Somedays you just need to have a fun activity to do with your kids. This Preschool Color Mixing activity is definitely one of them.
My daughter is obsessed with everything artsy and this activity did not disappoint. It’s such a fun twist on the typical “mix the paint” situation!
Keep in mind this activity takes a bit of prep work because you will need to have it freezing the night before you use it, but it was a hit with the kids!
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This one’s for those gardeners out there who want to have one of those useful (and pretty!) Garden Trellises. This is a super easy DIY Garden Trellis!
These are so easy and inexpensive to do that my garden actually has 6 of them! They are beautiful to walk through, perfect for the vining plants and add so much growing space to your garden!
You will need to make a run to the local store to get some of these items
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Ever let your Bananas get overripe? Don’t throw them out! Make this Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe.
I’m legitimately obsessed with banana bread. I honestly can’t get enough and when I do make it, it doesn’t last long at our house. My kids like it, my husband likes it, and I like it so it’s usually gone within a day.
This past year or so, if you followed along with me on Instagram you know that when states started shutting down my toddler had some issues that needed to be addressed right away (2 oral surgeries), but with limited spots at doctors’ offices due to the shut down his eating was delayed severely (his therapist put him at over a year behind for his eating delay). He was in therapy for 8 months and finally caught up, but, one of the things he LOVED was banana bread! We would actually have to use it as a reward during therapy. So, I started making a ton of it, and he’s a kid, so of course I decided to try to add some chocolate chips to it. I mean, why not?!
That’s how the whole Chocolate Chip Banana Bread thing started at our house. Now it’s something I literally buy extra bananas for and deliberately let them ger overripe just so we can make this chocolate chip banana bread recipe.
I also like making these Cream Cheese Banana Muffins, so be sure to check them out!
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Who is growing a Garden this year? Ever sit down and think about what to grow in a garden while you’re planning it out?
I absolutely love gardening. Last year we built a garden with 8 raised beds and 4 trellises and this year we expanded to add 4 more raised beds and 2 more trellises.
The DIY trellis was MUCH easier than you would think and I’ll be doing a post on that soon but today I wanted to talk about everything I’m planting in my garden.
If you didn’t know this about me already, I’m actually very interested in Homesteading and I have a whole Instagram account dedicated to it here!
I’m also ridiculously into rare types of heirloom seeds and because of that I have each kind of plant listed (for the garden nerds out there like me!). Otherwise you can see the bolded items below for my list!
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Who here loves a good copycat recipe? Well this Caramel Frappe Recipe will not disappoint!
*raises both hands* I know I do.
I have a small confession to make, I am obsessed with Frozen Caramel Coffee Drinks! Whether it’s a Caramel Frappe from McDonalds, or a Frozen Caramel Marvel from Biggby, if it’s frozen coffee with Caramel, I will probably like it!
This recipe is very similar to a Frozen Caramel marvel from Biggby (random fact about me – I used to be barista at Biggby while I was in Law School). However, it’s a lot closer to a Caramel Frappe recipe because of the coffee I choose to use.
I have fallen in love with making coffee drinks like this at home for a couple reasons, the biggest one being it not only tastes great but it also will save you so much money!
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Who loves it when your able to spend time playing with your child and have them be simultaneously learning as you do it? I know I do, that’s why I’m such a fan of this Easy Bird Feeder Activity to do with your kids!
Making the everyday a learning opportunity for my kids became a major Mom Goal for me. I always learned better with the hands-on approach growing up. Once my daughter was old enough it became clear this was also how she learned best. So, I try to incorporate fun hands-on learning activities into our daily lives.
Sometimes they are super simple like sorting out silverware (this helps me too because I’m getting the kids involved in cleaning). Other times It’s fun activities that take some prep-work and planning ahead of time.
This was an activity that was fun to create, but also fun to watch as birds came and visited the feeder!
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Anyone who has wanted to ditch some of the harsh chemicals typically turn to the best essential oils for cleaning.
When it comes to essential oils, I am not one of those people who swear up and down by one brand and one brand only. There are so many great ones out there, I do personally tend to use a lot of the Young Living Brand, but that isn’t to say that it’s the best and only brand I use. I actually use a few different ones but I do tend to gravitate towards Young Living.
Also – I am NO EXPERT on essential oils, I’m simply sharing oils I have used and still use. Ones that I consider the best essential oils to have on hand for cleaning a home. Do not take this post for anything more than my experience and opinion. There are affiliate links in this post.
To be completely honest I typically use THIS cleaner for nearly everything anymore. However, there are still oils I keep on hand for cleaning and the ones I’m listing below are what I think and the best essential oils for cleaning are.
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I’m obsessed with this cleaner. I have two young kids at home and absolutely hate cleaning with harsh chemicals. I wasn’t always like this though; once I had kids I really started to look into ingredients of things I used! It wasn’t until the past 6 months that I had even heard of an electrolyzed cleaner like Force of Nature.
I understand there may be a time and place for the use of things like bleach (like what happened to my washing machine). However, I try to exhaust all other options before going down that road.
Let me tell you a story, When the pandemic hit, like most everyone else, I cleaned an excessive amount with some strong cleaners that had equally strong chemicals. I hated it, but didn’t know what would and wouldn’t work to keep my family safe, so I defaulted to those cleaners. Having not used these kinds of cleaners for quite some time, I immediately noticed two things.
Today I am talking about something I only recently started doing and immediately fell in love with. It’s called laundry stripping, or in this particular case, stripping the sheets. I have the laundry stripping recipe I use below!
Has any tried to strip their sheets before?
I recently did for the first time and I have to say, I was shocked at how dirty my freshly washed sheets ended up being. By the time I was done with soaking them the water was visibly dirty, and I had started with freshly washed sheets!
It is something I have added to my cleaning rotation a few times a year.
BUUTT, If you’re like I was when I first heard about it, I’m sure you have questions! Hopefully you will find your answers here along with a super easy laundry stripping recipe that I use!
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Hi Everyone!
I’m a huge fan of flowers. I love how pretty they are and how they can change the entire feel of a room. The only problem I have is that I’m pretty much allergic to most flowers and trees. I actually often joke that I’m allergic to Earth at times. As many of you know last December I had a huge asthma episode that landed me in the hospital so if I want flowers inside my home they have to be fake flowers. [Read more…]