Mother of the Bride Wedding Roles and Responsibilities

February 14, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Today, I’m sharing parenting tips on mother of the bride roles.  There are many mother of the bride roles.  I don’t think many people think of those responsibilities and duties that mom handles for her daughter’s wedding. So, it’s a big day for a mom too.  Planning a wedding takes a lot of effort.  So remember, before calling anyone else you should call your mom.  She can help you take care of every detail during the planning phase, and will do it without hesitation.  Most importantly, don’t forget mother of the bride dresses.  Mom wants to and deserves to look as pretty at your wedding too. 

 

 

Mother of the Bride

 

Mother of the bride roles:

 

1. Help with the Wedding Shopping:

Yes, your mother is the only one who can help and guide you during the shopping phase for your wedding.  Take her along and ask her opinion.  She wants the best for you, so she will never go wrong.  While shopping for your dresses, shop for mother of the bride dresses as well.

 

2. Helping the Bride to Get Ready:

A mother of the bride helps her daughter ready for her big day.  A mother knows what colors looks best on her daughter, what makeup looks best on her, and what type of dress can flatter her figure the most.  No one in the world can offer help like mom!

 

 

mother of the bride roles

 

 

3. Hosting the Wedding Reception:

The main responsibility of a mother of the bride is hosting her princess’ wedding reception.  She is the one who greets the guests and plans the theme for the party. She will also sit in front of  her daughter during the wedding ceremony.

Because the mother of the bride is the hostess at her child’s wedding, she has to look her best as well. She is the key person at the wedding after the bride.  Efforts should also be made towards purchasing gorgeous mother of the bride dresses.

 

 

 

 

mother of the bride roles

 

 

 

4. Communicating and Coordinating with the Groom’s Family:

Another responsibility of the mother of the bride is to communicate effectively with the groom’s family members. She has to ensure that everyone has a good time at the party and there are no complaints.

There are times when conflicts arise between both families, so it is the mother of the bride who ensures everything goes smoothly.

 

5. Looking Her Best:

The mother of the bride must look her best at the wedding too.  She should feel confident and happy from inside.  And, when a person looks good, she feels confident.  As a result, don’t diminish the mother of the bride dresses when you go shopping.

There are several options available in beautiful gold mother of the bride dresses that are trending.  Depending on her comfort and style, she can choose one. Gold mother of the bride dresses provides a classy and glamorous look at a wedding.

 

Conclusion:

So, these are some of the duties of the mother of the bride at her child’s wedding.  Apart from these, she has to always encourage her daughter and ensure that the vibes are position.  And, ensure the bride is happy and smiling all the time.

You may also like Selecting Wedding Flowers.

Filed Under: Shopping Tips Tagged With: , ,

Alaska Educational Activities for Kids

February 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Welcome to our state word search puzzle and related activities series. This educational activity is new for 2019. This is the second state in our series. We have a few educational activities for you today.  We have created Alaska educational activities, which includes a word search puzzle, fact sheet, and other activities for children to learn about the great state of Alaska.

 

 

Alaska Activities

 

 

 

Alaska Educational Activities

First, we created a word search puzzle.  It’s filled with words connected to Alaska and should give you ideas to start a conversation about animals and activities in the state.  You can also find information on the Alaska Fact Sheet.  These are great activities for homeschooling or extra homework lessons.

 

Alaska Educational Activities

 

Incorporate additional facts into the lesson plan. For example, what are glaciers?  Discuss the state flower, the Forget-Me-Not.  And, how the state bird, the Willow Ptarmigan, turns from brown and white to all white during the winter.  In addition to the word search and history sheet, we included coloring pages and a writing exercise.

Have fun coloring this fun picture of Alaska’s state bird the Willow Ptarmigan.  The Ptarmigan is a short, stocky bird that reminds you of a chicken or goose.   So, the Willow Ptarmigan became Alaska’s official state bird in 1955.

 

Alaska State Bird

 

Next, Alaska’s state flower is the Forget Me Not.   It became the official state flower until 1917.  The beautiful blue petals and yellow centers make these flowers a standout.

