Seasonal & Holidays

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    Free and Fun Summer Learning Activities

    Free and Fun Summer Learning Activities Are you looking for some free AND fun learning activities to do with your children this summer?  These might just do the trick! Do your kids like… *Reading exciting books?  (mysteries, choose your own adventures, etc…) *Getting creative in the kitchen? *Science experiments? *Arts and crafts activities? *Mini Bible studies? *Creative Hands-On projects? *Solving History mysteries? Do you like… *FREE?  (I started here, because I know I like it lol) *REAL learning activities to keep everyone’s brains in shape all summer? *FUN ideas that the whole family will enjoy doing together? (This includes the Littles AND both boys and girls!  And mom and dad too!)…

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    10 Great Ideas for Summer School

    ~10 GREAT Summertime Learning Activities~ Summer school ? Already ?   Nooooooo ! But really …Summer School can be FUN !! Plan now and let the living be EASY ! I’m already dreaming of long, lazy mornings, extra time to read by the water, grilling hamburgers, and enjoying big slices of juicy watermelon !  If you’re like me though, even those things don’t happen with a little bit of a plan at least-  a trip to the grocery store, the library, and some fun activities to keep the kids happy. Don’t run away!  Give plans a chance. I promise these FUN ideas won’t take much real planning, and will only add…

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    Fall School- Friday, Pie Day!

    Friday, Pie Day ! *6 Fun Ideas for a Fall School Day* Fall Fever. That’s a real thing you know. It is the seasonal variation of spring fever. Symptoms of fall fever include: -the urge to consume inordinate amounts of pumpkin flavored foods and beverages  Seriously have you been to the grocery store lately?  Pumpkin spice Oreos, pumpkin spice cheerios, pumpkin spice soda, pumpkin spice doggie dental treats, and at the checkout… Pumpkin spice GUM ?!? Yep.  It’s a thing, for real.  Not even kidding. -the need to watch football -the need to wear our cozy fall clothes Sigh…it’s still hot here, but I’m ready for the first day it dips…

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    Making a Memorable Father’s Day

    Making a Memorable Father’s Day : Creative Activities & Gift Ideas for Dads “Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, and singers of song.” ~Pam Brown Making a memorable Father’s Day shouldn’t be all that hard, right? There are so many great ideas to be found online for every theme, season, and holiday! There are cute cards, crafts, and activities galore!  What did we do before Pinterest ? But this year I am found myself out of fresh ideas to make the whole day special. Maybe it’s the age of my children (or too much time on Pinterest lol)…but I wanted to celebrate the dads…