Kid Friendly Crafts
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Coffee Filter Juice Box Turkeys
This is a sponsored post. All opinion and ideas are my own. The past several months I have been insanely sick with my pregnancy. I have been trying to balance being a mom of 5, pregnant, excruciatingly sick and homeschooling all of my kids to boot. As hard as it has been these past several months, am so thankful for the time I have had with my kids these past several months. Now that our sweet baby Aesyn is here I have so much more energy for my other little kids. So today I got to spend some one on one time with my two little boys making Coffee Filter…
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Upcycled Juice Box Plant Starters
This is a sponsored post for Juicy Juice, all thoughts and opinions are my own. I love finding creative ways to upcycle, recycle and use things that more often than not would often become trash! Since my kids LOVE Juicy Juice and go through tons of juice boxes a week. Especially right now with Covid-19 and having all 5 kids at home 24/7 homeschooling, hanging out and being bored out of their minds. I find having easy to grab snacks and treats a good way to help us all keep our sanity and enjoy our time at home a little more. Having all of the kids home has created a…
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DIY LEGO Alphabet and Sight Word Blocks
Do you have some of those large Mega Blok or Lego’s just laying around your house not getting played with anymore? I know I did – and I just couldn’t stand letting them just sit there anymore, so I decided to re-purpose them and now I am so glad I did! Now these plain old blocks have gone from drab to fab, from dull to full of fun! Not only do they look like a “new” toy to my kids they are the perfect educational tool, creating a whole new level of playing. I have noticed my two year old is enjoying these alphabet Mega Bloks more now that they…
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Halloween Witches Broom Cheesy Treats
We are not huge Halloween fans. But it is always fun to enjoy the current seasons, by making festive tasty treats. These Witches Broom Cheesy Treats are super fun to make for the whole family. Even better they are an easy, healthy, tasty treat that anyone can enjoy! Ingredients String Cheese Sticks Stick Pretzels Chives (or other herb: cilantro, mint, thyme…ect) Directions Cut the string cheese sticks into thirds. Begin by pulling away pieces of the cheese, to about 2/3 the way up the cheese piece. Once you have “shredded” the cheese creating the broom affect. Gently push a pretzel stick into the center top of the cheese. Finish your witch broom…
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Jack Skellington Marshmallow Treats (from Nightmare Before Christmas)
Are you a Nightmare Before Christmas fan? Looking for a great party treat, Halloween table decor or just fun snack for the kids? These Jack Skellington Marshmallow treats are crazy fun to make, and easy enough the kids can even help out. Making these treats takes almost no time at all. In fact the part that took the most amount of time was decorating them up. You can decorate yours however you please, however if you want them to look like mine – here is how I did it. Supplies Jumbo Marshmallows Black Writing Icing Lollipop Sticks Black Washi Tape Ribbon Directions Start out with some black washi tape…
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LEGO Jell-O Protein Snack
This post was sponsored by Juicy Juice. All ideas, opinions and content are my own. Boy do I love my kids, but when Back to School time rolls around I am READY for a regular schedule! One of my kids favorite things to do as we prepare for school to start up is to head to the store and pick out some healthy snacks for after school. With 5 kids ranging is ages from 2-15 years old those after school snack needs can vary greatly, however there seems to be one snack that they all really LOVE…JELL-O! Juicy Juice + Protein Rocks! I don’t buy Jell-O often for the kids…
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Fun and Easy DIY Bouncy Balls
DIY Bouncy Balls are so easy to make, fun for the kids and the perfect indoor/outdoor activity!
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Summer Reading List K-6th Grades
With summer here we are all scrambling to find ways to keep our kids reading and enjoying reading! As a teacher and mom of four I have established this detailed summer reading list. I have listed 5 books for each grade level that are age appropriate and enjoyable. PRINT or DOWNLOAD: Summer Reading List Grades K-3rd PRINT or DOWNLOAD: Summer Reading List Grades 4th-6th
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PEEPsicle’s – Peeps on a stick!
Peeps are an icon treat for Easter. My kids are always looking excited to open up their Easter baskets and start snacking on their PEEPS. This year I wanted to do a little something different. Instead of putting the same old boring packaging in their Easter Baskets I made these adorable PEEPsicle’s or PEEPS on a stick. They only took 10 seconds to make and turned out super cute. These Peeps on a stick really turned out so cute! I put them in a cute bucket I found in the Dollar Spot at Target, added a little lace and flower to decorate a little and filled the bucket with brown…
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DIY Glow Stick Valentine’s Day Cards
My kids absolutely LOVE these DIY Valentine’s Day cards we made for their classmates. I love that they were fun, easy and super affordable. Even more so I love that they do not include any candy. To make these fabulous Valentines simply print this Valentines Day Glow Stick printables HERE. Purchase glow stick bracelets (I found mine at Target, a pack of 15 for just $1. They also have them at the Dollar Tree.) Using pretty scrapbook paper cut out a background piece. I used my Silhouette Machine to cut my banner shaped background. Above is pictured the exact shape I created for the background of each Valentine, for printing with the…
