There was so much interest in the Thrifty Living on One Income Series… Get Crafty! post that I decided to run a series on it.  There is just so much you can make at home for pennies.  Try out one of these the next time cabin fever or general boredom sets in.
Homemade Easter Egg Dye
Homemade [...]

Last week I shared a great homemade slime recipe, but I know some of you would prefer one that is absolutely safe around little ones- this one can actually be eaten!  You pretty much just taste the sweetened condensed milk.  If your kids are bored, you guys are going to love this stuff!  And by [...]

It still looks and feels like winter, so we just might whip up a batch of this pretty slime to entertain our cabin fever this week.  My oldest son has loved slime from the first time he sunk his hands in it- and my youngest is about to find out how it feels on his [...]

Stickers!  Love ‘em?  Hate ‘em?  If your kids are into them, try this homemade sticker recipe.  Maybe you won’t spend too much time picking them off the walls!
What You’ll Need:
-Scissors
-Old Magazines, scrapbooks papers, or other papers with pictures, letters, etc.
-Box of flavoured gelatin (fun to lick)
-Plastic placemat or cloth
-Small paint brush
-Wax paper
Directions

Cut out sticker-sized pictures, [...]

The homemade playdough recipe I posted was so popular, that I say let’s just have a series!  Bath tub fingerpaints are also fun and frugal to concoct as a special surprise for your little ones.  Here’s how:
Ingredients
* 2/3 cup mild clear dishwashing soap
* 2 tbsp cornstarch
* Food coloring
*Containers- save travel size bottles, baby food [...]