Saving for Tomorrow, Living for Today
Welcome to Money Saving Parent! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to receive daily email updates. You can also join us on Facebook! Thanks for visiting! Create your own greeting cards. Everyone has the greeting cards from last year. Pull out your scissors and the new Crayola Tools that enable you to (Continue Reading…);
I know that traditionally advent calendars have offered up a sweet treat or gift as each day is opened up. The idea of an advent calendar or for those who don’t have this practice a Christmas count down calendar is rather new to me, so it is probably not news to those that know me (Continue Reading…);
Since 1990, over 5 million children and adults have loved creating t-shirts, pillowcases, backpacks, tote bags, bandanas, and more for parties, slumber parties, and scout meetings with our permanent fabric markers. We have provided our customers the opportunity to entertain their guests with a creative activity that becomes a permanent keepsake. Also, we are a (Continue Reading…);
My daughter’s love making their own cards. Recently the 6 year old sat down, just minutes after getting her birthday card and gift from her grandparents and drew a thank you card complete with rainbows, butterflies and flowers. For the holidays there is no way they are going to pass up these “Brave” themed (Continue Reading…);
If you enjoy learning new skills, then don’t miss Craftsy’s Black Friday sale! For a limited time, all of their online crafting classes are $19.99 or less. The lowest price of the season! Craftsy’s interactive classes are taught by expert instructors from around the world. Once you sign up for a class, it’s yours to (Continue Reading…);
The girls and I wanted to try to create our own spooktacular door wreath this year and this is what we came up with! It costs less than $5.00 to make so if you want to try it yourself here’s what you will need. One styrofoam wreath (you can get white or green your choice (Continue Reading…);
Some people enjoy decorating for Halloween with lots of store bought decorations. Some enjoy the really “gross” and ghoulish while others go for humorous. Our family tends toward the fun and family friendly decorations – and if they are ones that we can create at home then even better! We decided to make (Continue Reading…);
We are running late with out Halloween decorations. The outdoor lights are ordered and it was time to get to serious work on the inside of the house. For us, decorating is more than just pulling out a box of items we keep throughout the year, but it’s also time to have some fun (Continue Reading…);
I admit to having a rather extensive collection of art supplies. However, what I don’t always have is a good method of organizing them. These leads to a number of problems when the girls and I sit down to enjoy some art together or when they decide (on practically a daily basis) to create their (Continue Reading…);
The 2012 Olympics is “all about families.” Whether your are family interested in the Olympics, a family with Olympic hopeful or wondering about this years famous Olympic families, the focus this year is on the family. Brothers, sisters, twins, husbands and wives, and couples will be competing together and even against each other at this years Olympic (Continue Reading…);
I just can’t pass by those itty, bitty pieces of colorful glass that shimmer and glimmer as the sun shines on the sand. Blues, greens, whites and the occasional brown or purple always make me wonder what these slivers were a part of years ago. Were they wine bottles, beer bottles, soda bottles or lamps? (Continue Reading…);
I loved this idea from our guest blogger Angela, so just had to share it with you. We will be making ours next week! Back to school is just around the corner. It’s fun to have some back to school crafts to help everyone get ready and get excited. A pencil holder for the homework (Continue Reading…);
Are you looking for some free family fun and games that the whole family will enjoy? Here are some family friendly and free free Fourth of July crafts, coloring pages and printables that you can use to entertain the whole family. Many of them even turn into great games for the competitive friends and family members. (Continue Reading…);
This family fun craft for July 4th may be red, white and blue but it’s green too. Use household items and fabric scraps to for this simple DIY Patriotic Wreath. You will need a coat hanger and red white a blue scraps. Think jeans and t-shirts. You can also add to it using ribbons (Continue Reading…);
