Camping outdoors can make for so many wonderful family memories, but it definitely takes a bit more preparation and planning to make the trip a success (and keep your sanity mostly intact). All the items below will help you round out your camping gear, ranging from the roof over your head to quirky items that you may never have considered. These also make excellent gift ideas! With travel (and life in general) looking different with Covid, your plans may involve more camping. Putting together a basket would make a fun family gift to get everyone excited! To go straight to the item, click on the item in the numbered list below (all go directly to Keep Reading
Easy Advent Activities
Easy Advent Activities When I was a kid, my mom hung a homemade advent calendar on the wall. It had these big pockets which my mom would fill with chocolate or little gifts or slips of paper with Bible verses or scavenger hunt clues on them. We marked each day leading up to Christmas in a simple, meaningful way. It was nothing fancy, but I have the best memories of that tradition. Two Decembers ago, my husband and I wanted to start the same tradition with our then 8-month old daughter. It's funny how kids bring out the desire for starting traditions. We kept the activities simple, spent very little money, and made some priceless memories. Last Keep Reading
The Best Homemade Sugar Cookies
Every Christmas I bake these sugar cookies. Every Christmas my husband belts out George Strait's Christmas Cookies. I guess you could say both are traditions in our home. I inherited this recipe from my husband's family and they are the best sugar cookies I have ever tasted. Crisp and buttery on the edges, soft and sweet in the middle. Sugar cookie perfection. This year, I thought it'd be fun to get my toddler involved in our cookie baking tradition. Hey, Elly, do you want to help me make cookie dough? No. El, let's cut out the sugar cookies! No tanks, Mama. Elly Bean, let's decorate the sugar cookies! No, I playing. Hmm. This wasn't Keep Reading
Best board games for elementary-aged kids | Christmas Gift Guide
Best Board Games for Kids Here are the best board games for kids in elementary school ages 6-12: 1. Catan: Junior -- We love this game and have had so much fun playing. I highly recommend. 2. Qwirkle Board Game -- A fun mind game when you match the colors and shapes. Fun for the entire family. 3. Melissa & Doug Suspend -- An exciting balance game for kids that can be played with up to 4 players or alone. 4. Set: The Family Game of Visual Perception -- If you have kids that like to look for patterns this is one of the best. Easy to learn and tons of replay value. 5. Spot It -- Perfect for at home or travel. Develops focus, visual Keep Reading
5 Easy, Inexpensive Fall Decorating Ideas (perfect for your Thanksgiving table!)
Last month, we featured four different ways to preserve leaves. This week, we're showing ways to create a few different fall themed centerpieces, using many items you probably already have around your house and yard. These ideas could easily translate to fall decorations anywhere around your home. Thanksgiving is around the corner! Decorate on a dime (and buy a bigger turkey instead). I'm a big believer in simple, natural decorations. Just walk through your house and yard collecting items, pile them on the table, and arrange them in groups until it looks good to your eye. Here are some ideas to get you started. Most of these ideas start with Keep Reading
Gifts for Kids Who Love to Read
Here are a bunch of gift ideas for the kid who loves to read! Outside of you know, buying them books. BOOKMARKS Ototo Bookmarks (Amazon) These fun bookmarks are under $10. Mark My Time Bookmarks (Amazon) These bookmarks have timers which are great for kids who have to read a set number of minutes every day for school. Get to the Point Magnetic Page Bookmarks (Amazon) These magnetic bookmarks are small so they can be easily stored. Amazon has a number of different color combos! Book Weight/Bookmark (Amazon) This book weight doubles as a bookmark and allows books to be read on a table. Great for reading while Keep Reading
4 Ways to Preserve Fall Leaves (decorate your home for fall for less!)
4 Ways to Preserve Fall Leaves When it comes to seasonal decorating, I'm a big fan of frugal + natural. I love bringing the outside in, and fall--winter is the perfect time to do it. Leaves, pumpkins, acorns, Indian corn, branches, pine cones. So much good stuff! You could peel "Made in China" stickers off plastic fruit or buy foam pumpkins. They sell pine cones at the craft store or you could drop $49 at West Elm for a... branch (90% of design bloggers have). But why not grab a bag of pears in the produce section or buy pumpkins at the local farmers market? Go for a walk and find cool stuff on the ground! As a special deal for all FLNW readers, Keep Reading
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