By Guest Writer Rhonda from Abide at Home Hi, I’m Rhonda, and I am so excited to get to guest post for Brandy while she prepares for her new little blessing! What a woman – a husband, soon to be eight children AND an active blogger! Wow!! Valentine’s Day is upon us – (or at least upon the store shelves!) and it conjures up images of red and pink hearts, candy and romantic movies! I … [Read more...]

This is the easiest playdough recipe I've ever made! It's the basic recipe below, with no food coloring (obviously), and a small container of iridescent sparkly glitter. I just love the word sparkly.  And the word glitter. And I love making playdough for the boys who spend hours and hours at our kitchen table with it. … [Read more...]

These saltdough handprints are an easy way to capture memories of our little ones. The recipe is three ingredients and takes about five minutes to prep. You can also use the same recipe to make cookie cutter ornaments. This recipe makes barely enough for seven boys' handprints, so if you have more kids than that, be sure you double it. … [Read more...]

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Pin It If you and your family enjoyed pumpkie pie scented playdough, then you're going to love this! This is such a fun craft to do with little ones! Make a batch of white, and a batch of red and your kids will have a blast making snowmen, candy canes and pretend cookies. Don't be intimidated by the fact that it takes a few minutes of cooking time.  It's easy and fast.  And it's … [Read more...]

This holiday season Vistaprint is making it easy and affordable for you to send warm wishes to all your family and friends. That’s because they’re offering 20 holiday cards for only $7 shipped! You can choose from hundreds of designs and customize to make them uniquely your own.  Upload photos of your family or pets and add a special greeting.  It’s the very best way to personalize your … [Read more...]

I'll be ordering a few of these this year, and I can't think of a better way to capture the best photos of the year of my boys than this! So easy, and so much fun to put together, and it's FREE!!!! Click here to start on your calendar:   … [Read more...]

Pin It This might smell good enough to eat, and you may even need to remind your children NOT to.  :) The perfect playdough for this time of year!  Pull out your cookie cutters in the shapes of pumpkins, acorns, leaves, whatever else and make craft time something different and new! What are some fall crafts and activities you enjoy with your children? Also see recipe for … [Read more...]