DIY & Party Ideas

If you’ve ever been a room mom, then you know your big “time to shine ” (and most stressful job) are the parties.  Many schools are limiting what type of food and activities you can bring and it makes our jobs even tougher!  Regardless of if […]

For the past 4 years my family has taken the first 25 day of December and made it all about giving instead of receiving.  When we started doing  this, my youngest was only two and half years old and my oldest was four.  We started out with

As we enter this month of November and ponder all of the things we are thankful for, it’s important we have our kids take time to think about these things too! We created this simple Gratefulness Printable that you can print out and hand out

This post may contain affiliate links. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the perfect time for your sports team to help raise awareness and do a community service project!  Breast cancer affects so many women and their families. In 2013, an estimated 232,340 new cases

Football season is HERE!!!  It’s a great time of year and even if you aren’t a football fan, I’m sure you can appreciate the season for other reasons.  Some of the things I love the most are crisp, cool weather, warm comfort food (like chili)

Car decals are a great way to show support for something or someone – like the kiddos, of course! –  or just sharing important organizations, causes, and the like within your own community. More times than not you will see cars “sporting” decals that show

We have lived in our current house for over 2 years and I am just now getting around to decorating the boys’ rooms! I typically have a pretty good idea of what I would like to do, but their rooms have been difficult. As pre-teens

Sports Themed Party Food Ideas: “Fish on a Stick” Is A Fun Option for a Swim Team Party or Birthday Pool Party This month, every Wednesday we are sharing sports themed food…today we’re sharing an option for swimmers! The “Fish on a Stick” is a

Ready for those Thursday night and Saturday night and Sunday afternoon and Sunday night football games?!  I know the guys in my house are and every chance there is to turn the football games on they do! If they plan to have friends over for a

How To Play Fantasy Football – A Beginner’s Guide for Girls When I first met my husband (way back in college) he was playing Fantasy Sports.  Flash forward to today and his love for Fantasy (football and baseball) is still going strong. Over the years

Have you heard the words “I’m bored!” in your house yet?!? Oh…we are not even half-way into summer and they have already been spoken in my house! Sometimes my boys just need a little idea to trigger some great activity! Ruth, over at Living Well

paren Have you ever wanted a special t-shirt to show off your kid’s team or support them by wearing their number to a game?  Cute and customized t-shirts can cost up to $25 (sometimes even more).  What you might not realize it that making your

Summer break started this week at our house and that means more time than normal for my kids!  They get their share of hanging out with friends, swimming at the pool and attending camps, but the one thing I have found to be very important

 Father’s Day is coming up in June and we have a fun craft for any dad who is a sports fan!!  This fun koozie can be made with pretty much any type of ball, but we chose to make it using a football. The supplies

A coach can end up being a huge mentor to our kids.  The really good ones take the time to understand and motivate our children.  These special people almost always do their job without any accolades.  So I thought today we would celebrate those coaches

 If you’re a woman you probably either love jewelry or you can appreciate it!  If you’re a man reading this, let’s assume you have someone in your life who would benefit from this post! 😉 I thought it would be fun to take a break

 Valentine’s Day will be here soon, but it doesn’t have to be a special holiday to let the ones we love know that they are special to us!  I decided to make this baseball printable, “You Stole My Heart,” to share with you and found