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- Mother's Day Gift Basket Ideas
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Mother's Day baskets are a great way to show off your creative talents while also showing your mom, mother-in-law, grandma, or another special mom how much you care. Most of these ideas you can make yourself from the following recipes. Have fun!
- Three Acorn Squash Recipes For Fall
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Don't be intimidated by acorn squash. They may take a little more effort, but it is worth your time.
- Four Easy Apple Pie Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Buy some fall apples and try one of these easy apple pie recipes. Your family will be glad you did!
- Paper Plate Turtle Craft
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Children love turtles. This turtle paper plate craft is a fun, easy preschool craft project. To make this craft, you will need...
- A New Mom's Guide to Infant Pain Relief
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Preparing for a new baby? These tips will help you get your medicine cabinet ready for the new addition to your family.
- Preschool Activity - Lacing Cards
[Reference-and-Education] Preschool-aged children love lacing cards. Lacing cards allow children to practice "sewing" by threading a string in and out of holes in a piece of cardboard. This is a great activity to help develop your child's fine motor skills.
- Easy Games to Play at Baby Showers
[Home-and-Family:Pregnancy] Are you hosting a baby shower, and need some fun, easy games to play? These baby shower games are easy to play and you can put them together in just a few minutes.
- Three Easy Summer Squash Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] If your garden is over-run with summer squash, try these easy main dish recipes your family is sure to enjoy. Zucchini can also be substituted for the summer squash. Enjoy!
- Preschool Activity - Cutting Shapes and Lines
[Reference-and-Education] Cutting with scissors is a learned activity. By three years old your child should have no problem holding a pair of child-sized scissors. It takes them awhile to master this new skill, however, so be patient with them while they begin to show an interest in learning how to do it.
- How to Freeze Peaches
[Food-and-Drink] When we go camping each summer, we like to stop at a favorite local fruit stand and buy a 20-lb box of fresh peaches. After enjoying some delicious peach milkshakes and making some peach jam, I decided to freeze the extra peaches.
- Household Chores For Preschool-Aged Children
[Kids-and-Teens] Children can learn to do household chores at a young age. Even toddlers can be taught to pick up their clothes and toys and put them away.
- Enjoying Camping With Toddlers
[Travel-and-Leisure:Camping] Have fun camping with toddlers? Is it possible? If you're looking to get away and have a relaxed, stress-free vacation, then you probably don't want to take your toddlers with you. If, on the other hand, you want to get away and spend some quality time with your family, then these tips may help you keep your active toddlers safe and entertained.
- Organizing Preschool Supplies
[Kids-and-Teens] Doing preschool crafts and activities at home is a lot easier when all of your supplies are organized. Here are some tips to help you get started.
- Timely Thank You's
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] When I was growing up there was an unwritten rule at our house: "Thou shalt write thank you notes." And in a timely manner. You could beg, plead, and hope mom would forget, but she never did.
- Scheduling Quiet Time
[Home-and-Family:Motherhood] Scheduling quiet time isn't easy for busy moms. I find that a lot of the time I don't even have the time to sit down and schedule my quiet time. Sound familiar?
- Teaching Teens the Value of Money
[Kids-and-Teens] It isn't easy raising teens in today's materialistic society. The older they get, the more expensive the things they want or think they need. If they don't learn how to manage their money at a young age, they won't be able to make it in the real world.
- The Heart of a Humble Parent
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Kids like to know that their parents are human too. Being honest and sharing your failings with your kids can go a long way to improve your relationship with them.
- Quick Easy Dinners That Even Toddlers Will Eat
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] When it comes to making dinner, toddlers can be very hard to please. Here are some easy family-friendly dinner ideas that even your toddler will enjoy.
- Division of Labor
[Home-Improvement:Cleaning-Tips-and-Tools] Dividing up household chores is a great way to get everyday household tasks in less time and with less complaints. How you determine the division of labor in your home depends on how many children you have, and how much work you want them to actually do.
