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Patriotic Red, White and Blue Printables – July 4th and Memorial Day

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May 19, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Summer Leave a Comment

Celebrate Independence Day! Download and print these free patriotic red, white and blue printables for the Fourth of July, Memorial Day and even Veterans Day.

Red, White and Blue Printables

I love a party but I hate to make it complicated. Having preteen girls has made it such a blessing. There is little planning ahead and I can have them jump on line and grab free printables for our gatherings. We found some of the best red, white, and blue free printables. Download and print to top off your own celebration for the Fourth of July, Veterans Day, and Memorial Day!

Printing Tip: I hate to waste my printer ink, especially with large print jobs. I find Staples Print Services so easy and frugal. I upload my printable, select the quantity and pay online. Then I pick up in the store. It really is so easy and very affordable!

Take a look at our Fourth of July Hacks and Tips, Fourth of July Recipes, and our Red White and Blue Foods.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Grab these stars and stripes ice cream cone wraps from Chickabug.

Get the free printables to make these simple DIY 4th of July goodie bags from Tell Love and Pantry.

Make enchanting July 4th mason jar lights in 5 minutes with this free printable design from A Piece of Rainbow. Perfect as party decor and centerpieces!

Print off these adorable hot dog trays from The House that Lars Built for your 4th of July celebrations!

Download from Handmade Charlotte and print these free stitching cards for your kids to work on this 4th of July! Cute while waiting for fireworks or perhaps use as a party display and hang on a string as a banner!

It’s not a party without an invitation. Choose your favorite 4th of July party invitation to download and print for free from Fun Loving Families.

Simply Everyday Moms has a safe way for your young ones to enjoy the fourth of July. Make your very own Fourth of July DIY confetti poppers!

Studio DIY has fun and festive fireworks sunglasses you can print and glue together!

Print your very own patriotic windsock from Everyday Dishes. Just add curling ribbon and you are all set!

The House that Lars Built has adorable printable bandana tags. Create a sweet and patriotic hostess gift for Fourth of July with baskets of berries wrapped in faded bandanas.

Hand out these sparkler packs to your guests on Independence day! Printable on Lovely Indeed.

Download this free patriotic printable to add meaning to your 4th of July decor. Bill of Rights printable on Aspen Jay.

Enjoy this 4th of July I spy printable from Kleinworth Co. This printable will keep the kids busy while they wait for the fireworks this Independence Day.

Stars and stripes forever! Download this free bunting banner from Hello Little Home.

Make your own decor for the Fourth of July with free hand lettered cut files (for Silhouette or Cameo) from Persia Lou.

But seriously… how cute are these festive rocket Fourth of July pencil toppers from Goh Likim?

BINGO! Save these Bingo boards from Alice and Lois to add festivity and fun to your Independence Day celebration.

Make your own red, white and blue paper chain with these free printables from Love the Day.

Get your Fourth of July tablescape ready with these patriotic country fair printables from Hostess with the Mostess. Photos from Glue Stick Blog.

These pretty Hand Lettered Fourth of July Wall Art Prints will go great with your patriotic decor! Comes in three different designs from Printable Crush!

Explore these explosive recipes for your Fourth of July. Pin to Pinterest. (Also see our red white and blue foods.)

Also check out these Fourth of July Hacks and Tips for your party needs. Pin to Pinterest.

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eos Printable – Keep Cool This Summer

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May 18, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media Leave a Comment

Keep cool this summer with this eos printable gift for friends. This eos Lip Balm cute idea for an end of year or last day of school gift for students and teachers alike!

EOS Printable – Keep Cool This Summer

Looking for a cute end of the year gift for students or teachers alike? This fun printable incorporates eos lip balm a fun summer wish – keep cool this summer. Use traditional lip balm flavors including sweet mint, passion fruit, strawberry sorbet or tangerine.

