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Easy Halloween Party Food

It’s that time of year again!  It’s become tradition to share this post each October to help you get your Halloween thinking caps on with some of our favorite snacks and treats.  And if you haven’t entered our current giveaway, head over to The Scoop after this and enter!  Lastly, our Pin button has been […]

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Are You Ready for Halloween Crafts ? I am! { Link up! }

I am ready for orange and black paper, ghosts and monsters, pumpkin crafts, and spider webs! I am so ready for Halloween and not just to sneak my children’s candy while trying to convince myself that I am saving their teeth by eating it. I LOVE Halloween. It’s obvious because we have a ton of […]

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Make Kate’s Stuff Your Stuff!

10.02.2014 So I have kind of a weird life. My husband works for Procter & Gamble, so we frequently get huge amounts of P&G products (usually laundry products, like Tide, Bounce, Downy, etc., but also diapers and wipes, deodorant, and CoverGirl foundation for people with a MUCH darker complexion than I have). Then we also […]

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Word Building With Letter Magnets & Word Families

As children get a firm grasp on letter sounds they will be able to manipulate those sounds to create new ones.  My daughter has been playing with letter sounds for a while ( I think she is desperate to catch up to her big brother) and rhyming is one of her favorite things to do. […]

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September in retrospect: Africa, Sound of Music, Beer and Hymns, and Disneyland

September was a full month. It started with my trip to Ethiopia with Help One Now, which was a great success. Our team really clicked and I felt great about the organization and their local leadership. But best of all, we met our goal! 300 new sponsors for kids at risk of becoming poverty orphans. […]

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How To Make Homemade Egg Noodles

When I was 23, I got my tonsils out during the last Christmas break of my college career and it was pretty much the most miserable two weeks ever. It didn’t help things that my doctor prescribed me steroids which, I didn’t know at the time but have come to discover since, make me ravenously […]

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Recycled Robot Craft inspired by The Ricky Ricotta Books by Dav Pilkey

I love books.  More than my love of books is my love of getting KIDS to love books, especially my own kid. Before I share how we made this super rad robot inspired by Dav Pilkey’s Ricky Ricotta Mighty Robot series of books, I need to tell you that this post was sponsored by Scholastic. […]

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DIY bottle holder lets babies feed themselves

I already love the Oball by Rhino Toys — it’s my #1 gift for new babies. But THIS hack? Damn smart. From sueb262: From the very first, my granddaughter has been independent. When she was about 2 months old, she started trying to hold her bottle herself, but it was too big for her hands […]

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DIY Wall Art

When it comes to decorations and art for the rooms in your house, the options are limitless. You could easily run to any home store and find something amazing for your home. You could also scour Etsy and happen upon a custom piece for your wall, making it unique. OR you could make your own! In this […]

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It gets better: the mall edition

I took a kid to the mall. It has been years since I braved the mall with a child in tow. This Sunday, though, I had to go the mall to replace some makeup. (I left my makeup bag in a hotel in Ethiopia which was a rather expensive mistake.) So I was on my […]

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Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Caramel.  Apples.  Cheesecake.  Shortbread.  Streusel.  Do I really need to write anything else here?  These bars take a few bowls to make a few layers, but they’re worth the effort, I pinky-swear.  From the bottom up they start with a buttery shortbread crust, layered with creamy cheesecake, then soft-baked soft apples (like apple pie) then […]

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50 Halloween Craft Ideas For Preschool

Halloween in my favorite holiday to create crafts and activities for. There are so many different themes like spiders, bats, ghosts, pumpkins, mummys and my favorite Frankenstein! I know you will be able to find great Halloween craft ideas and activities from this list. Don’t forget to read some great Halloween books after craft time. […]

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