A few weeks ago I found this cute idea for moldable cookie dough on The Frugal Girl's blog. It looked like a fun way to spend a hot afternoon indoors, so I whipped up a batch of dough and took it to my sister's house to make with her kids. All of the kids liked… Continue reading Moldable Chocolate Cookie Dough
Category: Family Fun
Frugal Summer Fun Challenge Week 2 & 3
We have been very busy for the past two weeks with a big birthday (turning 15 entails a lot of additional things like dual enrollment classes and learner's permits...) and a ton of play practices (Annie Get Your Gun is so much fun), but we still have managed to have a ton of fun on… Continue reading Frugal Summer Fun Challenge Week 2 & 3
Frugal Summer Fun Challenge Week 1
My daughter is turning 15 next week (she was just three yesterday!) and I feel that time is slipping through my fingers in regards to how many carefree summer days we will have with her in the next few years. So we are challenging ourselves this summer to finding ways to have fun together, but… Continue reading Frugal Summer Fun Challenge Week 1
Frugal Summer Fun
This summer I am trying to be more flexible and spontaneous when it comes to our weekly outings. Mainly because Ben is finally at a good age where the whining is minimal (Praise the Lord!) and this will also be Emma's last carefree summer because she plans on working next year. So I thought up… Continue reading Frugal Summer Fun
Six ways that you can make exercise fun for kids
1. Create Running Challenges My children have always loved to play at the local playgrounds and that is a really wonderful way to get exercise, but I like to maximize this exercise outing by requiring that we walk/run a one-mile lap around the park before they get to play. When my son starts to whine… Continue reading Six ways that you can make exercise fun for kids
Family Game Night
I have always loved playing games and ever since my children were born, I have been impatiently waiting for them to get old enough to play games. While my littlest is not old enough for a lot of games, we have found certain games that we all enjoy playing. One game that we found this… Continue reading Family Game Night
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