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Kids Breakfast Recipes for Back to School

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December 27, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back To School, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media

Save these kids breakfast recipes for the back to school season. Easy and healthy recipes your kids will enjoy and you can quickly make in the morning or prep ahead.

Kids Breakfast Recipes

My kids eat pretty healthy. This is for two reasons. First, I am a good mom. Second (and most truthful), I will beat those kids to a full bag of chips. Not the individual sized chips. I mean, I will out eat a family-sized bag of Doritos Chips. Because this last fact is scarily true, I can’t buy unhealthy food in our house. I can’t control my own urges. Knowing my own limitations and also, being a good mom, I worked hard to find Kids Breakfast Recipes in preparation for Back to School.

These breakfast recipes are not only recipes the kids will enjoy but also recipes I (the good parent, mother) will enjoy. The ingredients will not make me feel sick, I mean the kids feel sick, at the on-start of the day. Many you can prep ahead over the weekend, and pull out on a weekday morning.

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These Easy Baked Oatmeal Cups (The Recipe Rebel) use only four basic ingredients and they’re perfect for breakfast

Bake and freeze our Apple Oat Muffins (Frugal Coupon Living). Microwave and serve with or without butter.

Such a unique breakfast idea, whip up these Strawberry Banana Peanut Butter Toast on a Stick (Peas and Crayons) for a fun back to school breakfast!

Apple Pizzas (Veggie Desserts) are a fun and tasty treat. They’re a great healthy kids recipe for breakfast (or even serve as an after school snack.)

Prepare these Scrambled Egg Muffins (Six Sisters Stuff) ahead, maybe over the weekend. Freeze them and pop them in the microwave each morning.

Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats (Jessica in the Kitchen) are so easy to make! They take 5 minutes to prep, and are made overnight in your fridge!

Cranberry Coconut Chocolate Chip Granola Bars (Eating Bird Food), need a say more?

America’s favorite breakfast is cereal! Toast with a glass of milk and these Kids Breakfast Cereal Bars (I Heart Naptime).

Breakfast burritos are fun, but when they are crispy, they are even better! These Crispy Sausage Egg Breakfast Burritos (Meatloaf and Melodrama) are hearty enough for a kids breakfast. They are also freezer friendly so you can make them ahead of time!

Check out this unique Kids Breakfast Recipe, a Hidden-Egg Bagel Sandwich (Toaster Oven Love). A donut pan and scooped-out bagels make for this fun and mess-free back to school breakfast.

Energy balls are so easy to make. Switch up your Energy Ball Recipes (Bless This Mess) every week – blueberry, chocolate, peanut butter, oatmeal and more!

Twist up the everyday breakfast with kids Pebbles Cereal Sushi Breakfast (Raising Whasians).

Popsicle molds can be for something more than summer snacks. These Milk and Cereal Breakfast Popsicles (In Katrina’s Kitchen) have more ingredients than what’s in their description.

These Funfetti Breakfast Muffins (The Pinning Mama) might have your kids jumping out of bed!

Smoothies are my go to breakfast recipe. My kids always get jealous. I found this Banana Breakfast Smoothie (Marsha’s Baking Addiction) has perfect ingredients for the kids. PS I would sneak in some spinach. Just sayin’!

No one can say no to cookies. Banana Bread transforms into Banana Bread Breakfast Cookies (Mile High Mitts).

Cold, refreshing and good for you, these Frozen Yogurt Granola Cups (The Unlikely Baker) are a bite you can personalize per taste!

Chocolate Croissants? Sneak in a banana with these Banana Hazelnut Stuffed Crescent Rolls (Frugal Coupon Living).

If your kids love guacamole, consider sending them off to school full on Avocado Toast (Spend with Pennies) – so tasty!

The many faces of …. toast. Create a different Animal Face Toast (All She Cooks) every morning of the week!

Don’t forget mom (and dad)! These are some of our favorite High Protein Breakfast Recipes. Pin to Pinterest.

Visit these Simple Breakfast Items for Busy Mornings too. Pin to Pinterest.

Don’t forget the older kids. Save these No Bake Dorm Room Recipes for Breakfast. Pin to Pinterest.

Save these Hidden Vegetable Recipes for Kids. Pin to Pinterest.

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Debt Payoff Tracker Printable

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December 26, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Frugal Living, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Create a budget and set a game plan with these Debt Payment Tips. Using a debt payment calculator and debt payoff tracker printable template, pay down debt so you can declare you are debt-free!

Debt Payment Tips with Debt Payoff Tracker

We have a Christmas Gift for you. Everyone wants to spring into the new year (especially after 2020), with a fresh start! Can I get a nod? We pulled our Debt Payment Tracker from our Busy Mom Binder to bring you this New Year’s Organizational Printable gift.

