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National Donut Day: Best Deals and Recipes to Celebrate

Celebrate National Donut Day June 6 with these deals and recipes! Deals for Donut Lovers Krispy Kreme Visit Krispy Kreme for a free donut, no purchase necessary! Dunkin' At Dunkin', you can get a classic donut for free with the purchase of any beverage! Donut Alternatives Are you not much of a donut fan? For

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Need An Easy Craft? Try Felt Flowers!

Looking for an easy craft to try this week? Try felt flowers! This craft requires only felt, hot glue and scissors, perfect for your older kiddos. Add these felt flowers to wreaths, headbands, bouquets and picture frames. Get creative! *this craft requires scissors and hot glue, so supervise younger children*  Rosebuds Cut felt into large,

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22 Medicine Cabinet Must-Haves

The medicine cabinet are the handiest place to keep your family’s daily essentials. Of course, you’ll want to keep your toothpaste, dental floss and body lotion in your medicine cabinet. But depending on the ages and needs of your growing family, there are a plethora of other specific products that we consider medicine cabinet must-haves.

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Jazz Up Your Grilled Cheese For Grilled Cheese Day!

Friday, April 12 is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day! Instead of celebrating with your basic go-to grilled cheese, try one of these recipes for a twist on a classic! Guacamole Grilled Cheese Servings: 4 For the guacamole 3 avocadoes, peeled and pitted 1 ½ teaspoons salt 1 lime, juiced 5 cloves garlic, minced 2 small

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Update Your Kid’s Room On A Small Budget

While that adorable farm animal theme may have been just perfect for your newborn, it is quite possible that your 6-year-old is more into super heroes now than cuddly sheep. If you are ready to update your kiddo’s space but don’t want to spend a fortune, check out this list for some ideas. 1. Paint

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College Alternatives

College Alternatives That Lead to Success

By the time our kiddos grow to be 16, 17 or 18 years old, thoughts like “Which college am I going to go to?” and “What career path do I want to choose?” have already flooded their minds. For many students, the pressure of getting into college can be overwhelming, especially if the student isn’t

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How to Create a Healthy Home Environment

From our children’s success at school, to how we perform at work, to how happy we are in our relationships with family and friends, many things can be linked back to our healthy home environment. One way to adjust how we look at our home is to break down our activities and improvements into the

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Financial Downsizing: Thinking Outside the Box

Over the past few years, my husband and I have been in a gradual financial downsizing process, necessitated by our desire for me to be home with our kids. When our first baby was about 10 months old, I started a home-based business to supplement our income, and one year later, I left my full-time

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Try These At-Home Listening Activities

While listening skills are practiced every day in preschool and kindergarten classrooms, it is up to parents to continue building those listening skills at home. Former kindergarten teacher Ilene Vitkus shared some of her classroom tactics to make at-home listening activities both fun and beneficial. Draw This! Bring out the crayons and paper and instruct

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