The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design: Printable Gift Tags for Every Occasion When it's time to wrap Christmas gifts, we go all out. Cute bows, cute paper, and especially cute gift tags. But what about the rest of the year? Do you put the same thought and effort…
The following post is from Lisa of The Pennington Point: 10 Affordable Ways to Add BIG Decor to Your Home Since our family has always been on a tight budget, there has never been much money for home decor. Through the years, I scrapped and taught myself to redo junk and paint anything that wasn't…
The following post is from Lindsey M. Roberts, a design & décor writer: 4 Ways to Display Children's Artwork Fresh flowers and verdant plants give a home life, but so does children's art with all of its beautiful, perfect imperfections. But we all know how much artwork kids bring home from school, camp, and friends'…
The following post is from Jennifer Burke, a lifelong educator: 12 Ways to Make Social Studies Fun See all of the Homework Helps posts here. History and geography (Social Studies) are a passion for some and a pain for others. Most children are somewhere in-between and need a little boost when learning about the world.…
The following post is from Becky of Organizing Made Fun: How to Organize Meals for Those in Need How often is it that you know of someone who has just had surgery, a baby or is just going through a difficult time in their lives, and you want to do something for them? One of…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: Coffee and doughnuts after church, anyone? Unfortunately, since most churches probably use Styrofoam cups for their weekly fellowship, they help contribute to the 25 billion Styrofoam cups trashed every year in America alone. Styrofoam is technically plastic number 6, polystyrene. It can be accepted for recycling,…
The following post is from Angie of Many Little Blessings: Planning a Homeschool Calendar with Six-Week Terms I felt stuck in a traditional homeschool calendar mentality when I began homeschooling. While I thought year-round schooling sounded like a good idea, I just couldn't imagine giving up our long summers. However, having taught for two years…
I love birthdays- forget birthdays; we celebrate birth weeks or birth months here! -- but the one challenge we face in creating fun yearly traditions is that three of our daughters have birthdays within three weeks of each other. That's a lot of celebrating! We're slowly creating yearly traditions that are doable on that timetable.…
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There are plenty of posts around the blogosphere about why you should take the time to plan your weekly menu, but we're going to look at the top ten reasons you shouldn't: 10. You're a non-conformist by nature, and since weekly meal plans are popular, you refuse to give in. 9. You like to spend…