Over 100 National Parks that usually charge a fee are offering free entrance this weekend (January 14-16, 2012) for Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. Visit this offer for a full list of participating parks and plan your trip ahead.

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What are your plans for Halloween tonight?  We hit up a few parties on Friday and Saturday so I’m happy to report we’ll be at home with the light on for all the wonderful trick or treaters out there!

Stay safe everyone and listen to Jerry Seinfeld’s take on Halloween here! It cracks me up every time!! (I can wear that…)

(For those wondering.. our costumes say “Your Mamma and Your Daddy!”)

These were just too cute to not re-post!

1. Babalisme has a free set of Halloween Paper Dolls – one for boys and one for girls!
2. Something To Do created this easy Halloween wreath using black tulle.

Anyone else go through WAAAYY too much milk each week?! Well, if so, start saving your empty jugs to make these fun Halloween decorations! Best part!? They wont rot!!
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Step 1. Using a Sharpie, draw some spooky/silly faces on clean milk jugs.
Step 2. Color in the faces, or let your kids do it (if they are old enough to color in the lines AND use a sharpie.)
Step 3.  Cut a hole in the lower backside of the jug, about the size of an Oreo.
Step 4.  Line your jugs up along your walkway and use a string of white Christmas lights to illuminate your jugs.

(Thanks  Eighteen 25! )

It is that time of year again when all the little and big kids need a new costume for Halloween!  Get a jump on your friends and order a costume from BuyCostumes.com.   Some of them aren’t very cheap, but if you’re not a great sewer, they are not that bad! ** Make sure you check out the Clearance Page!

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The Dating Divas have a set of free printables for attaching to snack items.  This is an easy way to create great memories for your hubby and/or kids!  I LOVE doing things like this! (P.S. If you switch the wording a little, these are perfect for visiting teaching treats if you’re a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as well!)

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- You o”fish”cially have my heart!
- You stole a “piece” of my heart!
- It’s a “Joy” knowing you!
- I’m “stuck” on you!
- I’m “nuts” about you!
- I “soda” think you’re amazing!

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If you haven’t signed up for Fave Crafts yet, I recommend doing so! They have SO many great ideas for crafts and DIY design projects! I admit, I’m a copy cat when it comes to home designs! So I love sites like these!

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I had to share this from Better Homes and Gardens for more interesting gift container ideas because I’m not crafty enough to think of stuff like this!  I urge you to look through all 20 pages and ideas that they give you! There are some super cute and really easy to do ideas! Start saving your plastic wrap boxes now so you can use them to make this unique muffin (or cookie) box for the holidays!

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Simply Seleta has a cute idea over HERE. It’s for a Hero Box, filled with all sorts of candies, snacks, etc. that are labeled with Hero labels. She gives you the templates to download and customize. It’s all in a wooden box (I’m thinking Michael’s or JoAnn probably has these). You could also add ‘Daddy Coupons’ such as ‘Redeem this coupon for one yard mowing’ to it for something a little more long term. Men LOVE to know they’re our kids’ heroes, so this is perfect!

Another idea is to ‘interview’ your child – if they’re old enough. Two is okay as long as they’re pretty verbal. Ask them questions about their dad. The answers are so cute. You can type up all the questions and answers in different fonts and colors in a word document. Then print and take it to Kinko’s to get it laminated, punch holes in the top and tie a ribbon through it for hanging in his office. Here’s an example if you’d like to use it for a template (all of the fonts may not transfer, so you’ll have to use your own). This is only about $2 for the cost of laminating.  Or, you could frame it.

One more idea is to get a ‘grilling apron’ and put your kids handprints on it with the year and their names under each one.  Use your 50% off Michaels coupon to grab yours!

Here’s to a wonderful Father’s Day with all of our Super-Hero Dads!

DisneyFamily.com has a super cute Father’s day gift. You can download a free template, so you can print out a Daddyland Coupon Book, which would be perfect for your kids to give to their Dad. I’m keeping this up because you could use this booklet for other days than just Father’s Day.

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There are 19 fun and cheap ideas that kids (and adults) could make their mom’s for Mother’s Day! I loved page 5, I think it was the building blocks with the kids picture on them! So cute!

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