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Holiday Family Fun

Frugal Arts & Crafts for Kids,
Holiday Recipes & Inexpensive Homemade Gifts

Archives

Late Winter/Spring Holidays

Valentines Day

	Chocolate Heart Sandwich Cookies for Valentine's Day!
	Homemade Hearts for Valentine's Day
	Love Quotations for Valentine's Day - Part 1
	Love Quotations for Valentine's Day - Part 2
	Love Quotations for Valentine's Day - Part 3
	The Origins of Saint Valentine and Valentine's Day
	Hershey Kiss Roses
	A Box of Love for Valentine's Day

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras is Fun for the Entire Family!

Mardi Gras King Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Filling

St. Patrick's Day

Pistachio Pudding Cake

Saint Patrick's Day - History and Symbols

Irish Blessings

Irish Daffodil Cake served with Lemon Sauce

Fun Food for St. Patrick's Day

Homemade Gifts in a Jar - Irish Soda Bread Mix

Easter

Resurrection Story Cookies - A Real Recipe

Resurrection Rolls

Homemade Easter Tree

Real Easter Eggs that Last Forever

Onion Skin Dyed Eggs, with Leaf Impressions

Fun Easter Tradition: Holy Week Treasure Hunt

Honey-Glazed Ham

Carrot Cake

Classic Green Bean Casserole

Lemon Meringue Pie

Chocolate Cream Filled Easter Eggs

Sumptuously Simple Pies for Spring

Have Fun Baking Cut Out Cookies with the Kids

Mother's Day

The Images of Mother

Dance Like No One is Watching

The Beauty of a Woman

Mothers

It's Dad's Turn to Cook this Mother's Day

Summer/Early Fall Holidays

Memorial Day, Flag Day, 4th of July, Labor Day

	Easy Crock pot Barbecue Pork
	S'more Brownies
	Southern Sweet Tea
	Creamy Potato Salad
	Aunt Dorothy's Peach Cobbler
	Crock Pot Baked Beans
	Fireworks Safety Tips
	Let Freedom Ring
	4th of July Punch
	Crock Pot Macaroni 'n Cheese
	Deviled (Creamed) Eggs
	Baked Beans
	Broccoli Salad
	Flag Day: Just a Piece of Cloth?
	Hawaiian Pork
	Banana Split Cake
	What is Labor Day?

Father's Day

What Makes a Dad

Parody on Proverbs 31 for Men

The History of Father's Day

Father's Day Quotes

A Family Fun Gift Idea... Father's Day T-Shirts, from the Kids

Fall & Early Winter Holidays

Fall Festivals, Thanksgiving

	Our Thanksgiving Tree
	Fall Popcorn Balls
	Spider Pops
	Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
	Make a Dried Leaf Candle
	Edible Scarecrow Candy Necklace
	Chocolate Orange Ooze Cupcakes
	Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
	Holiday Face Paint
	Top 10 Places to View Fall Foliage
	Delicious Pumpkin Bars
	Classic Green Bean Casserole
	Honey-Glazed Ham

Christmas

A Very Special Gift... A Personalized Journal

Beautiful Homemade Stained Glass Ornaments, Made with Foil

63 Gift Ideas for Under $10 - Any Occasion

My Best Christmas Shopping Tip

Cookie Mix in a Jar

How to Ship Cookies So They Arrive Fresh and Undamaged

A Warming Gift - Hot Cocoa Mix for Your Entire Christmas List

Poinsettia Selection And Care

Make a Santa Advent Calendar

Sparkling Pine Cones or Yulelogs

Snow Angels and Ice Cream

Misc.

Fun Things to Make with Cardboard Tubes

25 Guilt-free Reasons for Eating Ice Cream

51 Uses for Ordinary Kitchen Items

63 Gift Ideas for Under $10

Homemade Art Supplies

Keeping The Family Sane During The Holidays

Scrapping on a Shoestring

Scrapping Part 2 - Organizing

Birthstones and Flowers

January - Garnet - Carnation

February - Amethyst - Violet

March - Aquamarine - Jonquil

April - Diamond - Sweet Pea

May - Emerald - Lily of the Valley

June - Pearl - Rose

July - Ruby - Larkspur

August - Peridot - Gladiolus

September - Sapphire - Aster

October - Opal - Calendula

November - Topaz - Chrysanthemum

December - Turquoise - Narcissus

Recommended Links

Links:

Angel Crafts

Crayola

Free Craft Patterns

Holiday Family Fun

Michael's Stores

Paper Doll Print Outs

	Berenstein Bears Dress-Up Dolls
	Victorian Paper Doll
	Historical Paper Dolls

Printable Coloring Pages

Preschool Coloring Book

The Celebration of Independence Day

What Happened on Your Birthday?

Recommendations

Book Recommendation:

Family Fun Parties : 100 Party Plans for Birthdays, Holidays & Every Day

A must have resource for moms, this book is getting rave reviews from everyone!

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While we have been on a long break, our founder and editor, Michelle Jones, continues to work full-time at our family budgeting site covering many of the same family topics we originally featured in the online Blessings for Life magazine and is busier than ever. We have kept most of our inspirational articles, poems and stories archived here on site for your convenience. Please look for our frugal recipes, holiday crafts, household and organizing tips, and all of our family budgeting and money-saving articles in our free monthly ezine, Living a Better Life, available at BetterBudgeting.com...