Crafting with a toddler can be tricky. There’s the lack of attention span, the limitations in their motor skills, and the mess. But I love watching the creativity coming from Little Miss. She’s been bringing home some amazing art from school. I knew I needed to be spending more time crafting with her. I ran …
It’s just another week night dinner. You make the same old thing from your arsenal, at least that’s how it goes in our house!! Every once in awhile you bring in something new, but if it isn’t easy and quick it wont make it to the rotation. Boy do I have a food muse for …
Happy Earth Day!!! We are all about Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling in our homes. We have shared quite a few Upcycled or Recycled crafts in our short stint of blogging so we wanted to recap and share them with you today! All of these projects take minimal supplies. We are taking …
We have something for you. It’s nothing fancy…but it will save you some time, effort, and hopefully some money! It’s a Free Printable!! This Weekly Meal Planner can be used to help you plan and prep a weeks worth of meals. Check out the example below. I’m planning on cooking our Cheater Fried Rice. So …
So have you been planting? How are your seedlings doing? Have you started a compost yet? Now I’m not going to pretend that I’m an expert on composting, but I have learned a few things over the past year. And the first thing you’re going to need is a place to compost. I use this …
Who doesn’t love Pizza!?!? …anyone… I didn’t think so! Pizza has always been a favorite in our home, but making it from scratch has not. I struggled with floppy, doughy crust, or burnt edges. It wasn’t pretty. Through a lot of trial and error, I have found success. Not once or twice, but Every time! …
They’re Baaack!! No…not creepy ghosts coming out of the TV…(although I heard a rumor that those are coming back too…). It’s Farmer’s Markets!!! I LOVE the farmer’s market. The sounds, the smells, the atmosphere. It used to be just a fun weekend activity. When I decided that I would try to buy more local …
Whether you have been following along or just getting started, we started some veggies from seed. Keeping seedlings alive has been a learning process. We are sharing all that we have learned! Like we said before we are learning as we go. Between Mama K’s tips and our own trial and error we are sharing …
These oatmeal cookies without eggs and butter are our go-to healthy cookies for kids. Finding a healthy toddler snack can be trying. You want to find snacks for toddlers that are easy, healthy, and that they will eat. Finding the perfect toddler snacks We have switched full tilt into toddler mode and the taste …
There are a lot of ways to clean the air in your home. One of which are these simple DIY Air Fresheners. Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission. Thank you for supporting …
I have been itching to get out into the community garden. I decided a while back I wanted to create upcycled garden labels this year. I just love the idea of of giving things a second life. Saving money also is a perk. I looked through thrift stores, antique stores, and through my craft bins. …
Gardening can be intimidating, but with all of the tips and tricks all over the internet even Rookies can come up with a harvest well worth the time. We are both first time gardeners and we are starting from seeds this year! We have the advantage of having a great gardener for a mom, aka …
“Silence is golden….Unless you have a toddler. In that case silence is very very suspicious.” Kate: When telling Little Miss that Mr Monster has pink eye – “He can’t have PINK eye, he’s a boy! He has BOY eye” Susie: I’m not sure who thought day of the week socks were cute… This is a …
My tip today is simple…almost too simple. It’s Costco. Do it. The savings on frozen veggies alone will make it worth it. Buying the giant bags of frozen veggies at Costco is going to save you some serious cash. But it’s not that great of a deal, if you’re constantly moving the bags out of …
Our day started out as one of those days, not much to do, nothing planned, for me it was great for J it was blah… So we started digging for something creative to do. J has recently been doodling ninjas on EVERYTHING. Every paper he brings home from school has a Ninja on it!! So …
We have prepped for our Minecraft party and served up our Minecraft food, now it was time for the main event… I will admit I have a few hours of MINECRAFT under my belt and from the start, I knew exactly what I wanted the MINECRAFT Party Activity to be. A real life Minecraft game! …
Take the guesswork out of Easter egg decorating using natural dyes with these simple step by step instructions. You’ll get beautifully dyed Easter eggs without all the hassle. Natural Dyes for Eggs I did a quick Pinterest search for Easter egg decorating using natural dyes. I got a bunch of fantastic looking tutorials that included …
What’s a Minecraft party without Minecraft party food? And what’s a MINECRAFT party without blocks? Our party was in the late afternoon so I decided on munchies and dessert. I wanted everything to go along with the pixel/block theme. Everything that the kiddos ate was cut into cute little blocks. I have to credit …