Tag: Family Life

Having a baby or know someone who is? Sam’s Club is giving away free boxes of baby items! Best part is you don’t have to have a membership to request one! I just requested mine and will gift it to a friend who is fostering the most precious baby! Hurry, I am not sure how many of these are available!

DIY Natural Hair Gel Tutorial!

Does your husband goes through his hair gel rather quickly?! Mine sure does. In response, I searched the internet and found this DIY Natural Hair Gel with Gelatin tutorial. This tutorial is both frugal and fun to make. Want to make this hair product as well? If so, here are the supplies you’ll need:

• Light hold: 1/2 tsp. grassfed gelatin
• Medium hold: 3/4 tsp.  grassfed gelatin
• Strong hold: 1 tsp.  grassfed gelatin
• 1 cup hot water
• Optional for fragrance – 10 drops of your favorite essential oils.
• Glass jar
• Optional: for additional moisture, add some vegetable glycerine or pure aloe vera gel

For additional directions on making this hair gel, be sure to visit the My Merry Messy Life Webpage. Let us know what you thought of this frugal project in the comment section below. We’d love to hear from you.

Apple Butter Waffles With Cinnamon Syrup Recipe!

Want a new breakfast recipe for the upcoming weekend? If so, try this Apple Butter Waffles With Cinnamon Syrup dish. My kids adored this recipe more than my regular waffles! Want to make this breakfast treat as well? If so, be sure to have the following supplies:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ¼ cup milk
• ½ cup Musselman’s apple butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• nonstick cooking spray for the griddle
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 cup water, cold
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For additional directions on making this recipe, be sure to visit the Sugar Dish Me Webpage for more details. Let us know what recipes you’ve tried lately, because we love to hear from our readers.

Newspaper Shark Craft Project!

Planning on taking your kids to SeaWorld or your local aquarium? If so, you must check out this Newspaper Shark Craft! If your significant other reads the newspaper, then this is a great way to reuse it. Want to make this artwork with your children? If so, be sure to have the following supplies beforehand:

• light blue, dark blue, black and white cardstock paper
• newspaper
• googly eyes
• scissors
• glue

PS: Other than the newspaper, I found all of these supplies at my local  Dollar store!

For additional directions on making this shark craft, be sure to visit the I Heart Crafty Things Webpage for further details. Let us know what you thought of this project or any other in the comment section below.

Cheesecake Bites Recipe!

• 5 tablespoons (70 g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 1/2 cups (225 g) gluten free cookie crumbs
• 2 8-ounce packages (total: 16 ounces) cream cheese, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar (can reduce to 1/2 cup (100 g) for a less-sweet version)
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons (18 g) cornstarch (or try arrowroot)
• 2 eggs (100 g, weighed out of shell) at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 tablespoons (28 g) virgin coconut oil (or vegetable shortening)

For additional directions on making these cheesecake bites, be sure to visit the Gluten Free On A ShoeString Webpage. Let us know what you thought of this recipe in the comment section below. We love to hear from our readers.