Most eos lip balms cost about about $3, so if you are doing this for an entire classroom, expect to pay about $60. You can buy eos bulk on Amazon, but I am not seeing it for much less than $3. In fact, some of the bulk packages cost over $3/piece. You might be best running up to target and adding a bunch to your shopping cart. I saw them both in the health (near the band-aids) section, on end caps and also near checkout. At Walgreens, I have seen them for B1G1 50% off but they were at $3.99/piece. That would make each the same price as Target (not on sale at $2.99/each.)

If the price becomes too high for you to give to an entire classroom, consider use for a smaller gathering of friends or gift to a teacher! She will appreciate one in her pool bag this summer!

Keep Cool This Summer Supplies:

eos Lip Balm
eos printable (see below)

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I am happy to share printables. When sharing with others, please lead them to my website instead of emailing them the file(s). It takes time, effort and money to put the freebies forth and I earn when you visit. Thanks for visiting and thanks for sharing with others!

eos Keep Cool This Summer Directions:

Cut out the circle inside your ice cream and insert your eos Lip Balm. I cut a little bit beyond the circle to get the balm to fit.

I like to order my prints at Staples. It saves on ink and is only a few short miles from my home. I pick-up at the store, but of course you can upload them online and then have them shipped to your home.

To Order Your Printables at Staples*

Download and save your image from this post. (Please note these images are for personal use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial use.)
Sign in or create a Staples account on their print service page.
Return to Staples print service page.
Go to Start Project.
Go to Documents Printing. Select Browse.
Select the Buy Now Button under color.
On the left column, choose add file.
Select upload.
Select done.
Give your job a name.
Make sure your project is single sided. The orientation should be portrait.
I changed my media to 8.5×10 and the media to 67 lb cover stock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel.)
Select add to cart.
Proceed to checkout. My total was $0.65 for one print. You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.
Enjoy!

*Note: these Staple print service steps were added in Spring 2019 The directions may change as the website changes. They should give you a general outline of how to upload and order a print on Staples.com.

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final eos craft. Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

Also check out these Punny Teacher Gifts. Perfect for the end of the year. Pin to Pinterest.

20 Baby Shower Games Printables You Will Actually Enjoy

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April 21, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Baby, Birthday, Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media 2 Comments

Save this list of twenty baby shower games. These baby shower games printables are free. Activities the mom-to-be, guests, and you will actually enjoy!

Baby Shower Games Printables

I have five kids. With my five kids, I only had two baby showers. Additionally, I have not attended a baby shower in years. Well, that isn’t true. I went to one about two years ago, and I was out out of place because it has been so long. So research had to be done to find you all the best.

In my discovery for this post, this is what I learned. The internet does not lack baby shower games. You guys, there are 100s. Additionally, each game has about a dozen versions and is found on about another 1,000 blogs. So I did my good duty for you all and put together the best baby shower games that won’t throw you into an instant snooze. If I found the game multiple places, I found what I thought was the best version. Additionally, all these games offer printables. Free printables. You’re welcome (wink!)… and congrats to the happy parents!

Take a look! We have more Tips for Throwing a Baby Shower including recipes and more baby game ideas. Also, these Baby Milestone Monthly Printables are adorable for photographing a baby’s age. Download this freebie for yourself or print as a shower gift with an 8×10 frame.

Baby Shower Taboo from Fun Squared. Divide the guests into two teams and have someone draw a card. She needs to get her team to say the word at the top of the card, but she can’t say the 5 words below it as she describes.

Words for the Wee Hours from Happy Home Fairy. I was so happy to stumble upon this printable. Julie is a friend of mine for 20 years (where does time go) and she has some amazing printables. Print these Words for the Wee Hours. Challenge shower guests to make their own, but you can display yours on a clothes line with clothes pins. Vote on the funniest sayings or the phrases that make mom laugh the most. Now I am dying for a friend to have a baby so I can gift these messages.

Name that Baby from DIY Network and TomKat Studio. Have each guest bring a baby photo of themselves. Post the photos on a board along with a printed number. Throughout the shower, guests can study the board and take a guess at who is in each photo. Guest with the most correct guesses wins. Up to 12 guests.

