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CP Holiday Train, Raising Food And Cash Donations For Local Food Banks

November 5, 2014 By Heather Rodefer Leave a Comment

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CP Holiday Train, Raising Food And Cash Donations For Local Food Banks

Are you looking for a fun family activity this holiday season that also promotes helping feed the hungry in your community?

The CP Holiday Train is North America’s longest rolling food bank fundraiser and since it started in 1999​, the program has raised close to $9.5 million and 3.3 million pounds of food.  Over the three weeks of the program, musicians will play more than 150 concerts from a boxcar they’ve turned into a travelling stage.

The concerts are free, but they encourage you to bring a donation for your local food bank — either a non-perishable food item or a cash donation. All contributions will stay in your community!

The train makes 25 stops in the Northern US and Southern Canada!

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See the WI train schedule below! Or, click HERE for a full schedule!cpwi schedule

You can find full details and FAQ HERE!

Filed Under: Fun for the Family

Harvest Fair September 26-28 2014

September 25, 2014 By Heather Rodefer Leave a Comment

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Harvest Fair September 26-28 2014

Looking for a fun weekend activity?  Why not head down to Harvest Fair at the State Fair grounds this weekend!  Admission is FREE!  It runs from 5 PM Friday Sept 26 until 5 PM Sunday Sept 28!  The kids and I go every year and it is ALWAYS a great time!!  Carve a pumpkin, decorate a cookie, make your own caramel apple and stuff your very own scarecrow!!!  There are pony and camel rides, pumpkin bowling, kiddie train, music, and shopping!  And if your kids are like mine they can try out the zip line and fair rides for a little extra fun!  Admission is free, and inside activities are all very affordable!  It is going to be a gorgeous weekend, get outside and enjoy it!!  Visit the website and get all the detials HERE!!harvest fair

Filed Under: Fun for the Family, Miscellaneous

Kool-Aid Hair Dye!

July 29, 2014 By Heather Rodefer Leave a Comment

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Kool-Aid Hair Dye 

(Shorter Hair? See Hair Chalk Details below)

Looking for a way to let your daughter express themselves that isn’t permanent?  Try Kool-Aid hair dye!  It is SUPER simple and washes out in a couple of weeks (I have been told Red will stay in MUCH longer).  I always wanted to dye my hair when I was younger, but wasn’t allowed.  So, I was thrilled to say, “Of course you can!” when my soon to be 10 year old daughter asked to color her hair with Kool-Aid!  It is simple, cheap, non permanent, and won’t damage her hair like typical hair dyes might! All it takes is 15 minutes, a little water, and some Kool-Aid packets!

Supplies

  • Kool-Aid in your choice of color (I used 2 packets to get a darker color)
  • 1 cup boiling water

Directions

  1. Boil one cup of water and mix in a small cup with your Kool-Aid
  2. Put hair into a low pony tail (the left over blue you see in this pic was done about 2.5 weeks ago, almost completely gone)pony hair
  3. Dip pony tail into Kool-Aid mixture and let sit for 6-7 minutes. (I used a butter knife to move the hair around every few minutes to ensure we got it all.  The color only covered the outside of the pony tail the first time we tried this)dipped hair
  4. Remove from Kool-Aid mixture, towel dry (you don’t want the Kool-Aid to stain your clothes!) and then finish with a blow dryer.  (not necessary, but I was told it makes the color last a little longer!)  Do not wash hair for 24 hours or some of the color will wash out!

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Have a child with shorter hair, or want something that washes out right away?  Try hair chalk!  My son (and my daughter) LOVE to use this as well.  It is great for parades, crazy hair days at school, and just every day fun!  We always use red and blue for the 4th of July to be extra festive!

You can get some for only $8.99 by going HERE.  This is a GREAT deal for hair chalk in an assortment of colors!

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Filed Under: Fun for the Family, Miscellaneous, This & That

Flower Pens

July 7, 2014 By Heather Rodefer Leave a Comment

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Flower Pens

Are you tired of your pens disappearing from your desk never to be seen again?  Try this cute, decorative tip to keep them around!

