Beecher's World's Best Mac and Cheese My eleven-year-old daughter recently watched the latest episode of Oprah - you know, the one where she lists her favorite things. Never mind the cool electronics and gadgets that Oprah gave away, my daughter … [Read more...]
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Reading, Recycling, and Rainbows = Frugal Fun for Little Ones!
To help instill the love of learning in my daughter, I try to add arts and crafts to our reading and math time. Here is a fun little craft that I did with her after reading The Rainbow Fish. (I originally saw the idea in Family Fun.) It uses old or … [Read more...]
Examples of Random Acts of Kindness: Pay it Forward for Pennies
Examples of Random Acts of Kindness: Pay it Forward for Pennies Over 25 years ago, Catherine Ryan Hyde was driving her old Datsun through a rough area of Los Angeles at night. When her car died and began to fill with smoke at a freeway off ramp, … [Read more...]
How to Make a Decorative Pillow Cover
Recently, my cousin convinced me to help her make this bat pillow she had seen online. When she showed up for her sewing lesson, she announced that Jo-Ann had 12x12 pillows buy one get one free, so she bought one for me. The original tutorial … [Read more...]
How to make your own photo greeting card – in MS Paint!
Here are some simple ways to make your own greeting card by editing your photo in Microsoft Paint. I made a Halloween Greeting, a Vacation momento, and a photo card for Birthday Thank Yous in just a few minutes. Photo greeting cards often cost … [Read more...]
Bananas Gone Bad? Bake Banana Bread!
If you're like me, you have good intentions when buying produce. We always intend to eat everything we buy, but sometimes things spoil before we can eat them up. The nice thing about bananas (besides their price tag) is that even when they get … [Read more...]