We heart our teachers!

My kiddos don't start school till after Labor Day!

So need any Teacher gift ideas 

Get Organized!

I was feeling a little overwhelmed with house CLEANING! So we decided that the kids are now getting older that they can HELP! And they love it!! (sometimes) treats are always a great bribe :) Saturday is our Big cleaning day, they are GREAT little helpers & work well together. 

Clean Up, Clean Up every buddy do their share!! 

I don't have one of those GREAT plastic bag holders and I was tired of under the sink looking like this so Pinterest saved the day!! Works AWESOME!!  

Baby Wipes Container Works GREAT! Never throw them away, always something to put them to use 

Having a Birthday sometimes....

BLOWS or SUCKS! 

Need a quick & fun idea for those BIG Birthdays...

30,40,50,60...

Name the Hat....

To WIN it! 

http://www.snappy-tots.com/giveaway/name-new-hat-chance-win/
Snappy tots GIVEAWAY :) 

Schools almost out....

Here are a few Teacher gift ideas! 

Pinterest is the BEST

Teacher's Survival Kit

 Thanks for helping me Grow this year

 Thank you for coloring our lives and 

making us Sharpies

 Orange you glad its Summer?

 From the Blog Making Memories With Your Kids

I love her Blog she has GREAT ideas!!

Un-Tangled Doll Hair

Got this GREAT shaped Tangled Doll at Value Village 

for my daughter and her hair was really bad.

So off to work I went...

 

Wash & Conditioner did AWESOME! 

 It's DONE and Pretty!

Thrifty Saves

President Day Sale at Value Village!

50%off SALE

 

Men's Champion Athletic Shirt:  $5.99/$3.00

Boys Russell Athletic Fleece Coat: (NEW) $3.99/$2.00

Boys Old Navy Button up Shirt: $3.99/$2.00

Boys Canyon River Blues Button up Shirt: $2.99/$1.50

Boys St. Patricks Shirt: $1.99/$1.00

Boys Nintendo Super Mario Bros. Shirt: $2.99/$1.50

Boys Trans Formers Shirt: $2.99/$1.50

Toddler Girls Arizona Capri's: $2.99/$1.50

Toddler Girls Kids Headquaters Coat: $3.99/$2.00

Toddler Girls Rubber Rain Boots: $3.99/$2.00

Kidsline Girls Crib Sheet: $3.99/$2.00

Toddler Girls Strawberry Shortcake Fleece Blanket: $4.99/$2.50

2 Recycled Caprisun Zip Pouch: $3.99/$2.00 (each)

Curtain Rod: (Not on Sale) $1.99

Total: $54.85/$30.97

SAVING:$23.88

GO! To Value Village today and SAVE! 

Lucky with GREEN!

Valentines is over so lets get ready 

to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day!

 

 Decorate with LUCKY Family Picture!

  

Surprise! 

 Rainbow Jello!

 

Mason Jar full of treats for the kiddos

You can't forget the Teacher! 

 Pot O' Gold

 St. Patties Treat!

Thrifty Saves

At Old Navy! 

Not only saving money at Thrift Stores but 

CLEARANCE day at a retail store are even BETTER!

(2) Boys Vest: $29.94/$7.49 each

Boys Long Sleeve Soccer Shirt: $12.94/$1.47

Girls Fleece Pants: $12.94/$3.99

Girls Fleece Zip Up Coat: $14.94/$3.99

Toddler (Girls) Teal Lace Shirt: $14.94/$5.49

Toddler (Girls) Brown Fleece Pants: $9.94/$2.49

Women's Black Maternity Dress: $29.94/$3.97

Women's Coral Sport Vest: $12.94/$1.47

Women's White Long Sleeve Shirt: $10.50/$5.99

Men's Black Workout Shirt: $12.94/$9.00

Total: $191.90/$57.44

SAVED: $134.46

So go out and find the CLEARANCE Aisles and SAVE!

Quick, Easy & Delicious

Dorito Chicken Cheese Casserole 

3 Cups cooked chicken, chopped
8oz. sour cream
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 1/2 cups salsa or I can Rotel (I used Salsa)
I can of corn, drained
2 cups Cheese, shredded (Mexican Cheese)
I bag of nacho cheese Doritos

Preheat oven to 350*

Lightly spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Crush the entire bag of Doritos and cover the bottom of the dish. Reserve one cup of cheese. Mix together remaining ingredients in a large blow. Pour chicken mixture over the Doritos. Bake for 20 mins. Top casserole with the remaining cheese and bake 5 additional mins. or until melted.

ENJOY! We DID!

Thrifty SAVES

Not to long ago I saw on a ladies blog

that you DON'T have to save money using Coupons...

Thrifty Shopping Saves you MONEY too!

Trips I save to the Thrift stores or just "THRIFTY" saves at the Store!

I'm going to Share!

Value Village is a GREAT place to Shop!

