Simply Natural Living
I’ve been busy putting together wood pallet projects over at The Creative Mama. I think there is a gardening wood pallet project in my husband’s near future. From the post:
As a green mama, I kinda love it when you can reuse something that might normally be tossed. I stumbled upon a few wooden pallets last week, they were inexpensive and begging to be upcycled into something useful again.
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Happy Monday! I kinda love Mondays because they are a fresh start to the week. I’m over at Simple Homemade today talking about creating moon journals with my kiddos. From the post:
As a lifelong learner, I’m always looking for experiences to share with my kids where I am not only the teacher but the student as well. Constructing a moon journal has been just that. We’ve learned that each month the moon has a name and where the term, “once in a blue moon” comes from.
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Welcome to 31 Days:The No Spend Month. If you are joining for the first time, you may want to start on Day 1.
Since I’m not doing many outside activities this month, I’ve got some extra time on my hands. I’ve decided to do a few cheap DIY projects using materials I already have on hand.
I’ll be doing just a few of these (I’ve ** mine) but I’ve compiled 20 fun DIY projects using materials you might have at home for your own inspiration.
1. Take cute wine bottle labels and put them onto candle holders.
2. Dress up a plain bookshelf with fabric.
3. Make a sock bun. **
4. Whip up homemade pumpkin spice lattes. **
5. Make a pennant banner for a kid’s space or holiday. **
6. Roll candles in salt for pretty sparklers during the holidays.
7. Turn fabric scraps into beautiful flowers to pin onto sweaters or hairbands.
8. Sweeten up some t-shirts with applique.
9. Dig out an old frame and make a dry erase board for the kitchen.
10. Add a pretty ribbon to my wreath. **
11. Start preparing for a season of thankfulness by printing these.
12. Create some after school organization for backpacks, coats and papers.
13. Get a chore system going.
14. Print out free botanical prints and hang them.
15. Pull out a stash of fabric and make no-sew drapes. **
16. Get rid of a few fabric scraps with one of these 30 fabric scrap ideas.
17. Make a no-sew fleece blanket for my son. **
18. Create monograms with buttons.
19. Put together a bottle of homemade Modge Podge with glue and water. **
20. Use kid art to create personalized thank you notes.
Do any of these DIY projects float your boat? Can you share other ideas that are inexpensive and use materials many people might already have on hand?
Welcome to 31 Days:The No Spend Month. If you are joining for the first time, you may want to start on Day 1.
In 8 years of marriage, we’ve never done a date night at home. I know it’s a common way to save money but I find that I enjoy my time with my husband most when we’re out of the house, not listening for a child waking or household distractions.
We don’t regularly go out more than one or two times a month and it’s often for a get-together with friends. When we want to hang by ourselves and save a few bucks, here’s a few of our favorite night out ideas:
TO GO: Head to a nearby location with a great view of the city.
TO BRING: A favorite drink and dessert.
TO DO: Ask 20 Date Night Questions.
TO GO: Local observatory, planetarium or night hike.
TO BRING: Warm clothes, a blanket and a star chart.
TO DO: Explore and cuddle.
TO GO: Open house tours.
TO BRING: Camera, pen and paper.
TO DO: Walk through homes for sale and make note of what you love.
TO GO: Most museums are free once or twice a month.
TO BRING: Just yourselves!
TO DO: Take time to read and participate, you might just learn something.
TO GO: Try a new sport: batting cages, ice skating, paintball, pool or rent a tandem bike.
TO BRING: Appropriate clothing.
TO DO: Teach each other what you know (and finding out what you don’t!).
TO GO: Thrift store.
TO BRING: $10.
TO DO: Buy something for the other person without spending more than $5 each.
TO GO: Volunteer at a local organization such as a food pantry or soup kitchen.
TO BRING: Helping hands.
TO DO: Give of your time generously alongside the one you love.
TO GO: Wherever your theme night takes you.
TO BRING: Dress appropriately.
TO DO: Choose a theme and base your night around it. Idea: Cowboy/Cowgirl Night – BBQ and Line Dancing.
TO GO: A different restaurant for appetizers, dinner and dessert.
TO BRING: Coupons for each restaurant.
TO DO: Most restaurants won’t take more than one coupon per table so use your appetizer coupon at one restaurant, your dinner coupon at another and your dessert coupon at another.
TO GO: On the tourist route.
TO BRING: A tourist guide book available for free through your city’s visitor center.
TO DO: Pretend you are new to the city, visit the places mentioned in the guide book and take silly tourist pictures.
This is a fun way to change up your normal date night. Grab your favorite drink, find a quiet place and ask each other these questions.
If you like the idea, this game has hundreds of these types of questions. I also love to use it in a group of friends, it’s a great way to to get to know each other in a new way.
Click on the image below to download a PDF copy of these Date Night Questions to take along with you!
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