With six kids, filling Easter baskets can add up SO fast, so I gave myself a goal this year to do the kids’ Easter baskets for under $10 each. I shopped a few stores, took advantage of some well-timed sales, and made a few activities of my own and ended…
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Easter Activities Free Printables!
It has been many years since I’ve done “Graphic Monday” around here, but today I want to share these activity sheets I made for the kids Easter baskets! We haven’t done filled Easter baskets in the past as we usually do egg hunts and filling 6 baskets can get expensive…
Moose Toys Easter Basket Favorites!
This post is sponsored by Babbleboxx It is hard to believe that in just a few short weeks, Easter will be upon us! Easter baskets can sometimes be a challenge, especially with so many varied interests among our kiddos. Thankfully Moose Toys has a variety of exciting options that…
Swapping The Shiplap for Brick: Our DIY Fireplace Renovation!
I am so excited to finally be sharing our process for making over our fireplace! It’s only been three years since we moved into our home, and I really did love the shiplap that we originally installed, but we were having too many issues with it to leave it up….
Iowa’s Student First Act (School Choice)
This week the state of Iowa passed the Students First Act. This allows families who have an interest in an accredited private school to set up an Educational Savings Account (ESA) to help pay for tuition and other qualified expenses. Parents will have to reapply for eligibility before the beginning…
Homeschool Organization with IKEA ALEX drawer units
I purchased our ALEX drawer units several years ago when we were short on space, and they’ve really been useful for keeping us organized over the years. Today I want to share how we use them to keep our homeschool materials organized and tucked away within our living room. …
Thrift Store Art Find & Update & Reframe
I found this sweet print at a local thrift store for less than $2! It was a bit damaged, but for that price I knew I could reframe it (I also didn’t love the matting anyways). As soon as I brought it home, Audriana asked if it could go in…
Back To School ’22
I can’t believe it’s already time for back to school! Hayden is starting her second year at a local middle school (which started a few days earlier than we started our first day back to homeschooling) and the youngest five will be homeschooled again this year! An exciting new change…
2022 Back to School Must-Haves!
This post is sponsored by Babbleboxx Another summer is winding down, and we are gearing up for back-to-school season! We’ve shopped for classroom supplies, found all the necessary clothing items, filled out all the forms, and ordered all the homeschool materials! As the kids get older it seems like we…
4th of July Treats + Cards Printable
Yesterday the kiddos were super excited to make something special to share with family. We worked through the afternoon to make some Krispie Treat “Popsicles” and I used Canva to whip up some labels (linked below). We used Aldi brand Krispie Rice & marshmallows to keep these gluten free, as…