In honor of Mother’s Day, which is right around the corner, this week we are celebrating all the wonderful things that moms do. We’ve got tips for happy mamas with mother and daughter date ideas, busy moms budget binder, teaching kids to treasure rest, delicious recipes like brown sugar pecan popcorn, cake batter oreo cheesecake dessert, homemaking tips with unexpected uses for baking soda, tips for keeping art time clean, and 100+ Natural DIY Cleaning Recipes. If you’re looking for tips and great ideas we’ve got you covered! We hope you’ll be inspired and encouraged. We love our readers!

Every week at HappyandBlessedHome.com we share the talents and top posts from our blogging friends all around the web with HappyandBlessedHome.com readers via: Family Fun Friday. The Family Fun Friday Team reviews 200 link-ups to select the top features in the following categories: Encouraging Posts for Moms, Recipes, Family Fun, and Homeschooling. Every week is different and is tailored to the trends that are current to help moms save time and energy so they can have more freedom to do what they love best – enjoy family fun!

Please stop by your favorites and thank the bloggers who try to help readers by sharing their talents and tips. We’re so thankful for this online community and hope you’ll make new friends online!

Giveaways, recipes, homeschooling, kid’s activities and free printables, we’ve got you covered at Family Fun Friday. If you are looking for the best tips, links, resources, freebies and more – you’ve come to the right place! 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! Welcome to our community!

Family Fun Friday

I love my co-hosts Herchel, Selena, Britta and Christen. Your links get five times the exposure as this party is promoted 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:


Monica created Family Fun Friday and blogs atHappyandBlessedHome.comwhere 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 round-up all the Family Fun Friday posts.

Herchel enjoys blogging about parenting, organizing, crafting, and having good old-fashioned kid fun on her blog Gym, Craft, Laundry. Follow: Blog /Facebook/Pinterest / Twitter /Google +. Herchel will feature organizing and family fun.

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.

Britta was a military kid and is a military wife, now living in the high desert of Arizona and far, far from her New Orleans family. She happily homeschools and writes about the intersection of God’s Word and her world at Britta Lafont ~ Everyday Holiness. This year Britta wants to find that sweet spot between getting more done and enjoying the process. Britta will feature Delicious Recipes. Follow:Facebook / Twitter / Pinterest / Instagram

Christen blogs at illuminate. As wife to her high school sweetheart and mother to three premature children, she’s learned that God is the Perfect Party Planner and sometimes the unexpected is the greatest gift of all. Blog/Facebook/Pinterest/Instagram/ Twitter. Christen will feature Inspirational Posts.

To PIN a specific blogger’s post please click through and pin directly from their site. If you’re a mom keep reading because we have some wonderful fun ideas to inspire you with your little ones and family. My blogging friends are linking up craft ideas, fun in the kitchen, preschool & homeschool ideas, and ways to spend time as a family.

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If you enjoy the features on Family Fun Friday please leave me a comment, I would love to hear from you! If you see things that you like here – please PIN them on Pinterest! If you PIN these lists it will help this blogging party grow.

Highlights and FUN FREEBIES!

This month I’m featuring some awesome fun stuff for families on HappyandBlessedHome.com. Here’s a list of links with some of the latest and greatest.

FREE Family Friendly recipes and ideas!

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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.

Thanks again for all your wonderful ideas! I hope these Family Friendly and Fun ideas inspire you.

Featured Bloggers:

Tips for Happy Mamas

Selena featured tips for happy mamas on Look We’re Learning. Don’t forget to stop at Look We’re Learning and show Selena a little bloggy love on Facebook.

1. It is important for mothers and daughters to connect one on one. Study at home mama shares Mom & Daughter Dates for every budget.

2. The End in Mind linked up some tips for busy homeschooling moms.

3. Clutter and dirty homes lead to stressed out and overwhelmed moms. The gracious wife has a complete spring cleaning checklist to help!

4. Children often chafe at naptime and bedtime. Alicia from Vibrant Homeschooling is working to teach kids to treasure rest time and not to confuse “rest” with “electronics.”

5. Mama Goes Frugal has a Busy Moms budget to prevent financial stress on mothers!

6. There are those that judge homeschooling moms and often speak negatively of homeschooling. Embark on the journey shares some tips on how to deal with the negative feedback about homeschooling.

Sweets for Spring

Britta has rounded up some delicious sweets recipes for Spring. Check out the gorgeous cake batter oreo cheesecake dessert and filled cupcake. Don’t forge to give Britta some facebook love.

Help with the Homemaking

If you are anything like Herchel at Gym Craft Laundry you are always looking for tips on cleaning and organizing more efficiently. Whether it is keeping art time clean or maintenance cleaning, helpful advice is always useful!

Make sure you give Herchel some bloggy love on facebook and check our her site for some great kids’ activities and cheer her on in her fitness journey.

Tips for Living Well

Christen has picked a few posts with tips for living well. Every now and then we need to rest our minds, renew our faith, and strengthen our family bonds. She reminds us to trust in God and focus on our families! If you have a minute, please stop by and give her a little bloggy Facebook love!

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I pray you are blessed by this effort to share ideas on having Family Fun.

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