Alaska activities

 

Last, Alaska’s official insect is the Four-Spotted-Skimmer Dragonfly.  You can discuss the beautiful black bears roaming Alaska.  There are an estimated 100,000 black bears in Alaska.  The black bear is the smallest bear in North America.

So, be sure to incorporate these Alaska educational activities into your homeschool history lesson plan or extra homeschool activities. You can download the activity pack here.   Stay turned for our Alaska Wildlife Fact Sheets for additional activities.  Finally, be sure to download our Alabama Activities.

Filed Under: Education, Parenting Tips, Printables Tagged With: , ,

Game Day Activities for Kids

February 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Today, I’m sharing parenting tips on game day activities for kids.  Super Bowl Sunday or any game day for that matter is the perfect time for gathering with family and friends. In reality, most game day activities are centered around adults.  Unfortunately, that leaves the kids wondering around and searching for things to do.  Video games are readily available; however, I’m all for intellectual stimulation.

 

 

game day activities for kids

 

 

So, I created these game day activities for the older kids.  There’s a Football Unscramble Game that uses  football terms including turnover, tackle, touch down, cheerleaders and more.  It also includes an answer key.

 

 

game day activities for kids

 

 

 

 

Another one of our game day kid’s activity is a football crossword puzzle.  It’s challenging, and will keep your football player/lover busy while you’re finishing the gameday menu or other festivities.

 

 

 

football crossword puzzle

 

 

If your child needs to work on their writing and grammar, we have writing game day activity for kids.  The activity will require the participant to write sentences using football terminology.  This would be a great group activity too, so print off several copies.

 

 

game day activities

 

Our last game day kid’s activities is a word search football terminology.  It contains around 20 of the most used football terms.  My 13 year old grandson loves word search puzzles.  It’s a football player too!

 

 

football word search puzzle

 

 

Set up a card table or area where the kids can play these games along with a few game day snacks.  These games are perfect for adults too.  My 6’2 240 pound son-in-laws loves working word search puzzles.  Form teams, and give out prizes to the first team who completes the Unscramble and Crossword Puzzle Games.  Or, you can print these activities to keep your guess busy while you finishing up snack trays.  Or, use them to keep the kids busy while you’re mingling and entertaining friends.  They will love the game day challenges and involvement in game day.  Download the printables here.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Kid's Printables, Parenting Tips Tagged With: , ,

Helping Your Child Grow Confidence Through Competence

January 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment

If there’s one thing you can state with absolute certainty about the life of a parent, it’s that they have many different roles.  When raising a child, there are a certain amount of notes you need to hit correctly.  Most of these will come through instinct.  Today, we’re sharing parenting tips on helping your child build confidence.   Be a caring parent, encouraging and supportive will have an enormous impact by itself.  However, there are other responsibilities including teaching children how to brush their teeth.  Or, being firm with their bedtimes to encourage a healthy sleeping pattern.

 

 

 

parenting tips

 

 

Every child is different, but many children have universal needs. One of these will be the need to have their confidence slowly grow over time. A child without confidence can become extremely fearful of trying to express themselves.  This can lead to negative self-belief.   Unfortunately, some parents do little to address this. Helping your children grow confidence should be considered one of the most important gifts you can bestow on them.  However, simply telling your child they can do no wrong is the quickest way to raising a wanting person.  Instead, show them they can be competent while being humble.

With these tips you will be helping your child grow confidence:

 

Martial Arts

One way to help your child grow confidence is martial arts.   Martial arts can often help a child grow and feel more comfortable in their bodies. The emphasis here isn’t to help them turn into a Bruce Lee.  Additionally, it is not to fight off other children in the schoolyard with flips and cat screeches. Instead, it’s to build a sense of character, to learn safety in exercise, and yes, how to defend themselves if need be. However, most practitioners and trainers will not teach your child the ins and outs of causing harm.  Rather, they will teach them how to respect others.

