One fun fall activity we love to do with our family is to go apple-picking in an orchard, but what do you do with all the apples you pick? One year I went way overboard because the prices were so good! What uses for stewed apples have I found, well a whole bunch! 11 Must-Try Uses for Stewed Apples Perfect for Fall Sure, you can make applesauce, but there is only so much that you can use or need. Aside from making apple butter, (which is delicious by the way!) what else can you do? Make an air freshener on the stove. Just add apple slices, citrus peels, and cloves to a pot of simmering water. You will have a lovely scent of fall in your home. You can usually place this in the fridge and keep it for 2-3 days as well. This also works well in a small crock pot. Just check … [Read more...]
The Perfect Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal For A Fall Morning!
On a crisp fall morning, a great cup of coffee and a warm breakfast is the perfect start to your day. Am I right? I love many things pumpkin flavored during fall. Maybe not the pumpkin spice Pringles that were out a while back (YUCK!!) but I do love this baked pumpkin oatmeal! The Perfect Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal For A Fall Morning! Like I said I love this recipe for breakfast and it definitely makes my list of Easy Breakfast Recipes, I pair it with raisins, and even my kids eat it up! Which is, of course, a win for me! If you are a pumpkin fan like I am you are always on the hunt for The Best Easy Pumpkin Recipes! This recipe definitely fits the bill. While I LOVE making it from actual pumpkins and roasting them in the oven, but it tastes great with canned pumpkin as well! Using the … [Read more...]
Save More- More Easily. An App that Works for You + Skillet Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Food Lion for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Saving money is always on the front of my mind. I like to save money wherever I go and don’t like to pay full price for anything. Luckily, Food Lion is making my job even easier. Food Lion has an amazing mobile app that will change the way you shop with them. If you don’t have the app, let me share some of these incredible features with you. Shopping List How many of us feel productive by making a shopping list and then forget it at home? That doesn’t need to happen anymore. Thankfully, with the Food Lion mobile app, you can add items from the weekly ad right on your phone. You can also add items from recipes and find coupons, all with the tap of a button. Don’t forget you can load … [Read more...]
Super Easy Weeknight Meal – 3 Envelope Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe
I don't know about you, but I need Easy Weeknight Meals and as many as I can find! This 3 envelope slow cooker chicken recipe is one of those recipes I turn to when I don't have a lot of time to prepare a meal but still want something my family loves! Find more Frugal Chicken Recipes for more ideas. Super Easy Weeknight Meal - 3 Envelope Slow Cooker Chicken Recipe The reason I love this meal is that I can make it in the morning in about 5 minutes and set it to cook all day and bam have dinner ready! Make some easy sides, and you have dinner! I have even tossed in potatoes into the crockpot with the chicken to let them soak up the flavors, and then dinner is ready with sides! We have several easy weeknight meals to share many of them in the slow cooker because let's face it the … [Read more...]
Get Paid to Play Games with AppKarma
This content is sponsored by AppKarma. All opinions remain my own. Do you ever wish you had something to do as you twiddle your thumbs? We all have downtime that we need to fill from time to time. You can do that with AppKarma and I’m going to show you how. This app is a great way to earn extra money in the form of gift cards or even stash away some cash for Christmas. How to Get AppKarma Download the AppKarma via this link and get 500 bonus points. If you’re an iPhone user, follow these instructions. Follow instructions there and install a companion app (Word Karma). Open Word Karma to access AppKarma. To use AppKarma, simply keep the Word Karma app and open it up to access AppKarma. After it’s downloaded AppKarma has been used by over 3.5 million users all … [Read more...]
Fun Educational Math Activities – Try This Bicycle Math
This math activity is brought to you by Education.com I love it when we can turn our everyday activities into a great homeschool lesson! These educational math activities with bicycle math are a great way to get out of the house, work in math, PE, and some fun! By third grade, most kids can manage bikes pretty well, and a lot of them are bombing around. Especially in our fitness-conscious world, communities are encouraging kids to get out and ride more and more, too. Fun Educational Math Activities - Try This Bicycle Math Back in the classroom, third graders are working on their multiplication, fractions, and division, extending work they started in the early grades. And in social studies, a common third-grade topic is the history and geography of your local community. Then in … [Read more...]
