Came across this useful coupon today! Thought I would share.
http://www.big5sportinggoods.com/store/specials/Connect%20IMM1?utm_source=IMM&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=branded&utm_content=weeklycoupon&utm_campaign=08-AW
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Big 5 - Sporting good deals!
Came across this useful coupon today! Thought I would share.
http://www.big5sportinggoods.com/store/specials/Connect%20IMM1?utm_source=IMM&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=branded&utm_content=weeklycoupon&utm_campaign=08-AW
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Minecraft Birthday - Potion Station
Minecraft Birthday fun.....
For my boys combined Minecraft Birthday they wanted a potion station.
Below is the my idea for a potion station, simple yet fun for the kids and a good way to keep them hydrated on a hot Summer day.
First step:
Get some markers and white poster board from your local craft store, Draw a potion bottle for each color of potion, then look up what each potion means. Draw the meaning of each potion next to its coordinating color.
For my boys combined Minecraft Birthday they wanted a potion station.
Below is the my idea for a potion station, simple yet fun for the kids and a good way to keep them hydrated on a hot Summer day.
Get some markers and white poster board from your local craft store, Draw a potion bottle for each color of potion, then look up what each potion means. Draw the meaning of each potion next to its coordinating color.
Second step:
I asked my boys what color potion they wanted to make. (Orange, Green, Blue and Red) I then went to our local grocery store and found matching singles packets in the coordinating colors they had asked for. The Hawaiian Brand of singles are sugar free which made it even better. I also purchased mini water bottles and then removed the labels.
Third step:
Take white paper and write the name of each potion on the paper, I drew a little potion bottle on the front too, to be festive. I wrapped those around my single packet boxes.
Fourth step:
Set up your station and enjoy! The kids really did enjoy getting to make up their own potion and they believed they were receiving the powers of the potion.
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Thursday, July 23, 2015
Workouts, yes they can be fun!
Getting motivated for workouts is often hard for me, but I saw this and thought this could make workout fun!
Everyday would be something new, and when you make them colorful that should just make you smile! Color to me equals joy!
Visit this Pin for more ideas!
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/414542340677044315/
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Everyday would be something new, and when you make them colorful that should just make you smile! Color to me equals joy!
Visit this Pin for more ideas!
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/414542340677044315/
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Buy Local
This place is housed in a smaller community near my hometown. They have wonderful decorations to incorporate into your home. They reuse and recycle to make old things look new or add that special vintage touch to your home. Their page is worth a look at or even better go and visit their store.
They offer unique one of kind decorations to complete that look you are looking to achieve!
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Fantastic Page for Fantastic ideas!
I started following this Facebook page and I love her and the page ideas she shares!
Go over and check out her page, you'll love it too!!
https://www.facebook.com/PassionatePennyPincher?fref=nf
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Go over and check out her page, you'll love it too!!
https://www.facebook.com/PassionatePennyPincher?fref=nf
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015
How to make a Art/Photo display
If your children's school is like my children's school they bring home artwork and of course they don't want anything ever to end up in the trash! I found this art/photo display hanger very useful.
I first went to Michael's craft store Michaels.com; any craft store you have locally will work too.
I have two boys, one is very into sports so I started with that one first. My oldest loves basketball, we picked up two already painted wooden basketballs, some sturdy heavy duty twine and some clothes pins. We got a few smaller wooden sports embellishments to add to our clothes pins.
Once home we gathered our supplies,
2 Wooden Basketballs
5-6 Wooden Clothes pins
3-4 embellishments (for this one we used mini basketballs)
5-6 feet of our twine (longer if you'd like or have the space to hang it)
Glue gun
Glue sticks
Paint (assorted colors) optional
2 tacks and/or nails
Step one:
Take your twine and tie two loops on each end
Step two:
Grab your wooden basketballs, hot glue one of the looped twine to the back of the Wooden basketball, repeat this step for your second basketball. Lay upside down to allow the hot glue to dry.
Step three:
If you'd like to add a bit more color and fun to this project you can choose coordinating colors and paint your clothespin.
