Thank you to SheSpeaks/Walmart for sponsoring this post. All opinions are my own.We are all about being prepared, including preparing for emergencies at our house. Our emergency preparedness supplies cover anything from big disasters to small things we just have to get through. We have been so grateful for our emergency supplies of food, toiletries, first aid supplies, detergent, soap, extra blankets, water and even treats. While we haven't encountered a big disaster, there are times when … [Read more...]
Spring Time Round Up
Spring is finally here and we are ready to share some great posts with you! Whether you like crafts, baking or gardening, you will find some great information below!Do you children love to help you bake and decorate? Thanks to Madame Deals for sharing these fun flower pops. This cute Mothers Day Recipe: Sweet Tulip Pop Treat is the perfect activity to do with your children. I know I would love to receive these Tulips for Mother's Day!Madame Deals shares some great tips on How to … [Read more...]
Protecting Your Home with a Burglar Alarm
Our homes hold the most precious things we own. Not stuff, but people. Keeping my kids safe is a top priority in my life.When I lived at home with my parents we had a burglar alarm. We never needed it, thank goodness, but every time a door would open there would be a little beep beep and I would feel safe.When we lived in Kansas it was a small town. It was a safe town. So safe that people would just leave the keys to their cars in the ignition when they went into the store, knowing … [Read more...]
Keeping your Garden in Good Shape
Keeping your garden tidy and presentable can be a real challenge when you’ve got kids. The garden is one of the main play spots for suburban families. This creates a trade off between the garden being used as a practical area or a decorative space. However this gap can be narrowed with some clever garden maintenance/planning techniques. Any family garden will never be entirely decorative; but it can still be kept in good shape.First off you need to assess what the main uses of your garden … [Read more...]
Monster Door
Thank you pinterest for the VERY fun Halloween decoration idea! My kids had a blast helping my husband and I turn our front door into a monster! All you need for this simple front door decor is:Masking tape Green streamers 2 paper plates 2 black construction paper circlesGlue the black circles onto the paper plates to make the monster's eyes. Then take your streamers and head to the door. Using small amounts of tape, tape streamers to the top of the door at varying lengths to … [Read more...]
Practical Design Solutions to Creating a Chic Child’s Bedroom
With so many décor elements available today, sometimes creating a child’s bedroom that you will love is quite challenging. Fortunately small tips will help you figure out what you’d like to do and shortly after you will be happy to begin a plan of action before your newborn baby is born! Whether your baby is on the way or you desire to revamp a toddler child’s bedroom because your child is quickly growing up, there are practical design solutions. Apply simple interior design steps to make your … [Read more...]
Easter Decor!
Since we got a jump-start on our egg dying, I went through BHG and picked out my favorite decorating ideas. I tweaked different ways of egg-dying and different décor ideas to turn them into projects that I thought we could do with supplies that we already had.The first idea is natural died eggs on a cute egg tree! We blew out our eggs by poking a hole in each end and blowing. (Super gross and messy!) Then we tried to dye our eggs from natural ingredients. To make lavender, mix 1 cup of grape … [Read more...]
Canister Labels
I hate when you go to make cookies and you have to shove your arm into a bag of flour to get however many cups you need and when you pull our your arm you are covered in flour! I have seen other people with cute canisters full of ingredients so I wanted some to. I got these cute canisters from Walmart. I bought some chalk board vinyl through one of Pick Your Plum's daily deals (Expressions Vinyl has the LOWEST prices on vinyl ANYWHERE!! It is amazing! and the selection incredible!!) and my … [Read more...]
Labeling Tubs
It is common courtesy for friends to help clean up after they have been playing at your house. I don't mind cleaning up with my children when we are at a friends house, but sometimes it is very difficult because I don't know where all their toys belong.When I lived in Kansas I had a group of friends, and we would have a play group every week. We would rotate houses so everyone got a turn to "host the mess." We would all fumble through putting the toys away and follow the lead of the person … [Read more...]