Furthermore, they will learn how to avoid any form of conflict in the best manner possible while keeping their respect. For example, most martial arts sensei’s will ask a hypothetical question.  For example, how you should defend yourself if your wallet is asked for by a violent thug.  They may suggest giving them the wallet peacefully.  After all, this is the most rational and reasonable method of walking away from something without being harmed.  Besides, you can always find another wallet.

While this particular lesson might not apply completely to your child right now, it demonstrates what goes into martial arts tuition.  Not only is it a social environment, but it can also helps them feel confident.  It teaches them correct technique.  Additionally, it helps them to proceed up the colored belt hierarchy.  They will learn how to bow and show respect to authority.  Furthermore, they will learn to be grateful and how to best orchestrate themselves.  Martial arts can help even the most withdrawn child come out of their shell.  So, we recommend Karate, Jiu Jitsu, or even the child-friendly forms of Kung-Fu.

 

Care & Consideration

Giving your child the space to care about something can help them learn self-reliance and care outside of the school environment.  Helping your child grow confidence with a pet is perhaps one of the best methods.  Hamsters, Gerbils and bunnies make great pets.  Something low-key with low maintenance is recommended rather than a puppy that must be trained. However, if you have the time to devote a puppy is a great idea.

If pets are out of the question, working on an art project together is recommended.  It could be model construction or painting a mural.  Creating is a great way to become self-reliant, becoming expressive and helping children feel proud of themselves.

 

 

confidence in children

 

 

Sports

Sports can be an extremely wonderful method of helping a child grow.  While martial arts and artistic projects can help them learn how to be confident, they don’t offer much in the form of team work.  Don’t force your child into anything, but try to see where their natural inclination goes.  Perhaps purchasing backyard batting cages could help them learn how to hit the ball with precision and confidence.

You might decide to help them enroll in an after-school activity.  Or, teach them how to play pool on the table in the garage. It doesn’t matter what the sport is or how much energy they exert.  What’s important is that they enjoy it.  The goal is to teach them how to feel good at something.  And, how you help them feel involved with it. Sports can sometimes be disparaged as forcing sensitive children into physical activity.  But sometimes it can help a sensitive child to get past their fears and become self-assured. Of course, every child is different.  But sometimes, a little risk can go a long way.

Implement these tips, and you will certainly be on your way to helping your child grow confidence through competence.

 

Filed Under: Family Time Tagged With: , ,

54 Delicious Must Have Game Day Recipes

January 26, 2019 by 10 Comments

Today, I’m sharing parenting tips on game day recipes that you will want to share to family and friends. They’re perfect for football season.  Cooler weather, favorite teams and arch rivals, family and friends and good food are high on the list.

 

 

game day

 

 

game day

 

Candied Bacon– This recipe uses beer, so it may not be for everybody.  But, it sure looks yummy.  Candied bacon can be made with brown sugar minus the beer too.

Lemon Pepper Wings – Some like it peppery, some like it tangy.  These wings will give you both flavors, and they’re perfect for game day!

Sweet Cream Cheese Won Tons –  Won Tons are one of favorite foods.  This recipes gives you several options for your filling.  Whatever you choose, I’m sure they’re going to be yummy.  Perfect finger food for game day.

Snickers Pops –  Who doesn’t love Snickers.  These pops are perfect for game day.

Guacamole Dip –  If you love guacamole, you must add this dip to your game day menu.

Fried Pickles – Fried pickles have become a favorite with my daughter and me.  They are truly delicious.

Coconut Shrimp – If you’re having a large crowd, I wouldn’t suggest serving shrimp.  Otherwise, these coconut shrimp look divine and per for game day.

Sweet and Salty Snack Mix –  Perfect mix when you craving something sweet.  Great snack for the kids too.

Pull Apart Pigs in a Blanket – This will be a hit on game day for sure.

 

game day

 

Loaded Baked Potatoes – A budget friendly recipe that is loaded with cheese, bacon, chives and green onions.

Sriracha Deviled Eggs – Add the sriracha or leave it out.  Either way, deviled eggs are a great addition to a Game Day menu.

