Family Fun Friday this week features tasty Thanksgiving Day recipes including Carmel Pecan Apple Pie, a yummy Thanksgiving snack mix, homemade cranberry butter, Thanksgiving Apple Cider, Conicopia cake, Pilgrim Hat Cookies, and mini pumpkin pies. Lots of kids activities too including a tutorial on creating a “Frozen” Elsa Crown, building a snowman, and how to make pretend snow. We’re also featuring ways to beat the holiday blues including tips for finding balance, Holiday Stress Relief, Steps for Slowing Down and Enjoying the Holiday Season, Presents on a Budget, and Planning for an On-Time Christmas. You’ll never run out of ideas for family fun at Family Fun Friday!
Every week we feature the best link-ups on the web with free printables, games, activities, money-saving and organizing ideas, recipes and more. If you are looking for the best tips, links, resources, freebies and more – you’ve come to the right place! Welcome to the Family Fun Friday community. Family Fun Friday is all about connecting as a family. We feature great ideas for family fun, and things to help moms get things done so they have more time to spend doing what they love to do – be with family! If you like Family Fun Friday, help this blog party grow by giving it a +1 on Google+. Thanks so much!
Family Fun Friday
I love my co-hosts Danita, Selena, Misty, and Herchel. Your links get five times the exposure as they will show up on five blogs at the same time. Woo-Hoo! Each co-host is featuring her top picks from the party so you get an increased chance in being featured as well. Each featured post will be pinned by the hostesses so be sure to link up your best!
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Meet our Family Fun Friday hostesses:
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| Monica created Family Fun Friday and blogs at HappyandBlessedHome.com where she shares free preschool tools and printables, encouraging words for moms, and ideas for having fun together as a family. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google + / Bloglovin’/ Instagram. Monica will feature Family Fun Posts. | |
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| Danita enjoys blogging about cooking and shares yummy recipes on her blog OTasteandSee. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google +. Danita will feature Delicious Recipes. | |
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| Selena is a homeschooling graduate and a homeschooling mom to four super special kids. She blogs at Look! We’re Learning! about unit studies, foreign language, and homeschooling with ADHD. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Instagram / Twitter. | |
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| Misty is passionate about women’s ministry and encouraging the hearts of wives and moms. You can check out her inspired posts on Beautiful Ashes. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google +. Misty will feature posts to encourage women and family fun. | |
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| Herchel enjoys blogging about parenting, organizing, crafting, and having good old-fashioned kid fun her blog Gym, Craft, Laundry. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google +. Herchel will feature organizing and family fun. | |
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Highlights and FUN FREEBIES!
This week I’m featuring a few of my Amazing Recipes! I’ve got a super-moist delicious Chocolate Cake Recipe and I’m even sharing my tips for adjusting your recipes for higher altitudes. And if you want the Apple Pie recipe that will blow your relatives away you will love my Carmel Pecan Apple Pie.
FREE Printables! Last week I created some fun FREE Shields Printables with loads of ideas for Castle and Catapult Play. I’ve also published some Thankful Turkey FREE Printables with Thanksgiving Day Cards and Crafts for Kids – these make great gifts for grandparents, uncles, aunts and other caretakers. And if you want a jump start on Christmas you’ll love my FREE Nativity Puppets – great for animated storytelling.
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Special Thanks
Thanks to all my blogging friends for linking up last week at Family Fun Friday. I have a special YouTube Video for you at Thank You All My Blogging Friends! So many great ideas, crafts and things to do! If you link up, you permit me to use your pictures/ideas as part of future posts and/or social media. Now on to some fabulous posts for moms.
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Delicious Thanksgiving Recipes
Looking for something special to serve your guests this Thanksgiving? Check out these tasty Thanksgiving Day recipes including a yummy Thanksgiving snack mix, homemade cranberry butter, Thanksgiving Apple Cider, Conicopia Cake, Pilgrim Hat Cookies, and mini pumpkin pies. You’ll find it here and at O Taste and See. When you have a minute, let Danita know your favorite recipe, and please show her a little bloggy love on Facebook.
- Check out this adorable, Thanksgiving snack mix from Three Kids and a Fish.
- Looking for a sumptuous cranberry side? Try this Easy Homemade Pumpkin Cranberry Butter from Athletic Avocado.
- Christianity Cove shared a marvelous Thanksgiving Apple Cider as part of a share she’s doing on Sunday School Ideas.
- I Really Love Chocolate shared this Cornucopia Cake. A fantastic idea for Thanksgiving.
- What a fun way to celebrate Thanksgiving! Check out these super cute Pilgrim Hat Cookies by Blossoms and Posies.
- And last, but not least, Luv A Bargain shared a recipe for mini pumpkin pies. Yummy!
Seasonal Fun for Kids
This week Selena is featuring Seasonal Fun for Kids on her blog Look We’re Learning. Create a Frozen Elsa Crown, build a snowman, make pretend snow, and more. If you have a minute, stop by Look We’re Learning and show Selena a little bloggy love on Facebook.
Inspiring Traditions for Family Fun
Want to beat the Holiday Blues? Check out this round up of great ideas from Herchel at Gym, Craft, Laundry – including tips for finding balance, Holiday Stress Relief, Steps for Slowing Down and Enjoying the Holiday Season, Presents on a Budget, and Planning for an On-Time Christmas. If you have a minute, please stop by and give her a little bloggy Facebook love!
Encouraging Words for Moms
Misty is out on vacation this week. We wish her and her family all the best. You can find Misty with loads of encouraging words for moms on her blog Beautiful Ashes. If ya’ll have a minute please stop by Misty’s Facebook Page and show her a little bloggy love.
Thanks again for all your wonderful ideas! I hope these Family Friendly and Fun ideas inspire you.
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