Easy Homemade Ice Cream Cake
Summer is almost here and the thought of ice cream treats and sweet summer nights are so close I can taste it. Here is an incredibly tasty “homemade” ice cream cake that is perfect for any occasion. You won’t believe how simple it is, and neither will anyone you share it with because it is that good. I kind of feel like I can’t even call this a recipe or a homemade ice cream cake. It is so simple and easy that I totally feel like it is cheating. Especially when people are eating it and raving about how much they like it, it’s hard not to admit that is...
Read MoreKids Binocular Craft And Nature Walk
A nature walk is the perfect way to spend a beautiful day outside with your kids. Help them discover and explore the amazing things around them both big and small. Take the time to stop and collect things that they find interesting and talk about each item. Make it extra fun by crafting a pair of binoculars for their adventure. As the weather here in Wisconsin is starting to change, we are anxious to get outside and get moving. Being a stay at home Mom has taught me many things – but the most valuable lesson is that busy kids are happy and well behaved kids. We like to stay...
Read MoreGetting Your Kids Involved In The Garden
Growing your own food has not only nutritional benefits for your family, but a pleathera of life lessons, and amazement for young children. Planting our own seeds and growing a garden is a family affair. It provides us with wonderful healthy produce all summer long, as well as enough to can for the winter. The kids benefit in so many ways from being a part of the gardening process from start to finish. When our first baby arrived, I began to look at how our family eat very differently. It was never really something that I thought that much about until I had a precious little life that...
Read MoreRustic Farmers Market Sign For Your Garden
I wanted a unique sign to put by our garden this summer. I searched and searched and didn’t find anything I loved so decided I would create my very own. I wanted something that looked old, and rustic, that had an old world charm to greet us every time we entered the garden. I love the blog Funky Junk Interiors because she is always making things from pallet wood that makes me drool! Her farmers market sign was my inspiration! The kids and I took an old pallet board and this is what we did: Removed any nails from wood Painted the board with a greyish/blue wall paint that we had...
Read MoreMason Jar Patio Decoration
A simple and beautiful patio decoration! All you need is wire, wire cutters, mason jars, and candles! A pretty piece you will love all summer long! Day or night they are beautiful! I acquired some beautiful blue ball mason jars and was so excited to use them! To me they are simple, clean, and beautiful just the way they are. I was lucky enough to have enough of them that had the glass lids to make this beautiful display on my patio. First I ran all of the jars through the dishwasher and they came out looking like new! I took a roll of wire and ran a strand attaching the ends to...
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