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The Best Activities to Celebrate May 4th – Star Wars Day!
We’re coming up on May 4th – Star Wars day next week so I wanted to equip you with the best activities to help you celebrate! There’s lots of fun ideas out there that only require a little work if any at all and hopefully you have everything you need right at home!
DIY Mother’s Day Gifts
Mother’s Day is coming up soon and let’s face it, shopping for her just isn’t the same this year. That’s why we need to buckle down and make some amazing gifts for her!Â
What to Look For When You Shop at a Yard Sale
Once things open up again and things become normal, are you planning to head out and check out all of those yard sales that you know will be coming up soon? Think about it. Everyone is at home right now cleaning out their closets and decluttering their spaces. It’s been a month and a half spring cleaning for many of the people in this country. You know that we are going to be seeing some yard sales!
5 Fun Family Games You’ve Got to Try
Now that we are going on more than a couple weeks at home, you may be tired of your same old games. We have a good few games that we play non-stop, but we are antsy to get a few new ones for the coming weeks at home. Here are the game that we love playing over and over, hopefully they will become a new family favorite in your home!
Part 2: Are You Prepared to Evacuate Your Home?
We’re continuing on! If you’re just finding this article, make sure you read through part 1 first so it all makes since. Our goal is to grab the most important things first and make our way down the list with however much time we’re allotted. I recommend printing these lists out so if you don’t have your boxes together before you need to leave, you’ll have an idea of things you need to grab! Ok, here we go!
6 Things To Avoid Buying at Yard Sales
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The current situation we find ourselves in has many of us wondering if we will even see a yard sale season this year. I like to be the optimist though, so I am going to go ahead and assume that at some point later this spring or summer, we will, in fact, get a chance to get out there and visit some yard sales! As an extra special bonus, many people have been spending their time at home going through their stuff and purging their belongings which means that there will be some EPIC yard sales once the stay at home orders have been lifted.
My favorite Online Thrift Shops
Overall, I’m pretty okay with the stay at home situation. I needed more down time anyway and I love it when my family is home together. I do miss a couple of things though and one of those things is thrift shopping. I may love to shop at thrift stores a little too often, but hey…I love to save money…can you blame me?Â
Disney Shares Their Famous Churro & Dole Whip Recipes: Check Out These Super Easy Recipes
Is anyone else day dreaming about being at Disneyland and enjoying all of the yummy food? I sure am! Thanks to Disney, we can now make their famous Churros Bites and Dole Whip at our own home. Each one requires little ingredients which is super nice. So have a Disney style party tonight by making these yummy treats.
Are You Prepared to Evacuate Your Home? Here’s How I Plan to Get Out Quickly With Our Essentials!
We’ve talked about 72 hour kits in the past and if you missed those you can still check them out over here. But what if you need to leave your home? What if you’re asked to evacuate and given a time limit to get out? What are you going to grab? Have you thought about what’s most important? How can the kids help? Will you ever return? Are you READY?
Tips to Get Your Kids Playing Outside
I recently read an article that talked about how 3 out of 4 children don’t even get an hour of exercise each day. It’s probably more so these days. Even with everyone being home, it is easy to get wrapped up in too much screen time. Let’s make sure that our kids aren’t staring at screens too much.Â