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DIY LEGO Travel Case

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March 29, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

Make your own LEGO Travel Case. This DIY LEGO craft has building block compatible tape and a tin pencil case. It’s a great travel with kids idea!

DIY LEGO Travel Case

We live in the suburbs of DC. When we take road trips, it takes hours just to get outside the surrounding area of the district. For example, we recently took a trip to the Outer Banks which was supposed to be a trip less than 5 hours. The car time took 9 hours! Talk about some creative ideas mom had to come up with the make her entire family of 5 happy. That was a trip without a single DVD too!

My number one tip when traveling with kids is making sure that you have snacks. Having well fed tummies makes everyone happy. Also, I find too much sugar in my kids equates to getting car sick, so I have water over a sugary drink. Beyond food and drinks, I have to gather creative crafts. this personalized LEGO bin came in handy when taking our last road trip. We sorta made a game out of it. My girls love the Food Network challenges where they are required to get five ingredients. I told the girls they could use 9 LEGOs to make something and then we compared our final creations and had a vote on who was the most creative.

For this DIY LEGO Case, we found this LEGO Compatible Tape to be best, but there are a lot of building block tape options on Amazon. Since I am a last minute shopper, my Amazon Prime Membership allowed it to arrive in 2 days and I whipped up this craft really quick before our adventures!

What do you find necessary for the road when you travel with kids? Take a peak at our Road Trip Hacks and Tips.

Supplies:

LEGO compatible tape
Metal/tin school box
Scissors
LEGOs or building blocks

Directions:

Open your tin school box and measure the top from side to side (only the flat surface, don’t worry about the edges).
Now cut around seven pieces of Lego tape the same length (more if your box is larger).
Carefully laid the tape down onto the flat metal/tin surface until all pieces are laid out.
Once you have it in place, press firmly along each piece.
Fill the other side with Legos, close the box and bring with you wherever you go.

Make your own LEGO Travel Case. This DIY LEGO craft has building block compatible tape and a tin pencil case. It's a great travel with kids idea!

This DIY LEGO Travel Case goes great with our Airplane Activities for Kids. Pin to Pinterest.

Going on the road? Instead check out these Road Trip Hacks and Tips. Pin to Pinterest.

Mom might want to flag these! Winning Car Hacks for Moms. Pin to Pinterest.

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Summer Boredom Busters

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May 28, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Summer

No more moans of “I’m bored mom” when you prepare for your summer with these Summer Boredom Busters and Activities for Kids!

Summer Boredom Busters

How does your summer look? Are your kids at camp daily from 8 to 5, do you tend to travel a lot, or are the kids home and mom is often trying to fill her schedule with activities. We came up with some of the most creative Summer Boredom Busters for mom and the kids. Consider putting a new idea on the calendar every week day for the next 4 weeks. Hopefully these creative ideas will also lead you to more craft adventures, ideas of other ways you can have fun outside or requests of “mom, can we do that again?”

Enjoy your summer!

Before you get started, make sure you look at our No Bummer Summer Summer Boredom Busters Set. This set includes indoor and outdoor games for rainy and sunny days. Perfect for large and small groups. Enjoy a Stay at Home Vacation Stay-cation bundle and two creative summer bucket lists to form new family traditions and memories. Twenty-two pages of a fun summer printables.

Twenty-Two Page No Bummer Summer Set

Summer Boredom Busters

This is a pretty cool and unique craft. For a former teacher that has seen a lot, I have not seen this one. Colorful Zentangle Art: an Easy Aluminum Foil Kids Project! | Lets Lasso the Moon

Catch the sun with these tissue paper suncatchers craft! | Kids Craft Room

Get crafty! Create a town and roadway with sidewalk chalk! | B-Inspired Mama

Build a Nerf Play Zone. Enough Said. | Toddler Approved

These lightning bugs are super cute and easy to make with leftover plastic Easter eggs. | Joanns

Boys will be boys and this is the perfect summer boredom buster! Muddy Trucks and Car Wash. | Busy Toddler

Make giant bubbles – much easier than you think! | Lindsay and Andrew

Get crafty and creative – DIY Birdfeeder from an Orange! | