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All Things Family Carnival – Summer Reading

Char — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:00:17 +0000

Pour yourself a cup of iced tea and sit back and enjoy some of this week’s entries to the All Things Family blog carnival.

Heather Mann presents Doll Clothes into DECOR posted at Dollar Store Crafts, saying, “Use doll clothes as a decorative element in a room – so cute!”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents A Dog Of A Limerick posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Fred Lee presents 10 Ways to Protect Your Marriage When You Have Kids posted at Parenting Squad.

Fred Lee presents The Vital Need for Music Education posted at Parenting Squad.

Dan presents The Most Memorable Moments with Your Kids – Here are Mine posted at My Dad Blog, saying, “It’s funny what you remember as a kid. Now, as a Dad, I’m reflecting on my most memorable moments with my kids. What are yours?”

Woman Tribune presents A World of Endless Popabilities with Pop On Pals posted at Woman Tribune.

Shannon presents Barbecue Party Ideas posted at Children’s Theme Birthday Party Supplies » Blog, saying, “Get outside and enjoy the summer with a Barbecue Party.”

June Tree presents Teaching Our Kids How To Handle Debt and Credit posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Thanks!”

Angela Frye presents How To Be Frugal: Chicken and Dumplings Recipe posted at All Things Frugal, saying, “A quick, great recipe for chicken and dumplings.”

Pamela Jorrick presents Grace posted at Blah, Blah, Blog.

Jen presents Fun with Animals – animal activities for preschoolers posted at Projects for Preschoolers, saying, “Animal activities, coloring pages and fun animal projects specifically for preschoolers.”

Stacey Martin presents How to Get Over “Mommy Guilt” posted at This Lil Piglet Boutique.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of all things family using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

All Things Family Blog Carnival Salutes Dad

Char — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:42:10 +0000

Welcome to the June 8, 2010 edition of all things family as we salute the Dad’s in our lives.

Heather M. presents Make Dad a Tie Bunting posted at Dollar Store Crafts, saying, “Recycle some of dad’s old ties to make this fun Father’s Day banner.”

Jen G. presents Dad is Great coloring page and a Hand print keepsake box at Projects for Preschoolers.

Char P. presents Fathers Day Printables for Kids posted at Printables for Kids – free word search puzzles, coloring pages, and other activities, saying, “Everything from a printable briefcase for Dad and a printable toolbox craft to a maze.”

Randa C. presents Tell Dad Why He’s Loved on Father’s Day | FreeStuff4Kids posted at Free Stuff 4 Kids, saying, “This little project will help the kids express all the different things they appreciate about Dad.”

Linette G. presents Fishing Cupcakes posted at The Kid’s Birthday Fun Review, saying, “For all those dads who like to fish!”

Wendy P. presents two super cute Father’s Day poems at ClassroomJr.

YourLifEvents.com presents Summer Party Fun {Family and Kids} Throw A Recycling Party posted at Your LifEvents Lifestyle Blog – Wedding Planning, Party Planning, Nesting, Kids, Parenting Advice, Dating Advice.

Joleen Parker presents Summer Fun Tote « Jobie’s Crafts posted at Jobie’s Crafts, saying, “You can decorate your reusable shopping totes with your kids to give them a pick-me-up. This craft provides some ideas on how to do just that.”

All Things Family Blog Carnival Salutes Moms Everywhere

Char — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:13:28 +0000

With Mother’s Day just a few weeks away we are dedicating this edition of the All Things Family Blog Carnival to Moms everywhere!

Madeleine Begun Kane presents 1996 Humor Column About Underwear Shopping With My Mother posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Randa Clay presents A special Mother’s Day card to print and color | FreeStuff4Kids posted at Free Stuff 4 Kids.

Char Polanosky presents Mothers Day posted at Printables for Kids – free word search puzzles, coloring pages, and other activities, saying, “Printable Mothers Day crafts and activities.”

Char Polanosky presents Mothers Day | Celebrate It posted at Celebrate It, saying, “Ways to show your Mother you love her on Mother’s Day”

Pamela Jorrick presents Fun Family Hike or Sneaky Attempt to Cause Extreme Spousal Suffering? posted at Blah, Blah, Blog.

Digerati Life presents O, That Special Gift: How Much Do You Pay For Sentiment? posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Thanks!”

TSW Blog presents Family Budget For Frugal Living: Living Cheap Can Be Fun, Too! posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, “No need to be extravagant to honor Mother’s Day.”