I wanted to share with you a few Dave Ramsey quotes. These money inspirational quotes about money might be empowering enough to kick your but the start of this new year.

“We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like.” (The Total Money Makeover)

“If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else.”

“A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.”

“Live like no else today, so you can live like no else tomorrow.”

How Do I Track My Debt Payoff

Let’s get started. How do I track my debt payoff? The quick and easy answer is a debt tracker PDF. However, it will be futile to began a debt payment tracker without knowing how to get started.

To track you debt payoff you need to set a budget, know helpful tips, and calculate your debt. With a debt calculator, you will then have a debt payment plan to began your journey of being debt free.

Debt Payoff Tips

There are a few debt pay off tips to consider when beginning this process.

Create a budget
Maintain a Debt Progress Tracker
Pay more than the minimum balance
Put a halt on your credit cards
Spend cash only (where you can) Start with a Cash Envelope Wallet.
Take a no spend challenge while you payoff debt
Have a friend hold you accountable
Set small goals
Have a reward at the end goal

When you feel you are going to cheat, have a mantra. A mantra is a a statement or slogan repeated frequently. For example, when I am watching what I am eating, before I pick up that OREO, I tell myself “beach body.” It reminds me for the look I am going for.

The same can be true with spending habits. Before you spend, have a mantra. Before you swipe the credit card or pull out that wallet, say “act your wage” (another Dave Ramsey quote.) Make the quote your own. You could say “family vacation” (a small reminder of your reward at your end goal!)

What will your debt payoff mantra reminder be?

Debt Payoff Calculator

Want to find out how quickly you could be debt-free? Dave Ramsey is an excellent resource. Use this Dave Ramsey Debt Calculator. Answer five questions about your different debts. Based on your answers and national research data, find the estimated amount of time it will take you to pay off your total debt.

Debt questions include…

What is the balance on your credit card(s)?
What is the balance on your car loan(s)? What are you monthly payments?
What is the balance on your student loan(s)? What are you monthly payments?
What is the total of any other non-mortgage debts you have not listed?
What is your total household income?

After answering these Debt Calculator questions, see your total debt as well as the plan to help you pay it off fast. In many cases your debt payment plan will not be a race, it will be a marathon. Remember, slow and steady wins the race. Pace yourself and discipline yourself to stay within your budget and on your debt payment tracker plan.

Debt Payment Tracker

Once you know your total debt and have a payment plan, having a debt tracker template will help you see your progress and results. Download our debt payoff chart PDF. For this debt payoff visual printable, use the results of your debt payment calculator to began your progress.

Can’t wait to hear you shout “We are debt free!”

Debt Payoff Tracker Printable

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How to Print at Staples

If you want to print all of these printables from a copy service center, I have a video to show you how I print my PDF documents at Staples. First, sign in or create a Staples account. Next, return to the Staples Printing Service Page. and go to Documents Printing. Follow the steps from there.

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

Money Savings Challenge Printables

We have more money savings challenge printables to accompany the new year challenge. Take a look at our No Spend Month Tracker, Savings Goal Tracker for Kids, and 52 Week Savings Plan Challenge.

30-Day No Spend Challenge

Take a look at our 30-Day No Spend Challenge with creative ideas to not spend over the weekend! Turn spending habits into savings habits with this month long No Spend Challenge. Download your no spend tracker and get an bonus checklist of No-Spend Weekend Ideas printable.

Kids Savings Tracker

We also want to share our Kids Savings Tracker. This two page free Savings Tracker Printable for Kids includes a coloring page. Download this coloring sheet and color as you progress. You child will save $5 a week for a total of $175 by the time they finish the savings challenge.

52 Week Savings Challenge

If your kids are saving, you take the challenge too. Print our 52 Week Savings Challenge. This 52 Week Savings challenge is a printable PDF you can download and start following in the new year. n one year’s time you could save $2620.

The Busy Mom Binder

This Busy Mom Binder has been been our families life saver. Our family command center on our kitchen island. The binder includes Password Keeper, Weekly Meal Plan (with grocery list), Babysitter Notes, Daily & Weekly Chores Checklist, Kids How to Clean My Room Checklist and (of course) our Debt Payment Tracker Printable just to name a few.

More Home Organizational & Money Savings Printables

Its’ a new year. Take a these twenty (plus) Home Printables to Get Organized for The Year Year.