Bacon and Sausage Appetizers – Spicy sausage and bacon.  Yes, please.

Chile Con Queso – Grab a bag of tortilla chip.  It’s you will need to scoop up this cheesy deliciousness.

Crockpot Bourbon Lil Smokies –  You can’t go wrong with this crockpot dish.  Toss the Lil Smokies into the crockpot along with 4 other ingredients and let them do their thing.  By game time, you will already have a winner.

Meatballs in Grape Jelly Sauce – This recipe is very similar to mine. The difference, Tammilee uses frozen meatballs and I use fresh ground beef with lots of seasonings. My brother requests my meatballs for his tailgate parties. He wins every year at our local college for the best parties.

Gluten Free Guacamole Bites – Tostitos scoops, guacamole, grape tomatoes and shredded cheese will help curb hunger on game day.

Pretzel Dogs –  Perfect for those who like to dip their dogs or those who just want to pop a few in their mouth without the sauce.

Instant Pot Chili – Chili is the perfect dish to fill up family/guests on game day.

 

game day

 

Game Day Cocktail – Don’t forget the cocktails on game day!

Honey BBQ Slow Cooker Wings –  I love being able to use my slow cooker on busy or lazy days.  Toss a bag of wing pieces into your slow cooker.  Mix with the spices and sauce in the recipe and take a nap or run those errands.

White Bean Spinach Dip – – Healthy and hearty.  Scoop it up with your favorite veggies.

Slow Cooker Corn Dip – Pull out your slow cooker and transfer to a serving dish a game time.  I love slow cooker recipes.

Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts – Bacon wrapped around water chestnuts. Sounds yummy, right.  Make this budget friendly appetizer.

Spicy Artichoke Dip –  If you love artichokes, you’ll love this dip.  It’s perfect for game day.  Make it as spicy as you want or leave out the hot sauce.  Serve with crackers or toast.

Pizza Dip – Make a change, serve this pizza dip instead of pizza at your next game day gathering.

Gluten Free Bacon Tomato Cups – Ready in 30 minutes, and a nice gluten free addition to the table.

Baked Potato Slices – Get out your potato slicer and load those slices up with cheese, bacon bites, and green onions.  Yum!

 

game day

 

Philly Cheese Steaks – Perfect for Eagles fans or those who aren’t.  The best thing, these can be cooked in a slow cooker.

Bacon Chips – For the bacon lovers.  Make plenty, your guests/family will devour them in no time.

Pimento Cheese Spread – Great with Melba Toast or variety of crackers .

BLT Dip – Great for those who are watching their carb intake.   Serve with veggies.

Sweet and Sour Chicken Wings – The wings are excellent for the young and old.  Not spicy, so you won’t have to make separate dishes.

Caramel Crunch Popcorn – A sweet treat is nice during the Super Bowl.  I love the game day cups too!

Spinach Dip –  A quick and delicious dip that is perfect with veggies.  It’s a favorite in my house.

Cowboy Caviar – Not everyone want to eat heavy or fried foods.  Try this dip with Tostitos.

Buffalo Chicken Tacos – Fill your guests up with these chicken tacos.  Delicious and easy on the budget too.

 

game day

 

Hot Pepper Jelly Wings – I like my wings hots.  Add these to your game day menu if you and your family like it hot too.

Bacon Jalapeno Mac and Cheese – This twist on mac and cheese is perfect for game day.  I love being able to serve it individually too.

Buffalo Chicken Flatbread with Bacon – Perfect way to feed a crowd.  Buy the premade flatbread and get it done!

Air Fryer Chinese Chicken Wings –  Use that air fryer on busy days and cook up these Chinese Chicken Wings.  Add some vegetable fried rice and you’re done.

Bunless Burgers – These bunless burgers will be devoured.  Perfect appetizers for game day.

Jalapeno Wonton Cups – Jalapeno Poppers in a Wonton Cup!  Yep, and you can make them in 30 minutes.

Mini Quiches –  Who said Quiches are just for breakfast?  These days, breakfast is dinner too.  Serve them for game day.

