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27 Jun

100 Ways to use a Solo Cup!

Some years the fourth of July is extra festive for our little bunch, because we are back home in the USA and can celebrate with family. The years we are back in Seattle we love to go to the park during the day for a nice relaxing walk, to play games and spend time together. […]

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28 May

Free Summer Printables

Let’s thank our teachers, celebrate summer break and the fourth of July with these free printables! Free Summer Printables:

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20 Apr

Easter Treats

These easy Easter egg Rice Krispie treats were fun to make with the kids and even more fun to eat! You can find the recipe here. To make the eggs, all you need to do is follow the original steps all the way until you press the treats into a greased 9×13 glass pan. Then […]

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18 Apr

Easy Bunny Treats

Easter is around the corner and we are getting ready to celebrate at our house! What are your Easter traditions? We love to go to church in the morning and then have a family lunch or brunch in the afternoon. The other traditions we have done have varied over the years, seeing as though egg […]

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12 Apr

Mini Bunny Easter Bags

Do you make Easter baskets, boxes or bags for your family? When I was little I always looked forward to them. I remember one year my parents brought my white bunny Buffy in and put her down by the baskets right before I we came in! I was convinced that my bunny was the Easter […]

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1 Mar

Free Spring Printables

Spring is blooming and so are these fun holidays! Enjoy these free printables as you celebrate and create and decorate with your little family! Life is just more fun with printables! Add a little color to your spring with… Free St Patrick’s Day Printables: Free Spring Printables: Free Easter Printables: Free Mother’s Day Printables: Free […]

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10 Jan

Free Winter Printables

Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and Valentine’s day… are a few fun winter holidays that are worth celebrating with your kiddos! Take a look around and find a printable to meet your holiday needs. Free Christmas Printables: Free New Year’s Printables: Free Valentine’s Day Printables:

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3 Jan

Gingerbread House Party

My girls wanted to invite their friends over during the holiday break from school. So we threw a little party for each of them and a few of their friends. Our eldest daughter chose a gingerbread house party. We call them crazy cookie houses around here (make sure to check out this post to see […]

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20 Dec

Encouraging Creativity!

We make “gingerbread houses” every year during the holiday season. When the kids were younger I bought several different kinds of gingerbread house kits. I even made a fool proof recipe once or twice. The problem was that the kids started trying to build their perfect little house and they just ended up frustrated. The […]

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4 Jul

Liberty

Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!  Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Thankful for freedom today and every day. Freedom of faith. Freedom as a woman. Freedom. […]

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