- Developing Toddler Motor Skills
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] If you have a toddler, you already know that he or she is a little bundle of endless energy! My twin boys turned two several months ago, and they have been non-stop action since they learned to walk. There is never a dull moment! It's been a long time since I've had a toddler in the house and I had forgotten how quickly they grow and how much they learn during this toddler stage.
- Six Easy Salad Dressing Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Salads] It probably wouldn't occur to you to try to make your own salad dressings. You would be surprised at how many different types of salad dressings you can make from ingredients you already have on hand. They are easy to prepare, and you can't beat the taste. Try one of these recipes and you won't go back to store bought salad dressings again!
- Preschool Windsock Activity
[Kids-and-Teens] Children love windsocks. They are fun to make and fun to hang and look at. This preschool activity is very easy and is suited to any season or holiday.
- Three Easy Bean Salad Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Salads] Looking for a good salad recipe for a summer barbecue or family get-together? Try one of these easy bean salad recipes.
- Preschool Science - Worm Farm
[Kids-and-Teens] Preschool-aged children love to play with worms (at least my boys do!). You can turn their curiosity with worms into a science project with just a few items from your house and garden. Here is what you'll need:
- Preschool Science - Roly Poly Hotel
[Kids-and-Teens] If you have a preschool-aged child running around your home, chances are he or she has brought in a roly poly or two from your garden. Because children are fascinated by these little creatures, they make great subjects for science experiments.
- A Bedtime Routine For Preschool-Aged Children
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Having a bedtime routine is one good way to ensure your preschool-aged child gets a good night's sleep. Children respond very well to routines in their daily schedules, and bedtime is no exception. Having a bedtime routine gives your child an opportunity to wind down from the day's activities and not be as likely to fight your efforts to get them to go to bed.
- You and Your Newborn - Surviving the First Weeks
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] So you've brought your newborn baby home from the hospital. Congratulations! With the birth of your baby comes a new set of challenges.
- Fun With Foamies Easter Scrapbook Layout
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Kids love making craft projects out of foamies. You can find them for almost any holiday or occasion. Watch for them on sale after holidays; one container can last you for several years!
- Preschool Activity - Thank You Cards
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Teach your preschooler to be thankful for gifts he or she has received. Help them design and put together thoughtful thank you cards.
- Preschool Winter Craft - Pine Cone Bird Feeder
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Cold weather often keeps preschoolers inside, looking to you to find them something fun to do. This winter you and your preschool-aged child can feed the winter birds by making pine cone bird feeders. You probably already have everything you need for this craft project laying around your house, and your child will have a great time hanging out with you and trying something new.
- Pretty in Pink Valentine's Day Cards
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Looking for some easy cards to make for Valentine's Day? These pretty pink Valentine's Day cards will take you less than an hour to make and your friends and family will love them. I have designed three different Valentine's Day cards for you to choose from.
- Leftover Holiday Turkey Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] If you're looking for ways to use up your holiday turkey, look no further! Here are some easy ways to dress up and re-use cooked turkey. These recipes are great following the holidays, or any time you have any leftover turkey you want to use up.
- Holiday Cards Stitched With Love
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] With all you have to do during the holiday season, you probably haven't given much thought to making homemade Christmas cards. Homemade cards don't have to be difficult or take a long time to make. With a couple pieces of scrapbook paper, card stock, and your sewing machine, you can surprise your family and friends with your creative holiday cards.
- Five Easy Holiday Fudge Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] If your family and friends love homemade fudge, try one of these different fudge flavors this holiday season. They're sure to find a new favorite!
- How to Make a Thanksgiving Garland
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] If your kids get bored this Thanksgiving, put them to work making a colorful Thanksgiving garland to help decorate your home for the holidays. It is easy to make, and your kids will love tracing, cutting it out, and putting it together. You may even already have the supplies you need laying around the house!