Maple Bacon Wrapped Lil Smokies –  5 ingredients is all you need to make these delicious Lil Smokies.  Always a crowd favorite.

Mini Cheese Ball Bites –  I love serving individual appetizers and game day dishes.  These mini cheese balls are perfect for those game day dinner plates.

 

game day recipes

 

 

Peanut Butter Football –  This peanut butter shaped football and Vanilla Wafers are sure to be a hit.  You can also add pretzels for a salty sweet affect.

Jamaican Jerk Wings – One of my favorite wings.  These will be sure to score a touch for sure.

Jalapeno Popper Football – Jalapeno anything is alright with me.  I loved that the popper is in the shape of a football.  Nice center piece for the table.  Add crackers and pretzels and you’re good to go.

Pineapple Habanero Wings –  The key to these flavorful wings, to get them crispy before the pineapple habanero sauce is added.

Antipasto Skewers – Get creative with your antipasto skewers.  Visit the olive bar and deli for a great selection of cheese and meats.

Football Twinkies – These Twinkies will be a conversation piece for sure on the game day table.

Texas Style Queso – This cream Queso is perfect with Tostitos.  Whip a batch of corn dogs for extra yummy treat.

Veggie Cups – Easy addition to the table, and healthy.

Meatball Subs – Fill up your guests with this meatball sub.  It’s a great way to combine a pot of chili and a sub sandwich.

We hope you found a few recipes that have your mouth watering.  You may also like NFL Referee Signals 101.

 

Filed Under: Meal Time Tagged With: , ,

Famous People from Alabama Activities

January 21, 2019 by Leave a Comment

 

Alabama Educational Activities

 

First, welcome to our Famous People from Alabama activities.  It is a part of our state history lessons and activities series for 2019. This educational activity is new for 2019. I believe in making learning fun, so I created an Alabama Famous People history activity pack.   Our list includes United States Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice,  Grammy Award winner, Lionel Richie, United States Congressman, John Lewis and more.

It was amazing to find so many people from Alabama who have contributed to the greatness of America.  Movie stars, civil rights activist, astronaut, NBA and MLB players and the list goes on.  It’s a perfect opportunity to incorporate these activities into your homeschool lesson plan or extra homework activities.

Alabama History Activties

So, incorporate this list of famous Alabamians and how they have contributed to history into your lesson plan.  It’s a great way to open up a discussion on occupations and student’s dreams.

 

Alabama History Lesson

Next, challenge your kid’s knowledge of the Famous Alabamians with our match challenge.  It’s a fun way to challenge their memory about the famous history makers.

Alabama History Lesson

So, who doesn’t love crossword puzzles.  They’re challenging and a great tool to get the kids involved in a discussion about the history makers. Furthermore, crossword puzzles have benefits in a child’s educational life.  They help with spelling, memory, vocabulary and self-esteem.  Knowing the answer and spelling the word correctly is a great self-esteem boost for kids.   We have included the answer key in our activities pack.

Again, education should be fun and exciting.  Finally, children are willing to  stay engaged when we make learning interesting, and add a twist to the everyday boring techniques used.  You can download the Famous Alabamians here.  Also, check out our Alabama Educational Activities. 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Education, Parenting Tips Tagged With: , ,

Frugal Ways to Continue Your Education in Adulthood

January 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Continuing Education Tips

 

You are a mom with young children, but you want to do more than just care for them.  So, you may be thinking of continuing education. However, you are concerned about the way the workplaces have changed.  Furthermore, you want to get new qualifications to help you get back into the workforce.  Attending a  college physically may be difficult with your family commitments.  As a result, let’s take a look at ways you can further your education without leaving the comfort of your own home.

 

Continuing Education Tips

Image

 

Online Courses

Taking classes are a great way to earn qualifications. For instance, you want to obtain an online bachelors degree in business administration.  You would be able to study when the children are in bed or when they are at school.  Ideally, you can fit it in to suit your lifestyle, and work at your own pace.

