Are you one of those moms that longingly think back on your own childhood and how much simpler things were back then? We’ve rounded up some simple fun for this week’s features. We have simple summer crafts for kids, like chalkboard painting, watercolor printing, recycled bookmarks, and DIY wrapping paper. We have simple summer meals like sweet potato and chorizo hash, 23 corn side dish recipes, Italian pasta salad and more! Let your children escape into a book this summer. We found adventure books, books about butterflies, and tips to make reading fun this summer, along with fun activities.
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 200 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!
Family Fun Friday
I love my co-hosts Herchel, Selena, and Britta. Your links get four times the exposure as this party is promoted on four 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 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.
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.
Britta was a military kid and is a military wife, now living in the high desert of Arizona and far, far from her New Orleans family. She happily homeschools and writes about the intersection of God’s Word and her world at Britta Lafont ~ Everyday Holiness. This year Britta wants to find that sweet spot between getting more done and enjoying the process. Britta will feature Delicious Recipes. Follow:Facebook / Twitter / Pinterest / Instagram
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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:
Simple Summer Crafts for Kids
This week Selena is featuring simple summer crafts. Simple can be fun too! Don’t forget to stop at Look We’re Learning and show Selena a little bloggy love on Facebook.
These 3D flowers from Little Fingers Big Art are so cute and easier to make than they look! You kids will have a blast and end up with beautiful art.
Personalize your Father’s Day gift wrapping or make special birthday wrapping paper with this DIY Gift wrapping from A Place For You And Me.
Dabbling Momma shows us how she recycles the most unexpected item into bookmarks!
Strawberries don’t have to be just for snacking this summer. View from the Step Stool shares this Watercolor Printing craft with Strawberries.
Have you ever thought to craft with seed pods? Take a look at these Seed Pod Snakes made by Niccola on Tuesday.
Can’t get enough chalkboard in your life? Mini Monets and mommies has this awesome Chalkboard Fridge Magnet Kids Craft!
Simple Summer Meals
Britta found some easy and simple summer meals. Who wants to spend all their time cooking in the heat of summer?
Simple Summer Reading
Here are a few ideas from Herchel on simple summer reading. SMake sure you give Herchel some bloggy love on facebook and check our her site for some great homemaking tips and parenting resources.
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