Linette G. presents Spring Rice Krispy Treats posted at The Home and Garden Cafe, saying, “These fun flower treats would be perfect for a Mother’s Day brunch.”

Dan presents Tricking Your Children into Eating Healthy posted at My Dad Blog, saying, “Trick Your Kids into Eating Healthy Foods. With kids like mine, whatever it takes. Tips and Tricks that work for us.”

Some Mother’s Day tidbits from Jen Goode – A Mother’s Wages, The Person I’ve Become (a thank you poem for Mom) and some Fun Mother’s Day gift ideas from JGoode Designs

All Things Family Blog Carnival – March 9th Edition

Char — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:02:49 +0000

Welcome to the March 9, 2010 edition of all things family. This week’s roundup of some of the best family friendly articles, tips and ideas from around the web have a bit of a spring feel to them – here’s hoping the snow is starting to melt everywhere and spring will be here before we know it.

Crafts & Kids Activities

Heather presents Crafty Dr. Seuss Ideas – Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! posted at Croq Zine – The Blog, saying, “A roundup of cute crafty Dr. Seuss ideas you can do with your kids (like Thing 1 & Thing 2 wooden peg dolls) and yummy Dr. Seuss treats to make like green eggs & ham.”
Char presents March Comes in Like a Lion… Maze at Printables4Kids although this year I think March is starting off quite lamb-like.
YourLifEvents.com presents a Fun Kids Garden Project posted at Your LifEvents Lifestyle Blog
Wendy presents Plant Life: How Do Plants Grow? posted at Craft Jr., saying, “This is a very useful set of printables including worksheets, games and a mini book to teach the plant life cycle to kids.”
Wendy presents Flower Coloring Pages: Spring Flower posted at Fantasy Jr, saying, “I love these spring coloring pages!”
Jen presents free personalized coloring page for Easter “a fun freebie from the Easter bunny you can personalize with your child’s name”
Heather at Celiac Family has instructions for a super cute flower frame that would be a perfect spring gift.
Linette G. presents St. Patrick?s Day Craft: Leprechaun Finger Puppet posted at The Kid’s Birthday Fun Review, saying, “Quick and easy St. Patrick’s Day craft idea, make a couple and have a puppet show.”
TSW presents Nintendo Wii Review, Video Game System Pros and Cons posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, “I discuss video games and its impact on family. Is the Nintendo Wii worth getting?”
CJ presents the Little Miss Matched Sock Design Contest at Doll Diaries saying “let your inner fashionista loose on this fun design contest.”

What’s Cooking?

Linette G. presents Spicy Beef and Bean Enchilada Recipe posted at The Home and Garden Cafe, saying, “For nights when you want to add a little spice to your life.”
Heather’s Chicken Enchilada Soup is light and perfect for cool spring evenings.
Char presents the Ruby Slipper Cupcake at Celebrate It saying “This Wizard of Ox inspired cupcake looks too yummy!”

For the Home

Ava Jones presents 50 Ingenious Ways to Keep Your Home Warm This Winter posted at Construction Management Degrees, saying, “Whether or building a new home or residing in an older one, those living in climates with particularly frigid winters need to ensure that their residences remain safe and warm from the elements.”
Case Ernsting presents 3 Tips for Organized Family Togetherness posted at Home and Decor, saying, “A healthy family sticks together. Families have becomes too busy for family meals these days with sports and other hobbies dominating the calendar most nights. But many families are shifting their focus to the living room when it comes time to build bonds.”

A Parent’s Job is Never Done

Sarah Clark presents We know you’re in there, Mom. posted at The Mother Load.
Madeleine Begun Kane presents The Five-Second What??? posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.
Morgan Schwartz presents 5 Ways to Beat Canine Cabin Fever posted at Pug Life, saying, “thanks!”
Kevin presents Parenting a Teenager: 25 Telltale Clues You Are Living With A Teen posted at More4kids.
Toni presents Juices for the Baby posted at Wifely Steps.
Fred Lee presents 5 Great Bedtime Books posted at Parenting Squad.
Karen Eisenbraun presents Now Hear This! Ways To Protect Your Hearing posted at Healthy Theory.
Becca Glouzstein presents Why aren’t I a better Mum? posted at Inspiration for Mothers . Com.
Cynthia Bateman presents Do You Know The Choking Game? posted at Blog About It, saying, “I knew about the choking game because I’d seen it on TV- probably one of those crime dramas, but I’m not sure which one. I thought it was just part of some exaggerated Hollywood plot twist. Then, two days ago I got a call from a friend, let’s call her Amy*”

