diy alphabet lacing cards :: help your child learn to write

lacing cards

my oldest child is in preschool this year and watching him progress has been so much fun! he's always loved numbers and letters. so when he started to practice writing, he was very excited to see that he could make those same letters and numbers he sees every day! he's learning the proper ways to … [Read more...]

extended family scrapbook

scrapbook title

i grew up in a large family. 10 people, to be exact. 8 kids + 2 parents. and i absolutely loved it! there was always someone to play with, talk to, etc. but over the years, we've all moved away from home and have settled ourselves all over the united states and canada. so needless to say, we don't … [Read more...]

new year planner :: made from a cereal box and paper {free printable}

yearly planner 2013

i love planners! i have a weakness for them. but i have also become something of a thrifty/frugal person. so while i see all these yearly planners in the stores, ones that i used to buy, i think to myself that i could probably make one myself and have it be just as cute while costing almost nothing. … [Read more...]

how to make a cookie sheet christmas countdown

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my son asks me a hundred times a day, "how many more days until christmas?!" i tell him that it's getting closer, but that it's not even december yet. so now "when will it be december?!" also gets asked many times a day. it appears we need a countdown to december. needless to say, i am so … [Read more...]

fhe kit: an attitude of gratitude (thanksgiving)

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phew! this post just got finished in time for family home evening this week! are you going to be doing your fhe on the topic of thanksgiving, blessings, or gratitude? if so, this one will be easy, fast, and so fun for you to put together. but don't feel like thanksgiving is the only time to pull out … [Read more...]

way to go! you did it!

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i used to love halloween as a kid - going around to neighbors houses and getting a ton of candy! we used to get whole pillowcases full! what i didn't like was the inevitable tummy ache a few days later after eating all of my candy in one shot. it happened year after year, and yet i kept doing it! … [Read more...]

halloween treat bags

halloween treat ideas for kids

my son is going to be giving treats to his classmates for halloween for the first time this year. preschoolers are so cute - they get excited about everything! (including his teacher's halloween treat!) i've had these mini brown paper bags kicking around for a long time so i thought we'd use them up … [Read more...]

halloween teacher treat using a pop-top can (and free printable label)

pop-top can crafts

i can't believe we are only 3 weeks away from halloween! it feels like school just started! but because it IS almost halloween and because school HAS started, i've made a little halloween treat for our school teacher. i'm kind of new to having a child in school, so i don't know if people … [Read more...]

general conference activity board

general conference activity board for kids

this year for general conference, i decided to make clipboards for my kids, similar to the one i made here, but full-sized instead of a mini clipboard. since they're too young to write in journals or anything even close to that, i thought it would be nice for them to have something that would … [Read more...]

general conference matching game — latter-day prophets

general conference matching game - feature

i cannot tell you how excited i am for general conference next week. they are two of my favorite times of the year. i think this one is especially exciting for me because my kids are getting old enough to "participate" or to at least keep themselves somewhat occupied and focused on church-y games … [Read more...]