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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Guest Posting at Allume

I am also guest posting at Allume today {my guest post goes live on Friday, April 6}. Allume is a conference for bloggers that is held annually every fall. I’ve written a special “Thank you” to all the Faithful Bloggers out there. If you have time I’d love it if you’d check out my guest post and let me know what you think {it would really make my day!} I’ve also created a special video for all my blogging friends: Welcome Blogging Friends. I just think it’s so cool that I can virtually meet you via this world of blogging. 🙂

A video just to say “Hello & Thanks!” to my blogging friends:

On Mondays I’ve been posting encouraging words for MOMs. You can check out “eXample“, “Wonder” or “Vision” to see some of my recent posts.

On Wednesdays I post on the preschool alphabet games we’re doing. We’re on the letter “X” and every week I post free printables. If you’d like to join us, you can download my FREE Preschool Planner and see my Free Printables. I recently created a Farm Animals bundle that I think you’ll love. Sign up via e-mail to receive all my printables. I’ve also brought back the SAFRI animals just for subscribers. So,for a limited time, you get both for subscribing to H&BH. 🙂

preschool farm animals

On Fridays I host Family Fun Friday so you can meet all my blogging friends and get great ideas.

Thanks to all my blogging friends for linking up last week at Family Fun Friday. 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. As always, for every 50+ ideas I will select a winner of some FREE jewelry. We had over 100 bloggers link up last week. You all are amazing – you bless my socks off with your awesome posts!

The winner of our latest contest is: Melanie over at “Reasons to Skip the Housework” for her post on how to create an inexpensive play table for your toddler.

Congratulations Melanie! Please contact me to let me know what jewelry you’d like, (most have been selected so maybe just tell me a color and I’ll make you something!)

Now on to some fabulous posts for busy moms. Our Featured Bloggers:

1. Six Sister’s Stuff shared a fabulous, easy slow cooker recipe for Swiss Chicken via My Recipe Magic – I love slow cooker meals because it makes the kitchen smell so good and frees me up to do other things. I can visit with my husband when he gets home from work or spend a little extra time playing with my boys.

2. MiMi’s House shared some Fun Field trip ideas that you may want to check out if you are looking for some ideas for field trips.

3. So You Call Yourself a Homeschooler has a long list of family activties in their post: 40 Free Frugal Family Activities. I love ideas that are not only fun but inexpensive too!

4. And I know that the Resourceful Gals had no idea that I LOVE cinnamon sugar pretzels but when they posted this recipe I knew it was too good not to feature. 😉

5. One of our favorite family activities is to spend time reading to our boys. I thought ya’ll would love this list of books that can help you share your faith with your little ones: 25 Awesome God Books for Kids

6. Stitched and Sown shared a great way to enjoy time as a family – Movie Night. These are their special WONKA bars.

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

LINKING GUIDELINES

1. Link your blog post. Posts need only be family friendly and/or fun. To increase your chances of being featured at next week’s link party, link a post that is fun for two or more members of your family to do together. Things like preschool activities, homeschool ideas, fun in the kitchen, things to read, games, and crafts. Outings and family traditions are great too!

2. Please follow Happy and Blessed Home on Facebook – I post updates for FREE books and other giveaways there that you’ll miss otherwise due to their time-sensitive nature. Please leave a comment if you’re a new follower so I can follow you back.

3. A NEW “Like My Facebook Page” party is at the bottom of Family Fun Friday link party. Link up your Facebook Page – this will help bloggers increase their Facebook likes by following each other online. Last week almost 500 people stopped by this link party so this is a great way to make new friends.

4. Help other bloggers find this link party by either adding a link to your post or placing a button on your site. This is not required but very helpful.

5. Visit as many blogs in the HOP as you can! Don’t just link and run – make new friends and help build community. Try to leave a comment on posts for at least two other bloggers.

6. Win Jewelry! Posts qualify for five entries and comments with an idea for family fun counts as one entry. After we have 50 ideas for family fun, I’ll use a random number generator to pick a winner of FREE jewelry.

7. Tweet, pin, Facebook, and help spread the word about this link party HOP. The more successful the HOP, the more potential followers you’ll have!

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

In His Grip,

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