i am so excited for thanksgiving this year! i've been putting a little bit more effort into it this year in terms of making it more kid-centric. we've already made some super cute pinecone turkey crafts using either felt, silk feathers, or paint to use for both decoration and as place card holders, ...
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free printable monthly calendar :: november 2017
phew! october is officially over. admittedly, halloween is not my favorite holiday. there are a few things i like about it like how my kids get so excited to dress up, we put up a few decorations in our house which is always fun and feels a little festive, and then trick or treating is always what ...
free printable christmas gift tags and labels
did you know that you can do a google search for "how many days until christmas" and google will tell you the exact number? here i was sitting at my desk, looking at the monthly calendars that i'd printed out for the rest of the year, and i was taking the time to count the number of weeks, ...
free printable monthly calendar :: october 2017
on one hand, i'm really sad that summer is gone. farewell care-free days of sleeping in, swimming, playing outside, blowing bubbles, and going to splash pads! on the other hand, i am sooooo ready for fall to start! i love cooler weather (not snow weather...there is a distinction!) and can't wait for ...
updated general conference activities for kids :: september/october 2017
it's that time of year again, and i am so excited!! i'm referring to my church's semi-annual general conference, of course, where we spend several hours over the course of the weekend listening to the general authorities. i love the traditions we have in our family, like making this delicious ...
lds articles of faith coloring pages
some of my kids are working on their faith in god award for primary. the faith in god booklet includes activities and goals for them to accomplish that help them learn more about the things our church teaches. one of the things they need to do in order to receive their award is memorize all thirteen ...
lds temple word searches
in preparation for the upcoming LDS general conference i was looking at my compilation of activities in my ultimate guide to general conference for kids, and i remembered that i had made some lds word searches a couple years ago. i thought about how my older kids sat for a long ...
lds world temples word searches
if there is one thing i love to do it's to find ways to keep my kids happily occupied while we are in the car, at church, during general conference, or even to use as an activity for family home evening, etc. but i want more than an ipad or a phone to keep them busy - i want something that meets ...
free printable monthly calendar :: september 2017
the smell of fall is in the air! even if the weather is still somewhat warm, september just feels different. kids are at school, fall sports are getting started, i begin digging out my sweaters and cardigans, and i start looking at favorite fall recipes like baked potato soup, italian sausage ...
family home evening kit :: how does the lds church choose a new prophet?
when i was a kid, i remember going to our stake center for the funeral of president howard w. hunter, who was then the president (aka prophet) of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints. we watched via satellite so i wasn't physically there, but i could sense that this was a profound moment ...