The Price is Right from Tula Mama. Set up a table with the items listed on this sheet. Have guests fill out their card with their best guesses for the price of each item. The person with the closest price of each item scores one point. The guest with the most points wins a prize.

He Said, She Said from Unoriginal Mom. Just like the bridal shower game, is this fact about mommy or daddy. Pick up the free printable lips and mustache as well as the header for the game. But personalize for yourself in a Word Document.

How Sweet It Is from Lil Luna. Fill out the matching pregnancy term to the candy bar. For example, girls name would be Baby Ruth. Have a basket of candy bars mentioned in the game. Most likely, everyone will have these answers right, so give he bar to who shares the answer with the group when going over results.

Baby ABCs from PJs and Paint. Ready, set, go. You are timed trying find a baby related item that begins with each letter. If there are repeat letters (like two people choose diapers for D) a point is not awarded. Person with the most points at the end wins. Make sure your words are unique and baby related!

What’s in your Phone from Inspiration Made Simple. It’s basically the same concept of “What’s in your Purse?” but baby shower edition. Each participant earns points for the item that they have in their phone. Things like having the Pinterest app or having the baby shower in your calendar.

Pass the Prize from Tula Mama. Similar to pass the present, start the game off with one person. Normally the baby’s mama! Mama has to pass the gift off to someone who matches the description in the line of the poem. Keep passing the gift with each line of the poem until the final line of the poem is read.

Celebrity Baby Names from For the Love of George. See who knows US Weekly best with this parents to celebrity baby name match.

Children’s Book Emoji Pictionary from Sugar and Soul. Ooohh, this one is a challenge. Identify the children’s book from the emoji given. Person with the most number of books right at the end, wins.

What’s In Your Purse from Inspiration Made Simple. Similar to what’s in your phone game, gain points for the odd things you might find in your bag… Granola bar? Hammer? Photo of the kids?

Baby Jeopardy from Tula Mama. I will take “Nursery Rhymes for 300, Alex!” Play everyone’s favorite television game, the game of Jeopardy with all things fitting for a baby!

Name that Tune from Play, Party, Plan. Download this list of 50 songs with the word baby in the title ranging from Justin Bieber to The Beatles. See who gets the most songs right, first.

Name that Artist from Play, Party Plan. Contrary, as if at a poetry reading, read the lyrics to songs and see how many people can guess the artist. “They say were young and we don’t know, we won’t find out until we grow…” – Name that artist!

Match the Baby and Mama from Hey, Let’s Make Stuff. Match the mama to her baby! This animal mother and baby matching game is both challenging and fun.

How Long is Each Animal Pregnant from Paper Trail Design. Guess the gestation period for each animal; a fun baby shower game that is easy to pull of and isn’t overly annoying.

Baby Scavenger Hunt from Plan the Perfect Baby Shower. Riddles and rhymes, the race is on to score the prize! Follow these baby related clues in this baby shower game.

Baby Trait from Sugar and Charm. What will baby look like? Will his/her eyes resemble mom or dad? How about their hair color. Everyone shares their guess and at the end the mother to be shares hers. Whoever matches with the mom most, wins!

Wishes for Baby from Lauren Makes. Maybe not a game but a very good way to send off the baby and mother to be. These wishes for baby can be laminated and binded for the parents and child to keep forever! If laminating, print on cardstock.

About printables, I like to order my prints from Staples. It saves on ink and is only a few short miles from my home. I pick-up at the store, but of course you can upload them online and then have them shipped to your home.

To Order Your Printables at Staples*:

Download and save your image from this post. (Please note these images are for personal use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial use.)
Sign in or create a Staples account on their print service page.
Return to Staples print service page.
Go to Start Project.
Go to Documents Printing. Select Browse.
Select the Buy Now Button under color.
On the left column, choose add file.
Select upload.
Select done.
Give your job a name.
Make sure your project is single sided. The orientation should be portrait or landscape.
I changed my media to 8.5×10 and the media to 67 lb cover stock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel.)
Select add to cart.
Proceed to checkout. You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.
Enjoy!