Supplies (All can be purchased at Dollar Tree)

  • Silk Flowers

  • Pens

  • Floral Tape

  • Vase

flower suppliesDirections

  1. Separate flowers

  2. Wrap flowers to pens using floral tape half way down

  3. Arrange flower pens in a vase

It is as simple as that!  Makes a great decoration plus makes it much more difficult for someone to walk away with your pens!

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Or, you can slide your pen into the ring of a notebook for a cute flare!

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Filed Under: Fun for the Family, Miscellaneous

IHOP: $.56 Pancake Short Stacks on July 8th

July 1, 2014 By Micki Leave a Comment

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IHOP: $.56 Pancake Short Stacks on July 8th

On Tuesday, July 8th 2014 from 7AM to 7PM, participating IHOP restaurants will be celebrating the 56th Anniversary by rolling back the price of our famous Original Buttermilk Pancake Short Stacks to 56¢! 

This offer is valid at participating IHOP Restaurant locations only. Not valid with coupons or any other discounts. Dine-in only. One 56¢ Original Buttermilk Short Stack (3 Pancakes) per Guest. Find your local IHOP 

 

Filed Under: Family Savings, Fun for the Family

Lowe’s: FREE Turbo Pull-Back Snail Car Build and Grow Clinic

July 1, 2014 By Micki Leave a Comment

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Lowe’s: FREE Turbo Pull-Back Snail Car Build and Grow Clinic!

Register your child for a FREE Turbo Pull-Back Snail Car Build and Grow Clinic at Lowe’s on 7/12 at 10AM.
Build and Grow Clinics are free to the public and occur every other Saturday at 10am.

Note: Spots do fill up quickly.
Not for children under 3 years old, due to a choking hazard from small parts.

Filed Under: Freebies, Fun for the Family

Boot Print Poem – Craft Idea

June 12, 2014 By Micki Leave a Comment

boot print poem(Photo/Craft Credit)

Boot Print Poem Craft Idea

Supplies:

  • Construction paper, 9 x 12
  • White paper w/printed poem, 8 1/2 x 11
  • Crayola washable paint, non-toxic (Make sure you use washable, or Daddy will be walking about with colorful soles)
  • Paper plates
  • Large sponge brush
  • Glue stick

Directions:

  1. Print poem on white paper.
  2. Glue onto colored construction paper to create a bright border. Tip: If you only have standard sized construction paper just scale the poem size down and cut it smaller than 8 1/2 x 11.
  3. Add paint to paper plates.  Using a large sponge brush, paint the bottom of Daddies boot with a washable paint and press onto the poem.
  4. Tips: Lighter colors work well, as you’re covering the majority of the poem.  Also, a construction boot with minimal paint works best – tread is higher so its easier to see the poem.
  5. Using another color, gently press your child’s foot into the paint.  Stamp over the boot print. Again, using minimal paint so it doesn’t get all gloppy.

Poem:

Walk a Little Slower Daddy

“Walk a Little slower, Daddy.” said a little child so small.
I’m following in your footsteps and I don’t want to fall.

Sometimes your steps are very fast, sometimes they’re hard to see;
So walk a little slower Daddy, for you are leading me.

Someday when I’m all grown up, You’re what I want to be.
Then I will have a little child who’ll want to follow me.

And I would want to lead just right, and know that I was true;
So, walk a little slower, Daddy, for I must follow you!!

– Bobbie Norman

THANKS Clipper Jodi for Sharing your Finished Product and this Idea!

