Special Announcement! This party will run for TWO WEEKS in honor of the Christmas holiday. Bloggers, feel free to link up anytime over the next two weeks with any new posts you want to share. Readers – please visit often and check out all the great Christmas crafts, recipes and family fun ideas over the holidays!

Family Fun Friday this week features cranberry mousse, pineapple gingerbread bars, peppermint chocolate truffle pancakes, peppermint chocolate ice cream cups, chocolate crinkles, kid-fun lacing cards, Daniel Tiger’s neighborhood, tips for working outside the home, awesome robot books, snowmen activities, 10 homemade Christmas gift ideas, Christmas pillows, loads of fun ornaments for kids to make, and a DIY Christmas Snow Globe. Less than 48 hours left to enter to win to BIG Giveaways on the blog including the 12 Days of Christmas Homeschooling Giveaways with over $600 of educational resources, and a $2,000 PayPal Cash Christmas giveaway from the bloggers in the Kid Blogger Network . AND, just this month, I’ve posted:

Snowflake cookie decorating tutorial,
Free printable chore charts for kids,
Free firefighter printables,
Tequilla Lime Honey Glazed chicken recipe,
Chocolate Cream Cheese Loaf recipe,
50 Point Party Planning Checklist,
Free 4″ x 6″ photo with Santa with a $2,000 Bass Pro Giveaway,
and Great gift ideas from the Northpole. BTW – Walmart is running a 50% off sale on many Northpole gift ideas.

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:


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.

Danita enjoys blogging about cooking and shares yummy recipes on her blog OTasteandSee. Follow: Blog / Facebook / Pinterest / Twitter /Google +. Danita will feature Delicious Recipes.

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.

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.

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 Christmas crafts, decorating and giveaways!

ONE DAY LEFT to Enter! I’ve got a super 12 days of Christmas Homeschool Resource Giveaway with over $600 in Prizes.

Also ends December 19th! $2,000 CASH Giveaway 20 Fun Ideas for a Kid Made Christmas – entry time-frame is almost over so be sure to click through and enter to win.

Brand new this month! Snowflake Cookie Decorating Tutorial, Free printable chore charts for kids, free firefighter printables, Tequilla Lime Honey Glazed chicken recipe, Chocolate Cream Cheese Loaf recipe, 50 Point Party Planning Checklist, Free 4″ x 6″ photo with Santa with a $2,000 Bass Pro Giveaway, and great gift ideas from the Northpole.

More FREE printables: FREE Printable Advent Ornaments with an advent calendar and craft for kids. If you are looking for printable 12 Days of Christmas ornaments AND something to satisfy your sweet tooth, check out these Oreo Balls. They taste just as good as they look.

Lots of new and exciting posts on the blog this month!

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:

Delicious Christmas Recipes

This week we have cranberry mousse, pineapple gingerbread bars, peppermint chocolate truffle pancakes, peppermint chocolate ice cream cups, chocolate crinkles and more. Danita is featuring sweet and Christmasy-themed goodies over at O Taste and See Blog. If you have a minute stop by to say hello on Facebook and give her some facebook love!

A Mother’s Shadow shared an original recipe for Cranberry Mousse – just in time for Christmas!
Check out these delicious pineapple gingerbread bars from So Much to Make.
Gina at Klienworth and Co does it again with her Peppermint Chocolate Truffle Pancakes.
Need an creative way to decorate ice cream? You’ll love these Peppermint Chocolate Ice Cream Cups from Faith Filled Food for Moms.
Yummy and chocolatey we have Chocolate Crinkles from 2 Kids and Tired Cooks.
And in case you’re needing another fabulous cookie recipe, we have the Ultimate Christmas Cookie from The BewitchinKitchen.

Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipes ya’ll!

The Tastes of Christmas Family Fun Friday

Homeschooling Tips and Crafts

This week Selena is featuring Homeschooling Tips and Crafts on her blog Look We’re Learning. With winter lacing cards, Daniel Tiger’s neighborhood, tips for working outside the home, awesome robot books, snowmen activities, and number studies for grade 1, Selena has rounded up great ideas for homeschooling. 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

Looking for ideas and way to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas? Check out this round up of great ideas from Herchel at Gym, Craft, Laundry. She’s featuring some fun homemade ornaments throughout the month so make sure you take a peek. If you have a minute, please stop by and give her a little bloggy Facebook love!

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

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

In His Grip,

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Calling ALL Bloggers! HUGE Giveaway January 15, 2015

Two Week Delay! Our 100th party will actually be January 15 so we’ve got a two week delay due to Thanksgiving and Christmas. SO, you can still sign up to participate through January 5, 2015. Giveaway will run one month and is a great way to make new bloggy friends and promote your blog!

The 100th Family Fun Friday Link-up Party is January 15, 2015! WOW – I can’t believe we’ve been hosting this awesome link-up party for 100 weeks! I’d like to bless one of our fans with a huge PayPal CASH giveaway. This giveaway is limited to 25 bloggers. If you would like to sign up to participate please fill out this google form: http://bit.ly/1zGEAsa

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