- Thanksgiving Hand Print Crafts
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] These hand print turkeys are an easy craft for your kids to make for Thanksgiving. They are easy enough for toddlers and preschoolers to help make, but even older children will enjoy tracing around their hands to make this fun turkey craft.
- Paper Plate Scarecrow Craft
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Kids love scarecrows, and fall is a great time to do scarecrow crafts with your preschool aged child. With a paper plate and some other items you may already have laying around your house, you and your child can create this scarecrow craft in no time.
- Preschool Recipes For Fun
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] All preschoolers love arts and crafts activities. With a little preparation, you can save money and have fun by making your own paste, playdough, and finger paints for all your preschooler's craft projects. Let your child help you measure and stir for a fun learning activity!
- Four Crock Pot Recipes For Fall
[Food-and-Drink:Crockpot-Recipes] Fall is a great time to start using your crock pot again. Try one of these easy recipes for a great family, home-cooked meal.
- Hearty Soups For Cool Autumn Days
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Looking for some easy soup recipes for quick autumn meals? These soups are easy to prepare and big hits even with young kids! Easy Taco Soup Two chicken breasts 4 c.
- Summer Daisies Homemade Greeting Card
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] During spring and summer months, it is fun to make homemade greeting cards with a daisy theme. These cards are great for all occasions, especially for birthday and thank you cards. There are many possibilities to incorporating a daisy theme into your greeting card, but here is one idea I came up with.
- Croup Cough in Young Children
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] If your young child has ever awakened in the middle of the night crying, having difficulty breathing, and with a cough that sounds similar to that of a barking seal, then you are already familiar with a childhood illness commonly known as croup. Personally, I didn't have any idea what croup was until my then 2-yr-old son woke up during the middle of the night with this horrible, horrible cough. I couldn't believe this loud barking noise was coming out of my sweet son.
- No More Naps!
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] No mom looks forward to the day when her children stop taking their afternoon naps. I have been dreading this day, and it has finally arrived. Different children stop taking naps at different ages.
- Easy Summer Macaroni Salad Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Salads] Macaroni salads are always a big hit at summer barbecues. These recipes are easy to prepare and you can make them ahead of time. They taste better if you let them sit in the refrigerator and let the pasta absorb the flavors of the other ingredients.
- Mother's Day Cards Stitched with Love
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] This Mother's Day, make your mom a homemade Mother's Day card she will treasure forever. These two card designs are very easy and will only take you about an hour to make. Using your sewing machine to add accent stitching will give your card an extra homemade touch.
- Spring Cleaning Checklist
[Home-Improvement:Cleaning-Tips-and-Tools] Need to do some spring cleaning but don't know where to start? This checklist will get your home in tip top shape in no time.
- Minimizing Temper Tantrums - Giving Your Toddler Choices
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Oh, the terrible two's. As a mom of twin toddlers, I wasn't particularly looking forward to my boys turning two. As their third birthday approaches, I now realize that it wasn't really as bad as I had been expecting.
- Fun With Foamies Valentine's Day Cards
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Foamies have become very popular during the past couple of years. You can find them in all shapes and sizes and for almost every holiday. They are great for children's craft projects, but anyone can use them to make easy, creative greeting cards.
- Snow Fun Scrapbook Layout
[Home-and-Family:Scrapbooking] Playing in the snow is a great time to take candid pictures of your family. Where we live we might only get one or two days of snow each year, if we're lucky, so this year we decided to drive to the snow! We found a state park only a couple of hours away where they had great sledding hills, and took the whole family along for an afternoon of sledding and snow fun.
- Dyeing Pasta for Craft Projects
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Kids love to play with pasta! Who knew something so simple and inexpensive could be so interesting to young children. Dried pasta comes in a variety of sizes and shapes.
- Should Your Teen Help Pay for College?
[Reference-and-Education:College-University] There are some things to consider when deciding whether or not your teen should help pay for college. Here is our family's story.
- Praying With Your Toddler
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Meal time is always a good time to get your family together to pray, but I will always cherish the memories I have of praying with my toddlers before they go to sleep at night. Several months ago, one of my two-year-old twin sons started resisting going to bed at night.
