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I just tried TruMoo's vanilla milk and it was great! Now, I want to share with you the chance to win a Goosebumps Haunted Hollywood Vacation (it ends today sorry) and snag a $2 off coupon for a goosebumps dvd! Just follow this link! http://trumoo.com/goosebumps/

DIY "lunchable"

My babes love the store bought lunchables but, feel even more special when I make one for them! Cole's Lunch box is featured below :) "My Mom,she can do everything!" I love having such an enthusiast!

SUPPLIES
FoodSaver Material	FoodSaver	Kitchen Meat Scissors

Food
Crackers	Deli Meat	Cheese

1. Using your cracker as a guide cut deli meat with scissors start on outer edges moving toward center to prevent having excessive meat scraps.
2. Depending on what type of cheese you use this step may vary either slice the cheese thin and cut to fit the cracker or use the cracker as guide and trace with knife on sliced cheese.
3. Stack Crackers/Meat/Cheese into their own piles- use each stack individually to measure out 3 rectangular bags from the  foodsaver material leaving roughly 1/8th of an inch extra material on all sides of each bag. 
4. Build the bags by sealing all but 1 edge
5. Stuff each bag then seal

Get Creative!

• Try using small cookie or play-doh cutters to create shapes with the meat and cheese
• Use a food coloring pen to draw designs or faces on the meat
• Make your own condiment pouches (the same way just more cautiously) if your kids don't like the "lunchable" dry
• Don't want the kids to have to bug teachers for scissors to pouches? Cut an ever so slight notch on the edge!

Be Green

• Have kids bring the baggies home to rinse/dry/reuse!
• Use a reusable cantine such as this one from staples

Keep it Healthy

• Try AppleGate Farms Meats and Cheeses
• Use low sodium crackers
• Toss in a well cleaned fruit for snack
• add some non browning Apple Slices by making a lemon juice and water mixture soaking apple slices for about a minute straining and packaging with the foodsaver!

Homemade Sunblock and Bug Repellant 2 in 1 Bars

If you are new with homemade cosmetics you may not have noticed that you always need 3 bases on hand your oil your butter your beeswax! Always stay stocked with your favorite butter coconut oil and beeswax!
My favorite stores are brambleberry.com and bulkapothecary.com

Here's my spin on sunblock lotion bars they melt on so they will melt if brought along on your travels so maybe keep in a cooler or bring a brick along in a tupperware if you plan on being out long.
all ingredients can be found at the above websites
1/2 Cup Cocoa or Shea Butter
1/2 Cup Coconut Oil
5 Tablespoons Beeswax
2 Tablespoons Zinc Oxide Powder
1/2 teaspoon Catnip Essential Oil
1/4 teaspoon Citronella Essential Oil
Molds- Your choice ice cube trays or melt and pour candy trays get creative :)

Melt butter, beeswax, and oils together on low in a double boiler. Line molds with plastic wrap if not using silicone. Remove from heat. Slowly add zinc oxide while whisking. Add to molds fridge until cool and firm store in a tupperware like container in fridge or cool room.

Happy Camping!

Summer's Free Fun for All in Massachusetts

From free bowling to free tours to free museums there are so many ways to keep your children busy and educated during summer break! Free Fun Fridays & Free First Fridays are our family's favorites because they provide the variety and spontaneity we crave without burning a massive hole in our pocket. I have an extensive amount of favorite websites that I'll share a few of at throughout  this post that I use on nearly an everyday basis. First I'll start by telling you about FREE FUN FRIDAYS every Friday there is a short list to choose from not all are appropriate for young kids but I always find at least one that my young ones can go to. The site has 60 participating museums throughout the course of the summer! Then, we have Boston Central  which provides you with an event calendar not all events are free and it doesn't always list an event that I'm off too but it is always my first stop when attempting to find a boredom buster! Fridays from 5PM TO 9PM Boston's Children's Museum has a nearly free night sponsored by target with an admission price of just $1 per person! First Friday of the month (Today) is free admission at the Acton Children's Museums from 4:30 PM TO 8:30 PM. Also free on the first Friday of the month is the MFA in Boston from 6PM TO 9:30PM. Check out Boston.com for more  events! I'll keep updating this as the day goes on I hope there is something on here that will make your day more exciting!

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