Here's another simple Easter craft for kids. I first saw this Handprint Lilies Craft in Family Fun magazine. My preschooler has been very interested in crafts that use her handprints and feetprints, so I knew she'd like this one. We made a bouquet … [Read more...]
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Tackle It Tuesday: Paper Piles
Each week in February, we’re taking on a commonly avoided task with a Tackle It Tuesday assignment and encouraging our members to participate along with us. Today, we’re taking on those paper piles that accumulate around your house. Most of the … [Read more...]
Ways to Cut Monthly Expenses
If you've been following our Forget the Joneses series, by now you should have computed how much money you’ll need to retire, to pay off debt, and build your emergency fund. For some of you, there isn’t enough cash to make it happen. Others may … [Read more...]
Frugal Ideas for Creative Homemade Gift Wrapping, Packaging and Tags
It's time to wrap your Christmas gifts! Looking for some frugal, but creative ways to wrap the gifts you bought this Christmas? Here are a few ideas beyond wrapping paper. I don't usually use gift bows because they can be expensive, and they are … [Read more...]
Family Recipe Organizer: Great Frugal Gift Idea
Family Recipe Organizer Gift Idea One of my favorite homemade gift ideas is the homemade family recipe organizer/binder. I've given several of these books to family members over the years. It's inexpensive and easy to make, yet very personal at … [Read more...]
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...]