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Best-ever Halloween!

Get Halloween decorating ideas,  Halloween recipes for the best ever Halloween party, and how to DIY costumes. https://vidify.etsy.com

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#halloweenparty # Halloween kids costumes

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Family fun activities make children's Bunny and Chick Hand Puppets for Easter, Decorate some eggs and Easter Hats.

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Easter Bunny Cake Recipe and Directions

EASTER BUNNY CAKE

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Easter on the Parent Vine

Easter Crafts 2023 

Family fun easy Easter Crafts for toddlers to school age kids. Make an Easter hat, giant Easter egg and more.

KIDS EASTER CRAFTS

Make a Chick and Bunny Puppets for Easter Fun

Family fun activity make children's Bunny and Chick Hand Puppets

EASTER CHILDREN'S PUPPETS

Easter Bunny Cake Recipe and Directions

EASTER BUNNY CAKE

Healthy Habits: Juice and Kids

It is not uncommon, for children to want to drink juice all day long. For children, juice can be a refreshing drink, but drinking too much is not good. How much juice should kids drink?

JUICE AND KIDS

50 Kid Fun things to do on Rainy Day

See how many of these kid fun things you can do before it stops raining

RAINY DAY KIDS ACTIVITIES

Foam Flower Craft

Fun and easy kids spring arts and crafts that inspire kids imagination and creativity. together and bond as a family.

SPRINGTIME KIDS CRAFT

Affects of Criticism on Relationships

Criticism erodes the loving trust that keeps couples together. Criticism weight’s us down and creates defensiveness and anger. 

MOSAIC EGGS

Make Mosaic Easter Eggs

How to Make a Jelly Beans Mosaic Easter Eggs Decorations - Centerpiece

JELLY BEAN MOSAIC EGGS

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St. Patrick's Day

St Patricks Day Irish Proverbs and Sayings

St Patrick's Day Irish Cooking and Recipes,

St. Patrick's Day Irish Delights!

Emerald Salad

Shamrock Rolls

Corned Beef and Cabbage

Lamb Stew. 

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Preschool Crafts - Winter Snowman and More

Soapy Snowman - Easy t to create using easily found household objects.

Snowman Paper Plate Windsock - Celebrate winter with this cheery snowman windsock.

Snowman Puppet - perfect for child creative play

Snowman Garland - Decorate your preschool classroom with this snowman garland

Cottonball Snowman - simple craft for preschoolers

Winter Songs - sing along to familiar tunes

Winter Wonderland - Create a winter wonderland scene

Snow Storm Art. - Fun preschool art project

Snow Gauge. - teach math by measuring snow

Penguin Maze. - fine motor skills for students

Snowball Cookies - a fun winter treat for kids

Snowflakes Everlasting - snow required

Let it Snow - the science of snow

Homemade Snow. -

Birdfeeder - preschool bird craft

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Everything Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving 2022

Thanksgiving Crafts

Thanksgiving crafts for kids and the whole family Make a Thankful Tree, Colorful Gourds, Turkey Door Decorations, place cards for Thanksgiving dinner and Pilgrim Hat Candy Holders.

THANKSGIVING CRAFTS

2 Easy DIY Pumpkin and Gord Thanksgiving Centerpieces

Making your own Thanksgiving decorations can be amazingly easy and fun, especially when you and your family make them together. Here are some easy and fun Thanksgiving decorations to make

DIY THANKSGIVING CENTERPIECES

Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner

Here's a Thanksgiving or Christmas menu and recipes to make cooking less stressful so you can enjoy the holidays!

THANKSGIVING MENU AND RECIPES

Thanksgiving Recipes for Special Diets

Thanksgiving for Vegans, Lactose Intolerant, Gluten-free and Vegetarians.

THANKSGIVING SPECIAL DIETS

How to have a successful Blended Family Thanksgiving

Are you combining your partner’s children with yours this Thanksgiving? His/Her/Them, mine, and ours is not always an easy thing to achieve.

BLENDED FAMILY THANKSGIVING

How to Have Better Holidays With Your In-laws

Spending time with our spouse's family is part of the marriage commitment, so we might as well learn to make the best of it. Here are five ways to improve visits with your in-laws:

HOLIDAYS WITH THE IN-LAWS

How to Brine a turkey

Brining means soaking your turkey in a water and salt solution (the brine). Brining makes the turkey tender and enhances flavor.

BRINE TURKEY

Thanksgiving Family Opportunities for Caring

Teaching children to care can start with any service project of your family's choosing.

THANKSGIVING CARING

Turkey Day Games

Did the children at the Plymouth Colony Thanksgiving feast play these games? Could be! Some of them are very old. Everyone should join and don't forget your camera!

