Archives for August 2015

Label Daddy Peel & Stick Promo

August 14, 2015 by Rhonda Gales

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Inspirational Quote – Hope

August 13, 2015 by Rhonda Gales

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Kid’s Road Trip Games: Scavenger Hunt

August 12, 2015 by Rhonda Gales

Family road trips can be exciting, but they can also lead to a barrage of are we there yet. Or, if you’re traveling with children fights, screaming, whining and moaning. Kids will be kids, but it’s enough to drive you crazy at times. I don’t know about your children, but anything over an hour seems to be more than my grandchildren can bear. That is probably typical of most children to be honest. So, today I am sharing a few travel tips. To make things interesting, I created a series of kid’s road trip scavenger hunt games. My grandchildren play this game when there’s a road trip. Trust me, it keeps them busy for a few hours.

Playing games allows time to unplug and enjoy the beauty that God has surrounded us with. Additionally, road trips are a great way for children to observe the country side and what’s happenings on the interstate and highway. Observations can lead to questions and interesting conversations with the children. Kid’s road trip games can be a great way to bond. Most importantly, make the trip educational and also memorable for everyone.

For this particular road trip game, children will love looking out the window in search of items on the paper. We come across most of them during our trips. And, we have so much fun trying to find the items. If we find all of them all before we reach our destination we have other games to play. My grandson love doing word search puzzles, hidden objects or we do another Scavenger Hunt in the series. I don’t know who has the most fun me or the kids.

Here’s a few tips for the games:

Purchase a few clip boards and pencil or pens
Print out several copies of the games. I like to print the games on stock card. It’s heavier than regular copy paper and that makes it easier to use without tearing.
You can also have the games laminated for a few dollars at Office Max or Staples.

If you like our Scavenger Hunts please share and feel free to print for your use. Place an X on each item that you find. Good Luck!

Stay tuned for other printables in my Road Trip series. You can download the road trip scavenger hunt games here. You may also like: Kid’s Road Trip Games: Scavenger Hunt II .

Filed Under: Kid's Printables, Travel, Traveling With Children Tagged With: activities for kids, family travel tips, holiday travel

These Dinosaurs Are Larger Than Life

August 7, 2015 by Rhonda Gales

Dinosaur Land

Looking for inexpensive places to visit before the kids return to school? If you’re planning a trip to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia take time to check out Dinosaur Land. It’s an inexpensive roadside attraction that has been around since 1962, and is a great place for photo ops with the little dinosaur lover.

Inspirational Quotes – Life Changer

August 6, 2015 by Rhonda Gales

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6 Tips For Purchasing School Supplies

August 4, 2015 by Rhonda Gales

Summer is just about over and the kids will soon be returning to school. Where did the time go? Backpacks, school supplies, and clothing will be needed for the upcoming school year. Parents will be heading out to stock up on school supplies. Here are a few parenting tips on shopping for school supplies.

1. Make a list of the needed supplies – Check your child’s school site for a list of needed supplies for the upcoming year. Many schools provide a list of the school supplies needed for the upcoming year as well to your local Kmart, Wal-Mart, Office Max etc. Be sure to add extra items for homework and additional week-end/tutoring sessions. You can save money by not guessing about what is needed or having to make an additional trip to the store because you omitted items.

2. Take inventory of supplies from last year purchases – Before you go shopping for school supplies, check your supplies from last year. This will ensure you won’t buy duplicate or unnecessary items when you head to the store. You can spend that money on other items.

3. Do your homework – Check ads for the best deals. Head to your local Dollar Store first and eliminate as many items as possible. You can purchase quality crayons, pencils, pencil cases, sharpeners and inexpensive notebooks for practicing math problems etc. here.

4. Purchase quality items – Purchase quality book bags and electronics. Trust me, you will end up spending the money again if you don’t purchase quality items. Check online stores like Best Buy, Amazon, Dell, HP etc. for great deals on electronics and look for free shipping sites. I purchased a Michael Jordan book bag for my grandson last year. He will carry it for years before I have to purchase another.

