Easy Kids Crafts: Paint a Birdhouse
Fun Kids Craft: Paint a Birdhouse
We found an assortment of fun wooden birdhouses at Michael’s and knew we could do something colorful with them, maybe even make some cute gifts for teachers or the holidays.
The birdhouses sat in a box untouched for a while and then we moved them cross-country with us. As I unpacked them, my daughter and I decided it was time to do something fun! We decided to use up what we had in the house and as always, we had plenty of craft supplies. We took a couple of days to work on these, except for the solid-colored one, which Maggie painted in about an hour. This is one of those crafts that can be as simple or complex as you want!
Dairy Free and Delicious: Homemade Berry Bars
Luscious Summer Dessert
Pastry chef and author, Paula Shoyer, makes warm weather entertaining easy and delicious.
Every great celebration is just a little sweeter with a great dessert. As summer sets in and warm weather brings us outdoors for barbecues, picnics, and concerts now is the tastiest time to reach for seasonal and sweet fresh fruit. Pastry chef, teacher and cookbook author, Paula Shoyer, has created a light and easy summer dessert perfect for anyone who loves to create something special for family and friends that’s also dairy free!
Texas Tax Free Weekend is August 17 – 19
Texas Tax Free Weekend starts August 17
Are you making your lists and checking them twice? No, it’s not Christmas but any cost-savings feels like it! It’s time for Tax Free weekend 2012, a great chance to stock up on school supplies and clothing for kids for Back to School!
Gluten Free Pasta Recipe: Cook Once, Eat Twice
Easy gluten free pasta for any night of the week
I am a big fan of the cook once, eat twice philosophy. I am also learning to be completely gluten free. As a busy, working mom cooking is one of my biggest chores. The kids are going to camp right now and get picked up at 5pm. They are coming home starving after 4 hours of playing in the ocean at Surf and Kayak camp and I can’t get dinner made fast enough, and of course, I didn’t have time to get it started before I picked them up!
3 Ways to Encourage Kids to Clean Up After Themselves
Making Kids Chores a Part of Everyday Life
Guest post from D’TaRelle Tullis from PitterPatterFeet.com
1. Create the Habit Early
I once went to a coworker’s house who had a small daughter. Her daughter was around 2 or 2 1/2. We walked into her home together and she had not had any time to clean up or straighten the house before I came. When I walked into the house with her and her daughter I was shocked! I couldn’t believe my eyes! Her home was spotless and organized! You would have thought she lived there alone and that she didn’t have not a single child.
Ways to Enjoy the 2012 Olympics with Your Family
Guest post from Jackie Bledsoe
Tomorrow is the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Every four years I look forward to the Summer Olympics when it comes. I love to watch as much of it and as many of the different competitions as possible. I watch everything!
It inspires and amazes me to watch athletes perform at the world’s highest level. I love learning about what it took for them to get their and appreciate their hard work and dedication.