Valentine Home Decor Ideas

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December 26, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Home Improvement, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Valentine's Day

Valentine Home Decor Ideas

We love the festivity of Christmas but when January rolls around, we are ready to rid our home of clutter and decoration and go to something more simplistic. These Valentine Home Decor Ideas are still sweet and sentimental but not over the top. Bring home the warm and loving ideas into your nest for this February season. Don’t forget our Valentine’s Day Mantles too!

Valentine Home Decor Ideas:

Make a fun Valentine’s Day Countdown | No Biggie

Have fun decorating the warmest part of your home like this Valentine Mantlescape | Adventures in Decorating

Set a Valentine’s Day Table | One Good Thing by Jillee

This is a cheap and frugal decoration – Paint Chip Garland | Chic Cheap Nursery

Look at this frugal decoration too. DIY Kiss Artwork | Style Me Pretty

Cute for you and your honey, make a You and Me Tree | Three Scoops of Love

Warm up a side table like this Valentine Newsprint Vignette | Atta Girl Says

Have fun with this easy, burlap wreath | Frugal Coupon Living

Adding touches of red to your home paints a beautiful Valentine vignette in your home| Talk of the House

These paper heart tree cones are precious and festive for February | I Gotta Create

These Mason Jar doily decorations are so sweet and romantic. How lovely would they be with a flame-less candle? | The Pleated Poppy

This Valentine’s Day Candy Jar is fun and I love this hack to take up space | No Biggie

We also like these candy heart vases to hold candles | Amanda Jane Brown

This felt garland is precious and so easy – we love the rainbow | Say Yes

Speaking of garland, how precious is this Valentine garland made form a deck of cards? | CountryChiq

Cupcake liners dispersed with doilies can make the sweetest garland too! | All Things Simple

When making a Valentine table, fold your napkin into a heart | Piccadilly Restaurants

For something beautiful, mix candy M&Ms and tulips | Evolution of Style Blog

Give your front lawn a heart attack with paper candy hearts on a stick | The Dating Divas

Additionally line the walkway with sidewalk chalk hearts | Frugal Family Fun

This simple Valentine mantle-scape with pom pom garland is beautiful | The Diary of Dave’s Wife

Take a stab at this Valentine chalkboard art – Love is in the air! | Source Unknown

We also love this other design of Valentine chalkboard art | Source Unknown. These chalk handlettering books are helpful.

Repurpose a Christmas tree into a Valentine’s Day Tree | The Seasonal Home

Keep the touches simple like these heart sticks in old ginger ale glasses | Murrills Pearls of Wisdom

Did you ever make tin lanterns growing up? These Valentine tin lanterns are fun with the kids | Bren Did

Looking for a centerpiece? Grab a red vase or pitcher and have fun with sticks from your yard – too cute | Simply Kierste

You could always go overboard with the red balloons to decorate a space too! | Flaviolavanini

Decorating? Get inspired by these 14 Inspiring Valentine Mantel Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Check out these Valentines Wreath Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Also check out these Kids Valentine’s Day Food Crafts. Pin to Pinterest.

Goldfish Hooked On You Valentine

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December 26, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Pinterest, Printable, Valentine's Day

Goldfish Hooked On You Valentine – free printable for Valentines’ Day. Gift with America’s favorite snack, tiny orange fish!

Goldfish Hooked On You Valentine

Do you need a cute non-candy Valentine to pass out for your child? Well, who can resist a bag of Valentine’s treats that smile at you? An adorable alternative to candy for Valentine’s Day this cute printable and treat idea ideas is perfect for classmates, neighbors, or family. Use any variety of goldfish you prefer, sweet or salty. I personally love the look of the traditional little orange guy! For less than $10 you can make enough bags for an entire class, and don’t forget the teacher! Simply print the bag topper and let your little one help you to fill the bag, assemble and go! Anyone your child comes in contact with in the course of day to day would appreciate one of these bags; bus driver, crossing guard, room mom, teacher, principle, or even a ballet or karate teacher.

Supplies:

Hooked on You Printable (see below)
Goldfish
4×6 Cellophane bags (available at Hobby Lobby and Michaels)
Stapler/staples
Cardstock

Directions:

Print off the FREE Frugal Coupon Living bag topper HERE on cardstock for a sturdier topper, 4×6 is a perfect size for bags.
Cut topper out of cardstock using scissors or a paper slicer – I use mine for scrapbooking but if you do any paper crafts at all its a great item to have on hand, one like this does just fine.
Fold topper in half, creasing the middle.
Scoop ¼ to ½ cup of goldfish into bag, roll down to keep fresh, seal with a small piece of tape.
Place bag topper over bag and secure with 2 staples.
Repeat till you have enough for the entire class!

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Don’t forget the teacher. Take a look at these 20 Teacher Valentines! Pin to Pinterest.

