my son asks me a hundred times a day, "how many more days until christmas?!" i tell him that it's getting closer, but that it's not even december yet. so now "when will it be december?!" also gets asked many times a day. it appears we need a countdown to december. needless to say, i am so ...
paper crafts
fhe kit: an attitude of gratitude (thanksgiving)
phew! this post just got finished in time for family home evening this week! are you going to be doing your fhe on the topic of thanksgiving, blessings, or gratitude? if so, this one will be easy, fast, and so fun for you to put together. but don't feel like thanksgiving is the only time to pull out ...
way to go! you did it!
i used to love halloween as a kid - going around to neighbors houses and getting a ton of candy! we used to get whole pillowcases full! what i didn't like was the inevitable tummy ache a few days later after eating all of my candy in one shot. it happened year after year, and yet i kept doing it! ...
halloween treat bags
my son is going to be giving treats to his classmates for halloween for the first time this year. preschoolers are so cute - they get excited about everything! (including his teacher's halloween treat!) i've had these mini brown paper bags kicking around for a long time so i thought we'd use them up ...
halloween teacher treat using a pop-top can (and free printable label)
i can't believe we are only 3 weeks away from halloween! it feels like school just started! but because it IS almost halloween and because school HAS started, i've made a little halloween treat for our school teacher. i'm kind of new to having a child in school, so i don't know if people ...
general conference activity board
this year for general conference, i decided to make clipboards for my kids, similar to the one i made here, but full-sized instead of a mini clipboard. since they're too young to write in journals or anything even close to that, i thought it would be nice for them to have something that would ...
general conference matching game — latter-day prophets
i cannot tell you how excited i am for general conference next week. they are two of my favorite times of the year. i think this one is especially exciting for me because my kids are getting old enough to "participate" or to at least keep themselves somewhat occupied and focused on church-y games ...
how to: turn a cereal box into a journal
if you're looking for FREE 2015 monthly calendar pages to fit this cereal box notebook/planner, hop on over to this post >>> 2015 freebie monthly calendar pages!! if you merge this cereal box notebook with the adorable free monthly calendars, you're sure to have a unique, eye-catching, and ...
name that tune game | primary music time
first of all, i just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone for their interest in bubblegum ben! we had quite a few comments and a ton more emails asking for the pdf. i hope you all enjoy using him in your music time. our primary kids just love him! also, look for today's free download at the ...
how to make a dollar-store notebook look like it’s not
i love notebooks. i love when they come packaged in groups of 4. i love when i can get that group of 4 for $1. but what i don't love is how most of them at the price just don't look that great. weird patterns or funky colors are really not my style. so when i find a good deal on these kinds of ...