- Helping a Child Overcome a Fear of Dogs
[Pets:Dogs] It seems inevitable that at one time or another a child will have an unpleasant run-in with a dog. When my twin boys were about 18 months old, their first encounter with a dog was not pleasant for
them.
- A Christmas Ornament Tradition
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Collecting Christmas tree ornaments is a fun tradition to share with your family. When my husband and I got married, my mother-in-law introduced me to one of her favorite Christmas traditions.
- Keepsake Christmas Ornament Box
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] I love handmade Christmas ornaments. Throughout the years I have collected a number of them, made by myself and several family members. These ornaments will make great keepsakes for our children and grandchildren.
- Kids Craft - Fall Leaf Placemats
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Making placemats from fall leaves is a fun activity for kids of
all ages. Even toddlers will have fun collecting leaves and
creating their own placemat.
- Baked Vegetable Side Dishes For Holiday Meals
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] I am not personally a big fan of cooked vegetables. Give me a fresh salad any day! There are a lot of ways you can disguise vegetables so that your family will eat them, however, and baked vegetable casseroles are an easy way to add vegetables to your holiday meal in a way that your whole family will enjoy.
- Festive Fruit Salads for Your Holiday Table
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Colorful, delicious salad recipes that are perfect for your holiday table. I love fruit salads. Unfortunately, many of the best fruit salad recipes are very high in calories and take a little more preparation time than you might want to spend
- Eight Tips For Feeding Toddlers
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] How to create an atmosphere where your toddler is more likely to settle down and eat.
- Growing Bird's Nest Spruce
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] How to grow and care for bird's nest spruce.
- Starting Vegetables Indoors from Seed
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Easy tips for starting your vegetable garden indoors from seed.
- Easy Cereal Snack Bars for Kids
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Easy cereal bar recipes make great after school snacks for kids.
- Teaching Toddlers to do Household Chores
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Tips for helping your toddlers learn to do household chores.
- Dorm Room Decorating Ideas
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Creative, inexpensive decorating ideas for college dorm rooms.
When I helped my daughter move into her first college dorm room,
I wasn't prepared for how tiny her room would be! Floor space
was definitely scarce, and it was obvious she would have to come
up with some creative storage solutions.
- Finger Jello Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Fun, easy finger jello recipes for kids.
- Recycling Christmas Cards
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Creative crafts to make from recycled Christmas cards.
- Preschool Party Games
[Kids-and-Teens] Fun, easy preschool party game ideas.
Planning a birthday party for your preschooler? Party games are
a great way to keep young children entertained and engaged in the
party. Make sure every child gets a prize of some kind so child
every goes home a winner!
- Enjoying Christmas With Toddlers
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Toddler tips to help reduce the stress of the holiday season.
- How to Make Country Christmas Ornaments
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Easy country Christmas craft to make from leftover scrap fabric - a great gift idea!
- Favorite Cream Pie Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Cream pie recipes that are sure to be family favorites during the holidays or any time of year.
- How to Make a Tin Can Luminary
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] This easy tin can luminary makes a great candle holder for Christmas or any other holiday.
- Organizing Your Teen Daughter for School
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Tips for getting your teenage daughter organized for school.
- Homework Organizer
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Easy tips for organizing your child's homework and schoolwork.
- The Family Organizer
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Easy tips for organizing your family's daily schedule.
- Stocking Stuffer Gift Ideas for Teen Girls
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Small gifts that would make perfect Christmas stocking stuffers for a special teen girl.
- Cleaning Out Your Clothes Closets
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Tips for organizing and de-cluttering your clothes closet.
- Organizing Your Craft and Sewing Supplies
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Supplies] Tips for organizing your crafts and sewing supplies.
- The Frugal Gardener
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Frugal tips for the gardener on a budget.
- A Gardener's Diary
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] How to create a gardener's diary to track the progress of your gardening projects.