“Photo quality isn’t the greatest but here it is! I don’t have construction paper so we took a larger sheet of orinter paper, painted the border and attached the saying. Once border is dry I will write ‘fathers day 2014’ in the corner. ” ~ Jodi

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Filed Under: Family Savings, Fun for the Family, Uncategorized

Craft Project: Stuffed Easter Treat Gifts

April 18, 2014 By Micki Leave a Comment

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Craft Project: Stuffed Easter Treat Gifts

Items Needed:

  • Scrapbooking Paper Construction
  • Paper Ziploc Bags (sandwich size)
  • Easter Candy (we used jelly beans & M&M’s)
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Glue Sticks Elmers Glue Scissors

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Directions:

  • Start by making patterns out of construction paper. We made an egg, bunny, and chick. Size can vary, just big enough that a sandwich sized ziploc bag can be the belly. If you have a Cricut machine, you can use that, too!

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  • Trace your patterns on scrapbooking paper and cut them out. *Tip – if you trace them on the back, opposite side of the pattern, you will not have to erase pencil marks. You can slightly fold the belly part to cut to get an even circle for the belly. Trace just the outside of your pattern on construction paper and cut out. These will be the back of your goodie bags.
  • On the construction paper shapes, use the glue gun to make a thin line around where the belly would be & glue the ziploc bag down, just enough to get the first layer of the bag to stick.

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  • Fill your bag with candy & place the top scrapbook piece over top to see if you have enough (or too much candy) that will peek through the belly window.
  • Once enough candy, you’ll do a thicker line of hot glue around the edge of the belly on top of the second layer of the ziploc bag & quickly glue the top scrapbook piece to the bottom, firmly pushing the edges together. *Tip – hot glue will melt the ziploc bag & make it start shrinking in towards the candy, just aim to do the line of glue a bit more toward the outer edge of the belly to give you more room.

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  • Cut the remnants of the ziploc bag.
  • Use Elmers glue to finish gluing the heads on the chicks & bunnies.
  • When dry, feel free to draw faces on the chicks and bunnies. If the top & bottom pieces didn’t completely glue together, feel free to use a bit more hot glue & glue back together so the candy won’t leak out.

Filed Under: Family Savings, Fun for the Family, Uncategorized

Kids Craft: Puffy Paint Project (3 Household Ingredients)

April 18, 2014 By Micki Leave a Comment

easter puffy paint craft project

Kids Craft: Puffy Paint Project
(3 Household Ingredients)

Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon Self Rising Flour
  • 1 tablespoon Salt
  • Food Coloring

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Let’s have some Easter fun with homemade puffy paint!

Directions:

  • Start by cutting out Easter shapes out of construction paper, any color, shape, and size will work.
  • Mix 1 tbs of self rising flour, 1 tbs salt, and a few (we used 4, but can use more/less dependent on how dark or light you would like paint to be) drops of food coloring.

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  • Mix in water, just enough to make it like a thicker paint. Enough that it’s not pasty, but you don’t want it runny either. *Tip – if it’s too runny, just add equal parts of flour & salt into it until it gets to the right consistency.

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  • Paint away! We made fun eggs and an Easter bunny.
  • Place in microwave & cook for 10-30 seconds, until painted parts rise & look nice & puffy & a bit dry. Our bunny took a little longer, but we did it in small increments of 10-15 seconds.
  • Voila, you now have made your own puffy paint! Super easy, super fun!

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Filed Under: Family Savings, Fun for the Family, Uncategorized

Wet Chalk Painted Easter Eggs (Kids Crafts)

April 15, 2014 By Micki Leave a Comment

wet chalk painted easter eggsMaterials needed:

  • Construction Paper
  • Colored Chalk
  • Painters Tape
  • Scissors
  • Water

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Directions:

  • Cut egg shapes out of your construction paper, any color and any size works.
  • Put thin strips of painters tape across egg – diagonally, stripes, be creative.  *Please note, all I had on hand was the wide painters tape, so I cut it into thinner strips.
  • Dip one end of the chalk in the water and paint a part of the egg. Repeat with any colors or design desired until all visible parts of original construction paper parts are painted.
  • Remove painters tape.
  • Voila, you now have a uniquely decorated Easter egg!

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Thanks to our BIG HELPER Tucker for doing this!

Filed Under: Fun for the Family, Uncategorized

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