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Staying Close to Home shares family friendly recipes from appetizers to desserts If you can read you can cook so get your apron on and start cooking.
HOMELIFE
At Staying Close to Home you find all kinds of family fun ideas for holidays, ways to spoil your pets and simple tips on entertaining friends and family.
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Staying Close to Home sparks creativity. Now grab your glue gun and get ideas for your crafting fix.
Staying Close to Home shares family friendly recipes from appetizers to desserts If you can read you can cook so get your apron on and start cooking.
At Staying Close to Home you find all kinds of family fun ideas for holidays, ways to spoil your pets and simple tips on entertaining friends and family.
Staying Close to Home sparks creativity. Now grab your glue gun and get ideas for your crafting fix.
Recent Posts
I can not take credit for this as an original idea as two of my children did this noodle frame project in Kindergarten. I think it was so adorable and would make incredible gifts that I had to share. It is also a very simple project that any age...
Look no farther than your bathroom for great supplies to make these recycled planters . They are a great craft idea for the kids to give as teacher appreciation gifts next month. We all use so many products in our bathroom, and I know my husband...
Now that the weather is warming up, iced tea is something I crave in the afternoon. I know my kids’ teachers can use a little boost in the afternoon as well. This is why I thought I would create fun simple teacher appreciation gifts using iced tea...
UPDATED 9/12/2016 It was brought to my attention that the original source for this teacher appreciation week craft is no longer working. The PDF can be downloaded at bottom of the post. Letting your teacher know you are...
We recently remade this candy bar cake recipe for some dinner guests we were having. Instead of using Hershey Bars we cut up the 1 lb Trader Joe's Candy Bars the kids received for Christmas. We happened to have mini Hershey Bars so we decorated the...
Spring break is quickly approaching which may mean you are preparing to pack up the kids and take a road trip. Maybe you are headed to a local ski resort, or maybe a grandparent’s home ---either way, we know how much teens like to be on their...