- Easy Fabric-Covered Photo Album
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] How to make an easy fabric-covered photo album.
- Easter Scrapbooking Ideas
[Home-and-Family:Scrapbooking] Ideas for creating a scrapbook layout for family Easter photos.
- Easy Patchwork Fabric-Covered Gift Box
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] How to use fabric scraps to create a beautiful gift or storage box.
- Christmas Present Holiday Scrapbooking Layout
[Home-and-Family:Scrapbooking] Creative scrapbook layout idea for family Christmas photos.
- Christmas Tree Holiday Scrapbooking Layout
[Home-and-Family:Scrapbooking] Scrapbook layout idea for family Christmas photos.
- "My Shadow" Pet Tribute Scrapbooking Layout
[Home-and-Family:Scrapbooking] Creative scrapbook layout idea for a favorite pet.
- Friends are Forever Scrapbooking Layout
[Home-and-Family:Scrapbooking] How to create a scrapbook layout for photos of best friends.
- Family Camping Scrapbooking Layout
[Home-and-Family:Scrapbooking] Creative idea for creating a scrapbook layout for family camping photos.
- Christmas Cookies Scrapbooking Layout
[Home-and-Family:Scrapbooking] How to create a scrapbook layout from pictures taken while making Christmas cookies.
- Easy Potato Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Easy potato recipes for quick autumn and winter meals.
- Cookahead Campouts
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Tips for planning and cooking meals ahead of time before going camping.
- Tempting Holiday Treats
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Cookie and candy recipes for easy holiday treats. Great gift idea!
- Meals in Minutes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Easy meal ideas for busy families. Keep these dinner ideas on hand for busy nights.
- Eight Time-Saving Cooking Tips
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Tips to help you save time and money in the kitchen.
- Autumn in the Orchard
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Easy recipes to enjoy autumn's apples. Includes recipes for apple crisp, apple bread, and baked apples.
- Easy Cookie Bouquets
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] A cookie bouquet is a great homemade gift idea for any holiday or occasion.
- Four Pumpkin Recipes for Fall
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Four easy pumpkin recipes to enjoy the fall season.
- Easy Pumpkin Centerpiece
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Easy pumpkin centerpiece to make for your fall table.
- Fall Leaf Collage
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Leaf collages are a fun fall craft idea for kids.
- Activities for Active Toddler Boys
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Hints for keeping your active toddler boys busy during the day.
- The Importance of Toddler Routines
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Tips for creating a daily schedule for your toddler.
- Easy Autumn Apple Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Easy autumn apple recipes your whole family will enjoy.
- How to Grow Rhubarb
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] How to grow rhubarb and favorite rhubarb recipes.
- Daily Chore Charts
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Tips for setting up a daily household chore chart for your family.
- Scrapbooking Graduation Memories
[Home-and-Family:Scrapbooking] How to create a scrapbook to preserve your teen's graduation memories.
- Decorating a Baby's Nursery with a Beatrix Potter Theme
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Easy do-it-yourself ideas for decorating your baby's nursery with a Beatrix Potter theme.
- Floral Photos Brighten Spring and Summer Decor
[Health-and-Fitness:Eyes-Vision] Easily update your spring or summer decor with amateur floral photos.
- Graduation Party Planning Checklist
[Kids-and-Teens] Planning a graduation party or open house? Here are some tips for planning a perfect day for your son or daughter.
- Budget Bathroom Makeover Ideas
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Do you want to give your bathroom a complete makeover? These budget-saving tips will help you get started.
- Four Homemade Valentine's Day Cards to Make
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Easy ideas for do-it-yourself Valentine's Day cards anyone can make.
- How to Read to Your Baby
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Tips for reading to your baby, including titles of books babies love.
- Praying for Your Child's Future Spouse
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Tips for praying for your children and the spouses they will someday marry.
- Bathroom Organizing Ideas
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Tips for keeping your bathroom neat and organized.
