Monday, March 16, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Dried Beans
Learn to cook with dried beans for frugality, nutrition, and food storage. Many recipes and how to's: click here.
Learn to Sprout
Beans and grains are even more nutritious when you sprout them. Great way to have fresh veggies in your food storage. Click here to learn how. (This is also where you can order sprout seeds for your food storage or get sprout recipes)
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Friday, December 19, 2008
Weight Loss
Many free articles and free diet plans/calorie and exercise counter and free weight loss community with personal trainers at Sparkpeople.com.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Mommy Savers
A website for mom's who want to live well for less money. Lots of money and time saving articles.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Dairy Recipes
Tons of dairy recipes for snacks and meals. Also kid activities to teach dairy nutrition.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Back to School Articles on Disneyfamilies.com
Tons of fun crafts, lunches, articles...this site is Disneyfamilies.com a whole resource for moms.
Runner's World.com
Tons of articles on how to get started on this empowering, cheap and easy exercise: running.
Healthy Living
Lots of articles on healthy living, weight management, pregnancy, women's health etc...
Monday, July 21, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Reflections of Christ
There was a 'Reflections of Christ' photography exhibit recently on display at the Mesa Temple Visitor's Center in conjunction with the Easter Pageant. The photographer was able to photograph the Pageant cast members for the exhibit; he then worked with a few other individuals to put together a 5 minute slideshow of all the images set to the hymn 'Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.' Just remember when you're watching the video that the photographs are real, they aren't paintings… Incredible!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Scholastic.com
they have a really great parent section with activities for kids and parents and learning.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Family Home Evening Idea Group: LDS Share
Lots of ideas in the files section of this group for FHE and church callings.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
www.Heart for home
Tons of home ideas including budgeting, cooking, menu planning, gift ideas, sewing, etc...
Group for the Cooking Challenged
LDS Cooking Challenged group with tons of recipes to make life easier
Monday, May 5, 2008
BYU broadcasting (firesides and women's conference talks)
See firesides and women's conference talks broadcasted on the internet
Virtual Sharing Stations from BYU Women's Conf.
Virtual Sharing Stations are ideas that are available on serving, teaching, and helping one another in our homes, schools, communities, and church callings—especially with ourselves
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
SuperNanny.com
This is THE most useful website I have found on parenting. It really did help me get my kids to stay in bed.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
Pratt's Family Home Evening Lessons
Lots of flannel story patterns, lots of ideas and also tips on frugal living
The Enlightened Homemaker.com
Free chore charts, menu planners, parenting articles for LDS homemakers.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
bread making 101
about.com and there are links to methods and easy recipes on the right and on the bottom.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
Kaboose.com
Mother resource. Tons of crafts, games, parenting articles, holiday ideas, stuff for families.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Bookfinder: Find a great book for ages presch-2nd grade
This page is loaded with info about your child and reading and at the bottom is a bookfinder where you can type in the age of your child and it will list books for you.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
BYU Education Week
Past archives with handouts from classes in years past. Really useful information and classes!
BYU Family Studies Articles
Fascinating articles from the Family studies Center at BYU about families.
Birthday Parties by age
Birthday Party ideas, they also have ideas for party games by age if you click on "parties" at the top of the page.
Children's Healthy Sleep Habits
Informative article. How much is enough, establishing bedtime routines etc...
Monday, March 17, 2008
Making Family Mealtime Happen
Study on how Family meals affect children and tips on how to make it happen.
A list of Classic books for Children
Books that have stood the test of time. Once the page has loaded, click on "Children's Classics" in the first paragraph to access the list.
How to talk to your kids about sex, by Linda and Richard Eyre
Article on Values Parenting.com website
Decorating
Decorating how to from experts on how to do it yourself, and make your own curtains etc...
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Scrapbooking
Articles on the left of this page on how to get started with your scrapbooking family history.
Bargain Baby Clothing Ideas
by, Delilah Hatch
Get Hip and trendy baby clothes for half the money. Creative ways to piece together a stylish baby wardrobe.
Get Hip and trendy baby clothes for half the money. Creative ways to piece together a stylish baby wardrobe.
Are you a hip and trendy Mama? Do you want hip and trendy baby clothes but new baby expenses got you pinching pennies? So many of the baby clothes out there are covered in cutesy kittens and ballerinas. Teddy Bears and dinosaurs. Where are all the cool baby clothes? When you do find the hip and modern clothes they also include a hefty price tag. You can have truly chic baby style and spend half the money. I'm going to show you how.
