Local libraries often offer more than just books! Here are our favorite freebies we get from ours.
1. Learn a Language Anytime we have a road trip planned, we pick up a language learning CD. Although we’re fluent in nothing but English we can say some basics in French, Russian and Spanish so far. Deutsch ist neben! Can you guess the top ten Valentine's Day gifts? I have an idea that candy, flowers and jewelry rank pretty high on the list. These are all great presents, but, they don't always show a lot of thought and effort for that special love in your life. How about creating a gift basket of their favorite things? Here are my top five gift basket ideas that you can make yourself. It’s all about hearts and the color red during February with Valentine’s Day and the national celebration of Healthy Heart Month. Have some fun with your family and plan a healthy themed dinner to celebrate. During the week, set the kids to work as they plan crafts and centerpieces for your upcoming meal. I found myself doing the dreaded 'fridge freeze' today while trying to figure out dinner. It's that pose where you open the refrigerator and stare into it. A deer caught in headlights. Since I couldn't determine what to make from the hodgepodge inside, I closed it, sat back down on the couch where I do much of my writing and continued blogging while Rachel Ray bubbled on in the background.
Give us a guess. What do you think are the top 10 fairy tales? I'd place a few bets on Cinderella, Hansel & Gretel and The Snow Queen. Fun little trivia question but what does that have to do with food? Educate, entertain and spark your family's imagination with a theme dinner for National Fairy Tale Day!
I had an absolute ball my first year of college. My folks were paying for EVERYTHING, I was finally free and my grades ticked down with every dime that didn't come out of my pocket. The next year was a whole different story...
It's that time of year where apples will soon literally begin to fall off the trees. We have some great local apple farms in North Carolina. Visiting is a fun family outing and the bounty is perfect for inexpensive crafts and thrifty recipes.
My childhood pool day memories are so vivid that I can almost taste the chlorine, hot fries and coconut tanning oil. Half the fun of the whole swimming experience was lounging on my towel swapping stories and snacks during pool break. I never really considered the effort or expense my parents incurred so that I could happily refuel. Recently, I became strangely addicted to The Vampire Diaries. I know, that's kinda creepy for someone my age. It's essentially Netflix's fault for giving me a free month trial of their service so that I could watch 3 entire seasons. Latest I've stayed up in years. Anyway, I'm a big fan of movies as well. Here are some links for free trial offers and codes for free rentals. |
AboutA mother of 3 spunky girls, Andrea Everhart shares ways to save, creative family time and fun trip ideas. Archives
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