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Free Printable Easter Activity Pack…4 games in 1!

This free printable Easter activity pack will give your kids hours of entertainment and learning as they wait for the Easter bunny to arrive. Print it once…and play four fun Easter-themed games!

This free printable Easter activity pack will give your kids hours of entertainment and learning. Print it once...and play four fun games!

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Easter is just a few weeks away! Around our house, that means it’s time to pull out the Easter egg activities!

Let’s be clear, though. I have no time (or patience) for elaborate activities. If you’ve been here long, you know I’m all about simple kids activities that can be ready to go in less than five minutes.

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Festive Printable Christmas Gift Tags that Kids Can Color!

Get your kids involved in wrapping gifts for family and friends this year by inviting them to color these fun printable Christmas gift tags!

Printable Christmas gift tags with colored pencils for kids to color.

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I’ll be honest. I’m not usually one for fancy gift wrapping. I love it, I admire it, but as the mom of three young boys…I don’t have time for it. I do almost all the wrapping of gifts around our house, so I usually buy a pack of the sticker-style gift tags and call it good.

But this year I got inspired to do something a little different.

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A simple way to “Give Thanks” this year (+ Free Printable Thanksgiving Gift Tags to help!)

This year, help your kids turn their gratitude into action by giving thanks (literally) to the people your family is thankful for with these printable Thanksgiving gift tags!

There are many messages in the world that teach our kids to chase after more, more, more and focus on “What’s in it for me?”

I want to counter this message with my own: that we are already living in abundance and that when we look for ways to give to others, the world as whole becomes a little better and brighter.

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Cranberry Orange Irish Soda Bread

Irish soda bread is an iconic St. Patrick’s Day recipe, and this sweet version is perfect for cooking with kids: it’s simple, quick, and delicious!

Irish soda bread is an iconic St. Patrick's Day recipe, and this sweet version is perfect for cooking with kids: it's simple, quick, and delicious!

St. Patrick’s Day is kind of a random holiday to celebrate in the United States. Still, I’m all for a simple and fun day of celebration when we’re coming off a long winter and could really use a little pick-me-up. So, bring on the green food and the Celtic music; we’re celebrating St. Patty’s around here!

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Simple New Year’s Eve Tradition for Families: Our Favorite Memories Celebration

This simple New Year’s Eve tradition for families is a fun way to remember your family’s favorite parts of the year in a meaningful way.

This simple New Year's Eve tradition for families is a fun way to remember your family's favorite parts of the year in a meaningful way.

I’m pretty sure everyone is in agreement by now: 2020 has been rough!

Our family, like so many others, has been turned a little upside down this year by pandemic-related challenges like cancelled family reunions, homeschool/virtual school, and going completely stir crazy from the isolation. Add to that the normal non-COVID-related challenges of life (like cancer) and I’m really looking forward to a fresh start for 2021.

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Halloween at home: How to make this year fun and memorable

Here are 14 simple ways to make celebrating Halloween at home just as much fun as trick-or-treating!

Here are some simple ways to make celebrating Halloween at home just as much fun as trick-or-treating!

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This year has required us to do A LOT of things differently than we’ve done them in the past…including Halloween. Sometimes I get bummed by all the traditions that we can’t do this year, but I also have to remind myself that different can be good.

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