Got apples your kids won’t eat? This gluten free apple crisp solves the problem of older apples. When our lunch apples go a little mushy the boys won’t touch them. Even with peanut butter the texture is just off enough to make the apple unpleasant. Fall is such a great time to add in warm…
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3 Ingredient DIY FAKE BLOOD, So Much Cheaper!
Need a little DIY fake blood for the walking dead in your house? This recipe is cheap and easy with only 3 ingredients. Your kids can make this gruesome blood for themselves. Your little zombies will have a great time making and eating it! We created this video so you can follow along and…
Fun Holiday Drink Recipe Spicy Pumpkin Kombucha Recipe
This easy holiday drink recipe is as simple as boiling water. Simple to make an fun to flavor kumbucha help the digestive system deal with all the rich foods served during the holiday season. Fun Holiday Drink Recipe With Many Flavor Options I admit my kumbucha habit is out of control. At almost $4…
Spicy Pumpkin Recipes You Will Love ( Even if you Hate Pumpkin Pie)
I do not like pumpkin pie. There I said it out loud. Does that make me un-American? No wait, that is apple pie. I don’t like that either. The fact is I don’t really care for pie. Wait! Don’t stop reading yet! Here are 10 tasty spicy pumpkin dishes besides pie. Pumpkin Spiced Granola is a yummy…
Mistakes to Avoid When Painting Pumpkins
We are pumpkin carvers. Painting pumpkins is a new adventure for the Joyous Family. Elijah, age 9, wanted to enter the elementary school’s storybook pumpkin contest this year. The pumpkins were displayed from Oct 15-31 too long for a carved pumpkin to serve–more on this in Painted Pumpkins Your Favorite Book. Plus the…
10 Inspiring Pumpkin Painting Top Video Tutorials
So much more than just carving! I picked YouTube’s Top Video Tutorials just for you! These are amazing “not carved pumpkins” that can last -maybe until the New Year. Painted, puffed, jeweled and sparkled pumpkins that are the super hero’s of Halloween and beyond. Leave a picture of your amazing creation in the comments…
Halloween Pumpkins Based on Your Favorite Book
Is there anything better on a brisk fall day than cozying up with your child and a favorite book? Reading to your child is such a gift of your time. As I tell my son, books can take you around the world, deep into space, and off into other dimensions in just one afternoon. Every…
Unlikely Location For Your Bucket List
I love how children adore facts. My son informed me this spring that the world’s largest aquariums were in Okinawan, Japan and Atlanta, Georgia. Japan is not even on my radar let alone my bucket list, but Atlanta, Georgia now that is a place I love! Elijah loves sharks, “great whites” in particular. Unfortunately great…
God Never Sleeps-5 Tips When You Can’t Sleep Either
Man! I had one of those sleepless nights/early mornings. Ever had those? An hour or so before the alarm goes off there you are wide awake with thoughts racing. Sometimes I am worried about the days events, sometimes a bad dream and sometime snaps! My brain is running a marathon with my groggy body…
5 Hacks for Leaving the House On Time (with or without kids)
I call it the SWAMP! I feel totally sucked in by all the things to do and left undone when I leave the house. Physically, it is like walking through water with weights on. I am pushing with my arms, my legs and my mind to just get out the door. Don’t ask me anything…