March 2017 Friend Magazine Jeopardy Game

In an effort to encourage my kids to read the Friend magazine and to enforce the many wonderful lessons that are inside, I have created this Jeopardy game. My kids (ages 10, 8 and 6) play this friendly game at the end of the month after they have had an opportunity to read the entire magazine. I feel like we have had some really good conversations and discussions about the topics in the Friend. This helps me know that I can review the Friend with them since it is often difficult for me to read it, cover-to-cover, with all of my kids every month! I also think this would be fun to play during senior primary, on a fifth Sunday, or if you're like my ward, with the whole primary and let the teachers help!

Click this link to play the Jeopardy game!
jeopardy.rocks/friendmar2017

Young Women 2016 Birthday Gifts

Our Young Women's Presidency decided to give arrow rings for the girls' birthdays in 2016. We also want to focus on the temple and having the girls set their goals to go through one day.

I got some super cute rings from Etsy- I got silver and gold so the girls could choose what they wanted. They put me in charge of putting them on a tag of some sort so they are ready to gift. We really liked the image from lds.org so ... this is what I came up with:

I printed them as 4x6s, cut them, and punched holes. After I slipped the ring through it, I put it in a pretzel bag then tied it with a matching ribbon. Easy peasy! You can upload the 4x6 image so you can make some for your girls, too! Just right click the image and click "Save Image As" then print your saved image from your home computer or upload to your favorite photo printing site.

No More Skunk Smell Formula

 So, we went to Pine Valley last summer the same day that Ebony got sprayed by a skunk. The in-laws were saying that he was standing right next to a skunk and barking at it when it sprayed. So, my initial reaction was thinking that he had to have stunk pretty bad, but I COULD NOT smell him at all! This is what my father-in-law used to wash his dog and COMPLETELY get the smell out. I hope I don't ever need this but just in case, I wrote it down! And just in case you need to know how to get rid of the skunk smell too then here you go!

No More Skunk Smell Formula

1 qt hydrogen peroxide

2 cups baking soda

2 T dish detergent

2 cups water

Mix all together and thoroughly wash!!

Let's Petition Porn!!

This sounds like a very good petition to sign! This is the least we can do to help decrease the availability of porn. Let's sign it and share it!!

Require Porn to be an "Opt In" feature with Internet Service Providers rather than a standard feature.

In its current state, Internet porn seeks out users by email solicitations and massive amounts of free content throughout Internet browser searches. The average person, even children, can type in the word "cat" or "home" or "soup" and instantly be inundated with offensive and disturbing pornographic images. Parents and individuals have to go to great lengths to install Internet filters that often don't weed out all porn. We are asking for greater protection and responsibility from Internet Service providers and our country. We are asking that people who are interested in porn should have to seek it and choose it. They should have to "Opt In" for it by making arrangements to receive it with their Internet Service Provider. Everyone else should be free from it and assumed "Opt Out".

Sign it here:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/require-porn-be-opt-feature-internet-service-providers-rather-standard-feature/GF1RkqpJ

The Fall Was Part of God's Plan: Sharing Time Plan

Here is my lesson plan for tomorrow's sharing time! Hope you can understand it! We'll be playing Jenga for the little kids and I've added a 'Double Puzzle' for the older kids...you can download a PDF of my the puzzle and this outline here.

The Fall Was Part of God ST Outline by

Blessings We Have Because of the Fall Puzzle by

Soap Gift Tags for Teachers

I attached these cute little tags to my kids teacher Christmas gifts. To print yours download it here!

Luke 2:52

Sharing time on Sunday is revolved around the scripture Luke 2:52 "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man." The outline suggests that we sing "Jesus Once Was A Little Child" and display pictures of Jesus at different stages of his life which I plan to do. Then it suggests that we divide the primary kids into 4 groups and in each group we rotate into stations to focus on each section of this scripture. With my small primary, it's fun and easy to go a little overboard on handouts and activities! This time I made a little booklet for each child to take around to each station and fill out or work on. Hopefully, after sharing time the kids will have the desire to be like Jesus in each of these areas so that they can have a balanced life.