- Organizing Baby Clothes
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Tips for keeping baby clothes organized.
- Keepsake Quilting
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Reminiscing about quilting and family heritage.
- How to Make a Girl's Journal
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] How to make an easy journal for a special girl in your life. A great gift idea for teen girls!
- Vellum Birth Announcement
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] How to create a vellum birth announcement to announce the arrival of the newest addition to your family.
- Preserving Your Treasured Family Recipes
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Tips for preserving your treasured recipes in family cookbooks.
- Slashing Grocery Bills
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Tips for saving money at the grocery store.
- Cutting Food Costs: Saving Time Versus Money
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Tips for evaluating whether or not it is always worth your time to save money on your grocery bill.
- Preserving Herbs
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] How to harvest and preserve herbs.
- Converting Recipes to Lowfat
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Tips for lowering the fat content in recipes.
- Buying in Bulk
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Tips for buying food in bulk to save you time and money in the kitchen.
- Keeping a Kitchen Journal
[Food-and-Drink:Cooking-Tips] Keeping a kitchen journal will help you keep your kitchen and meal planning more organized.
- Easy, Frugal Tuna Casserole Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Easy tuna casserole recipes to fit any family budget.
- How to Personalize a Photo Album
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Tips for giving your photo albums a personal touch with elements of scrapbooking.
- Surviving Family Financial Hardship: My Story
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] How my family has survived financial hardship while also providing positive role models and life experiences for our children.
- Organize Your Seasonal Home Decorating
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Organizing your seasonal home decorating will help you decorate for the seasons with less stress, and less hassle.
- Homemade Bread Sticks for Baby
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Homemade bread sticks are healthy, easy to make, and great for teething babies.
- Hearty Homemade Soups for Babies and Toddlers
[Food-and-Drink:Soups] Easy homemade soup recipes for babies and toddlers. These are great to make in large quantities and freeze for later.
- Homemade Facial Scrubs & Masks
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Tips for making your own homemade facial scrubs and masks.
- Frugal Flower Girl Accessories
[Relationships:Wedding] Tips for finding affordable flower girl accessories.
- Thanksgiving Traditions and Memories
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Favorite Thanksgiving traditions and memories to share.
- Easy Apple Centerpiece
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] This apple centerpiece is easy to make and a great addition to your holiday table.
- Canning Jar Candles
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Canning jar candles are very easy to make, make great gifts, and are only limited by your imagination!
- Heirloom Decorating
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Dust your heirlooms off and use them to spruce up your home decor. They don't belong on a shelf in your closet!
- Re-Using Old Picture Frames
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Do you have an old picture you're getting ready to throw out? Throw away the print and save the frame...you can use it to create a whole new work of art.
- 10 Common Uses for Baking Soda
[Home-Improvement] Baking soda is something you already have on hand in your kitchen and that is great for cleaning. Here are ten tips for cleaning with baking soda.
- Lighter Fluid: The Best Label and Scuff Mark Remover
[Home-Improvement] Lighter fluid is great for removing scuff marks from floors, as well as removing the sticky residue left by labels and stickers.
- Creating Vacation Memories
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Vacation scrapbooks are a great way to preserve your family's vacation memories.
- Friendship Albums
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Friendship albums are a fun craft for teens to display friends' photos and notes from friends.
- Keepsake Christmas Album
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] This keepsake Christmas album is a great way to preserve family memories by saving Christmas cards.
- Saving Family Keepsakes for Scrapbooking
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Scrapbooking is a great way to preserve family memories. Here are some ideas for saving family keepsakes to capture in your scrapbook pages.
- Lighted Holiday Potpourri Jars
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Lighted holiday potpourri jars are easy to make and make great holiday hostess gifts.
- Butterfly Candle Holders
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Butterfly candle holders are an easy craft that make good gifts and are also a great group project.
- Preserving Thanksgiving Memories for Scrapbooking
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Tips for creating family memories to capture in your scrapbook layouts.