*Note: these Staple print service steps were added in Winter 2019 The directions may change as the website changes. They should give you a general outline of how to upload and order a print on Staples.com.

Don’t stop here! There are more Baby Shower Tips including recipes and more baby game ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Share this with the new mama (or the experienced mama) – Need to Know Newborn Tips, Hacks and Tricks. Pin to Pinterest.

Celebrate each month with these Monthly Baby Photo Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Baby Milestone Monthly Printables – Newborn to One Year

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April 20, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Baby, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media 2 Comments

These Baby Milestone Monthly Printables are adorable for photographing a baby’s age. Download this freebie for yourself or print as a shower gift with an 8×10 frame.

Baby Milestone Monthly Printables

With all five of my kids, I have done monthly photos in a chair since they were born. In fact, just four months ago I took my last set of monthly photos for the twins – where does time go? It was shocking to me that I would no longer be taking one of these photos again. I calculated how much I spent on these age stickers and decided I wanted to give you all a more frugal option for monthly milestones.

Baby Milestone Monthly Printables

We put together two sets of monthly printables for your baby – one pink and one blue so you can use it for your boy or girl. These printables are on 8.5 x 11 paper so you can frame each month in an 8×10 frame. You can print at home or send to Staples to save some money on ink. Staples in incredibly affordable, more on that below.

Shower Gift Idea

Find the most adorable 8×10 frame (I love this one) and gift these printables to a mother for a baby shower! You can have them made an an office store. When the mother is done with the frame for taking photos, she can use the frame for a picture of her baby’s first year.

Share With Us Your Photogrpahed Baby Milestone Monthly Printables!

Please share your pictures. If you use this set, tag me on Instagram or Facebook. Upload a picture of “tried it” on Pinterest. Leave a comment. I love to see your little ones grow and our printables used. It brings me joy! You can see my boy (child #3 of five) growing in his chair, beside his bear. Makes me shed a tear!

To Order Your Printables at Staples*:

Download and save your image from this post. (Please note these images are for personal use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial use.)
Sign in or create a Staples account on their print service page.
Return to Staples print service page.
Go to Start Project.
Go to Documents Printing.
Select the Buy Now Button under color.
On the left column, select your file.
Select upload.
Select done.
Give your job a name.
Make sure your project is single sided. The orientation should be portrait.
I changed my media to 8.5×10 and the media to 67 lb coverstock (I prefer a cardstock feel over printer paper feel.)
Select add to cart.
Proceed to checkout. You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.
Enjoy!

>>DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE GIRL BABY MILESTONE MONTHLY PRINTABLES<<

By downloading you are accepting the terms that this is for personal, non-commercial use. Please contact Frugal Coupon Living with any questions.

I am happy to share these Baby Milestone Monthly Printables. When sharing with others, please lead them to my website instead of emailing them the file(s). It takes time, effort and money to put the freebies forth and I earn when you visit. Thanks for visiting and thanks for sharing with others!

>>DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE BOY BABY MILESTONE MONTHLY PRINTABLES<<

By downloading you are accepting the terms that this is for personal, non-commercial use. Please contact Frugal Coupon Living with any questions.

I am happy to share these Baby Milestone Monthly Printables. When sharing with others, please lead them to my website instead of emailing them the file(s). It takes time, effort and money to put the freebies forth and I earn when you visit. Thanks for visiting and thanks for sharing with others!

Also take a look at these other Baby Milestone Monthly Printables, Stickers and Signs.