I think by looking at my outline, these documents will be self-explanatory! I plan to give my adult helpers a copy of what they should do in their station (found in the outline.) I plan to copy these booklets {double-sided} at the church library...the activity on a full sheet should be in the middle!

Here are the links to my files:
Outline: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bz6i2sTLZ6miRE5ZVTBKVmxJZzA
Senior Primary Booklet: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bz6i2sTLZ6miQmkxaThkQ2JmSDQ
Junior Primary Booklet: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bz6i2sTLZ6miSTVFeWRwSTBSbDQ
Signs to put on walls: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bz6i2sTLZ6mieThQX1dmekJ5T0U

Family Tradition Book

Here is my family tradition book...I'd love to share with you if you'd like. (Soon, I'll put it up in my etsy shop!)

Click here to view this photo book larger

Click here to create your own Shutterfly photo book.

Be Dependable

Here is a subway art that I made for my Young Women's lesson last year about Being Dependable:

Hooked On You Printable

My 3 year old boy wanted to give his friends some gummy worms with a Valentine that says 'Hooked On You.' I made these little tags to staple to the top of a little treat bag that I'll put the gummy worms in.


I used the graphic from Lettering Delights...one of my favorite places to go for fonts, svgs, and graphics. And I used the font called 'Doodle Kid' also from Lettering Delights!

Click here to download one for you!

14 Days of Valentine's - for the hubby!

***This post was written in 2011!***

I am one of those that isn't such a big fan of Valentine's Day. I think that we need to express our love more than just once a year. I also don't like going out on Valentine's Day because it's always so busy & expensive. In my efforts to show my love towards my hubby better I was inspired when I read her 14 Days of Valentine's tradition. I am getting so excited to surprise Steve and do something so unexpected. Knowing that he never reads my blog...especially this one...I am posting my ideas for this year...my 1st Annual 14 Days Of Valentines!!

**Tues Feb 1-Write a poem to introduce what I'm doing (but I don't want to give too much info!) and invite him to our Valentines date... plus add a little chocolate or yummy treat
**Wed Feb 2-Just the 2 of us... 2 tickets to a movie for the weekend
**Thurs Feb 3- Give him a picture of the 3 kids for him to put in his office
**Fri Feb 4- Date night to do sealings and remember our own sealing
**Sat Feb 5- Breakfast in bed
**Sun Feb 6- 6 ways to say I love you on his truck windows with a car wash coupon (oh shoot...he can't wash his truck until Monday!)
**Mon Feb 7- Watch a flick in bed after kids are asleep... maybe Flipped or Valentines Day
**Tues Feb 8- I'll love you for eternity (8 sideways) love note
**Wed Feb 9- turn on romantic music at 6am for an early morning wake up call!
**Thurs Feb 10- 10 fingers to rub your 10 toes
**Fri Feb 11- Remember our first dance, kiss, date, etc (I'm going to try to remember 11 firsts!)
**Sat Feb 12- 12 months worth of dates...I want to make a book with money/tickets/etc and a date idea for each month this year.
**Sun Feb 13- Put kids to bed early...Romantic homemade candle light dinner
**Mon Feb 14- FHE about why we love Dad - make a slide show with a bunch of pictures with dad...all this after our heart shaped pizza dinner.

I am intentionally trying to make this inexpensive yet thoughtful and surprising. I am excited to try this one out...I hope he likes it!!

Christmas Neighbor Gift Ideas

Here is a simple list of some cute and inexpensive gift ideas for our neighbors:

• Merry Christmas from our PAD to yours (notepad)
• We hope you don't get too WRAPPED up in the hustle & bustle of Christmas! (wrapping paper)
• "Fleece" Navidad (fleece blanket...I got some at Wal-Mart for $2 this year)
• Here's a little extra 'dough' for Christmas (cookie dough)
• We 'wash' you a Merry Christmas! (soap)
  

Valentine for Grandparents

I made this letter for my kids to fill out to send to their grandparents for Valentine's Day! I hope you enjoy it, too!

(TRY TO VIEW IT BY CLICKING HERE)

Letter to Grandma & Grandpa