Welcome to Fun Stuff Fridays. We love seeing what our readers have been up to and cannot wait to share some of our favorites! Wanna know more about our linky? Click on "Fun Stuff Fridays" above, then "about". We wish we could feature all of them! Can't wait to see your amazing submissions this week! Feel free to submit as many ideas as you want over that time. And remember-spread the word! One thing we've added is something that we hope you will like. We've been pinning each weeks featured picks into their very own Pintrest board! We hope it brings you loads of linky love....you've earned it! You can find our Featured Pintrest Board HERE! Our joint favorite pick was Pizza Flag submitted by My Judy The Foodie. We liked this for a few reasons: first, it's patriotic and in the month of May (Memorial Day) we love that even more, second, because it looks delicious and healthy too, and last because this is a fantastic way to get the kids involved in the kitchen! Jamie's number one … [Read more...]
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Plates In The Dryer Recap
Our Plates In The Dryer event was a HUGE success! We had a great turn out and fun was had by all (at least we hope)! OK, so it started out a bit rocky...Lindsi and I were late for our own event!! How embarrassing for our first ever IRL (In Real Life) event!! Blame Lindsi's truck's great way of breaking down and fabulous traffic on 494 (notorious for being stop/go traffic). However, when we walked in (only 9 minutes late) and saw everyone having fun, we knew everything was ok. Huge shout-out to Jamie's friend Pam for helping us not be even later by picking up the Caribou coffee for us! And, yes, that is a Toys In The Dryer plate made for us by the staff of Color Me Mine! (Jamie's daughter and husband) It was as fun for us to watch the kids painting the pottery with their parents as it appeared they were having. It was also great to get to meet some of our readers and interact with other local bloggers! We painted pottery, socialized, ate delicious cheesecake from … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Harmonica
My daughter came home from Kindergarten with this homemade harmonica and I thought it was so cool and simple that I had to share it with our readers! My girls spent hours (I'm not joking!) playing with this simple harmonica! For hours of fun with your kids you'll need: 2 large popsicle/craft sticks (or tongue depressors) 1 large rubber band 2 small rubber bands 1 straw scissors Step 1) Cut 2 pieces off of your straw that are 3/4 to 1 inch in length Step 2) Wrap the large rubber band around one craft stick Step 3) Slip the straw pieces under the rubber band (one on each end) Step 4) Use the 2 small rubber bands to put the other craft stick on top and bind the two sticks together. One rubber band on each end on the outside of the straw pieces. Step 5) Play your harmonica! If no sound comes out at first, have your kids press down with their lips while blowing to make the sticks come together a little more. … [Read more...]
Lemon Pound Cake–Guest Post
Today we are so excited to have Kate from Kate in the Kitchen guest posting for us as we take time to recover from our Plates In The Dryer event yesterday. Kate is an awesome person and a fabulous food blogger. She has a great way of combining recipes with stories so her blog is anything but boring! Looking for some delicious food to try? Check out her recipe index to find all kinds of healthy stuff! Without further ado, here is Kate with Lemon Pound Cake (Yum!)... ------------ My son just turned 18, so I've moved in to a much different stage of parenting, with a new set of joyous occasions. Still, the one aspect of guiding someone's life that I will never lose is wanting to fill them with healthy foods that not only nourish their bodies, but give them a mouthful of plentiful taste as well. I've learned so much in the course of his lifetime about feeding a little person, and helping them to negotiate the big world of flavors, textures and eating, and the one constant I've held … [Read more...]
Plates In The Dryer–Sponsor Spotlight 2
Our Plates In The Dryer event is this evening and we are SO excited! Today Jamie will be running around picking up last minute things such as the cheesecake and coffee, Lindsi will be attempting to keep her kids in line, Julie and Stephanie from Color Me Mine will be setting up the studio, and Rod from The Imagery will be preparing his camera and other equipment. We wanted to take today's post to send a shout-out to the sponsors who have joined our Plates In The Dryer event since we did our first sponsor spotlight post on March 1st. If you haven't checked out our first sponsors, please do! As a reminder, here they are again: First, we're excited to be offering up a great prize in the giveaway! It's from Scentsy! Lindsi is an Independent Scentsy Consultant and she is offering one of our lucky guests a fabulous plug in and bar of wax. How cool is that? We sure hope you will swing by Lindsi's Scentsy page and check out the wonderful items that are available for purchase. Scentsy … [Read more...]
15 Ideas for Getting Rid of the Mommy Grouchies
Let's face it, we all get cranky at times. You wake up thinking the day will be great and then find yourself constantly yelling at the kids. Nothing is going the way you think it should and you just want to pull your hair out. source of photo We've got 15 ideas that might help brighten your mood when you've got the Mommy Grouchies! 1) Get out of the house--Take your kids to the park, go to the mall, just take a drive somewhere...maybe your kids are feeling just as cooped up as you are. 2) Mommy time-out--Give yourself a time-out just like you do to your kids. Tell your kids that you are in a time-out because you are cranky. Sit in your room for 5-10 minutes and gather yourself together. 3) Chocolate--Chocolate can cheer anyone up! Run to the store and pick up your favorite chocolate treat! photo source 4) Listen to music/Have a Dance Party--Crank up the tunes. You'll be amazed at how your favorite song can cheer you up. Dance with your kids and you'll be … [Read more...]
