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• Greasy stains on tea towels

  
  mummifiedtimesfive.net — Authority: 134
  While folding up the clean laundry yesterday, I noticed that some of my tea towels had some greasy food stains on them that hadn’t come out in the wash. So to remove the stains, I soaked them in a bucket of warm water and a dash of Cloudy Ammonia overnight. The result was very much noticeable. Cloudy Ammonia is a ...
  3 days ago

• Works For Me Wednesday- Breathing Machine

  
  Two Lines On a Stick — Authority: 124
  When we first got Bailey’s “breathing machine” (a.k.a. nebulizer) she was NOT a fan. It’s noisy and requires her to sit still- two things she does not like at all. So what we quickly learned? It’s easier to make it into a fun event. She gets to pick a favorite show to watch while we [...]
  1 week ago

• Just a few toys

  
  Homeschool Journal Dot Net — Authority: 154
  I’ve noticed that my little boys usually only play with a few of their toys and ignore the rest. So I only keep a few toys out for them. It helps contain the mess and then when I bring out a toy or two every once in a while, they are excited to play with it once again. — Having just a few toys out at a time ...
  1 week ago

• WFMW: Teaching Kids Scripture

  
  Run the Earth, Watch the Sky... — Authority: 430
  As I discussed in Radical Discipleship , Scripture memory and comprehension is something I am convinced must be the center of the training of our children. We cannot content ourselves with teaching our kids about God and His Word - they need to know God and know His Word for themselves. As I shared on ...
  1 week ago

• WFMW - Free Books!

  
  notes of jubilee — Authority: 124
  Good Morning, dear reader! I have a great tip for you. For my regular readers this information will come as no surprise, but for my visitors, it may be new. I love books. Love, LOVE, L♥VE books. Cannot say it enough. I can be found roaming the stacks at our library at least once a week stocking up. But ...
  1 week ago

• Works-For-Me Wednesday

  
  The Cornerstone Blog — Authority: 113
  Third grade teacher Robin Huddlestone is in a tiny portable classroom with little room to spread out her desks. She likes her current arrangement, but had a huge problem with kids copying each others answers and being unfocused during independent work times. She collected some old science fair displays that were ...
  1 week ago

• WFMW - Fire Safety in the Home

  
  Mrs. Nespy's Frugal World — Authority: 129
  At work this week we are having our fire extinguisher training class and it has inspired me to focus on home fire safety for this weeks Works for Me Wednesday . Smoke Detectors: Replace the batteries twice a year. Its easiest to coordinate this with changing your clocks to and from Daylight Savings to remember ...
  1 week ago

• Tangled Hair

  
  A Busy Mom of Two — Authority: 135
  My daughter has lots of wonderful, thick hair. Wonderful that is until it is all tangled. Then it is a battlefield. She gets upset as I try to brush through it. For a while, I debated having her wear it shorter, so that the amount that could tangle would be reduced, but I love her hair a little longer (just past ...
  1 week ago

• WFMW: Meal Swap!

  
  Here's the Diehl — Authority: 126
  Sometime last fall, Kelli invited me to be a part of a meal swap with four other girls. It was a success, so we’ve done it several times now since then. We all just make five casseroles/meals/soup/whatever and freeze them, one for each family. We all have kids, so we all try to make something relatively ...
  1 week ago

• The McFamily Christmas Letter

  
  From Inmates to Playdates — Authority: 128
  I am an organzier by nature. And a multi-tasker. I also like being one step ahead of the proverbial game. Stevie and I both have birthdays in December. In fact, thanks to my unwillingness to reamain on bed-rest on my 29th birthday, I had Stevie one day later on December 12th. McDaddy was happy that our sweet boy ...
  1 week ago

• Hand Me Down Clothes Management

  
  Smockity Frocks — Authority: 420
  Ive been nominated for Funniest Homeschool Blogger. Vote for Smockity!Since we have six girls, we make use of plenty of hand me downs, which necessitates a management system of some sort to keep the clothes and shoes organized.I have found the best way to do this is to use these clear Rubbermaid storage bins and sort ...
  1 week ago

• Pepsi Day

  
  A Simple Walk — Authority: 122
  We are not a pop drinking family. However, my husband is a semi-occasional Pepsi drinker. About once a month, a 12 pack of Pepsi makes it into our house. And usually that means that each of the kids will have a cup or two of the bubbly stuff before its gone. Pepsi definitely falls into the treat category for them, and ...
  1 week ago

• Using Your Homeschool As A Ministry

  
  A High And Noble Calling — Authority: 493
  As  parents, we want to develop a heart of ministry in our children. But we have seen on too many occasions that busyness can be a big side effect of ministry. We try to participate in things that keep us together as a family, and we also try to make sure that we aren’t called away from home a lot for the sake of ...
  1 week ago

• Top Eco-friendly Toys for Babies and Young Children

  
  Green Baby Guide — Authority: 423
  What makes a toy “eco-friendly”? If you buy them used, you know you’re saving the energy it takes to make a new toy—and you’re keeping something out of a landfill. There are also some eco-options for brand new toys made from sustainable materials such as rubberwood or recycled plastic. We will reveal our ...
  1 week ago

• Young Scientists Club Kits

  
  Homeschool Journal Dot Net — Authority: 154
  For science we have been using The Young Scientists Club kits. We do an experiment every day and the kids are loving them. Most of the stuff we need for the experiments is included and, so far, all the experiments we’ve done have worked great. We don’t pay full price for them, though. They are pretty ...
  2 weeks ago

• A Fairy Princess Birthday

  
  A Busy Mom of Two — Authority: 135
  My little lady turned three last week. Since about February, she couldnt stop talking about her Abby Cadabby birthday party. With each passing holiday or birthday, she would ask and then comes my Abby party? We purchased Abby Cadabby invititations (unusual for us, as we normally make our own, but they were on ...
  2 weeks ago

• Lazy Couponing Works for Me

  
  A Mom's Life — Authority: 122
  About a year and a half ago, I decided to save money by couponing.  I read all of the money saving websites, clipped every single coupon and tried to play the coupon game at CVS and Walgreens.And I hated it.  gasp There.  I said it.  I hated it.I know there are thousands of people who stock pile items this way and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Homeopathic Remedies & Options

  
  No Ordinary Moments — Authority: 125
  Once I started having kids, I really began to pay attention to the medicines that we were using to help fight different things: colds, ear infections, teething pain, and even bumps and bruises. I had some great friends who suggested various homeopathic remedies for me to try with our kids ~ things that were natural ...
  2 weeks ago

• Works-For-Me-Wednesday: Thanksgiving ~ Turkey Brine and Menu

  
  Stop and Smell the Chocolates — Authority: 124
  Thinking about all the delicious Thanksgiving foods is working for me right now!  My friend Kim is having Tried and True Thanksgiving Recipes Week on her cooking blog and today shes talking about the main dishes. Well, the Main main dish at our house for Thanksgiving is turkey, of course!  For several ...
  2 weeks ago

• Getting Kids to Do Chores

  
  It Feels Like Chaos — Authority: 421
  My kids are 6, 4, and 2 years old and although young, I do want them to be in the habit of doing chores. Not for hours a day, but just enough to have a bit of responsibility, be helpful, and learn to take care of the house. Right now, at their ages, that means about 15 minutes of work required.But I have struggled ...
  2 weeks ago

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