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Pancake Parfait Tacos with fluffy pancakes filled with creamy yogurt, fresh fruit, crunchy granola, and a drizzle of honey. A quick and easy breakfast idea for kids that they'll love. I love that you can prep to make ahead, and throw together quickly in the morning, and even take on-the-go!

Pancake Parfait Tacos

24 Ways to Overcome Mommy Burnout - How to avoid mommy burnout when you're at home with the kids all day.  Keep up when you feel burnt out! Avoid stress, make life easier, and actually enjoy time with family with these tips to overcome mommy burnout.

How to Overcome Mommy Burnout

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

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

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

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

10 Dollar Tree Items Perfect for Packing Lunches - Make lunch packing quick, easy, and most of all cheap, with these 10 Dollar Tree Items Perfect for Packing in Lunches for a fun and yummy school lunch for kids! Cheap back to school lunch ideas

10 Dollar Tree Items Perfect for Packing Lunches

How to Make Your Own easy DIY Homework Station - Set your kids up for success this school year with a DIY Homework Station that's just for them to work on their homework and school projects stocked with everything they might need. School and craft supplies organization ideas for kids 

DIY Homework Station

DIY Easy Crayon Organizer tutorial - Make this quick and easy Crayon Organizer for the kids to store their crayons or even colored pencils or markers. It's cheap, easy to make, easy to use, and a pretty way to organize the coloring mess! Perfect easy craft supplies organization for kids!

How to Make an Easy Crayon Organizer

How to Make School Mornings Run Smooth - Make sure your school mornings are quick, easy, and stress-free, with these 8 simple tips for how to make school mornings run smooth! Parenting Tips 

How to Make School Mornings Run Smooth

Easy DIY Duck Tape Lunch Box - Make this fun and cute Duck Tape Lunch Box for an easy and useful back to school DIY project that the kids will love making and using! Simple to make and an easy to follow tutorial!

Duck Tape Lunch Box

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Celebrate 4th of July!

Strawberry rhubarb crisp on a small white plate topped with vanilla ice cream with a spoon in it with a navy linen and fresh strawberries behind.

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Preacher Cake topped with cream cheese frosting and chopped pecans on a small white plate.

Preacher Cake

Romesco pasta salad in a wooden bowl topped with freshly chopped parsley and a linen napkin behind.

Romesco Pasta Salad

Tabouli Salad in a wooden bowl topped with fresh tomatoes, two lemon slices, wedges of pita, with a spoon scooping out a bite.

Tabouli Salad

Overhead view of a cold veggie pizza topped with veggies like cucumber slices, shredded carrots, cherry tomatoes, fresh dill, and more, sitting on a parchment paper with a slice pulled out away from the rest.

Cold Veggie Pizza

Creamy Cucumber salad topped with fresh chives in a white ceramic bowl sitting on a rustic wood background.

Creamy Cucumber Salad

More Summer Recipes & Ideas

Summer Salads

Chicken tender being dipped into a small bowl of homemade honey mustard dip

Homemade Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

Overhead view of honey mustard chicken salad with fresh greens, avocado slices, beans, red onions, chicken, and homemade honey mustard drizzled on top.

Honey Mustard Chicken Salad

Summer slaw with a creamy tangy dressing in a glass bowl with a silicone spoon taking a scoop out.

Summer Slaw

Large glass bowl of fruit salad with grapes, strawberries, and blueberries topped with lemon and lime wedges with a wooden spoon in the middle.

Easy Homemade Fruit Salad

Overhead view of Mexican street corn salad in a large wooden bowl topped with cotija cheese, chile lime seasoning, and lime slices next to a bunch of fresh cilantro and a striped linen napkin on a rustic background.

Mexican Street Corn Salad

A big bowl of Ambrosia salad with a cherry on top with mini marshmallows scattered around it.

Ambrosia Salad

Spicy mayo sauce being drizzled over a spicy tuna roll bowl next to wooden chopsticks and a white linen

Spicy Tuna Roll Bowl

Berry cheesecake salad topped with a sliced strawberry next to a lemon wedge and fresh raspberries

Berry Cheesecake Salad

Close up side view of Doritos Taco Salad in a large glass bowl with a bag of nacho cheese Doritos behind it.

Doritos Taco Salad

More Salad Recipes

Reader Favorites on The Gracious Wife

Close up picture of a Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes with a bite taken out on a marble background.

Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes

A glass mug of green mint white hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and crushed green mint candy pieces on a white marble surface surrounded by more star mint candies.

Mint White Hot Chocolate

A slice of no bake s'mores cheesecake topped with mini marshmallows and graham cracker crumbs on a small plate.

No Bake S'mores Cheesecake

Slice of crockpot breakfast casserole on a white plate with stainless steel crock pot in the background.

Crockpot Breakfast Casserole

A corner slice of chicken pot pie with golden crust on a small plate with a fork with a bite on it, on a rustic wood background with a striped linen

The BEST Chicken Pot Pie

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