Family Fun Friday this week features 44 Ways to Make Money as a Stay at Home Mom, tricks and tips for having a productive day, cut kid clutter, and math and science ideas for homeschoolers including busy bags, dinosaur hatching, and easy kid puzzles. You’ll also enjoy some heartwarming stories on motherhood including some of the ways moms make an impact in ways they may not realize. We’re also featuring yummy treats as in – not so scary Halloween treats, Halloween bark, and crunchy candy-corn bark. You’ll never run out of ideas for family fun.
I’ve also got an awesome giveaway for over $500 in kitchen gear including a Le Creuset Enameled Cast-Iron Dutch Oven and a KitchenAid Stand Mixer along with two $100 Walmart Gift Cards. Scroll down for more info. Affiliate links attached for your convenience.
Every week we feature the best link-ups on the web with free printables, games, activities, money-saving and organizing ideas, recipes and more. If you are looking for the best tips, links, resources, freebies and more – you’ve come to the right place! Welcome to the Family Fun Friday community.
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! If you like Family Fun Friday, help this blog party grow by giving it a +1 on Google+. Thanks so much!
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It’s a season for all things beautiful and we’re sharing the best from the blogging world this FALL! I love my co-hosts Danita, Selena, Misty, and Herchel. Your links get five times the exposure as they will show up on five 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!
Meet our Family Fun Friday hostesses:
Monica created Family Fun Friday and blogs at HappyandBlessedHome.com where she shares 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 feature Family Fun Posts.
Danita enjoys blogging about cooking and shares yummy recipes on her blog OTasteandSee. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google +. Danita will feature Delicious Recipes.
Selena is a homeschooling graduate and a homeschooling mom to four super special kids. She blogs at Look! We’re Learning! about unit studies, foreign language, and homeschooling with ADHD. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Instagram / Twitter.
Misty is passionate about women’s ministry and encouraging the hearts of wives and moms. You can check out her inspired posts on Beautiful Ashes. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google +. Misty will feature posts to encourage women and family fun.
Herchel enjoys blogging about parenting, organizing, crafting, and having good old-fashioned kid fun her blog Scrggbug Corner. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google +. Herchel will feature organizing and family fun.
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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.
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Highlights and FUN FREEBIES!
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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.
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Encouraging and Inspiring Words for Moms
This week is all about enjoying Motherhood on Misty’s blog Beautiful Ashes. This week she’s rounded up posts that are all about Motherhood. These are Misty’s pics and graphic, but the editorial comment below is all my own. If ya’ll have a minute stop by Misty’s Facebook Page and show her a little bloggy love.
A Godly Rose shares an inspiring post about what life is like in her 3-year old son’s world and how it has impacted her as a mom. It’s encouraging and just beautiful. A great read in my book.
Jennifer who blogs at A Heart for the Home shares an encouraging post for moms. No one’s perfect but by establishing pursuits that help us in our mothering we can get better at it. Check out her post for encouraging tips on What a Godly Mother Looks Like.
Kati from Harvard at Home Mom wrote a precious post about bedtime and how she treasures motherhood because the time with small children is fleeting. It’s an encouraging post for moms.
Kathy and Melinda from Mothering from Scratch write, “Have we hurt our child in any way with our words or our actions?” and offer advice for asking our children for forgiveness. Great parenting tips on their site.
Holly from Two Kids and Tired Cooks shares some of the pros and cons of motherhood. I think many of us would agree – the things we love about motherhood always outweigh the things that bog us down.
Women Abiding writes, “Our children certainly feel that pulse of love flowing from our hearts, even when we as mothers aren’t even aware we are doing these acts, or that they are noticed.” in her post on Passing on Motherly Compassion to Your Daughter. So well written it brought me to tears. An encouraging post for a mama’s heart.
Homeschooling Helps for All Ages
This week Selena is featuring Math and Science Ideas for Homeschoolers on her blog Look We’re Learning. If you have a minute, stop by Look We’re Learning and show Selena a little bloggy love on Facebook.
No Tricks, Just Treats – Halloween Recipes
This week Danita has some fun Halloween recipes rounded up at O Taste and See. When you have a minute, let her know your favorite Halloween recipe, and please show her a little bloggy love on Facebook.
Productivity and Organizing Tips
Herchel cracks me up because this week she has combined great tips for conquering clutter and being productive with her personal favorite – cream pie! Special thanks to Herchel for rounding up this list of Conquering Clutter and Pie. If you have a minute, please stop by and give her a little bloggy Facebook love!
Thanks again for all your wonderful ideas! I hope these Family Friendly and Fun ideas inspire you.
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