Eric Carle The Very Hungry Caterpillar Inspired Stickers from B is for Boy.
Floral and Vine Monthly Photo Signs from Craftivity Designs.
Peach and Navy Monthly Stickers from I Heart Arts N Crafts.
Brown and Brightly Colored Monthly Signs from Mom and Wife.
Pastel and Primary Stickers from Daffodil Design.
Chalk Monthly Photo Signs from Reason to Skip the Housework.
~~Solid Boy and Girl Monthly Stickers~~ from Attempting Aloha
Animal, Pandas, or Circus First Year Signs from Phil and Mama.
Chalk Monthly Milestone Stickers from Little Stuff.
Boy and Girl Monthly Printable Signs from The Frugal Fairy.
Necktie Monthly Onesies from How to Nest for Less.
Fruit and Vegetable Monthly Photo Signs from Pea to Pumpkin.
Turtle Monthly Stickers from Sugar Pickle Designs.

We love to see your cute babies and our Pinterest community would as well. Share your monthly photos. Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

There are endless ideas. Take a look at all of these Monthly Baby Photo Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

New or experienced mom? Take a look at these Need to Know Newborn Tips, Hacks & Tricks. Pin to Pinterest.

Hosting a baby shower? Take a look at these Free Baby Shower Games Printables. Pin to Pinterest.

Trailer Park Murder Mystery Party

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April 6, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Birthday, Facebook, Halloween, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media Leave a Comment

Who dunnit? It’s a Trailer Park Murder Mystery Party. Themed Trailer Park Tragedy party decor, costumes, tablescapes and recipes to pull of your ultimate Redneck bash.

Trailer Park Murder Mystery Party

Red Solo cup, I fill you up! Let’s have a party… Redneck Style!

One of my dearest friends had a party I was incredibly jealous not to attend. With her living thousands of miles (and a continent) away, I forgave her for the lack of an invite, but i told her to take many pictures so I could live vicariously through her photos. Not only did I get to scroll through endless digital photos, I gathered them together to share with you all so you too could enjoy the celebration – a Trailer Park Murder Mystery Party!

What is a Murder Mystery Party?

A murder mystery party is a themed game played with a large group of people. Party-goers are assigned roles, with one individual secretly playing a fictitious murderer, and the other attendees each providing a character to fit the theme. The attendees work together to solve who among them is the criminal while not getting murdered themselves!

Trailer Park Tragedy

For her guidance, she referred to Night of Mystery Trailer Park Tragedy. There she got printables, invites, and a list of character, descriptions and directions for completing her perfect murder mystery party.

I didn’t want to leave you all hanging. I know we are both feeling left out of this party of a life time, so to warm both of our redneck hearts, I gathered together some of the most creative White Trash Bash party ideas from around the web. Use these DIY decorations, tablescapes and recipes, and free printables (made by yours truly!)

Recipe for Disaster

This trailer park tragedy is a recipe for disaster. Let us all lift our Red Solo cup and offer a toast to finding the murderer! Cheers y’all!

Party Tip: If you are the host/hostess, do not become the main character or narrator. It is hard keeping track of food, drinks, talking with guests, and staying in character! It’s best to sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor (prep) and enjoy the dinner show!

Home is where you park it! Welcome to the trailer park! Get ready for adorable party decor and trailer park party ideas.

Tuna fish cans, bean cans, and newspaper – they all make pretty centerpieces. Just add a tea light!

Hang a clothesline. We hand dyed these old clothes to make the perfect Trailer Park Clothesline. There were a few ways we made different items of clothing. First, we bleached old red and black boxer briefs. They held a little bit of the color but looked filthy and old once bleached. Second, we also took red clay (dirt) and rubbed them into white t-shirts, socks and fabric with rocks. Begin by wetting your fabrics. Then add the dirt. The rocks will help break down the fabric, cause some tears and really grind the dirt in the clothing. Lastly, we dyed some of the fabrics with Kool-Aid. It looks like something red was placed in a white wash. It also gave some of the fabrics a nice pink look! WE thought pink male underwear was perfect for our trailer park.

Make your own watering hole, I mean plastic barrel cooler using this 55 gallon Blue Plastic Drum. A few nails and 2x4s and you have your legs! | Katie Mayed

Speaking of coolers. Try to refrain from having garbage cans on the premise. Adding used plates and cans only adds more decoration to your lawn.

