Have you seen the new live-action Beauty and The Beast Movie from Disney? I have to say I am in love with it! My girls are too so I know that means we will have quite a few Beauty and the Beast gifts this year so here are my top gift ideas if you are in the same boat as me! If you need more gift ideas for anyone else on your list make sure to check out our Ultimate List of the Best Gift Guides. Everything from Legos, to American Girl, Disney, stocking stuffers, and more! 27 of the Best Beauty and the Beast Gifts Growing up I was a huge Cinderella fan but as I hit my adult years and had kids I shift more towards a Beauty and the Beast girl. I think it's the whole bookworm thing I can bond with Belle on! Beauty and the Beast (Live Action) (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD) - Any … [Read more...]
Fall Slime Using Fall Leaves – No Borax!
I love fall. The cool weather, the clothes, the pumpkins, the food, and of course the leaves. So in honor of my love of fall, I thought I'd get my kids excited too with some fall slime. My kids love slime sometimes a little much, and slime in my 3-year-olds hair is very much a reality in my house on slime days! Fall Slime Using Fall Leaves - No Borax! No borax slime has been a big deal in my house I hate the idea of my kids playing with something that has that kind of chemical in it. Now I know glue and the liquid starch have chemicals too. I get it so I have been looking into edible slime. My kids love this Nutella edible slime. It's only 2 ingredients and completely edible! While I personally like making this fall slime with the leaves as seen in the pictures you can also use … [Read more...]
31 Fun and Easy DIY Halloween Decorations
Here are some great DIYs for Halloween. I love Halloween and right now I have about 3 mid progress DIY Halloween decorations items on my craft desk. One of which I started back in July and just haven't gotten back around too! That's how much I love Halloween I start thinking about it a month ahead of time!! So below are some of my favorite DIY Halloween decorations that I think you will love too! 15 Fun and Easy DIY Halloween Decorations Now if you aren't very DIY experienced or just don't have the time I have found many of these Halloween decor items on Etsy as well. DIY Spider Web Vase | The Frugal Navy Wife DIY Burlap Pumpkins | Daisy Mae Belle DIY Chevron Spider Art | The Happy Housie Easy DIY Spider Halloween Votive Holders | The Frugal Navy Wife Fall Leaf … [Read more...]
Ebates 101 – An Ebates Review and Everything You Need To Know
Have you heard of Ebates? Maybe you’re eager to begin using this savings platform. You earn money back on the purchases you make. Some may think that Ebates is hard to understand but it’s not. I wanted to break down what Ebates is and how it works and my thoughts in this Ebates Review. This is by far one of my favorite Money Saving Recommendations that I have to give to people! Ebates 101 - An Ebates Review and Everything You Need To Know Remember that Ebates is free! When you sign up, you may also get a “bonus” for doing so. Right now you can get a $10 bonus for signing up and making your first cash back purchase! Refer and earn First of all, you can refer and earn with Ebates, which is nice. You can refer your friends and family and actually earn money. There doesn’t seem to be … [Read more...]
How to Make Nutella Slime – 2 Simple Edible Ingredients
I have to ask this. Do you kids try to eat slime like mine do? Some of this slime has a fancy name like cotton candy slime because it smells like cotton candy then my kids want to eat it, even though it's not edible. So I knew I had to make an edible slime because my 3-year-old likes to stick it in her mouth. My kids wanted a Nutella slime they heard one of their friends talking about so I went on my hunt to figure out how to make edible Nutella Slime. Surprisingly many of the Nutella Slime recipes I was finding were not edible which wasn't what I was looking for. I wanted a good edible slime recipe. So I saw a few other edible slime's use powdered sugar so I got my hand on it and here we are. How to Make Nutella Slime - 2 Simple Edible Ingredients My kids are slightly addicted to … [Read more...]
Easy Instant Pot Chocolate Cake Recipe
I am starting to see that you can make just about anything in the Instant Pot. No joke. Instant Pot Recipes are becoming pretty popular because the Instant Pot can do so much it has taken the place of several of my small appliances! I recently discovered desserts in the instant pot and this Instant Pot Chocolate Cake is one of my favorites so far! Easy Instant Pot Chocolate Cake Recipe I love my Instant Pot I was able to replace my slow cooker and rice cooker with it and save room in my kitchen! I can also use it to can our blueberry jam. That has become a family favorite! One of the first recipes I ever made in my Instant Pot was my Instant Pot Oatmeal With Fruit. It was one our breakfast for dinner nights and we had fruit to use up. We switch out what fruit based on what we have … [Read more...]
Over 700 Free Pumpkin Carving Stencils From Disney to Kate Middleton
I swear every year I take my kids Trick-or-Treating and we see several homes that have those amazing carved pumpkins. First, good to them for mastering those carving tools because this mom has NOT! But then I don't want to spend a bunch of money on them, a book of 5 stencils for $10? REALLY? Well, I went on a hunt. Here are over 700 Free Pumpkin Carving Stencils for you to make your own! Your welcome :) Over 700 Free Pumpkin Carving Stencils From Disney to Kate Middleton I suggest printing these free pumpkin carving stencils on cardstock so they will hold up better! Grab your pumpkin carving kit and pick your stencils and let's go! Pop Culture Pumpkin Stencils - Justin Beiber, Lady Gaga, Kate Middleton, Robert Pattinson, and more. 27 Cute Pumpkin Stencils - Easy for kids and … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Roll Recipe With Cream Cheese Filling
It's the end of summer and the beginning of Fall, one of my favorite times of the year! With that comes out pumpkin EVERYTHING YUM! Here is one of those great recipes that I save for this time of the year! My pumpkin roll recipe is filled with cream cheese giving it an even richer taste! This is one of my favorite pumpkin recipes! Pumpkin Roll Recipe With Cream Cheese Filling Ingredients: For the cake: 3/4 cup sifted all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tbsp. pumpkin pie spice 1/4 tsp. kosher salt 3 eggs, lightly beaten 1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1 cup sugar 2/3 cup canned pumpkin puree For the filling: 1 (8 oz.) package full-fat cream cheese, softened 1 cup confectioners sugar 6 tbsp. salted butter, softened 1 tsp. vanilla extract Related: Pumpkin … [Read more...]
Dolphin Ocean Slime – Borax Free!
Are you kid as obsessed with slime as mine? It seems every weekend we are trying a new version! I will say I spent quite a bit of time searching how to make slime without borax. I just didn't like the idea for using borax in my slime with my 9-year-old much less my 3-year-old! I found this recipe below and it works great, we made this Ocean Slime at the request of my son and they had a blast with it! Dolphin Ocean Slime - Borax Free! My son was so hyped up to do the dolphin ocean slime theme because we had just finished a dolphin unit study complete with books, crafts, printables, and video so he wanted to continue the theme! As a homeschool momma, I just couldn't say no to him wanting to learn more! Ingredients 1/2 cup clear school glue ½ cup blue glitter Elmers … [Read more...]
How to Save Money on the Your Wedding Ceremony Decor
The best way to have the wedding of your dreams on a dime is to plan early and often. Clearly define your expectations and list every little thing you will need for your wedding ceremony decor. Are you having any special decorations? Anything you know you don't want, like a traditional aisle runner? Look at your wedding space and determine how you want to make it look like the wedding of your dreams, even if you don't have thousands to blow. How to Save Money on the Your Wedding Ceremony Decor Save "Junk" - What you might be passing over that can be turned into wedding decor for any theme! Such as tins cans can be painted and holes poked in a design to be lit via a tea light candle for a romantic, rustic glow. Old mason jars can hold flowers or candles as well. Save Decorations - … [Read more...]
4 Week Preschool Dinosaur Unit Study
One thing I learned while homeschooling is to take what my kids are interested in and run with it! Early on they showed interest in Dinosaurs so I made a whole 4-week dinosaur unit study for them. I put everything together and below I share what we did so you can recreate it yourself! 4 Week Preschool Dinosaur Unit Study Please note you may have seen this post before!! I this used to be 4 separate posts (1 each week) I just combined them to make it easier on you! My kids recently caught the Blues Clues Dino episode and had been playing make-believe dinosaurs for the past few days. This inspired me to do a whole lesson plan for both my then PreK kid (then age 4 and my preschooler (age 3). I combined them together for this lesson. We turned this into a 4-week course as we mixed … [Read more...]
Best Disney Coco Gift Ideas
Disney did it again with COCO. Something about this lively story taking us deep into the stories and culture of Mexico that pulls people in and gives them a chance to take a look at the better parts of life. Transcend into the magic of life with your little one and COCO with these great gifts. Best Disney Coco Gift Ideas Snag a copy of the Coco: The Junior Novelization DisneyPixar Coco to encourage your child to read and enjoy the story in a whole new way. These read-along books are a great 3way to make things easier for parents. Snag the Coco Read-Along Storybook and CD for the child that loves to have stories read to them even when mom is trying to cook dinner. If your child collects the Big Golden books grab this Coco Big Golden Book for the collection. I love … [Read more...]