5. Take the student with you – Getting the children involved helps eliminate items that they may be unhappy with. And, it also gets them involved in the back to school process. If the student doesn’t want to go along, ask them for any specific items they may want.

6. BOGO is your friend – Consider BOGO when shopping for school supplies. You will use the item later in the year I guarantee it. So, go ahead and indulge. The item may not be BOGO later in the year.

You may want to purchase a storage bin to house school supplies for the upcoming year. Items will be easy to track and access when needed too. What tips can you add to the list?

You may also like: Back To School Shopping Tips

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Sunday’s Best Linkup – #31

August 2, 2015 by Rhonda Gales

Welcome to Week 31 of Mother 2 Mother’s Sunday’s Best Linkup. We’re starting our Back To School theme this week. We’re looking for posts on shopping tips, recycling last year’s purchases, books that will help with reading, grammar, spelling etc., tips for moms with college students and those who will be enduring the empty nest syndrome, lunch ideas, after school activities and more.

We also welcome other recipes, crafts, DIY, home makeover and gardening tips, SEO and blogging information, sewing projects, patio and deck makeovers, front porch makeovers, summer organization tips, ideas for backyard BBQ, summer flower arrangements and more.

Blow the dust off your old posts and link those too. They’re great for inspiration. Don’t have posts that fit into the theme, link up whatever post you would like to share. We would love to have parenting tips, DIY projects, homesteading, homeschooling, and your posts on family and life. Your linkups and giveaways are welcome here too. Anything goes, as long as it’s family friendly and you may linkup as many posts as you would like.

Each week your hosts will select their favorite post and it will be featured the following week. An image from your post will be used on my blog the following week with a link back to your blog. Be sure to check back to see if you’re a Sunday’s Best featured blogger. All Featured Bloggers will have their posts Pinned to the Sunday’s Best Pinterest Board.

What’s New: We would like readers to select their favorite posts. Voting will start at noon every Friday until mid-night. We will be adding the post with the most votes from our readers to our Sunday’s Best featured bloggers. Be sure to have your blog readers and social media followers head over to vote for your post on Fridays.

All posts linking to Sunday’s Best will be promoted on Twitter.

In addition to the reader’s and hosts selections, a post for our monthly themes will be selected and featured each week as well.

If you are interested in becoming a Sunday’s Best host, please contact me for details at rhonda@mother2motherblog.com or email one of our other hosts.

Your Hosts Are:

Rhonda – Mother 2 Mother Kim U. – Pinterested Parent Kim M. – Life In A House of Testosterone

Here’s the rules, please connect with us on social media before you leave or subscribe to/follow our blogs:

Mother 2 Mother: Please like my Facebook Page, follow me on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, BlogLovin or subscribe/join my blog on the right before you leave.

The Pinterested Parent: Please like Kim’s Facebook Page, follow her on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Bloglovin before you leave.

Life In A House of Testosterone: Please like Kim’s Facebook Page, follow her on Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Bloglovin, or Instagram before you leave.

Last, please help us grow by placing our button on your sidebar. If you are selected as a Featured Blogger please let your readers and followers know. They may want to join the party too! For those who have a Link Party list/directory, please add us. I appreciate your help in promoting the linkup with Re-tweets and shares. Now lets party!

The Sunday’s Best Posts are:

Kim U. selected the 15 Things to Watch on Netflix from Living Better Together

I selected 7 Must Try Lettuce Wraps – from Ella Claire Inspired

and

Murder Mystery Blondies from Lorraine’s Resources and Rewards

and

The Readers Selected:

5 Desert Adventures from Urban Naturale

and

Mason Jar Chandelier from Marty’s Musing

The Favorite Theme Posts

Everything’s Beachy!

Beachy Family Room House Decorating from Worthing Court Blog

and

Kim M selected Coastal Sea Shell Wreath from My Pinterventures

Congratulations to our featured bloggers! All of the posts were great, and I appreciate each of you linking up. I would like to invite all of you back to linkup your post(s) again, it could be selected this week. While you’re here take a minute to visit these great blogs. It’s a great way to meet and connect with new bloggers. Be sure to PIN or share any posts that you like, we all appreciate a little love.

An InLinkz Link-up

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