if there is one thing that gets my family out of bed and into the kitchen in the morning on weekends it is the smell of homemade cinnamon rolls! our easy cinnamon rolls recipe has been made countless times by our blog readers and they've received rave reviews! they're really simple to make, even for ...
activities for kids
oreo licorice spider cookies
i will be the first to admit that i am not into halloween nearly as much as my friends and neighbors seem to be. i personally don't like dressing up, and i don't really like the spooky/garish aspect of it (think skulls, skeletons, and fake blood...yuck). but if there is one thing i do like, it's ...
updated general conference activities for kids :: september/october 2017
it's that time of year again, and i am so excited!! i'm referring to my church's semi-annual general conference, of course, where we spend several hours over the course of the weekend listening to the general authorities. i love the traditions we have in our family, like making this delicious ...
lds articles of faith coloring pages
some of my kids are working on their faith in god award for primary. the faith in god booklet includes activities and goals for them to accomplish that help them learn more about the things our church teaches. one of the things they need to do in order to receive their award is memorize all thirteen ...
lds temple word searches
in preparation for the upcoming LDS general conference i was looking at my compilation of activities in my ultimate guide to general conference for kids, and i remembered that i had made some lds word searches a couple years ago. i thought about how my older kids sat for a long ...
lds world temples word searches
if there is one thing i love to do it's to find ways to keep my kids happily occupied while we are in the car, at church, during general conference, or even to use as an activity for family home evening, etc. but i want more than an ipad or a phone to keep them busy - i want something that meets ...
homemade christmas tree star ornaments
every year we put a little 4' christmas tree in my kids' room so they can decorate it with all the christmas decorations they make at home or at school. it's "their" tree under which our elf likes to leave little gifts (check out these free printable christmas gift tags for those little gifts!) ...
kids alphabet matching game :: free printables!
i have a kid who is big into learning the alphabet and identifying letters right now. i have another who is learning how to read and spell. so i made this cute little alphabet matching/memory game to help with both the enthusiasm of learning letters and numbers as well as a secondary purpose of ...
free printable math bag games for kids!
i've never been good at math. not ever. the calculator app gets used more than anything else on my phone! so it's funny to me that my young kids are able to do math in their head without a problem. they actually *like* math! and they're good at it. they get that from their dad, that's for sure. ...
lds general conference “i spy” game for kids :: free printable!
***UPDATE! this printable has been updated (march 28th, 2018) with our new prophet and counselor in the first presidency! i don't have new blog pictures, however, so just take my word for it that when you download the pdf file it will have the right names! :)*** lds general conference is right ...