Online courses are also cheaper than a physical college.  But, you will still have the same support from tutors with virtual meetings between you, them and other students.  Technology has made this possible.  And, there are not many colleges or universities that do offer the majority of their courses as an online option.

YouTube

YouTube can be really good for continuing your education.  Especially, for things like learning other languages or getting up to date with the technological advances.  You can brush up on your math, learn more about science or maybe watch some cake decorating videos.  You could start your own business decorating cakes for other people’s special occasions.

Continuing Education Tips

Image 

 

Khan Academy

Khan Academy is a great resource for learning more about any subject you can think of.  It is good for children as well as adults, and has tests that you have to complete to ensure you understood the lesson.

You work at your own pace and it is all completely free of charge. Khan Academy has had more than 300 million views, which must please Sal Khan who founded it.

Code Academy

If you would like to work in website development, graphic design or marketing, Code Academy could be the ideal resource for you.  Code Academy is a great way for people to learn more about coding languages such as HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Python, and Ruby. They use interactive lessons for the fundamentals.  It’s a brilliant way to get started with the basics.

There is no end of online resources that you can use to further your education while still being a mom to your children. Many of them are free, and even the ones that you do have to pay for are not overly expensive.

You may not feel you have the time, but you must make time.  You will be surprised what you can accomplish once you start with continuing education.

 

Filed Under: Education, Parenting Tips Tagged With: , ,

Alabama Educational Activities for Kids

January 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Today, I’m sharing parenting advice on Alabama educational activities.  I’ve created Alabama educational activities to help teach children about the state of Alabama.  The activities pack is perfect for a homeschool unit or extra geography homework.  The unit includes a word search puzzle, fact sheet, tracing sheet, and a blank US map of the country, a map with the counties in Alabama to help children learn the location of Alabama and surrounding states.  

 

 

 

homeschool activities for kids

 

 

 

Alabama Educational Activities:

 

Alabama Word SearchFirst, I created a word search puzzle.  You can also find the information listed in the word search in the Alabama Fact Sheet.  The word search  includes famous people from Alabama, the state bird and flower and other historical facts.

 

Alabama Educational Activities

 

 

Incorporate additional facts into the lesson plan.  For example, Who Is Rosa Parks?  What is Mardi Gras?  What does the Monarch Butterfly look like?  In addition to the word search and history sheet, we included coloring pages and a map of the counties in Alabama.

 

Alabama educational activities

 

 

 

Have fun coloring this fun picture of Alabama’s state bird the Yellowhammer.  So, the Yellowhammer became Alabama’s official state bird in 1927.   Soldiers from Alabama were nicknamed “yellowhammers” in the civil war.   Their uniforms were grey-and-yellow uniforms, which matched the colors of the Yellowhammer.

 

 

Alabama educational activities

 

 

Next, Alabama’s state flower is the Camellia.  The Camellia is also know as the rose of winter and is native of China, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.  I  The flower is a The Goldenrod was Alabama’s state flower until 1959.

 

Alabama history activities

 

 

Last, Alabama’s official insect is the Monarch Butterfly.  Furthermore, seven states have adopted the monarch butterfly as an official symbol as well.

 

So, be sure to incorporate these Alabama educational activities into your homeschool history lesson plan or extra homeschool activities.  You can download the activity pack here.    Alabama’s Famous People Activities will be posted soon.  Be sure to check back.

 

 

Alabama Educational Activities

 

For more educational information on this great state you may also like:  Alabama

Filed Under: Education, Parenting Tips Tagged With: , ,

15 Ways to Say I Love You on Valentine’s Day

January 3, 2019 by 13 Comments

 

Valentine's Day Ideas

 

Don’t wait until the last minute to start thinking about Valentine’s Day ideas.  As a result, we have created a list of ideas that will help you create a fun and romantic day.  So, implement one or two of our ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day below:

Movie Night – Binge watch your favorite romantic movies with the girls.

Cook a Romantic Dinner  – Whip up your husband or significant other’s favorite dishes.

Host a Valentines Day Party – Throw a party with family and friends and shower them with love.

