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More Family Friendly Ways To Save

Yesterday I shared a few ideas for saving money on things that the youngest members of your family need. Today, I have more suggestions for things that parents can do to help lower some of the costs associated with raising children. Since parenting styles vary so greatly, not all of these tips will appeal to all families. Hopefully within this collection of tips there is something for everyone. One of my favorite things to do is to look for things that I can do during the day with my son that do not cost anything. I am a stay at … Continue reading →

Calendar of Strange Holidays and Other Events for Scrapbooking in May

Imagine the strange and jazzy layouts you can make celebrating some of these wild, wacky and unusual holidays. These have been collected and compiled from various sources over the years of my teaching and we celebrated many of them in the classroom. Celebrate them with your children and family and create fun and wacky layouts! The Month of May Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Awareness of Medical Orphans Month Better Hearing and Speech Month Clean Air Month Creative Beginnings Month Family Wellness Month Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month Freedom Shrine Month Get Caught Reading Month Haitian Heritage Month Heal the … Continue reading →

The Joy of Giving Homemade Gifts

I make a lot of homemade gifts for my friends and family, and I encourage my children to do the same. There is always value in the process of creating and giving something on which you have spent a lot of thought and time, but sometimes the rewards are even greater. I made everyone in my sister’s family personalized sock monkeys for Christmas this year. (See the Sock Monkey Family blog) I knew they would all like the monkeys, but I wasn’t sure my 11-year-old nephew would be overly thrilled in the long run with a homemade stuffed monkey. I … Continue reading →