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Crunchy Nutty Organic Energy Bites Recipe

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #MyHonestTea #CollectiveBias I picked up everything for this easy recipe at Kroger. In fact, it's National Organic Month and Kroger is featuring Honest Tea bottles 4 for $5 for the entire month of September! Woot! Pair your favorite flavor of Honest Tea with my Easy Crunchy Nutty Organic Energy Bites Recipe for the perfect high energy snack. These energy bites are super easy to make and require no baking - just mix, roll, refrigerate, and eat! Since … [Read more...]

25 Delicious Fall Recipes You can Make with Kids

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How about a list of 25 Delicious Fall Recipes you can make with Kids? Two weeks ago I shared a list of The Ultimate List of Fun Fall Crafts for Kids, a week ago it was Over 30 Fun Fall Activities for Kids and this week it's 25 Recipes to Fire up Your Taste Buds for Fall with Delicious Fall Recipes You Can Make with Kids. This share-a-thon is part of a collaborative effort of bloggers from the Kid Blogger Network with some recipes from my friends at Pollinate. These bloggers have so many wonderful ideas and many are easy recipes you can make with kids. Pumpkin … [Read more...]

Easy Recipe: Make Ahead Pizza Dough

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Here I'm sharing an easy recipe for Make Ahead Pizza Dough. The crust is light and crisp and perfect for anytime entertaining. Keep it in the fridge for up to two days for fresh party pizza at anytime during your next party. If you're planning to host a football party, birthday party, or just friends for dinner, I'd like to introduce you to one of my nearest and dearest friends - make ahead pizza dough. I hosted 17 preschoolers and their parents for my son's Superman birthday party and this pizza dough was a life saver. I had some extra dough in the fridge and when … [Read more...]

How to Raise Money for Your Child’s School Through Box Tops

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Special thanks to General Mills and the Box Tops for Education program for sponsoring this post and for inspiring me to write about our family’s experience with Box Tops. I received monetary compensation from General Mills in exchange of my endorsement of Box Tops For Education. But even before they contacted me, I can honestly say that I love the program and we genuinely save box tops every week for my boys' elementary school. Did you know that you can earn cash for your child's school at Sam’s Club? I’m an avid Sam’s Club shopper, they have loads of great deals … [Read more...]

FREE 12 Page Recycle Activity Pack for Kids with Recycling Tips for Parents

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Make Recycling a Fun Kid Activity with this 12 Page Recycle Activity Pack for Kids with Recycling Tips for Parents

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #HonestKidsRecycle #CollectiveBias Get your FREE 12 Page Recycle Activity Pack for Kids with Recycling Tips for Parents with this fun post! I love fun activities that involve the whole family! And recycling packaging and teaching our kids to use recyclable products is one of the things I love about being a mom. So, when I found out that you can recycle Honest Kids® juice pouches I was pretty excited. In fact, you don't even have to add them to your … [Read more...]

FREE 10 Page School Planner to Help You Get Organized

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PowerToThePen #MyGo2Pen #CollectiveBias Here I am sharing a FREE 10 Page School Planner to Help You Get Organized - scroll down to learn more. It's hard to believe but before we know it, Summer will be over and we'll be back in the swing of another school year. FREE 10 Page School Planner to Help You Get Organized I'm trying to get ahead of things, so I've put together a school planner to help me keep track of important dates like my son's first tour of … [Read more...]

How to Make a Graham Cracker Cookie Train Recipe

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This post was sponsored by Nabisco as part of NILLA Wafers an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. In this tutorial, I'm sharing How to Make a Graham Cracker Cookie Train Recipe.#SnackNShare, #IC Plus, NILLA Wafers is so excited about the Summer season, they're giving away a $10,000 Cash Prize, and other daily prizes. Scroll down to enter. How to Make a Graham Cracker Cookie Train Recipe My kids love to read fun books about trains. I'm featuring two of our favorite train books in the photos below. And if … [Read more...]