Step Four:
Once your clothes pins are dry, if you decided to purchase embellishments, grab your hot glue gun and decide where on the clothes pin you'd like to attach each embellishment. Allow them to dry and cool.
Step Five:
Attach the clothes pins to your twine
Now your project is complete. Find your perfect spot to hang it and enjoy your child's art!
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I first went to Michael's craft store Michaels.com; any craft store you have locally will work too.
I have two boys, one is very into sports so I started with that one first. My oldest loves basketball, we picked up two already painted wooden basketballs, some sturdy heavy duty twine and some clothes pins. We got a few smaller wooden sports embellishments to add to our clothes pins.
Once home we gathered our supplies,
2 Wooden Basketballs
5-6 Wooden Clothes pins
3-4 embellishments (for this one we used mini basketballs)
5-6 feet of our twine (longer if you'd like or have the space to hang it)
Glue gun
Glue sticks
Paint (assorted colors) optional
2 tacks and/or nails
Step one:
Take your twine and tie two loops on each end
Step two:
Grab your wooden basketballs, hot glue one of the looped twine to the back of the Wooden basketball, repeat this step for your second basketball. Lay upside down to allow the hot glue to dry.
Step three:
If you'd like to add a bit more color and fun to this project you can choose coordinating colors and paint your clothespin.
Step Four:
Once your clothes pins are dry, if you decided to purchase embellishments, grab your hot glue gun and decide where on the clothes pin you'd like to attach each embellishment. Allow them to dry and cool.
Step Five:
Attach the clothes pins to your twine
Now your project is complete. Find your perfect spot to hang it and enjoy your child's art!
Home buying, truths!
My husband and our two children recently sold our first home, although heart wrenching it was time to move forward. We now are living with my parents (yeah I know what all men think, who would ever want to live with their in laws).
House hunting is fun right, said no one ever! You have this image in your head like they show on TV, you get a realtor, they show you the house of your dreams, you and your spouse fall in the love with it at first site, right. You make an offer, its accepted and you move in. No fighting, no disagreements, not in realty folks!
In realty, your husband will send you several links to houses, I mean everyday. Doesn't he know you have a 4 and 7 year old to car pool around, feed and entertain. Its like he thinks I don't do anything all day but sit and eat Bon Bon's! ;)
Needless to say, there is fighting, there are disagreements, there are moments where words aren't even spoken. To place the cherry on top of the house sundae, a link to a house with wall paper is sent to you?! Who still has wall paper, who wants a house they have to go into and its like a clown decided to decorate it, Or its's 70's bathrooms?! People its time to redecorate get into the 2000's!
In the end when God directs you into the right path, it really is like the TV shows, you and your husband both fall in love, with the new house of course ;). You see pictures of the home, but once you both step foot inside its like all your worries, fighting and arguing ceases and you get the overwhelming feeling of a sense of safety, warmth, relaxation and just this release of all things tense and stressful, you've found home!
House hunting is fun right, said no one ever! You have this image in your head like they show on TV, you get a realtor, they show you the house of your dreams, you and your spouse fall in the love with it at first site, right. You make an offer, its accepted and you move in. No fighting, no disagreements, not in realty folks!
In realty, your husband will send you several links to houses, I mean everyday. Doesn't he know you have a 4 and 7 year old to car pool around, feed and entertain. Its like he thinks I don't do anything all day but sit and eat Bon Bon's! ;)
Needless to say, there is fighting, there are disagreements, there are moments where words aren't even spoken. To place the cherry on top of the house sundae, a link to a house with wall paper is sent to you?! Who still has wall paper, who wants a house they have to go into and its like a clown decided to decorate it, Or its's 70's bathrooms?! People its time to redecorate get into the 2000's!
In the end when God directs you into the right path, it really is like the TV shows, you and your husband both fall in love, with the new house of course ;). You see pictures of the home, but once you both step foot inside its like all your worries, fighting and arguing ceases and you get the overwhelming feeling of a sense of safety, warmth, relaxation and just this release of all things tense and stressful, you've found home!
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