- Holiday Leftover Ideas
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Recipes for using leftovers from holiday meals.
- Easy Holiday Quick Bread Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Easy quick bread recipes for holiday baking.
- Freezing Homemade Baby Food
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Freezing your homemade baby food will save you time as well as money.
- Summer Camp Care Packages
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Sending your kids a care package at summer camp will show them how much you care about them.
- Basic Quick Mix and Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] With an easy basic quick mix, you can make a wide variety of inexpensive homemade biscuits, breads, and other baked goods. This mix is easy to make and store and great for any family on a tight budget.
- Do Commercial & Homemade Cleaning Products Clean Equally?
[Home-and-Family] The results are in! Homemade cleaners equal and even outperform commercial household cleaning products!
- Building Teen Character: Part-Time Employment
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] The teenage years are a crucial time in a child's life. There are a number of ways that parents can help teenagers build their character. One way is through part-time employment...
- My Mother's Recipe Box
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Remember the days when cookbooks weren't so readily available, and you or your mother relied on only one or two different cookbooks for cooking all of your family's meals? I still have my mother's ol...
- Creative Storage Solutions
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] When the things in your home start crowding in around you and you're short on cash, it's time to come up with some creative storage solutions. Don't be afraid to think "out of the box". You're the ...
- Consignment Shopping Pays Off
[Womens-Interests] Is your closet full of clothes you never wear? You can bet there are a lot of people who have a closet or dressers full of clothes they never wear. I did too, until I started consignment shopping. ...
- Starting a Teen Book Study Group
[Kids-and-Teens] If you're looking for a way to connect with your teenage daughter this summer, consider starting a girl's book study group with your daughter and her friends. You may think that teens would not resp...
- Role Models for Your Teen
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] By the time your children reach their teens, there is only a limited amount of time left to influence them and get them started in life in the right direction. The teen years are a critical time for...
- 13 Ways to Spend Time with Your Teenage Daughter
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] The older my daughter gets the more it's sinking in that I don't have much time left to spend with her! She's turning 16 in a couple of months, and I know I won't be seeing her much after she gets he...
- Quality Time with Your Teen
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] It's sometimes difficult to find ways to be involved with your teen without totally intruding in his/her life. You want to talk to them, they don't want to talk to you (most of the time anyway). I've...
- Raising a Self-Sufficient Teen
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Teens don't learn responsibility overnight. If you haven't been working with your teen on gradually giving them a sense of independence and ownership of their lives, then you're going to have your wo...
- A Child Can Make a Difference
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Sometimes dreams really can come true! May 8th - 11th, 2000, my daughter and I traveled to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, because of a dream my daughter, Amanda, has to make a difference in this w...
- The Giving Jar
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Giving with a happy heart. If you teach a child to give with a happy heart you will raise a child who will never hesitate to lend a helping hand. Children enjoy helping others, especially if they see...
- Teaching Kids the Value of Money
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] My husband and I have a 12-year-old daughter who wanted to go to a winter retreat with her church youth group last year. Price of trip – $45. I told her I'd talk to her dad about it. "HOW much is it?...
- Easy, Tasty Chicken Wing Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] You can serve chicken wings hot or cold, for a meal, or for snacks. They're great as appetizers at parties, or when you're just looking for a tasty midnight snack. Try these four easy recipes: Bake...
- Easy Spaghetti Recipes
[Food-and-Drink:Recipes] Spaghetti has always been a favorite family meal. My teenage daughter will eat leftover spaghetti for breakfast, lunch, and as a mid-afternoon snack. Not everyone loves spaghetti so much that they wi...
- Family Memory Journal
[Home-and-Family] A family memory journal is a fun, easy way to preserve family memories. A couple of years ago I was sorting through a pile of unused journals (many given to me as presents!) and was trying to come up...
- Scrapbooking Teen Memories
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] By the time your teen is in high school, you probably aren't taking as many pictures of them as you used to. I have to keep reminding myself that I only have a couple of years left and no time to was...
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