FREE Fourth of July Book for Children

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FREE Fourth of July Printable Book HappyandBlessedHome.com

Happy {almost} Fourth of July! To help celebrate, I've created a fabulous, wonderful FREE Fourth of July Book for Children {printable} for everyone who helps me get to know the readers of HappyandBlessedHome.com a little better. You see, I'm on this side of the screen and it's hard to know about you. I'd like to know who my readers are from a demographic perspective as well as what interests you. I'm working on improving my site as well as considering adding more content to my site, but I do not want to post about topics that may be of little or no interest to … [Read more...]

Grilled Carnitas Tacos Recipe

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #RealFlavorRealFast #CollectiveBias . Don't miss this meaty, savory Grilled Carnitas Tacos Recipe. Plus, enter the Hero of the Grill Contest with a chance to WIN a $5,000 cash prize! Scroll down for more info. Nothing says summer like grilling your favorite foods. And I don’t know what it is, but for some reason, the char-grilled taste of some cuts of meat simply can not be captured via any other means of cooking. And I'm talking about grilling in this recipe … [Read more...]

FREE Fathers Day Book

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This FREE Fathers Day book is not just for Father's Day, it can be for any day of the year! When I write books like this one I always envision parents reading it with their children. I think you'll find the graphics warm and encouraging. Some parts may even elicit a chuckle or two. This is fun reading for the entire family. Similar to my Mother's Day Book, I created this book using poetic rhyming verses from A-Z, and added some warm and friendly images by some talented designers. The book celebrates some of dad's many talents and helps teach children to … [Read more...]

Handmade Father’s Day Gift – Wood Photo Box Craft

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Wood Photo Box Father's Day Gift Idea and easy Father's Day Craft from HappyandBlessedHome.com

Looking for an easy and inexpensive Father's Day gift that is easy to personalize and acts as a wonderful keepsake for your family? You'll love this tutorial on creating a wood photo box for Father's Day. Handmade Father's Day Gift - Wood Photo Box Craft This easy Father's Day craft for kids and moms can be completed in less than two hours (includes dry time). This Father's Day gift is also easy to personalize - it's a photo box that can be personalized with children's fingerprints or handprints, and it makes a wonderful desk accessory for dad's desk at work. One … [Read more...]

FREE STEM Activity Pack – Learn Science and Save Lives

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What kinds of science projects are we doing today Great STEM Activities for Kids

Want to download a FREE STEM Science Activity Pack? You've come to the right place! In addition, you can enjoy some activities to learn science and save lives. This post was inspired by my collaboration with Blood Systems, a company dedicated to saving lives through blood donations. All opinions are mine alone. Visit BloodSystems.com to learn how you can save up to three lives by donating blood. #MissingType #DonateBlood #ad It's summertime! And what does a mom who is also certified in Early Childhood Education do? She buys a bunch of science kits and keeps the boys … [Read more...]

10 Patriotic Crafts and Easy Recipes for Memorial Day Weekend

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WOOT! It is Memorial Day weekend ya'll! And you know what that means? Honoring those who serve and have served our country. This weekend I'm highlighting the bloggers who will help us pull it all together with easy recipes, fun crafts for kids, and inspiring decorating ideas. We've got a DIY red, white and blue wreath, a blinged out flag frame, a flag pillow, armed forces activity pack, and more. Plus, don't miss the grilled shrimp, pasta salad, and not one but two awe-inspiring Memorial Day [or 4th of July] desserts. 10 Patriotic Crafts and Easy Recipes No matter … [Read more...]

Free Armed Forces Printables

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Find out why I'm a Marine mom when I'm hungry, and download a FREE Armed Forces Activity Pack for kids! I don't know about you, but there are days when I am stretched thin. You know the days - company is coming over and you still have to put the turkey in the oven, clean the bathrooms and kitchen, and put away four loads of laundry. Yeah, those days. Sometimes I've got more to do than I've got room for on my list and I get so busy I forget to eat. And then... I get hungry. Marine Mom Now normally I am a very mild mom, and I try hard not to get all worked up … [Read more...]