Add an invisible ink message for clues. You can get an invisible ink pen with UV light here. | Ikatbag

Beer can hair rollers are a must – follow this YouTube tutorial on how to make them! | Photo Source

Brown kraft paper using for crafts or parcel helped make our outhouse door. Remember to keep that S in reverse! Amazon has a lot of funny toilet paper! (You can purchase an outhouse door cover here if you don’t want to make one.)

Every party has a pooper and this flower needed a pot. Problem solved using a toddler potty seat. (Normally these can be borrow from someone’s back yard – just look around the trailer park and leave a note!)

To make this beer box garland backdrop, we had hooks in our beam every foot. The beam is about 11 feet across. The beam to the bottom of the last box was about 6 feet, this allowed us to fit 4 boxes on the vertical rope. We weaved first box through the rope and tied near the top with a knot. We fed the rope through the second robe and added another knot. We continued this process with two more boxes for at total of four boxes per vertical rope. We took all our ropes and tied them to the horizontal rope about a foot apart. The hooks were helpful in giving us the exact amount of distance.

Print your Cat (opossum) Found Poster from Frugal Coupon Living. “Please call Billy. No Phone. Just call his name!”

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Pink flamingos printed from the Night of Mystery Trailer Park Tragedy.

Every queen needs a handbag! Get 1.88 inch painters tape and write Gucci, Chanel, LV or whatever your designer brand. It could be kind of funny to do a very cheap brand anyways, like Old Navy or something already budget friendly.

When hosting a party, add a beautiful floral centerpiece. We find Vlasic pickles make a beautiful vase for flowers. Plus save money on the flower water because they already come with a pretty green water inside. Look for flowers in your neighbors yard instead of going to the store – those cost to much anyways.

Every Murder Mystery Party, needs a few accessories. Pick up these props and must have accessories for your Trailer Park Tragedy!

This inexpensive fire alarm meets most southern fire code inspections. With this Jiffy Pop Popcorn Fire Alarm, a reoccurring popping sounds goes off when a fire is present.

We saw this “Bell doesn’t work sign” online but it didn’t come with a printable, so we made you one! (Source)

>>PRINT YOUR FREE BELL DOES’T WORK PRINTABLE<<

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You have to have the right food! Serve these Corn Dog Tin Muffins. | The Diary of a Real Housewife

Everyone needs a good rink. This Killer Trash Can Punch is a must! | LeafTV – Laura Vryhof/Demand Media

Every murder mystery party has to have a vote, who do you think did it? We think Always Maxi Pads make a nice voting box. How beautiful is that blue and green color combo?

To fit the theme, make an edible blood cake or cupcakes for your visitors. | The Girl Who Ate Everything (including blood!)

Make your own chocolate covered pretzel cigarettes with this recipe.

Chocolate Covered Pretzel Cigarettes Ingredients:

Other Supplies:

Microwave safe mixing bowls
Wax paper
Disposable paper tray (to serve your pretzels)

Chocolate Covered Pretzel Cigarettes

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

Scale

Ingredients

Pretzel sticks
10 oz package of red candy melts
10 oz package of white candy melts
Black food coloring
White sparkling sugar

Instructions

Pour your white candy melts into a microwave safe bowl. Place your bowl in the microwave heating for 30 second increments, stirring occasionally until melted.
Once melted, dip your pretzel sticks into the melted chocolate until it covered most of the stick. Lay on wax paper and let dry.
In a separate bowl, mix your white sparkling sugar with black food coloring. Add a little bit at a time and add as needed until you get the perfect color of ash.
Pour your red candy melts into another microwave safe bowl. Place your bowl in the microwave heating for 30 second increments, stirring occasionally until melted.
Once melted, dip the edge of your pretzel sticks into the melted chocolate.
Immediately place into the black sparkling sugar to give your pretzel some ash.
Lay on wax paper and let dry.