TURKEY DAY GAMES

Thanksgiving Dinner Prayers - Turkey Day Song

Celebrate your Thanksgiving dinner with these Thanksgiving Dinner Prayers and/or Turkey Dinner Song

THANKSGIVING PRAYERS

Kids Thanksgiving Books

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate with families and appreciate the uniqueness in each of us. It is also the perfect time to curl up by the fire with a good book to help the family celebrate.

KIDS THANKSGIVING BOOKS

What to do with Thanksgiving leftover turkey?

Thanksgiving is a festival of fall food, is also a time to share scrumptious recipes. Here's some yummy recipes for turkey leftovers

TURKEY LEFTOVERS

Have an Eco-friendly Thanksgiving with These Tips

Thanksgiving can be the perfect time to celebrate in an environmentally friendly way. Because the holiday focuses on the bounty of the earth and everything it has to offer, it only makes sense to celebrate in a fashion that helps to protect our natural resources

ECO-FRIENDLY THANKSGIVING

Christmas

Easy DIY Pumpkin Candleholder

Make your Thanksgiving Table stand out with these easy to make pumpkin candle holders, they create warm and loving ambiance for family and friends as they gather to celebrate with gratitude the fall harvest.

EASY DIY PUMPKIN CANDLE HOLDERS

Christmas

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Best-ever Halloween!

Get Halloween decorating ideas,  Halloween recipes for the best ever Halloween party, and how to DIY costumes. https://vidify.etsy.com

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Get Ready for the Best Halloween Ever

Everything you need for Halloween - DIY costumes, Decorations Spooky recipes

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Christmas Tree Countdown - Fun Christmas Craft

When the last loop has been removed, it is CHRISTMAS DAY! You will need: Construction paper: red, green, yellow or gold More Read the full article

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Christmas Craft: Kids Handprint Wreaths

HAPPY HOLIDAY KIDS HANDPRINT WREATH

You will need: Paper plate Construction paper: red & green Glue, stapler, or tape String, 4" Fabric Bow

Instructions

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Tailgating Pizza Recipe - Kansas City Strip Pizza

Tailgating Family

By Stephen Linn It's Football Season Again. That time of year where millions of us dust off the grill and head to the parking lot. Tailgating parking lot parties have become mini-neighborhoods where we spend time with our friends and make new ones. Many families are making tailgating a family outing. Everyone loves pizza! Try this new take on an old favorite for your tailgate party: Kansas City Strip Pizza The Kansas City strip steak is one of the most tender cuts of beef. You have a few choices when cooking it. You can just toss a couple of them on the grill-which will taste great-or you can do something a bit more creative with it. The creative option will impress your friends and family more. (Before you get started, make sure the pizza pan will fit on your grill. If not, you can use a smaller pan and make two pizzas.) 1 (14-inch) pizza crust (store-bought dough is fine) 3/4 cup barbecue sauce 5 ounces Kansas City strip steak, cut into 1-inch pieces 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced 7 ounces Mozzarella cheese, shredded 3 ounces provolone cheese, shredded (you can use Parmesan or a similar cheese, too) 1 tablespoon oregano (fresh chopped or dried will work) Preheat the grill to high (if you have a grill with a thermometer, heat it until 400∞ inside). Place the crust on a 14-inch pizza pan. Spread the barbecue sauce evenly over the crust, and top it with the steak and onions. In a bowl mix the cheeses, and sprinkle them evenly on the pizza. Top the pizza with the oregano and place it on the grill. Close the lid and cook the pizza for 10 to 15 minutes, until the crust is crisp. Makes 4 to 8 servings Family Outing or Roadtrip Many of them told me tailgating as a family is a treasured activity. Not only do they get to spend time together, but they have to work together to prepare and pull off a successful parking lot party. This helps their children learn responsibility and organization, as well as making them feel a part of the tailgate party. Get the Kids Involved There's no reason to have your kids feel they have to hang out in the parking lot, killing time, until the game starts. The best thing to do is involve the whole family in the planning process from the beginning. Have everyone work together to create the theme of your tailgate party, the menu, and the checklist. Make a Checklist It is critical to make a checklist of everything you'll need; no one wants to eat a burger made on the asphalt because someone forgot to bring plates. Recipe from "The Ultimate Tailgater's Travel Guide: More than 20 Great Road Trips" by Stephen Linn (Rutledge Hill Press) Tailgate recipes

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5 Ways to Make Thanksgiving Fun for Every Age

Thanksgiving is all about being thankful for the many blessings in your life. It's also a wonderful time of year to gather together with family and friends and celebrate the holiday. Finding activities that include the entire family is important and can make the day even more special. The following are five ways to make Thanksgiving fun for people of all ages. Thanksgiving Turkey Craft Turkey Dinner Song and Prayer Teaching Children about Gratitude Everything Thanksgiving

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Template Turkey Craft for Kids: All in One Turkey

Craft: Thanksgiving Turkey Pattern - Template to Print

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