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14 Dirt and Mud Activities - There are so many health benefits to kids going outside and playing in the mud, and there's no need to worry when you can clean up gently after with Ivory Soap.  Encourage your kids to have fun and get muddy with these 14 mud activities for kids, then wash up with the best soap!

14 Dirt and Mud Activities for Kids (And the Best Bath Soap to Wash Up!)

7 Reasons to Take Your Family Fishing - Whether you love fishing or not, it can be a great activity for your family to get outside, bond, and have some fun this year. Here are 7 Reasons to Take Your Family Fishing even if you don't like the worms! Parenting Tips

7 Reasons to Take Your Family Fishing

50 Tips for Traveling with Baby - Have more fun and make traveling with a baby a breeze with these 50 easy but brilliant tips for traveling with a baby. Have your best vacation yet! Parenting Tips

50 Tips for Traveling with a Baby

9 Ways Mom Can Relax - Being a mom can be stressful.  Sometimes it seems like you have to do it all, when all you really need is a break. Feel more calm and like yourself with these 9 easy ways moms can relax. Parenting Tips

9 Ways Mom Can Relax

10 Ball Park Hacks for Busy Families - Baseball season can make busy schedules a little crazier.  Use these 10 Ball Park Hacks for busy families to make it a little easier and less stressful for everyone! Parenting Tips

10 Ball Park Hacks for Busy Families

50 Tips for Traveling with Children for a fun and relaxing family vacation - Have more fun and make traveling with kids a breeze with these 50 easy but brilliant tips for traveling with children. Have your best vacation yet!

50 Tips for Traveling with Children

24 Best Cookbooks for Kids will make super cute gift ideas! - 24 top Cookbooks for Kids to get your kids busy in the kitchen and spend quality time with them while teaching them a valuable life skill. Cooking with kids is a fun activity for the whole family to enjoy together!

24 Cookbooks for Kids

 Why You Shouldn't Let Your Children be Rude - Manners and respect are important. Sometimes rudeness is overlooked as kids just being kids. But rude or disrespectful words and behavior can have long term effects and consequences.  Here's 5 reasons why you shouldn't let your kids be rude.

Why You Shouldn't Let Kids Be Rude

9 Pieces of Advice Will Make You a Better Mother - All mothers struggle with mommy guilt and making the best choices for their children, but if you follow these 9 simple pieces of advice that will make you a better mother, not much else will matter. 

These 9 Pieces of Advice Will Make You a Better Mother

8 Easy Ways to Bond with Your Kids Even When You're Busy - Being busy isn't an excuse for not spending time with your kids! You can still bond and connect even with a hectic schedule, just check out these 8 Easy Ways to Bond with Your Kids When You're Busy.

8 Easy Ways to Bond with Your Kids When You're Busy

Free Printable Lunch Box Notes for Kids - Add a special, personal touch to your child's lunch to remind them you're thinking of them with these free Printable Lunchbox Notes for Kids.

Printable Lunchbox Notes for Kids

How to Get and Keep Your Kids Organized this School Year - 6 Easy Tips! Jump into the school year the right way by getting and staying organized with these 6 tips for how to keep your kids organized this school year for a happier, healthier year! Just what we needed!

How to Keep Your Kids Organized This School Year

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Happy Halloween!

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Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

DIY Spider Costume for Kids - Make this easy, fun, and creepy DIY Spider Costume for Kids for a creepy crawly frugal do it yourself Halloween costume! So cool. Made from just a few black shirts!

DIY Spider Costume

Skeleton Cupcakes - Spooky but fun Skeleton Cupcakes with chocolate skeletons on top of your favorite cupcakes are a perfect easy Halloween treat for kids! These are so cute and easy! My kids will love them!

Skeleton Cupcakes

Black Cat Cupcakes Tutorial - Black Cat Cupcakes make a fun and easy non-spooky Halloween treat for kids! They're easy enough that anyone can make them! Fun project for kids to help with! Fun, quick and easy Halloween treats for kids! 

Black Cat Cupcakes

Jumbo Spiderweb Cookies Recipe for Halloween - Jumbo Spiderweb Cookies are a fun, quick, and easy Halloween treat for kids.  They're big enough to share and made with the all-time BEST chocolate chip cookies recipe. How fun! My kids will love these! Definitely making for their Halloween party treat!

Jumbo Spiderweb Cookies

9 Uses for Mini Pumpkins - Pumpkins are everybody's favorite! They just scream Fall! Check out these 9 Uses for Mini Pumpkins to squeeze even more pumpkin into your life while the season lasts! Love decorating for Fall and mini pumpkins are so fun! Love these ideas

9 Uses for Mini Pumpkins

More Halloween Recipes & Ideas

Falling for Fall

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pumpkin pudding in a small glass topped with whipped cream and gingersnap crumbs with another glass of pudding behind. They're surrounded by mini pumpkins and a linen napkins.

Pumpkin Pudding

Overhead view of butternut squash gratin on a small glass plate topped with a fresh sage leaf.

Butternut Squash Gratin

Pecan cheesecake pie on a small white plate with a layer of pie crust, pecan filling, cheesecake, and crunchy pecans.

Pecan Cheesecake Pie

Pumpkin sheet cake topped with chopped pecans and a creme pumpkin. The cake has a bite taken out sitting on a fork on a small plate.

Pumpkin Sheet Cake

A piece of turtle poke cake topped with pecans and caramel sauce on a small plate.

Turtle Poke Cake

A southern sweet potato pie in a glass pie dish topped with swirls of whipped cream, all on a rustic wood background with a linen napkin behind.

Southern Sweet Potato Pie with Crumble Topping

A slice of no bake pumpkin cheesecake topped with a caramel drizzle on a small white plate on a rustic wood background.

No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

Hasselback sweet potato on a baking sheet topped with flaky sea salt with more sweet potatoes behind.

Hasselback Sweet Potatoes

More Fall Recipes & Ideas

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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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