Family Activities

  • Bunny Pancakes

    Bunny pancakes  – Hop on over for breakfast or lunch or dinner with Bunny HOPcakes.  However your family rolls, these will work for you. If I can makes these, so can you!     Pancake Recipe: we followed our favorite Greek Yogurt Pancake Recipe. Topping Options: Eyes – blueberries, M & M’s, banana slice, chocolate […]

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  • Essential Oils for Teen Girls

    Using Essential Oils for Teen Girls

    Do you enjoy using Essential Oils?  Maybe you’re interested in getting your teen onboard because you’ve learned about the benefits.  Fortunately, I have a Teen Expert here today to share her experiences with essential oils.  Meet Julia, she’s a real life teenager and agreed to write this piece for Busy Kids Happy Mom.  She even included […]

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  • Fingerprint World - collaborative kid made gift

    Fingerprint World Tutorial

    Celebrate the Earth! This is the last in the fingerprint art series!  I hope you enjoyed the heart and the dove… now here is the world!  This one was done with the others, but it was saved out for my Dad’s birthday.  Happy Birthday Grandad! We followed the same directions from the Dove, except this time my sister’s […]

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  • Christmas Town at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, VA

    Visiting Williamsburg is magical.  We’ve found that it is one our family’s happy places. The slower pace of going back in time in the colonial town speaks to us.  After we visit the colonial area, we always make time for Busch Gardens. Ten tips for visiting Christmas Town at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, VA.  “Where Christmas […]

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  • Rainbow Cookies

    Rainbow Cookies with Skittles and Marshmallows… It’s always fun to welcome in a new season or holiday with a sweet treat.  We love our Sunshine Cupcakes for summer and our Gingerbread Cookies for Christmas.  Now we have some Rainbow Cookies to add to Spring! Supplies: Sugar Cookies or Cupcakes White Icing (I just used confectioner’s […]

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  • Using a Light Scoop to Improve your Indoor Photography

    I’m in love with the Light Scoop!  It’s perfect for taking pictures of things when it’s dark.  Maybe you make cakes or take endless photos of LEGO creations.  This simple attachment can keep you from running around looking for natural light.  It takes the glare off of the object and disperses the light. Photography is […]

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