Our Pinterest community love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final Trail Park Mystery Party Images and Ideas. Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

Stick with a theme! Looking for other themed parties? Take a look at these Harry Potter Birthday Party Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Keep it small and celebrate a birthday with these Family Birthday Celebrations. Pin to Pinterest.

Teacher Appreciation C is for Caffeine Printable

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March 30, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back To School, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media 1 Comment

Responsible for a Thankful Thursday? Trying to find something creative for teacher appreciation week? Pick up this free C is for Caffeine Printable!

C is for Caffeine Printable

C is for caffeine.

This is the printable I gave my girls teacher on the first day back to school for the new year. Who doesn’t’ need a little caffeinated pick me up after a long winter break?

Whether it’s coffee, tea or even chocolate, this C is for caffeine printable can be used on your teacher. Consider using it on a Thankful Thursday or perhaps it might make the most creative Teacher Appreciation Week Gift.

We would love to see your ideas. Leave a comment or upload a video under “Tried It” on Pinterest. Your ideas gives us creative juices for future work.

C is for Caffeine Supplies:

The supplies are really based up what you choose to gift your teacher. A few of the things we gifted are below.

You will also need a resource to print this. We suggest sending the order to Staples and printing on card stock. More on that below.

If you have a teacher that is a tea drinker, we really fell in love with this tea mug – how creative is that?

>>PRINT YOUR FREE C IS FOR CAFFEINE PRINTABLE<<

By downloading you are accepting the terms that this is for personal, non-commercial use. Please contact Frugal Coupon Living with any questions.

I am happy to share printables. When sharing with others, please lead them to my website instead of emailing them the file(s). It takes time, effort and money to put the freebies forth and I earn when you visit. Thanks for visiting and thanks for sharing with others!

To Order Your Printables at Staples*:

Download and save your image from this post. (Please note these images are for personal use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial use.)
Sign in or create a Staples account on their print service page.
Return to Staples print service page.
Go to Start Project.
Go to Documents Printing. Select Browse.
Select the Buy Now Button under color.
On the left column, choose add file.
Select upload.
Select done.
Give your job a name.
Make sure your project is single sided. The orientation should be portrait.
I changed my media to 8.5×10 and the media to 67 lb cover stock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel.)
Select add to cart.
Proceed to checkout. My total was $0.65 for one print. You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.
Enjoy!

Don’t forget our recent – 20 Punny Teacher Gifts with Printables. Pin to Pinterest.

We have so many additional teacher appreciation ideas. First enjoy these FREE Teacher Appreciation Printables. Pin to Pinterest.

Also take a look at these easy and creative Teacher Appreciation Gifts. Pin to Pinterest.

Kid Incentives Child Screen Time Tickets Printables

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March 23, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media Leave a Comment

Trade in these Child Screen Time Ticket for entertainment on video games, the computer, tablets, smartphones or even watching television. These free printables are a great kid incentives, moving responsibility from the parent to the child!

Screen Time Tickets Printables

I recently saw a meme about when you tell a child their screen time is over. The meme was pretty much depicting a grown man in a toddler fit. No matter the age of your child, I am sure we can all relate the the temper once screen time has been declared done.

Two things that I have found helpful in my own struggle with screen time, are giving the children control and also letting the child know how much time they will have beforehand. They are not caught off guard when time is officially up because they became “playing” knowing they only had x number of minutes. While this has not solved all my parenting problems, holding true to these two tips has been really helpful.

When our kids get screen time, they give Alexa an alarm to go off when their time is up. This allows me to not keep track of time and also gives them their own responsibility to monitor their time and get off when their time is up. Before beginning their game, they say “Alexa, tell me when 30 minutes is up” …and that is what she does! You can also work on Alexa giving them a 25 minute reminder, in addition, so they know they need to wind down where they are in the game.

In this pack of Screen Time Tickets, we included a ticket for five minutes, ten , fifteen, thirty, and sixty minutes. We also included a golden ticket for you to use as you see fit. Perhaps a day of unlimited screen time for good behavior. You can combine tickets if your child needs one of the numbers not included in this set.

