doesn’t mean you have to just pop everybody in front of movie and have it end there! You can incorporate all kinds of fun themed … [Read more...]
Whether you do it weekly or monthly Family Movie Night can become one of you and your children’s favorite activities. Sweet and fun nights cuddled up on the couch watching family favorites, animated classics, new movies you have never seen before. Making memories and sharing laughs over bowls of salty buttery popcorn. Here are 10 ways to help make sure that Family Movie Nights are memorable as well as some good family movies to get you started with. 10 Ways to Create a Fabulous Family … [Read more...]
Do you need something fun to do with the kiddos? I have the perfect solution! Cotton Candy Scented Playdough! My kids have always been overly excited about playdough and I love them for that. First of all, this recipe for playdough is super easy, which makes my life that much easier. And the kids also enjoyed playing with it. I think playdough takes us back to a simpler time in life when we don’t have to worry about all the hard stuff. Sometimes even I sit down and play with them using … [Read more...]
Are you in the process of trying to teach shapes to your little ones? A cool approach that I’ve done with my boys in the past is known as a Shape Car Garage. Here’s how you easily make this shape car garage, seriously the hardest part is finding the right box. Teaching Shapes - DIY Shape Car Garage Supplies Cardboard Box (preferably small) Markers Toy Cars Directions Open up the box or cut an opening in a box. Make parking spaces in the box, just like you’d see … [Read more...]
Earlier I talked about how to organize a freezer meal swap group and a few factors you need to take into account. Today we are going to discuss some meals that work well for freezer swap meals. These meals have all been tried and passed the test. Just because a meal tastes amazing the first time doesn't mean that it actually freezes and re-heats well. Perhaps your noodles get mushy because the meal had to much liquid once it thawed or maybe your chicken is dry … [Read more...]
How To Organize A Freezer Meal Swap I belong to the local MOPS group and one of them recently suggested putting together a freezer meal swap. 10-12 of us were on board with the idea. I don't know about you but most some nights I love not having to put much thought into dinner. Having 10 meals in the freezer waiting to be cooked and making my life easier takes a huge stress load off of my shoulders. Plus I also know that on one of the many nights my husband will … [Read more...]
Busy Bag Activity ~ Pom Pom Sorting Fun I love creating fun activities for my boys to participate in. If you have several little children at home and need to find a way to occupy them, then this busy bag activity is for you. If you’re ready to introduce your kids to some fun, then dive in! #1. Gathering the Materials This busy bag might require some thought beforehand. What I mean by that is you need a container for the “Pom Pom Sorting” Busy Bag. You can really use anything you … [Read more...]
Busy Bag Activity ~ Highway Shapes How many of you have boys that seem to be bored a lot? I came across this awesome Busy Bag Activity and had to adapt it for my own kids (a shout out to Cody and Chelsea Groves Blog for the inspiration). As a mom of all boys, it’s my duty to find them things to do that will last more than 5 seconds. For this activity bag, you will want to find “highway” shaped cards because the purpose of this activity bag is making car roads out of shapes. … [Read more...]
You had to expect something like dehydrated potatoes coming from a potato farmer's wife :) Why Dehydrate Potatoes As a potato farmers wife you would think that I always have potatoes on hand...uhh wrong. Cory is only mediocre about bringing them to me from the seed cellar when I ask. It's kind of like the old saying about a mechanics car is always broke down, during the winter he has to check the seed cellar everyday but for whatever reason potatoes don't always make it to my … [Read more...]
Why Dehydrate Parsley Parsley is a great addition to just about any meal but keeping it on hand is not always the most convenient thing. If your like me you have tried to grow it in your window garden and became a total failure because you couldn't use it all so you gave up. After all a little goes a looong way. It was to hard for me to waste it all so I just let my plants die...what turned out to be a very slow death for them. Fast forward two years later and I am working my dehydrator to the … [Read more...]
Not sure what to do with all of that extra rhubarb from your garden? It’s hard to use a lot of rhubarb at once, but you can’t throw this delicious food away. Instead of wasting it make up as much Strawberry Rhubarb Freezer Jam as you can possibly use or give away as gifts, dehydrate it. Why Dehydrate Rhubarb Dehydrating rhubarb is an easy solution to your extra rhubarb problem. If you dehydrate your rhubarb and store it in an airtight container, such as a mason jar, it will last … [Read more...]
What are you planning on doing with all of those onions in your pantry? Have you ever thought about dehydrating them? Dehydrating your onions is easier than you think, and it can be cheaper than buying dehydrated onions from the supermarket. Why Dehydrate Onions You might ask, “Why dehydrate?” Dehydrating onions is a better alternative to freezing or canning onions because it keeps the taste the same. You don’t need to worry about the onions going bad or tasting funky later on when … [Read more...]
Welcome to the second activity in the busy bag activity series. This weeks busy bag activity is inspired by Number Gobbling Busy Bag over at Bits & Pieces From My Life. I love the idea so much but knew that I had to adapt it for my own children. While her sharks are adorable my boys are more into trains, tractors, trucks and construction equipment. I had purchased the construction clipart sometime ago and love when I get the chance to use it, are you seeing a theme yet of my … [Read more...]
