Having several youngsters in our home (none of them teens yet) brings out the best in us…and sometimes the absolute worst in us! I appreciated coming across this video and LOVED the homemade stress ball project that we can work on, great summer day project!
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30 Ideas for Family Unity through Service
As we enter the holiday season, our thoughts can easily be driven to look exclusively for the deep savings in sales and promotions. Even if that’s the case for you, we’d like you to consider creating opportunities to perform acts of kindness to friends and strangers alike. Below, you’ll find some wonderful ideas for service […]
Fun for the Kiddos, Family Fun
Fall’s here…let the games begin! Summer was fun and now that the kids are back-to-school, we’ve got to keep them playing and learning. The following games are great for boosting creativity and promoting positive interaction among siblings. These easy crafts will entertain the kids for a while and if your kids are like mine, they […]
National Preparedness Month is September!
National Preparedness Month is Here. If you haven’t recently, now might be a good time to access your overall preparedness during National Preparedness Month. With so many reasons to have some of the essentials you’ll need on a daily basis at your disposal, it makes sense to take some time to do a needs assessment. […]
Make 50-hour Emergency Candles for Less Than $2 Each
Learn How to Make 5o Hour Emergency Candles Once, in college, the power went out on my half of town. (I went to school in a small town in Idaho.) since my roommates and I had very little interest in preparedness at the time, we only had a single flashlight for out apartment. It was […]
Strawberry Rocks – The Art of Deception
I came across this idea while surfing the web painting rocks to look like strawberries or strawberry rocks to thwart hungry birds. The main idea of the project is to paint rocks that are roughly the size and shape of strawberries and scatter them throughout the strawberry patch. Birds are attracted to the “strawberries” and the […]
Canned Bread – Portable with a Repurposed Flair
Portable Homemade Food Idea – Canned Bread So you have used up whatever food storage you had in one of your #10 cans and now your not sure what do do with it. Have you ever thought to bake some bread in it? Yes, I said bread. We love this idea of canned bread for a […]
DIY Laundry Detergent Step By Step
DIY Laundry Detergent Saves Money by Winnie I was walking down the laundry detergent aisle the other day and noticing all the different kinds of detergents that are available. There are some that make your laundry smell like a morning by the seaside, detergents that keep your clothes from fading and a myriad of other […]
Trampoline Chicken Coop
We have a trampoline chicken coop at home and when we came across this blog article at Four String Farm it warmed our heart. If you keep chickens you know that there are an endless supply of ideas, plans and DIY projects online to build almost any style or type of coop out there. […]
DIY Entryway Upgrade!
We came across this stunning DIY project for an entryway upgrade and thought we’d share it with all of you. The steps are not as detailed as most of us would like, but at least you get the jist. If you’d like to see the projects step by step directions click here If you take […]