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St. Patrick’s Day Activity for Kids: Green Pepper Shamrock Paintings

This St. Patrick's Day craft came together really quickly. I used half of a green bell pepper to make shamrock-shaped peppers for Maggie's green shamrock-themed muffin tin lunch today. Then we used the other half of the pepper to make shamrock … [Read more...]

Frugal Foreigner: Priorities and Sacrificing to Save

Are you sacrificing to pay off your debt? Just to get by? Just because you’re frugal? What are you giving up to save money? What things will you not give up? Most people in India live simple and frugal lives just to get by. The standards of … [Read more...]

St. Patrick’s Day Activity for Kids: Make a Blarney Stone

I saw this homemade treasure stone craft ages ago and never got around to making it. I thought making a homemade rock would be a great excuse to teach my preschooler about the Blarney Stone and be a good St. Patrick's Day activity. Making the … [Read more...]

3 Fun Preschool Activities Using Spaghetti

Spaghetti is fun! Pokey, breakable, and wavy when it's dry; Squishy, slimy, and wiggly when it's cooked. What kid wouldn't love to play with spaghetti? Here are a few activities for preschool-aged kids that use spaghetti. For the activities … [Read more...]

St. Patrick’s Day Activity for Kids: Leprechaun Footprints & Pot O’ Gold Hunt

To get into the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, I taught my preschooler about leprechauns and pots of gold at the end of rainbows. That afternoon, when Maggie finished quiet time, she found tiny, green, leprechaun footprints leading from the door of … [Read more...]

Frugal Foreigner: Do You Reuse Ziploc Bags?

If you're new to my Frugal Foreigner posts, read all about what we're doing in India here! You can read all previous posts in the series here. I was smart and packed some Ziploc bags to bring with us to India. I brought some gallon sized bags and … [Read more...]