When school time comes around, there is a lot of planning to be done! We are just a few weeks away from another school year and we have an unbelievable set of resources to help you plan, prepare and have fun getting ready for the new school year. This week we’re featured some of the greatest blogging talent on the web including: 40 awesome preschool printables, inventory tracking printable for school materials, 1st day of school printables, year round teacher’s planner, bird bingo cards, easy paper dolls and clothes, fun spelling activities, great breakfasts, back to school money saving tips, speed cleaning, and even ideas to teach your children to enjoy doing chores.

You’ll never run out of great 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 Stephanie, Carly and Danita! Your links get four times the exposure as they will show up on four 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!

Meet our Family Fun Friday hostesses:

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’. Monica will feature Family Fun Posts.
Stephanie Kay is a busy homeschooling mom of 5. She blogs at Everyday Family Living where she shares practical ideas for home organization, family activities, books and education, and health & fitness. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Stephanie will feature Money Saving and Organizing Tips.
Carly is an adoptive mama and piano teacher who blogs at Africa to America. She writes about globalism, compassion and motherhood. Follow: Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter. Carly will be featuring posts on kid learning and crafting.
Danita enjoys blogging about cooking and shares yummy recipes on her blog OTasteandSee. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google +. Danita will feature Delicious Recipes.

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. 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. My blog is growing but I need your help, please like my facebook page or PIN a button and help spread the word about HappyandBlessedHome.com. Thanks so much.

FREE Preschool Circle Time Morning Board Printables

Don’t miss the limited time offer for my FREE Preschool Circle Time Morning Board Printables and my Letter Y Free Alphabet Printables. Both are subscriber freebies and are wonderful and great tools for educational enrichment.

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.

Featured Bloggers:

This week’s featured bloggers are sharing great tips, printables and other helpful back to school posts and projects! Take a moment to check out these great posts as you prepare to go back to school.

1. Nicolette who blogs at Powerful Mothering shared a round up with 40 preschool printables to help you get ready to go back to school. Check out her post, 40 Awesome Preschool Printables.
2. From This Simple Home, Annette has a free lending and borrowing printable for you to use to keep track of things you borrow from others and things you lend to others. Swing by and grab a copy of her Lending and Borrowing Inventory Printable so you don’t lose things this school year!
3. Jennifer from My Sweet Sanity, shared a set of 1st day of school printables! Stop by and grab a set from her post Back to School First Day Printables for Photos, you definitely should swing by and print off for your 1st day of school!
4. If you’re looking for a ABCD Cards, you’ll want to stop by Danielle’s Mom’s corner, Bible Fun for Kids.
5. Year Round Homeschooling is a contributor blog and they shared a Year Round Homeschooling Teacher’s Planner that will help with all your school planning needs!
6. Jodie shared a bird bingo printable from her Growing Book By Book. Your kids will love these Bird Bingo Cards.

Fun Activities for Little Ones

Little ones are always on the go and sometimes keeping up with their attention span can be exhausting! Thanks to Carly from Africa to America, she’s rounded up a bunch of Fun Activities for Little Ones! If ya’ll have a minute stop by Carly’s Facebook Page and show her a little bloggy love. 🙂

Easy Back to School Recipes

During the school year we all need to have some easy recipes on hand to make our busy days a little less crazy! Danita over at O Taste and See put together a great feature of Easy Back to School Recipes, that you’ll want to stop by and check out!  When you have a minute, show her a little bloggy love on Facebook.

Ultimate Cleaning Tips

Everyone loves to learn new ways to clean quickly and well! If you’re looking for new cleaning tips or have a DIY Bathroom project in mind, you’ll want to check out the Ultimate Cleaning Tips that Stephanie from Everyday Family Living has put together! When you have a minute, show her a little bloggy love on Facebook.

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

The Facebook party link-up has been moved to another page, located at: Like Me on Facebook Link-Up Here. It’s a great way to meet other bloggers, network and help each other grow your Facebook Page’s likes.

For Family Fun Friday we’re going to start networking using Google+ – we hope you will join us! Button Code:

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

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 I’ve also joined up with a few other bloggers to host a Pin for a Pin on Pinterest Party. If you have a back to school post that you would like to have repinned five times, hop on over and share your link! Pin for a Pin on Pinterest Month Long Link Party.

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