Wahoo! It’s the 100th week of Family Fun Friday. I never would have dreamed this party woud grow so big and I’m so thankful for all my blogging friends who share their talents with each other, me, and HappyandBlessedHome.com readers! Thanks everyone for being a loyal fan of family fun friday for two years. This month we are giving away $300 CASH to one lucky reader or fan. Make sure you enter to WIN!

Every week on HappyandBlessedHome.com 200 bloggers link up and share all their ideas for Family Fun as part of a blogging link up party called Family Fun Friday! To celebrate it’s 100th week of party fun, HappyandBlessedHome.com has joined up with a fabulous team of bloggers to give away $300 in Pay Pal Cash. We love our readers and this is our way of saying “Thank you” to all our loyal fans!

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Join us at Family Fun Friday!

This week on Family Fun Friday a whole bunch of bloggers are sharing their ideas for family fun. Feel free to add your ideas via a blog post link or just browse all the awesome ideas. Thanks for being a fan! Linking to the party is NOT a requirement to enter the giveaway. Entrants only need to click through the Rafflecopter form to enter to win.

This week we’re featuring breakfast ideas for Valentine’s Day, Homemade Spiced Apple Cider, Chicken Tortilla Casserole, Top 10 Lego Books of 2014, Clean up the Clutter, and 3 Words to avoid when you are trying to declutter. We’ve also got ideas to help you renew your homeschool with peppermint cocoa cloud dough, interest led science, giving up on homeschool, an explorer’s bingo quiz and game, and ideas for helping kids create independently. Also, don’t miss these FREE Printable Potty Training Charts and a $200 Potty Training Prize Pack or $100 Kroger Gift Card Giveaway.

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! 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 Herchel, Selena, Britta and Christen. 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 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.

Special Guest Co-host! Nicolette Roux blogs at PowerfulMothering.com. Sharing simple and easy art. crafts & activities for ages 0-5 year old! Learn through play with free printables and occupy with no sew quiet books. Explore kitchen play with taste safe sensory alternatives. Author of Rice Play, 99 Fine Motor Ideas for Ages 1-5 as well as The Blog Planner. Follow her on Facebook, Pinterest or by email.

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.

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!

It’s January! And this month I’m featuring my Creamy Cornbread Recipe, Over 30 Free and Frugal Goal Setting and Planning Resources for the New Year, FREE Printable Chore Charts for Kids, 10 Potty Training Tips that Work with FREE Printables & $100 Kroger Gift Card Giveaway, FREE Valentine’s Day Cards for Kids, and Everything you need for the perfect Football Party!

Creamy Cornbread, FREE Goal Planners, Chore Charts, Potty Training & More!

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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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Inspiration for your Week

We have a VERY SPECIAL guest host this week – my friend Nicolette Roux from Powerful Mothering! If you haven’t been by her blog you really must go check it out! Powerful Mothering is a tremendous resource for moms looking for fun activities for young children. This week Nicolette has picked some inspiring posts from some truly talented bloggers including breakfast ideas for Valentine’s Day, Homemade Spiced Apple Cider, Chicken Tortilla Casserole, Top 10 Lego Books of 2014, Clean up the Clutter, and 3 Words to avoid when you are trying to declutter. Please show Nicolette a little bloggy love by liking Powerful Mothering on Facebook. These are Nicolette’s picks – comments are my own. 🙂

Show your loved ones how special they are with some fabulous recipe ideas for a Valentine’s Day Breakfast from the Super Mommy Club.
Always wanted to know how to make Homemade Spiced Apple Cider? Well, Skinny Fitalicious shared an easy recipe for apple cider last week and we’re featuring it this week – thanks for the share!
My family always loves a good casserole and if your family enjoys the same, you’ll love this Chicken Tortilla Casserole by the Lou Lou Girls. Just look at all that cheese – YUM!
My boys are just getting into legos so I was exited to see Nicolette’s pick for the Top 10 Lego Books of 2014 by Brain Power Boy. Awesome resource!
I love the inspiration from the Seasoned Homemaker in her Clean Clutter Challenge. Clean up the Clutter and Take Back Your Life!
And one of personal favorites, 3 Dangerous Words that Can Sabotage Your Decluttering by my good friend Sarah Mueller at Early Bird Mom. Thanks Sarah!

Sweet Treats and Snacks

This week we’re featuring Raspberry Pretzel Parfait, Strawberry Heart Cupcakes, Top 10 Recipes of 2014, 14 Super Sweet Edible Gofts for Valentine’s Day, and fun school treat ideas from Britta LaFont. She blogs and shares words of encouragement for women on her blog BrittaLaFont.com. Please show Britta a little bloggy love by liking BrittaLaFont on Facebook.

Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipes ya’ll!

Ideas for Renewing your Homeschool

This week Selena is featuringIdeas for Renewing Your Homeschool on her blog Look We’re Learning. With peppermint cocoa cloud dough, interest led science, giving up on homeschool, Explorer’s bingo quiz and game, and kids creating independently, 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.

Making Room for What Matters

Need a little inspiration? With five inspiring posts towards minimalism, 3 dangerous words that can sabotage your decluttering efforts, how to have a declutter-a-thon, and six ways to make social media a blessing, heck out this round up of great ideas from Herchel at Gym, Craft, Laundry. If you have a minute, please stop by and give her a little bloggy Facebook love!

6 Posts about 2015 Goals

Welcome our newest member to the fabulous co-hosts for Family Fun Friday, Christen Price! Christen blogs at Illuminate and she’s rounded up some encouraging posts for women including 6 posts about 2015 goals. Weather you are looking to choose more joy in your day to day, get organized, seek greater personal revival, or just start fresh, Christen has rounded up some great words of inspiration at Illuminate. 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.

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