Hit the Discount days :) 

(Best day for our Value Village to go is 99cent Mondays)

So Today was 50% off all 

USED Clothing, Shoes, Accessories, Bed & Bath

For Veterans Day! 

Toddler (Girls) 2pc Babies R Us Brand PJ's: $1.99/$1.00  

Toddler (Girls)  Old Navy Butterfly Dress: $2.99/$1.50

Women's Green Shirt: $4.99/$2.50

(2) Toddler (Girls) Greendog Tie Shirt: $1.49/$.75 each 

Arrow Brand (Boys) Church Shirt $3.99/$2.00

Faded Glory Brand Long Sleeve (Boys) N.Blue Shirt: $1.49/$.75 

Gilligan & O'Malley Brand Sleepwear (Women's): $2.99/$1.50

Gilligan & O'Malley Brand Sleepwear (Women's): $3.99/$2.00

Mossimo Brand Dress (Women's): $6.99/$3.50

Amp Energy Shirt (Men's): $3.99/$2.00

Not on Sale:

Chicken Run DVD: $2.99

Old Mouse Trap Game: $2.99

Total: $42.37/$26.34

SAVED! $16.03  

Retail would be much more! 

So go out and SAVE money and go "THRIFTY"      

Turkey Day!

So you don't have to hear is it ready YET? 

Keep them company with some FUN!

Turkey Bingo

 Each turkey has a unique set of colors.  

Fill your turkey feathers and BINGO (GOBBLE!!!) 

Katherine Marie has some other GREAT ideas...

Leafy Turkey!

 There's leafs everywhere you can have some 

GREAT leafs and all different!

Gumdrop Turkeys

 They look so FUN and YUMMY!

Gobble Gobble...

Turkey Hat!

30 other ideas.... Parents Magazine

Other ideas:

Turkey made out of noodles, beans..etc. 

Marshmallow Turkey (Were making these)

There's a lot of ideas on Pinterest and other GREAT websites! 

HAVE FUN!

Treat your KIDS too!

I always liked the first day of school because when we got home

my mom always had a TREAT for US!

Here's a few you can make for your KIDDOS!

Cupcake Apple...Be careful there's a WORM

Pretzel Apples

To find other CUTE ideas visit Party Pinching

The Wheels on the Bus Cheese Quesadilla's

or Cinnamon & Sugar Chips 

You can also do Letter's or Numbers

"Mint"

You can find more FUN ideas and printable tags at

BROWN PAPER PACKAGES  

Back to School

As this SUMMER comes to an end...Start your SCHOOL Year off 

with showering gifts for the TEACHER!

A little goodie bag for a teacher's first week of school. 

Getting back into the teaching routine is hard. Treats help. :)

Cut the bottoms of 2 liter pop bottles and you have an APPLE!

Feel it with Chocolate :) 

What a FUN and creative way to Hold stuff!

Even for Flowers

Fun more ideas coming soon.... 

Teachers are GREAT!

The end of the School year is coming to a close...and Summer is almost here!

Here are a few Ideas that I'm doing this year :)

Thanks for making me one smart COOKIE!

You are 2nice + 2be = 4gotten

 Thanks for the idea PositivelySplendid.com

Thanks for helping me grow :) 

Super Cute ideas :)

and if you need anymore Pinterest has some GREAT ones 

Your my LUCKY CHARM

Valentine's Handouts

You need help with Handout ideas?
Well, here's a few that you can do by Tuesday :)


Pop Pop! Happy Valentine's Day





1. POPin Valentine: Go Make a POPin Valentine's treat out of a microwave Popcorn bag
over at Go Team Duncan. Great Ideas and Cute!

2. I Dig You: Give this Cute Valentine gift using plastic shovel and candy.
You can always count on FamilyFun with Cute ideas.

3. Fish Valentine: Make this Valentine out of Swedish Fish.
"Of all the fish in the sea, I'm glad we swim in the same School."
or
"glad we're in the same School"

4. You Rock: Make a You Rock Valentine for someone that Rocks!
Pop rocks is all you need for this Great Idea!


You Make my HEART GLOW!


I "CHEWS" U!

Room Mom 101: Has other CUTE ideas if you need anymore HELP!

If you need any other FUN ideas PINTEREST is always GREAT!

You've Help Me GROW

Here's another quick and easy gift for a GREAT Teacher!

Items you will need:

Flower Pot
Jelly Beans (To fill the Pot)
Pipe Cleaners
Flowers (Clipart)
Buttons
Picture of Child

Most of this stuff you can get at the Dollar Tree!

Super Easy :)

Tree of LOVE

Thanks to Pinterest I made a Tree of LOVE
and so can you!!



Items You will need:

Flower pot
Floral Foam
Tree Branches
Clothes Pins
Conversation Hearts or Heart Red Hots
Pictures of your Love ones :)

Most of this stuff you can find at the Dollar Tree or Hobby Lobby
My flower pot I found at Fred Meyers for $1.99

Super Easy & CUTE!