Amazing Homemade Uncrustables to Try Right Now
I love super easy school lunches that are easy to make for the week. Even though we are homeschoolers we still have school day lunches and lunches while we are out and about to think about. One of the lunches I have in my recipe box is these homemade uncrustables. Amazing Homemade Uncrustables to Try Right Now The best part about these uncrustables is that you can customize them to your family. We like to use white bread but many families prefer wheat bread or you can use gluten free bread if you are gluten free. Then comes the jam choices. While for the round we used plain grape jelly you can use any flavor you want. Like our freezer strawberry jam or our instant pot blueberry jam. Take it a step further skip the jelly and do peanut butter and bananas or marshmallow fluff. I … [Read more...]
Bonding with Baby and Staying Hands-free – Tips You Need
When you have a newborn, you become handless. Your hands are so busy caring for a newborn that you don’t have the time or energy to do anything else. This will be my fifth child, so I had to find ways to make bonding with baby easy, all while staying hands-free. This is why I love the Baby K’Tan Active ( Plus a few other great tips). Bonding with Baby and Staying Hands-free - Tips You Need Use the K’Tan Active I’m looking forward to using the K’Tan Active carrier with this newborn baby. I love wearing babies. Only this time, wearing the baby is going to be essential to my survival. Having four other kids to take care of isn’t going to be easy, plus having a newborn will add extra chaos. I need to be able to have that baby close, but also be hands free! Baby sits perfectly in the … [Read more...]
FreeForm’s 13 Nights of Halloween 2017
The list is here! This is FreeForm's 13 Nights of Halloween line up for 2017! Lots of great shows! Not able to watch it? Check out the links to find the DVDs or Amazon Video versions! It's that time of year! Fall is setting in and Halloween is right around the corner! Of of the things I look forward to most for Halloween besides all the super yummy pumpkin recipes is FreeForm's 13 Night of Halloween (formally ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween!) My family loves to make a movie night of them on the weekends and we always have them on during the day and will grab some popcorn and M&M's (don't knock it till you try it!) and watch one each night! My kids love the movies and Hubby and I love the family time! Please check the ratings on each movie, I noticed this year there are … [Read more...]
20 Must Find Items to Spy on Your Fall Nature Hike
The cooler temperatures that fall brings makes it the perfect time to go on a nature hike. During the fall there is all sorts to see when you head outdoors, including changing colors and animals on the move. Why not bundle the kids up and take them on a nature hike, and see what you can spy? Look at these 20 items to spy on a fall nature hike, and see how fun and educational your hike can be! 20 Must Find Items to Spy on Your Fall Nature Hike If you wish, you can print out this list of 20 items to spy on a fall nature hike and take it with you. Check off items as you find them, or even sketch pictures of them in a nature walk journal. This is a great way to document your trip and remember everything you saw! 1. Look for leaves changing from green to red, yellow, or orange. Look … [Read more...]
Our Homeschool Curriculum for 2017 – 2018 School Year
One of my favorite parts of homeschooling is picking out the curriculum that we will use. When picking out a curriculum, you want it to be one that helps them learn and have fun along the way. I have used a lot of homeschool curriculum in my day and one of our favorites is Horizons from Alpha Omega. I like to purchase the whole complete curriculum set to make our lives easier. Let me tell you about our Kindergarten, second, and third-grade Horizon sets. Our Homeschool Curriculum for 2017 - 2018 School Year Kindergarten Horizons I love the bright colors and hands on activities in this kit, well all the horizon kits. I love how fast my daughter is picking up sounds and sight words. She is able to read a good portion of the stories in the readers with in the first few weeks! … [Read more...]
Cheap Wedding Flowers – 12 Ways to Save Money on Wedding Flowers
When you are looking to have a beautiful but frugal wedding, then you will be on the hunt for some cheap wedding flowers. Here are 12 ideas so save money on your wedding flowers from saving on real flowers, how to save on fake flowers and even making them yourself! Cheap Wedding Flowers - 12 Ways to Save Money on Wedding Flowers Weddings can be expensive, but they don’t have to be. In fact, you can have a big wedding for as little as $500 if you are frugal. Here are 10 ways to save money on wedding flowers: Buy fake flowers. Fake flowers are by far much less expensive than buying real flowers. You can find very realistic flowers that aren’t real. Then make your own arrangements. There are tons of Youtube videos to help with this! Only buy flowers for your bouquet. You don’t have … [Read more...]