* Customize your baby's clothing. There really are great ways to turn a plain old boring onesie into a fun and funky onesie. It's a wardrobe staple. Many babies will live most of their baby lives wearing a onesie. So go out and buy a value pack full of them. Get plain white onesies and use clothing dye to make them whatever colors you want. Tie dye them if you wish. A few more great ways to customize a onesie? Buy Iron-on printer paper. You can create pretty much any design you want. Print it from your computer and iron it to the onesie! The possibilities are endless! Another really easy way to decorate a onesie is to use iron on fuse-able webbing. You can find this stuff in the sewing notions aisle of any sewing store or even Wal-mart. The stuff comes in rolls. Basically, you just iron it onto a cool fabric. Then cut the fabric into any shape you like and iron it to a piece of clothing or accessory. Viola! No sewing required.
* Go Bargain shopping. Cruise the mall and clearance sections of every store you come across that sells baby clothes. You can really find some gems this way. If any of the clothes are boring or plain than just customize them to look how you want them to.
* Shop thrift stores and second hand shops. You will save a fortune this way. Check your local yellow pages to find where the closest thrift stores are. Many are focused solely on baby's and children's clothing.
* Check Craigslist and Freecycle.org. Quite often there are people who are just plain giving away all of their outgrown baby clothes. You can acquire bags and bags of clothes this way. Sort through. Keep the best and dump the rest. And again, customize whatever is blah and boring.
* Make your own baby clothes. If you do not know how to sew then making baby clothes is really a great way to learn. You can really truly come up with some great baby fashion this way. Buy fabric on clearance and you'll really save a lot of money as well.
* Learn to crochet. Crocheting is really much easier than it looks and easy to learn. You can really create some great quality clothes this way. It's relaxing and stress relieving to boot! check out www.lionbrand.com where you can find information on how to crochet as well as many free patterns for baby clothes, bedding, and toys.
The key to keeping costs down and style high is to spend money on a few key items like sweaters, jackets, and shoes. Match some handmade, and customized items with items you bought on clearance. With all of these tips you really can put together a stylish and unique baby wardrobe on a fraction of the budget. For more information and ideas for DIY baby clothing visit www.make-your-own-baby-stuff.com
About the Author
Delilah Hatch is a stay at home mom and owner/creator of www.make-your-own-baby-stuff.com
Disney Princess Party Ideas
by, Cynthia Marcano
The Disney Princesses are arguably the most recognizable princesses on the planet. Every little girl dreams of being a Disney Princess and what better time to become one than on her birthday? With so many Disney Princess party supplies available, it can be overwhelming planning a party. Here are some ideas to help you plan the perfect Disney Princess Birthday Party.
The Disney Princesses are arguably the most recognizable princesses on the planet. Every little girl dreams of being a Disney Princess and what better time to become one than on her birthday? With so many Disney Princess party supplies available, it can be overwhelming planning a party. Here are some ideas to help you plan the perfect Disney Princess Birthday Party.
Princess Invitations
Invitations are hard to come by. They can be found in most party supplies or discount stores. However if you are looking for something unique, you are only limited to your imagination. For those limited on time or creativity, here are a few suggestions.
If you are on a limited budget, try finding Disney Princess clip art on the and printing your own made party invitations. Disney Princess clip art is readily available online. You can keep it simple by adding the graphic to the top and adding the details below. Its a no fold invitation. Tip: Make the invitations the size of a readily available envelope so that mailing them will be a snap.
If you have a bit more time and don't mind a little crafting, try something a little more out of the box. The Disney Princesses are most recognizable by the gowns they wear. Create a variety of invitations each focusing on one princess. On each invitation you can place one princess in her well known gown. Embellish the gown by making it 2D. Cut colored foam or fabric into the shape of the gown. Glue accordingly to the clip art. Embellish the invitation with fairy dust powder or glitter to us modern folk. Search online for Disney princess fonts and word your invitation using the official font of the princesses.
Princess Decorating Tips
A Disney Princess royal affair needs to have the royal venue. Jazzing up your party space to be princess perfect can be easy as you want to as elaborate as the princess may demand. Using pinks and purples are the common colors for any princess, but if you have a specific Disney Princess in mind, using the color of their gown is your best option.
A princess thrown is a must. A simple and affordable thrown are in your reach. Use a standard dining chair and wrap tulle on the back of the chair and tie a big bow. Measure the circumference of the chair's seat and multiple by 3 to 4. That is the width of tulle you will need for the seat portion of the thrown. Use fabric glue and pleat the top of the tulle. Allow ample time to dry. Place books or something heavy on the tulle to keep the pleat together while drying. Wrap the tulle round the seat of the chair and glue the ends together. Do not glue to the chair. Use pins to keep together at its end to allow the fabric glue to dry. The chair should have a pleated look and the tulle should reach the floor. You can also make shorter versions of the pleated tulle and than layer one on top of the other