Bake Cupcakes with the Kids – Bake cupcakes and decorate them hearts with the kids.

Host a Classroom Party – Make treats for you kid’s classroom.

Make Hearts for Nursing Home Residents – Additionally, make hearts with a sweet message for your local nursing home residents.

Make Heart Shaped Bath Bombs – Make heart shaped bath bombs for your girlfriends and female family members.

Write a Love Letter  – Write a love letter to your husband or significant other.

Fix Heart Shaped Pancakes – Next, fix breakfast for the family and show your love with heart shaped pancakes.

Leave Sweet Notes – Leave notes for your husband and children telling them why you love and appreciate them.

Package Hershey’s Kisses – Give your sweeties a gift of chocolate kisses.  Your chocolate lovers will thank you.

Make Crafts – Furthermore, you can spend a day making Valentine’s crafts with the kids.

Play Your Favorite Love Songs – Make up a play list of your favorite love songs and play them with the girls or by yourself with a glass of wine.

Create a Jar of Romance Wishes – Last, write notes to your husband that will heat up the relationship.  Let him pick one from the jar for a week or two or until he runs out of notes.  The notes can include a massage, bubble bath or shower for two, candle light dinner for 2 etc.

So, which is your favorite Valentine’s Day ideas?  I love the nursing home hearts and heart shaped pancakes.  Make these projects on those cold, winter days and make someone’s day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Family Time, Parenting Tips Tagged With: , ,

5 Reasons to Design a Family Cookbook

December 20, 2018 by 4 Comments

First, I lost one of my favorites aunts, my mother’s sister, a few years ago.  As a result, I wanted to do a tribute in her honor.  So, I put together a cook book filled with recipes from family, friends, and co-workers.  I’m so happy with how it turned out.  As a result, I wanted to share a few tips on designing family cookbooks. 

 

 

 

designing cookbooks

 

 

This particular cover called to me, so I choose it for the book. It reminded me of the little church that my family built years ago.  I had the front and back cover laminated to preserve it from any spills, so the photo is a little shiny.  Sorry about that.

 

 

designing cookbooks

 

 

Next, I added a section of my favorite family quotes to the family cookbook.  In addition, there are four sections which included Appetizers, Beverages & Dips, Main Dishes and Sides, and Desserts.  I gathered approximately 200 recipes from family, friends, and co-workers to include.  It also includes a few of my aunt’s recipes, so the book is even more special to me.

In 2019, Mother 2 Mother will be sharing a few recipes from this book.  I grew up on many of them, and I really enjoy making them now.  They bring back so many memories.

.

 

The company that I worked with, G & R Publishing, was great. They added a section filled with craft ideas for kids. I will also be sharing some of the crafts from the family cookbook in future posts as well.  G & R provided a template, which made inputting the recipe a breeze.  They also did the formatting of the book.

cookbook ideas

 

Next, my family’s church is pictured on the back of the book.  It was built around 1848 by my great, great, great, grandfather, who was a freed slave.  It also includes one of my favorite bible versus.  Additionally, this church was used as a school and for community meetings.  I am proud to say, that it still stands.  My grandparents and other ancestors are buried in the cemetery on the grounds of the church.

If you ever want to do a tribute to a family member or friend, consider putting together a family cookbook.  Here’s 5 reasons to design one:

  • Celebrate life with good food, family, and friends.
  • Family cookbooks are a great gift idea, perfect for a giveaway, fundraiser or goodie bag. 
  • Family recipes bring a bite of nostalgia to the kitchen. 
  • It’s a great way to preserve family recipes. 
  • Store family love in your heart with good food from your ancestors.  

Last, I put my foot into it as the saying goes when I’m cooking.  But, I also put my heart into my dishes. This is a perfect way to remember those who are no longer with us, they will always be in our hearts.  Finally, it’s also a great way to bring family to the table, and get a good conversation going about your childhood.  I hope you found our tips on designing family cookbooks helpful.

 

Filed Under: Family Time Tagged With: , ,