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BBQ Baby Back Ribs
This is another recipe my husband loves so much, he won’t order it at restaurants anymore. If you’re craving the perfect rack of ribs, crispy on the edges, tender on the inside, and slathered in the most finger-lickin’ good sauce-then i’m glad you’re here cause this is it! Preparing the Dry Rub There are a…
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DIY Large Lego Bricks
For my son’s lego birthday party, I made two different types of large lego bricks: standing bricks and laying bricks for placing snacks on. Both were a great addition to the party and the best part is, I was able to finish this project in one day. Standing Bricks I removed and discarded the lids…
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DIY Large Lego Heads
For my son’s lego birthday party, I wanted large lego heads for our table decor. I found a lego head on Amazon for $35 and realized how quickly the cost would add up if I were to purchase a handful of these. So, I searched for DIY lego heads online and the projects I found…
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Lego Birthday Party
This was such a fun and colorful birthday theme and I love that my son was able to make so many of the decorations himself! He started building all of his legos a month before his birthday party and this was the result: For the dessert table, I made a mini lego banner for one…
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Teaching Your Little One to Write (Part 2: Writing Activities)
Once my little ones were writing simple sentences like the one in the picture above, “Somebody goes to school.”, we began incorporating various writing activities into our daily writing time to help develop their writing. If you are interested in teaching your little one to write, see Part 1 of this blog. If they are…
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Teaching Your Little One to Write
I taught my children how to write when they were three years old, the same time they were learning how to read. Our writing lessons started with very simple pictures, gradually moving onto words and sentences. Not scary, just super fun, super easy, and super stress free. When I was teaching kindergarten, a colleague shared…
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Teach Your Little One to Read (Part 4: Reading Tips for Sounding Out Words)
When your little one is learning to read, they will come across words that are trickier to sound out than others. For words that are harder to “bubblegum” or sound out, i’ve made a list of tips to help with learning these words. If you want to teach your child how to read, but haven’t…
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Turn Your Child’s Jeep Into a Golf Cart
No golf costume is complete without a golf cart to go alongside it! The kids loved riding their golf cart from house to house when they went trick or treating. When it got dark enough, they turned on the headlights and kept on riding, super fun and cute. Read on to find out how I…
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Teaching Your Little One to Read (Part 3: Sight Words & Phonics Books)
I knew my kids were ready to start reading once they had learned the names and sounds of all the letters. If you are still working on the letter names and sounds with your child, read part 2 of this blog for fun ideas on how to teach the letters. I was super excited for…
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Teaching Your Little One to Read (Part 2: Letter Names and Sounds)
The journey of teaching my kids to read began very early on. It started with exposing them to books, as I discuss in part 1. We read together all the time and they knew what reading looked like by watching me do it. In addition to reading lots of books, I would sing the alphabet…
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Teaching Your Little One to Read (Part 1: Exposure to Books)
One question I get asked often is how I taught my kids to read so well at three years old. Exposure to books was the first step. I read to them all the time and we built a love for story time together. Here is a video of my daughter reading a third grade book…
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Healthy & Delicious Stovetop Popcorn
For years, I was stuck with the idea that the only way to enjoy a warm bowl of popcorn was microwaved popcorn or the retro aluminum pan popcorn that would expand on the stove when heated. Neither, however, is a healthy option and neither is as fun as this stovetop method! If you are looking…
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Mexican Rice
This light and fluffy Mexican rice recipe is so simple and delicious. It goes perfectly with so many dishes, including the Taco Bell Mexican Pizzas we make at home and best of all, it’s healthy and easy to make. Read on to make this yummy recipe yourself. The quality ingredients in this dish create the…
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Taco Bell Ground Beef Seasoning
This Taco Bell ground beef recipe can be used in a variety of dishes. Our favorite is adding this seasoning to the ground beef in the Mexican pizzas we make at home. A huge plus with this recipe is that this seasoning is very healthy and simple to make Add ground beef to a pot…
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Taco Bell Fire Sauce
This Taco Bell fire sauce is the perfect addition to any dish you want to add some heat to. We enjoy this fire sauce anytime we make Mexican Pizzas at home. The great thing about this recipe is that you can enjoy it throughout the week with any meal, since it yields about 2 cups…
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Taco Bell Mexican Pizza
If you’re a Taco Bell Mexican Pizza fan, you have to give this recipe a try! My husband says I ruined Taco Bell for him because these pizzas are so much fresher. These Mexican pizzas have the perfect amount of crunch. The salsa and melted cheese topped with chunks of tomatoes and green onion add…
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Armenian Orange Soup (Rice & Lamb Soup with Tomato Base)
There are particular dishes from various cultures you can’t find in restaurants, some that are only made in the home. A dish passed down from generation to generation and, if you have the foresight to do so, you learn and pass down to your children. Orange soup is one of those select dishes. The smell…
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DIY Super Mario Bricks and Question Blocks
I made these awesome Super Mario brick and question blocks for my son’s Super Mario birthday party. I placed some piranha plants that I made on top of them and our house was magically transformed into Mushroom Kingdom! Read on for details.. I started this project by ordering a 25 pack of 12x12x12 boxes from…
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Super Mario Question Box Punch Game (aka Mario’s Puzzle Punch)
This Super Mario punch game will take your party to the next level (pun intended). This doubled as a super fun game as well as a great party decoration for my son’s Super Mario birthday. My kids said they felt like they were in the video game when they punched the question boxes just like…
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DIY Super Mario Piranha Plants
Super Mario piranha plants are a staple in the video game. When it came time to plan my son’s Super Mario birthday party, we wanted to make some as part of the decor. Love their vibrant colors and how eye catching they are. I’ll show you how to make these snappy creatures with just a…
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DIY Super Mario Thwomps
Good luck beating the levels of Mushroom Kingdom when Thwomps are around. Their goal is to crush, so don’t find yourself underneath one. For my son’s Super Mario birthday, we turned our hallway into a Thwomp tunnel. Read on to find out how to make these giant stone faces yourself.. Enter if you dare! I…
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Super Mario Question Block Piñata
I made this question block piñata for my son’s Super Mario birthday party. If you’ve never made your own piñata, have no fear! This piñata project is beginner friendly. I’ll walk you through all the steps.. A visual of the piñata in action I started by cutting a slit on the four vertical edges of…
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Super Mario Castle Cake
I made this Super Mario castle cake for my son’s fifth birthday. This was my first go at making a cake with fondant icing and although I had several panic attacks during its creation, I learned so much and would definitely do it again. This project will require a few days of prep to make…
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DIY Super Mario Levels
For my son’s Super Mario birthday, we turned each room in our house into a different level of the video game. Each level had a challenge, including the final level, Bowser’s Battle, where guests had to save Princess Peach from Bowser! Super fun and everyone’s favorite…Let’s-A-Go! The game started at Mushroom Kingdom (our mini kitchen…
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A Super, Super Mario Birthday
My kids love all things Super Mario: activity books, coloring books, toy figures, video games, and even bandaids. Our favorite video game to play as a family is Mario Party Superstars mini games, so much fun. When it came time to choose a theme for my son’s fifth birthday party, a Super Mario birthday was…
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