The Zoo is such a fun place for kids! I have not met a kid yet that does not like animals. There is just something fascinating about watching them! The Zoo also changes each time we go! The animals are doing different things each time, so it keeps things interesting. As a parent, I enjoy…
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Camping Meal Prep Ideas
Our family loves to go camping. It started with my husband and I tent camping when we first met. Then, we upgraded to my parents pop up camper when we had our two girls. We then upgraded to our now travel trailer that sleeps our family of five nicely. Camping is is very relaxing and…
FREE Summer Fun Calendar
Schools are starting to get out for summer, so I wanted to share a fun calendar that I put together last year for my “We have HOPE” parents. It has lots of FREE and inexpensive ideas to do during the summer with your kids. I put it into a calendar form, so you can print…
Green St. Patrick’s Day Food Ideas!
Holiday’s bring traditions and for each holiday one area that stays consistent is that our food matches our holiday! So for St. Patrick’s Day we make our food green but in a healthier way than using food coloring. I avoid food coloring and have found some fun ways to still make it a fun holiday…
Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt
Neighborhood scavenger hunt!! With the weather warming up, the kids are wanting to get outside more. This will be the first in a series of different scavenger hunts. There are even blank lines for you to add a few unique items that would be in your area. This is a fun yet simple game and…
Homemade Trail Mix
Have you ever made your own Trail Mix? They are convent to buy but even more fun to make as a family activity! Less sugar in our homemade variety too! We have been having some warmer weather (60’s) this past week, so I decided to get out for a nature walk with the kids. We made…
Door Hearts of LOVE for February!
I ran across this idea somewhere and LOVED the idea! I started the tradition with the door hearts in 2011 when my girls were just 4 and 2 years old. All you need is some construction paper, a heart stencil, a marker, scissors and scotch tape. I picked a different color heart for each child….
Family Favorite Card Games
Who has game nights at least once a week with their family? We do!! We have board games we love as well, but when you have a large group of people you want some great card games so everyone can be involved. Over the years, we have collected some fun twists on card games and…
Do you want to build a snow family??
We recently had a BLIZZARD that brought over 8 inches of snow to our beach town. This is not the normal winter we are used to, but we enjoyed it! As a parent, is is easy to have the kids play outside in the snow while we sit in the warm house watching the them…
Homemade Gingerbread House Tradition
This tradition started back during Christmas 2011 when my mom got me the Wilton Gingerbread House Mold Pans. They came with the recipe I will share below on how to make your own gingerbread dough from scratch. So I thought, let’s try this out and it has continued every Christmas Eve. SO much tastier than the…