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All Things Family Blog Carnival Highlights

Char — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:11:26 +0000

The All Things Family Blog Carnival is at Dollar Store Crafts this week and as usual, it is full of great family related information. This week’s theme was frugality and money saving tips. Some of my favorite include:

Jessica Hill, one of my favorite dollar store crafters, presents mad in crafts: Make crayons with dollar store molds posted at mad in crafts, a good use for those cute novelty molds they always have at the dollar store.
Gina @ MoneywiseMoms presents Guest Post: Retirement Savings for Stay-at-Home-Moms posted at Not the Jet Set Guest Post on Moneywise Moms.
Karen Eisenbraun presents Plant A Garden For Healthier Children posted at Healthy Theory.

and my own submission:

5 Ways to Save Money on Kids Party Decorations posted at Celebrate It – Creative ways to stretch your birthday party budget!

Go on over to Dollar Store Crafts for the rest of this week’s entries and don’t forget to check out some of the super cool crafts Heather has in her collection while you are there.

Next week’s carnival will be hosted at ProjectsForPreschoolers.com and the theme is St. Patrick’s Day Fun for Families – submit your entry now (or by Mar. 1, 2010 at the latest).

All Things Family Blog Carnival – 1st Edition

Char — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:11:59 +0000

Welcome to the new All Things Family Blog Carnival. The weekly roundup of some of the best family friendly articles, tips and ideas from around the web will be hosted at a different site giving you the opportunity to find plenty of new reads! Pour yourself a cup of tea, kick back and enjoy the following submissions to this week’s carnival.

Let’s Get Creative

Heather presents Make an Eight-Dollar Playhouse posted at Dollar Store Crafts and how to Make Felted Sweater Mittens posted at Croq Zine – The Blog.
CraftFail highlights projects that just didn’t quite turn out likes these Mickey Apple Treats – “Oops, these adorable treats didn’t quite work out. Get tips for making cute Mickey Mouse apple treats – what works and what doesn’t.”
Wendy presents Recycled Crafts for Kids posted at Craft Jr., saying, “This post is really popular at this time of year for kids with cabin fever.”
Learn how to paint permanent designs on your t-shirt using supplies you already have on hand with The Incredible Painted T-Shirt posted at Make and Takes. Great kids’ craft activity!
Annette presents Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions posted at Craft Stew, saying, “I’m a big fan of technology books written for kids. I first discovered them when I homeschooled my son for 7 years. Even though those days are now long past, I still read and use this genre of books constantly.”
Wendy presents Winter Word Puzzles for Kids posted at Classroom Jr., saying, “These free printable word puzzles are great for sneaking language art skills into kids activities.”
Does your sister in law love your pecan pie? Does your childhood best friend miss your “to die for” chestnut stuffing? Print out a few of your favorite recipes on a pretty recipe card stock – the Free Printable Recipe Cards are posted at Celebrate It.
Crafty Rose shares 101 Free Craft Tutorials : Best of 2009 : Upcycling Resolution 2010 posted at Fine Craft Guild .com.
Randa’s Printable Play Money at FreeStuff4Kids continues to be a huge hit with kids of all ages.

Let’s Have Fun

Madeleine presents How To Muck Up Gift-Giving posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.
Pamela writes about The BEST Birthday Party Ever!!! posted at Blah, Blah, Blog.
Charlene presents Big Game PartyTips posted at Snackpicks, saying, “Are you hosting the Big Game party for your neighborhood, family or friends? If so, you are now the Head Coach. Make sure you have a good plan and recruit a team of assistant coaches to make your Big Game party an easy win.”
Shannon has even more great Super Bowl Party Ideas posted at The Party Elf.

Let’s Get Real

Having health insurance is an important part of maintaining a family- check out finding affordable health insurance when you’re self-employed posted at Christian Personal Finance.
Nara says “Sometimes, people can mistakingly believe their partner is cheating”. Find out abouth the False Signs of Cheating posted at Surviving Infidelity.
June Tree tells the story of their winter family vacation in Walking In A Winter Wonderland For $1,300 posted at The Digerati Life.
TSW Blog presents Managing Our Family Finances During A Jobless Recovery posted at The Smarter Wallet.
Megan presents How to treat a sinus infection – by “cleaning” every breath you take posted at Sinus Home Remedy
Jen teaches us ways to deal with the conflict of saving to make or tossing for sanity in There’s Too Much Stuff at Moms Who Make Stuff.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of all things family (hosted at FreeStuff4Kids) using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.