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26 Candy Free Alternatives for Halloween Parties and Trick or Treating

If your child is gluten free or has food allergies, Halloween can be difficult. But that’s no reason to miss out on the fun. Here are some amazing candy free alternatives for Halloween parties and trick-or-treating. If you’ve taken a look at our tips for how to have an autism friendly Halloween or if you will be using our Trick or Treat cards for autistic kids; maybe you’re looking to take it one step further. If you are searching for candy free alternatives for a classroom Halloween party or to hand out for trick-or-treaters, we have found some of the best for you! Non Candy Trick or Treat Ideas If you are participating in the Teal Pumpkin Project, or perhaps you just want to get a little…

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Super Simple Lunch Hacks for the Busy Work at Home Mom

ByKori

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As a work at home mom, time management tends to be my enemy. I am notorious for skipping lunch when I don’t work through lunch. Sound familiar? If this describes you too, I want to share these super simple lunch hacks for the busy work at home mom.. This is a sponsored blog post; while the views expressed here were genuinely mine, consideration was paid to me by Tai Pei Food to review this product. Let’s face it, while my child will happily get by with mac & cheese every day for lunch? I like to mix it up a bit. But, sometimes my options are slightly limited. I already mentioned that time management struggle, right? Here’s what tends to happen: After getting the…

Family Friendly Recipes

Crushed Candy Cupcake

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If you’re looking for a way to use up that leftover Halloween candy, this is the recipe for you! My kids absolutely LOVED making this crushed candy cupcake. Growing up, Halloween was one of my favorite holidays. My mom usually made my costumes and I always looked forward to trick or treating with my friends. As I started getting older, Halloween started to lose some of it’s appeal but becoming a mom changed that again. Granted, I don’t always look forward to Halloween in terms of dealing with trick or treaters, but over the past few years I’ve started to enjoy it more. I’d love to start really decorating for Halloween again but in the meantime, I have fun planning ahead for Halloween. We usually…

Homeschooling

Easy Ways to Engage the Early Learner at Home

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As we are continuing to develop our homeschool program, I’m looking for ways to mix things up and keep things interesting. One way that we’re doing this, is by using a mix of online and offline learning materials. We were so excited to find out that Reading Eggs now has workbooks! This post is sponsored by Reading Eggs. I was given workbooks to try with my family and was compensated for my time. All thoughts and opinions are my own, and I wasn’t required to give a positive review. Please see my full disclosure for details. Easy Ways to Engage the Early Learner at Home My daughter, I’m finding out, learns in several ways. Some things she picks up hands-on, some are better with repetition, and…

Homeschooling

How We Made Learning to Read Fun and Engaging

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Is your child showing an interest in learning how to read? Here’s how we made learning to read fun and engaging with Reading Eggs. Squeaker has always caught on to things a bit early. And while I had planned to at least do prep work with her at home (to prepare for Kindergarten in public school), it was soon becoming apparent that she may have been a bit further ahead than we originally thought. Still, I wasn’t quite sure as to what we could still do with her. But as I continued to piece together things on my own, it was becoming more and more evident to Kyle and I that we would be pursuing the homeschooling route. We love the flexibility of using physical…

Money Matters

How to Keep An Emergency Fund and Your SSI Benefits

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Setting up an emergency fund is a great idea! However, it could affect your SSI benefits if you have saved too much. But how much is too much? Here’s how much to put in your emergency fund without affecting your SSI. While some are lucky enough to escape them, nearly everyone goes through some type of emergency in their lifetime. This might be a major emergency like an earthquake or flood that causes structural damage to a home. Or it could be a car accident that leads to extended time out of work. But do you need an emergency fund? Even with a family budget in place, you could budget for your emergency fund just like you would for a vacation fund. Having an emergency…