Collect your valentines with these DIY Valentine Mailbox Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Ready to party? Enjoy our 28 Days of Kids Food Crafts. Pin to Pinterest.

We love freebies! Don’t forget the FREE Printables for Valentine’s Day – Pin to Pinterest.

Valentine Wreath | Valentine’s Day Decor for Your Door

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December 26, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Valentine's Day

DIY Valentine Wreath Crafts – Adorable Valentine’s Day Decor Ideas for Your Door.

Valentine Wreath Ideas

Nothing welcomes a guest more than the front door. The front door is the first impression visitors get to your home. While the inside might be quite chaotic (mine is), while every closet might be stuffed to the brim with “stuff” (mine are), a wreath states “I am merry, welcoming, and this house is festive and fun.” It truly can tell a false story and is the number one reason I swear by a holiday wreath on my door – false impressions.

Boy I sound like I carried some of Grinch with me over from Christmas! It really is my dry humor… read on…

Consider these Valentine’s Day Wreaths to be the Facebook post that gives the social media facade. My home is beautiful. My home is kept. Let me invite you into my home.

Wise tip for keeping a false impression: You never have to open the door more than a crack.

Whether you have a February wreath for a false sense of what is inside or you have a heart wreath because you are the hostess with the mostess (yes, we know you), follow these Valentine Wreaths for inspiration this February.

… and thank you for staying with me this far!

Valentine’s Day Wreaths

We could not find the source of this Valentine Wreath, but we simply love it. Pink roses, eucalyptus, black and white buffalo check ribbon (wire is best) and pink gingham ribbon.

Add some cheer to your front door with this pretty love notes DIY Valentine’s wreath. Not only is it easy to make the supplies only cost about $30 – far cheaper than a store-bought wreath!

See how easy it is to create a simple and elegant Valentine’s Day Hoop Wreath that can be quickly transformed for every holiday and season! | Lydi Outloud

We have a classic Valentine Wreath made with a clothes hanger – yep! Your everyday, dry cleaning hanger!

This handmade felt heart garland has been used to decorate the entire home for Valentine’s Day including the front door valentine wreath! | Bless this Mess

At first, I thought these were cotton balls, but nope! This is a Pom Pom Heart Valentine Wreath. Get the hot glue gun! | Honey Bear Lane

Candy. Heart wreath form. Curling Ribbon. These supplies equal a Candy Valentine Wreath. | Crazy Little Projects

Doesn’t this round wreath with a heart wreath inside look beautiful on a red door? | The Speckled Dog

Not interested in making and want to buy? This Etsy Valentine’s Day Wreath is cute. | Ashley Nicole Designs

Speaking of Etsy, we really loved this Boxwood Heart Wreath (Privileged Door) but were a little sticker shocked. Since this is Frugal Coupon Living, we managed to find another green Farmhouse Heart Wreath for Valentines’ Day.

Michelle is such a crafty queen! When I saw her Fabric Strip Valentine Heart Wreath I thought it would be challenge. You guys… It isn’t! | Crafty Morning

See, I told you Michelle was a rock star. That wreath got your attention, how about this Dollar Tree and Dollar General Valentine Wreath. | Crafty Morning

We tried to find the tutorial for this Boxwood Wreath tutorial with hearts, but we could not. What we suggest you do is purchase a boxwood wreath you can keep year around and then use Dollar Tree glitter hearts and insert the sticks into the base of the wreath. Easy. Peasy.

Loops, loops and more loops make this Dollar Tree Valentine’s Day wreath. Make sure your ribbon is wired! | My Pinterventures

The name of this blog is How to Make a Burlap Wreath – of course, they would give us a cute Valentine Burlap Wreath!

Scarp cardboard from a shipping box and red card stock paper make this Valentine Wreath! | Blooming Homestead

Make a statement or have a conversation with this Conversation Hearts Valentine Wreath. A lot of conversation hearts needed. | Crafts by Amanda

Use a grapevine wreath form and chevron fabric to make this festive Valentine Wreath. | Tatertots and Jello

DIY Reversible Valentine’s Clothespin Wreath – an easy do-it-yourself wreath made with clothespins, festive colorful paper, and beautiful Valentine’s Day embellishments. | Kitchen Cents

This cross arrow Valentine wreath feels a little Waco to me – sorta like Chip and Joanna Gaines farmhouse design. | Polka Dot Poplars

Remember that Rosemary Christmas Wreath we made? Turn that same concept into a Rosemary Heart Valentine Wreath. | Making in the Moutains

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Decorating the home? Take a look at these Inspiring Valentine’s Day Mantles. Pin to Pinterest.

Save these Valentine Home Decor Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

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