2015-09-03

This week at Family Fun Friday we’re helping busy families get into the swing of fall with some great tips for meal planning. Save time and energy with just a touch of pre-planning to make meal times easier. With tips for what to pack for lunch to advice to help you save money on meal planning, we’ve got some great ideas for families this week.

We are also featuring some fabulous fall crafts perfect for family fun, AND some really amazing ideas for learning for kids. You can build your own robots, review the alphabet, and create hands-on learning experiences with free printables!  We hope these ideas inspire you to create some new and memorable Family Fun!

Plus, don’t miss the $500 Giveaway hosted by myself and some of my blogging friends with the Kid Blogger Network.

Every week at HappyandBlessedHome.com we share the talents and top posts from our blogging friends all around the web with HappyandBlessedHome.com readers via: Family Fun Friday. The Family Fun Friday Team reviews 100+ link-ups to select the top features in the following categories: Encouraging Posts for Moms, Recipes, Family Fun, and Homeschooling. Every week is different and is tailored to the trends that are current to help moms save time and energy so they can have more freedom to do what they love best – enjoy family fun!



Please stop by your favorites and thank the bloggers who try to help readers by sharing their talents and tips. We’re so thankful for this online community and hope you’ll make new friends online!

Giveaways, recipes, homeschooling, kid’s activities and free printables, we’ve got you covered at Family Fun Friday. If you are looking for the best tips, links, resources, freebies and more – you’ve come to the right place! Family Fun Friday is all about connecting as a family. We feature great ideas for family fun, and things to help moms get things done so they have more time to spend doing what they love to do – be with family! Welcome to our community!

Wahoo! It’s Family Fun Friday

I love my co-hosts!  Your links get lots of exposure as this party is promoted on several blogs at the same time. Woo-Hoo! Each co-host is featuring her top picks from the party so you get an increased chance in being featured as well. Each featured post will be pinned by the hostesses so be sure to link up your best!

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Monica created Family Fun Friday and blogs at HappyandBlessedHome.comwhere she shares, easy recipes, free preschool tools and printables, encouraging words for moms, and ideas for having fun together as a family. Follow: Blog / Facebook /Pinterest / Twitter /Google + /Bloglovin’/Instagram. Monica will round-up all the Family Fun Friday posts.

Herchel enjoys blogging about parenting, organizing, crafting, and having good old-fashioned kid fun on her blog Gym, Craft, Laundry. Follow: Blog /Facebook/Pinterest / Twitter /Google +. Herchel will feature organizing and family fun.

Heather blogs at Life of a Homeschool Mom where she shares her heart for homeschooling, resources and freebies for homeschooling moms everywhere. She and her husband are raising three beautiful girls. Follow: Blog/ Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter / Instagram / Google+. Heather will feature fabulous tips and resources for Homeschoolers.

Whitney blogs at That Square Plate. She loves cooking small, flavorful dishes with fresh ingredients, and seafood! She was a picky eater growing up and now she aims to catch up on all she missed! Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter/ Instagram/ Bloglovin. Whitney will feature delicious and easy recipes.

To PIN a specific blogger’s post please click through and pin directly from their site. If you’re a mom keep reading because we have some wonderful fun ideas to inspire you with your little ones and family. My blogging friends are linking up craft ideas, fun in the kitchen, preschool & homeschool ideas, and ways to spend time as a family.

My blog is growing but I need your help, please like my facebook page or PIN a button and help spread the word about HappyandBlessedHome.com. Thanks so much.

If you enjoy the features on Family Fun Friday please leave me a comment, I would love to hear from you! If you see things that you like here – please PIN them on Pinterest! If you PIN these lists it will help this blogging party grow.

Highlights and FUN FREEBIES!

If you enjoy easy recipes, free printables and family fun you’ll love all these awesome ideas and freebies at HappyandBlessedHome.com. Check out all these amazing features and enjoy the benefits of being a HappyandBlessedHome.com fan!

Potty Training on the Horizon? You’ll love these 7 Tips for Easier Nighttime Potty Training

10 FREE Back to School Signs

$500 Cash Giveaway and 25 Fun Fall Crafts for Kids with Leaves

FREE Back to School Calendar Printables

PF Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps Copycat Recipe

Easy No Bake Cranberry Almond Squares

BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches Recipe

FREE Minions Play Doh Mats for Kids and Minions Bento Box Tutorial

FREE Printables with 20 Different Owl Inspired Designs & FREE Scholastic Books

If you enjoy free printables, crafts and games for little ones, recipes, ideas for family fun and encouraging posts for moms, sign up and have Happy and Blessed Home delivered to your inbox. Simply enter your e-mail address here:

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Special Thanks

Thanks to all my blogging friends for linking up last week at Family Fun Friday. I have a special YouTube Video for you at Thank You All My Blogging Friends! So many great ideas, crafts and things to do! If you link up, you permit me to use your pictures/ideas as part of future posts and/or social media. Now on to some fabulous posts for moms.

Thanks again for all your wonderful ideas! I hope these Family Friendly and Fun ideas inspire you.

Featured Bloggers:

Trying to figure out a way to make more time in your day? Have you tried meal planning?  These bloggers have, and their tips can help you too!

Easy Meal Planning

Leah from Simple Home Blessing has some tips for Simple Snack Planning on a Budget with ideas for keeping things frugal and organized.

Sanity Saving Lunch Box Tips from Frugally Blonde with insightful helps on packing kid lunches.

4 Steps to take the Frazzle out of Meal Planning from Moms Morning Coffee. Their new blog name is Pat and Candy.com

Study at Home Mama shared an Easy Healthy Weekly Meal Plan with free printable grocery list and it includes yummy things like Salmon and no save pasta. http://studyathomemama.ca/healthy-meal-plan-5/

Meal Planning Made Easy a resource packed post by Kayse Pratt – she knows her stuff folks – let her help you get organized!

5 Easy Ways to Make Healthy Lunches for you and your child from The Jenny Evolution.

Frugal and Fun Fall Crafts

Herchel’s rounded up some beautiful frugal and fun fall crafts on Gym Craft Laundry.  Stop by and see the amazing stuff she’s featuring. Frugal and Fun Crafts.

Fun Learning Activities

This week we’ve rounded up some fabulous fun learning activities for kids based upon fall themes.

Learning to Walk has some really cute Fall Find the Letter Clip Cards great for helping kids recognize their letters.

Kim at Life Over Cs shared this adorable Free Apple Tree Alphabet Sorting printable set with tips to help kids learn the alphabet.

Robot Projects – How to Make your own Robot by Brainpower Boy is full of resources and videos to help boys and girls make their own robots at home.

8 Dollar Store Busy Bags with Printable Shop List by Tara at Embark on the Journey.

FREE A to Z Animal Writing Pages 2 Fonts by Tara from Embark on the Journey.

Jodie at Growing Book by Book has a wonderful list of Fall Literacy Activities perfect for kids!

The Facebook party link-up has been moved to another page, located at: Like Me on Facebook Link-Up Here. It’s a great way to meet other bloggers, network and help each other grow your Facebook Page’s likes.

For Family Fun Friday we’re going to start networking using Twitter – we hope you will join us!

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