Free Easter color pages and kids’ craft ideas
Apples 4 the Teacher is a great place to find free, holiday-themed printable coloring pages, easy recipes, clip art, word games and craft ideas for children. It’s a “teacher” site, but parents,...
View ArticleWhat to do with the leftover school supplies
When the last day of school takes place, the last thing your children want to think about is NEXT school year. But some quick thinking on your part when it’s time to wind down the academics can save...
View ArticleFrugal, even free, summer fun for the kids
Are you looking for free or cheap activities for your children to do during the summer? Based on my experience, that’s a particularly frustrating situation for the children who are responsible enough...
View ArticleHow to handle the Sunday School expenses
This is an encore originally from August 2010, updated for this year and posted today because Sunday School registration started this weekend at some of the churches in Monroe, Mich. On the assumption...
View ArticleWhere can you find Advent calendars in Monroe MI?
One of the “old school” Christmas customs that I’ve heard my Monroe, Mich., readers ask about in recent years involves Advent calendars. These are the “countdown” calendars in which you open a window...
View ArticleIdeas for handcrafted kid-friendly nativity sets
Would you like to let the young children in your family have a nativity set of their own to re-enact the baby Jesus story – while hopefully leaving any artisan or designer nativity your family may own...
View ArticleWhat can you find at Family Christian Store in Toledo?
I have an occasional series called What can you get at …? It’s meant to showcase retailers and thrift shops that normally don’t show up in one of my sales and deals roundups, but do have...
View ArticleWhat can you get at Reger’s in Toledo?
I have an occasional series called What can you get at …? It’s meant to showcase retailers and thrift shops that normally don’t show up in one of my sales and deals roundups, but do have...
View ArticleHow to fill out the scholarship applications
The Monroe on a Budget column runs Tuesdays in The Monroe Evening News. Here is this week’s installment: Scholarship application season has started for the 2013-14 academic year, and some of the...
View ArticleBaptism, First Communion and Confirmation celebration ideas for families on a...
I’ve talked about this topic before, but it’s turned into an annual discussion as the families who have questions one year aren’t the same families who have questions the next year! The question is:...
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