Category: Home and Family

  • Valentine coupons to customize and give

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    Looking for some special gifts to share with each of your sweeties this Valentine’s Day? FishMama over at Life as Mom has some adorable Printable Valentine Coupons, free for the downloading. You even get to customize the coupon by filling in your gift before you print and choose between two colors. Plus, she has a…

  • Super Quick Mom Tip: Cooking while using a laptop computer

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    How many of you love to use recipes you find on the internet? How many of you hate wasting paper and printing them out, yet don’t want to get your keyboard messy? Linda over at Linda’s Lunacy has a fantastic and yet amazingly simple idea to help you cook (or bake) while using your laptop.…

  • Super Quick Mom Tip: Freezing Ground Beef

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    Buying meat in bulk and freezing it for later can often save lots of money… not to mention saving the time it takes for extra trips to the store. Kelleigh over at Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs has a great tip for freezing bulk ground beef in a convenient and simple way. Click over and take a…

  • Teaching and practicing alphabetical order

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    My friend Joy homeschools her three children and she has some fantastic teaching tricks up her sleeve that I plan to use when the time is right with my own (not homeschooled) children. She has a way of making learning lots of fun. Earlier this week she shared How to Teach Alphabetical (ABC) Order without…

  • Do you Cupid?

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    For the past 2 years my kids and I have enjoyed sharing some secret Valentine’s love around our neighborhood by going Cupiding. Now that February is here, it’s time to start the fun again. Wanna know what it’s all about? I’ve got an explanation of Cupiding and a Cupiding poem you can use. Is Cupid…

  • Super Quick Mom Tip: Shoes on the right feet

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    Trying to help your child get her shoes on the right feet? Click back and see how we solved that problem. Our system not only made my daughter smile, but it was a huge help in getting out the door in the morning!

  • Super Quick Mom Tip: Taming Glitter

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    Now that it is nearly Valentine season, my daughter is in full crafting mode. She is cutting hearts, writing messages (as best a sweet 4-year-old can) and, of course, delighting in all of the glitter she can use. And I am making excellent use of an old cookie sheet/ jelly roll pan: (This is an…

  • How do you celebrate good grades?

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    Yesterday was report card day over here and I want my boys to know how proud we are of their efforts in school. Tonight, of course, we will be celebrating with them. Nothing huge, but something to let them know that their efforts have been rewarded. As I’ve been trying to decide what to do,…

  • Rotating Children’s Chores

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    My friend Connie, who blogs over at Smockity Frocks, is not only a riot, but she has like a bajillion fantastic ideas when it comes to family and kid stuff. Plus, you might remember her from my OOPS! Flourless Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie almost-debacle Anyhow… This week she shared a fantastic and revolutionary idea for…

  • Free Picky Eater Ebook

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    Do you have some picky eaters in your house? My sister-in-law, a military wife and homeschooling mom of seven who also blogs at The Happy Housewife, (and is a Bible in 90 Days graduate) has come across a few picky eaters in her kitchen and has found some great solutions that she wants to share…

  • Mom’sToolbox Advent Activity: Christmas Day!

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    Merry Christmas! I hope that you have enjoyed my daily Advent Activities and that they have helped you prepare for Christmas and have a lot of fun along the way. Here’s the final one for 2010: MomsToolbox Advent Activity for December 25: At the end of the day, sit back and reflect on your Advent…

  • Mom’sToolbox Advent Activity: December 24

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    Up until Christmas, I will be sharing one Advent Activity per day for moms and families. (If you aren’t a mom, don’t worry. Many of the more mom-like activities can easily be adapted for anyone.) I hope you will try out and enjoy these little gifts for your family from me. It is my prayer…

  • Mom’sToolbox Advent Activity: December 23

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    Up until Christmas, I will be sharing one Advent Activity per day for moms and families. (If you aren’t a mom, don’t worry. Many of the more mom-like activities can easily be adapted for anyone.) I hope you will try out and enjoy these little gifts for your family from me. It is my prayer…

  • Mom’sToolbox Advent Activity: December 22

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    Up until Christmas, I will be sharing one Advent Activity per day for moms and families. (If you aren’t a mom, don’t worry. Many of the more mom-like activities can easily be adapted for anyone.) I hope you will try out and enjoy these little gifts for your family from me. It is my prayer…

  • Mom’sToolbox Advent Activity: December 21

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    Up until Christmas, I will be sharing one Advent Activity per day for moms and families. (If you aren’t a mom, don’t worry. Many of the more mom-like activities can easily be adapted for anyone.) I hope you will try out and enjoy these little gifts for your family from me. It is my prayer…