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Family Activities and Ideas

Get ready for family fun! Here you'll find ideas about kids and parenting, love and marriage, and tips to keep the whole family safe, happy, and healthy!

Have fun with your family with 13 fun family activities for summer.

Start some new family traditions, too. Read these 7 Reasons to Take Your Family Fishing for some whole family outdoor fun, or read these 7 Tips for Hosting a Rocking Family Game Night to bring the family fun indoors!

Family can be chaotic! Keep your family organized with helpful tips such as these 10 Ball Park Hacks for Busy families or these 50 tips for traveling with children.

 

Want to let your kids do sports, music, or art but are tight on money? Find out how to afford kids' sports and activities on a budget with these 11 simple ways to save on kids' activities and sports! These are great ideas for frugal families!

11 Ways to Save on Kids' Sports and Activities

Although you might swear by YouTube makeup tutorials that use only the latest, there are so many vintage makeup gems out there that can deliver the same results – if not better! With their glowing skin, tumbling curls and perfect pouts, vintage beauties like Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, and Audrey Hepburn are still the envy of women today!  Here are 8 vintage beauty tips that still work today!

8 Vintage Beauty Tips that Still Work

Winter Date Night Ideas.  Don't let the chilly weather put out your flames! Keep the fire burning and the romance alive with these 14 Winter Date Night Ideas! These are cute for Valentine's Day dates too! | marriage | love

14 Winter Date Night Ideas

12 Reasons to Book Your Child's Birthday Party at Chuck E. Cheese - If you're on the fence, here are 12 reasons to book your child's birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese now for an easy, stress-free event! Pick your birthday party themes, party food, party games, and birthday cake, and let Chuck E. Cheese handle it all!

12 Reasons to Book Your Child's Birthday Party at Chuck E. Cheese

8 Ways to Transform Chicken Nuggets into Dinner in 5 Ingredients or Less - Use these 8 Ways to Transform Chicken Nuggets into Dinner in 5 Ingredients or Less with 8 different easy recipes to change up a favorite into a quick and easy family dinner. 

8 Ways to Transform Chicken Nuggets into Dinner in 5 Ingredients or Less

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week - If you're looking for some easy, creative, and healthy school lunch ideas for kids, check out these super simple 5 ingredient bento box lunches for kids for a WHOLE WEEK!

5 Ingredient Bento Box Lunches for Kids for a Week

11 Frugal Fall Date Ideas for couples - Enjoy the Fall season with your special someone while still on a budget with these 11 Frugal Fall Date Ideas that you'll both love. These are great date night ideas! So fun!

11 Frugal Fall Date Ideas

Arlo Baby Monitor Review - Arlo Baby is the smart baby monitor that lets you be productive  while knowing your child is safe. Gain more peace of mind, freeing your brain up for other important tasks, like solo bathroom trips (okay, yeah. That might be pushing it a little too far). But here are my top 12 favorite features for the Arlo Baby Monitor and why it's on my baby must have list! (Perfect baby shower gift idea!!)

Arlo Baby Monitor is a Baby Must-Have | Review

5 Ways to Enjoy Football with Your Spouse - Even if you're not a football fan, you can get in on fun this Fall, too with these 5 Ways to Enjoy Football with Your Spouse! Great marriage advice for football season.  Love this.  Such an awesome way to show your spouse that you're willing to learn about things he's interested in!

5 Ways to Enjoy Football with Your Spouse

23 Frugal Fall Activities for Kids - Check out these 23 Frugal Fall Activities for Kids of you're looking for some inexpensive, family-friendly fun this Fall for the whole crew. Parenting Tips. I want to do all of these this year!

23 Frugal Fall Activities for Kids

How to Keep Your Child from Trading Their Lunch Away - Make healthy, delicious, and fun school lunches for your kids that they'll actually want to eat with these 6 Tips to Keep Your Child from Trading Their Lunch Away. Parenting tips

How to Keep Your Child From Trading Their Lunch

How to Encourage Kids to Pack Their Own Lunches - Packing school lunches can be a hassle. Make sure your kids love their lunches and take a load off your own shoulders with these 7 Ways to Encourage Kids to Pack Their Own Lunches. Back to school parenting tips

How to Encourage Kids to Pack Their Own Lunches

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Happy Easter!

Spoon drizzling melted chocolate over a golden coconut macaroon with 2 more macaroons behind.

Coconut Macaroons

Carrots cut into coins in a brown sugar bourbon sauce in a silicone spoon resting in a cast iron skillet

Bourbon Glazed Carrots

Wooden bowl full of Boursin mashed potatoes topped with melted butter and freshly chopped chives with a bunch of fresh parsley behind

Boursin Mashed Potatoes

Cheesy slow cooker scalloped potatoes topped with fresh thyme on a plate next to a fork

Slow Cooker Scalloped Potatoes

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Homemade Funfetti Cookies

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Blueberry Crisp

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