'Tis the season, and it can be expensive... Between gifts, food, travel, and Christmas season expenses, why not save some money on holiday decor?

The holidays are upon us. Halloween just ghosted out, and the turkey is gobbling up the days to Thanksgiving. If your family is hoping to add a little homemade decoration to your Thanksgiving table, here are a few different ideas for different ages.

February 14th.  To some, it brings flowers.  To others, candy and a beautiful card.  To me, it brings 23 rambunctious, sugar-filled darlings that I’m trying to still teach math to! That’s why I opt for candy-free valentines. 

In early October, I attended a Women’s Empowerment retreat through my work, and my favorite activity was a box filled with affirmations that we all took away from the event.  That weekend, I knew that I wanted to do something similar for our kiddos.  

I promise you, salt projects are not the only fun activities we do. I figured if you tried my last salt project, you probably have a ton of salt leftover. If you haven’t, you should check it out! I’m hoping you find these glass bottles filled with colored salt so pretty and so much fun, you’ll wanna do this more than once!

One of our favorite activities, when the kids were younger, was to do salt art. Salt art is the process of outlining (or tracing) an image on paper with squeezable glue, then adding salt and colored water to make a beautiful masterpiece. It’s easy and fun!

I have seen a new trend that is the opposite of tie-dying, and instead uses bleach to remove the color, so I thought bleach dyeing would be a fun project to try.

I’m always looking for something different & fun to do with my little guy, who is 12 months (adjusted).  When I spotted some summer sensory play ideas online, I KNEW we would have to try a “Jello dig.”

As homeschooling mama of three, my kids and I are used to being together and home. Obviously, we like to get out too, but being together is usually our norm. Here are some of the ways we incorporate learning at home, fun, and time together in fairly simple ways.

Sensory Jars.  Calming Jars.  Whatever you want to call them, they are addictive to make, and kids love them!