Do you ever feel like your life is dry and boring because you can’t spend any money on anything? It can be difficult (especially at first) to think of free activities to entertain your little ones while you’re on the road to debt-freedom. Well, just because you’re poor, broke, or in-debt-up-to-your-eyeballs doesn’t mean you can’t […]
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60 Free (or Almost Free) Activities to Do with your Toddler or Preschooler
April 7th, 2014 
Jessica 
Posted in Entertainment, Saving Money, Toddler Tuesdays 
Comments Off on 60 Free (or Almost Free) Activities to Do with your Toddler or PreschoolerFive Years of Frugal Halloweens
November 5th, 2013 Jessica Today I thought it would be fun to take a look back at 5 years of frugal Halloweens. Did you know that Americans spend $8 billion in Halloween holiday outlay each year, making it second only to Christmas? That’s $80 per family on decorations, costumes, and candy! Naomi was born in 2009, and we’ve been […]
Toddler Tuesday: Hammer Time
September 10th, 2013 Jessica I’ve had a pile of curtains laying on the floor in our bedroom since some time in January. This week I finally got around to hanging them. Oliver was fascinated by my hammering, so I found him a piece of scrap wood and a few nails. As you can tell, he was very intent on […]
Paper Bag Play
September 6th, 2013 Jessica When I return from the grocery store, the kids love to help me unpack the truck, carry the groceries inside, and put the groceries away. Sometimes they play in the paper bags. This week Naomi brought me her scissors and asked me to show her how to cut holes for arms and heads. I showed […]
20 Ways to Drive Mom Crazy Before Noon
August 21st, 2013 Jessica Last Saturday was “one of those days.” I laugh when I say this because when you have little ones, it often seems like EVERY day is “one of those days.” Anyhow, the kids were driving me crazy all morning, so I was inspired to create the following list. Feel free to add your own suggestions […]
Pancake Names
August 12th, 2013 Jessica This morning Naomi and Oliver requested pancakes for breakfast. As I was getting myself ready for the day, they raided the pantry and piled all the ingredients for pancakes on our kitchen counter. I thought pancakes sounded like a good idea, so we got cooking. We talked about the various measuring cups and spoons and […]
Coloring with my Kids
August 10th, 2013 Jessica My kids have noticed that I like to color. I actually avoid art projects around the house at times, because I know that once I start I will be completely absorbed until I’m done. And I hate to leave an art project half-finished once I’ve begun! Attentiveness to art can also mean inattentiveness to my […]
Toddler Tuesday: Homemade Play-doh
August 6th, 2013 Jessica Recently my sister Kristy mailed us a fun care package full of goodies, and included some homemade play-doh for the kids! The kids had fun playing with the 3 colors of play-doh, and the containers they arrived in. I provided them with forks, knives, and spoons in addition to the play-doh, and they loved pretending […]
Organizing with Ice Cream Tubs
July 30th, 2013 Jessica I’ve been working on a lot of small home and car maintenance improvements lately, and one of those projects was to organize the kids’ art supplies. I had put them out of reach on top of the refrigerator because they were making so many messes with them. Keeping them out of reach allowed me to […]
Folding Clothes
July 13th, 2013 Jessica My kids are a little weird. (They come by it naturally of course, since Brad and I are pretty weird too!) Oliver likes to wash the dishes, and set the table. Naomi likes to vacuum, fold clothes, and even asked for a broom for her birthday. They love to help make the beds, put groceries […]
