fine living on a shoestring budget
Have you been boo-ed? If so, you might be terribly overwhelmed right now trying to figure out what to do next. Do you one-up the neighbor that boo-ed you and try to make the ultimate boo basket for the next boo? Do you step it down a notch? Or do you stop the cycle all…
Want to throw a Pinterest worthy Halloween party without all the fuss over food? Check out these ridiculously easy Halloween party food ideas from some of my favorite bloggers. Easy Halloween Party Food For Kids If you’ve been reading my blog for long, you probably know that I’m a huge fan of all things Halloween. You…
Pumpkin beer is by far the best part of fall. Get your friends together and taste test all the best pumpkin beers with a pumpkin beer tasting party. Check out these tips to host your own fun party! Hosting a pumpkin beer tasting party is a life highlight for me. It’s so much fun and…
Follow my favorite tips and tricks to celebrate Fourth of July on a budget. These Fourth of July party ideas and July Fourth recipes are tons of fun and don’t cost a lot of money! Who’s ready for the Fourth of July? Me! Me! Host a Fourth of July Party on a Budget Fourth of…
Have you always wondered how to dye Easter eggs with shaving cream? It’s pretty easy and fun! Shaving cream dyed Easter eggs is a great way to dye eggs with toddlers and kids of all ages. I’ve always enjoyed dying Easter eggs, even past my childhood. It’s a great excuse to get crafty, and it’s…
Last Easter season, just a few days before Easter Sunday, there was a knock on our door. When we went to answer the door we found out that we’d been egged! No, not egged with real eggs. The “You’ve Been Egged” Easter Activity is similar to the “You’ve Been Boo-ed” Halloween activity where baskets of…
I love dyeing Easter eggs. It’s a tradition that I won’t mess with. Good Friday is our day to sit down as a family and dye a dozen boiled eggs. The weeks leading up to that, the kids still love to decorate eggs. Since I don’t want to decorate dozens of boiled eggs each week,…
It isn’t Christmas morning without Christmas morning breakfast casserole in our house. My mom picked up a similar recipe when I was growing up and it’s morphed into this version as I’ve taken on hosting Christmas morning. Not everything about the holidays is easy, but this recipe is. Seriously, it’s one of the easiest Christmas…
I must have rewritten the title 20 times before I finally realized that there is no nice way to title this post. It is what it is- a post about how to ask grandparents for money instead of toys this Christmas. If you know me at all, you know that the last thing I want…
Everyone loves a little homemade holiday cheer, right? Make your own cheer with these easy DIY Christmas ornaments. All of these are simple enough that even kids can make! 125 Easy DIY Christmas Ornaments 77 ways to fill clear ornaments Head to Refunk My Junk for 75 ways to fill clear ornaments. We love this…
