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Family Fun Friday Week 30

August 1, 2013

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If you’re a mom keep reading because we have some wonderful fun ideas to inspire you with your little ones and family.  My blogging friends are linking up craft ideas, fun in the kitchen, preschool & homeschool ideas, and ways to spend time as a family.

My blog is growing but I need your help, please like my facebook page and help spread the word about HappyandBlessedHome.com. Thanks so much!

This week I asked my friend Beth Cranford to help select this week’s features- Beth is my NEW co-host! Beth did a wonderful job and I think you’ll enjoy these fabulous posts from some talented bloggers.  If you get a minute, check out Beth’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/bethsblog

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Thanks to all my blogging friends for linking up last week at Family Fun Friday.  I have a special YouTube Video for you at Thank You All My Blogging Friends!  So many great ideas, crafts and things to do!  If you link up, you permit me to use your pictures/ideas as part of future posts and/or social media. Once we have 200 links I will select a winner of some FREE jewelry.  This will likely mean I’ll award a prize every other week. We had over 100 bloggers link up last week.  You all are amazing – you bless my socks off with your awesome posts!

Some examples of the jewelry I am giving away.  Your link-up and/or comment is your entry to WIN.  BTW, I can make wedding party custom jewelry – contact me if you’re interested. 🙂

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As always we had a wonderful turnout last week with SO MANY wonderful ideas. If you’d like to “bookmark” these ideas for later on PINTEREST I’ve created some handy buttons to help you keep track of these lists of ideas.  To PIN a specific blogger’s post please click through and PIN their post directly from their site.  Thanks!

Every week ya’ll are linking up not only great ideas for family fun but also some delicious recipes and great ideas for teaching little ones. I’m going to highlight wonderful posts from each category. Now on to some fabulous posts for moms.  

Featured Bloggers:

Family Fun – these posts feature family fun ideas and activities for two or more of your family members.

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1. Chelsey at Buggy and Buddy shared a fun post: Science for Kids: Sink or Float (with Free Printable)
2. Anna over at The Measured Mom shared a great Summer Fun Activity – create an outdoor kitchen!
3. Nancy from There is Grace shared Why Your Kids Should Go To Church Camp
4. DIY for Grant and Riley had some super fun Rocket Shooters that are cheap and easy to make. My kids will love playing with these.
5. Ashley at Enchanted Homeschooling Mom shared a fun concoction called Bubble Dough to Bubbly Oobleck.  Her kids loved it so much she says, “this may have been their favorite sensory experience yet!”
6. Amy from Some of the Best Things in Life are Mistakes wants to get off the couch with her daughter this summer and she shared a post about a Nature Club for Kids with free printables 
Food
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1. Leslie from Lamberts Lately baked up some delicious Avacados. I’ve never actually seen it done this way before and these look really delicious.
2. Kleinworth & Co shared these yummy Caramel Sugar Frozen Yogurt Cones Perfect for Summer!
3. Kleinworth & Co also shared these delicious Creamy Watermelon Lime Chillers A wonderful way to quench your thirst.
4. Raven from True Blue Baking shared these Cranberry Orange Bars – to celebrate Christmas in July. Yup, when they look that yummy why wait till Christmas?
5. Lizbeth from Just Dip it in Chocolate shared an Easy Ravioli Lasagna Recipe. Can you dip Ravioli in Chocolate? 
6. And what mom wouldn’t love it if her kids brought her Breakfast in Bed?  Check out Susan’s post on her blog SusanEvans.org
Learning
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1. I love that Debbie from Bible Crafts for Kids couldn’t find anything for this Bible lesson online, so she decided to share the lessons and crafts in this post: Bee who Jesus Wants you to Be
2. The Measured Mom shared a Spell it Printable Spelling Game – she always has wonderful ideas!
3. Munchkin and Bean shared a Frozen Dinosaur Excavation Sensory Bin – sensory bins are always great fun.
4. I Gotta Try That shared some fabulous Lacing Boards.
5. This Woman Writes shared her techniques for Teaching Homeschooling Children how to Write.  I couldn’t use an image from this post but I think you’ll find her post informative.

Thanks again for all your wonderful ideas! I hope these Family Friendly and Fun ideas inspire you.

 

LINKING GUIDELINES

1. Link your blog post. Posts need only be family friendly and/or fun.  To increase your chances of being featured at next week’s link party, link a post that is fun for two or more members of your  family to do together.

2. Please follow Happy and Blessed Home on Facebook – I post updates for FREE books and other giveaways there that you’ll miss otherwise. Please leave a comment if you’re a new follower so I can follow you back.

3. ROLLING FACEBOOK LIST: If you did not link up last week, please add your link to the “Like My Facebook Page” party.  This is a rolling list – you will not need to add to it every week.

4. Help other bloggers find this link party by either adding a link to your post or placing a button on your site.  This is not required but very helpful.

 

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5. Visit as many blogs in the HOP as you can!  Try to leave a comment on at least two other posts. 

6. Win Jewelry! Posts qualify for five entries and comments with an idea for family fun counts as one entry. After we have 200 ideas for family fun, I’ll use a random number generator to pick a winner of FREE jewelry.

7. Tweet, pin, Facebook, and help spread the word if you can.

I pray you are blessed by this effort to share ideas on having Family Fun.

In His Grip,

Monica

 

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