>>PRINT YOUR FREE SCREEN TIME TICKETS<<

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Free Parent Printables Child Screen Time Tickets for kids chores and responsibilities. A kids incentive for computer, game system, tablet, tv or smartphone time. #FrugalCouponLiving #printables #smartphone #games #tv #tablets #parenting #organization

To Order Your Printables at Staples*:

Download and save your image from this post. (Please note these images are for personal use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial use.)
Sign in or create a Staples account on their print service page.
Return to Staples print service page.
Go to Start Project.
Go to Documents Printing. Select Browse.
Select the Buy Now Button under color.
On the left column, choose add file.
Select upload.
Select done.
Give your job a name.
Make sure your project is single sided. The orientation should be portrait.
I changed my media to 8.5×10 and the media to 67 lb cover stock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel.)
Select add to cart.
Proceed to checkout. You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.
Enjoy!

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Stuck with You Teacher Appreciation Printable

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March 16, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back To School, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media 1 Comment

Ready for a thoughtful punny gift? We are back with this adorable Stuck with You Teacher Appreciation Printable. Pair with Scotch Expressions Ruler Design Masking Tape and gift for a teacher.

Stuck with You Teacher Appreciation Printable

While in the store the other day, we came across the cutest ruler design masking tape from Scotch Expressions. Though I had no reason for celebration, I had to pick it up for my girls’ teachers. I also wanted to pair a gift tag with some pun – I am glad I am stuck with you! As you know from my previous posts, I am a former teacher and always looking to show my kid’s teachers affirmations and thanks.

Always find a reason – Thankful Thursday

We made this as a Thankful Thursday gift. Just a creative way to show a teacher how much she is appreciation for no reason. It would also be cute as a Punny Teacher Gift Idea.

If you don’t have this masking tape, think of another item to pair with the gift tag. Glue, clear tape, candy, whatever is sticky and fun!

Stuck with You Supplies:

Your supplies are really optional, but these are the things we used for this Teacher Appreciation Gift.

Turquoise tulle
Turquoise curling ribbon
Scotch Expressions ruler design masking tape
Stuck on you printable (see below)

You will also need a resource to print this. We suggest sending the order to Staples and printing on card stock. More on that below.

Stuck with You Directions:

Some of these directions are based up my own resources. Your directions will vary based on the supplies you use to make your teacher gift.

Take your Stuck with You printable. Cut out the gift tag and punch or cut a hole in the top of the tag.

Cut about four inches of curling ribbon.

Next, string your ribbon through the Scotch brand tape and the gift tag. Tie a knot and curl with scissors.

Cut off some tulle. We used about three inches. Tie around the curling ribbon and make a cute accent to your bow.

Finally, have your child sign their name and gift to a teacher.

Enjoy.

>>PRINT YOUR FREE STUCK WITH YOU PRINTABLE<<

By downloading you are accepting the terms that this is for personal, non-commercial use. Please contact Frugal Coupon Living with any questions.

I am happy to share printables. When sharing with others, please lead them to my website instead of emailing them the file(s). It takes time, effort and money to put the freebies forth and I earn when you visit. Thanks for visiting and thanks for sharing with others!

To Order Your Printables at Staples*:

Download and save your image from this post. (Please note these images are for personal use only and cannot be sold or used for commercial use.)
Sign in or create a Staples account on their print service page.
Return to Staples print service page.
Go to Start Project.
Go to Documents Printing. Select Browse.
Select the Buy Now Button under color.
On the left column, choose add file.
Select upload.
Select done.
Give your job a name.
Make sure your project is single sided. The orientation should be landscape.
I changed my media to 8.5×10 and the media to 67 lb cover stock (I prefer a card stock feel over printer paper feel.)
Select add to cart.
Proceed to checkout. You can choose to ship to your home or to pick up at your local store. Pay online and show your invoice when you pick up (I just show the order number on my phone at pick-up.) The order invoice will arrive in your email inbox.
Enjoy!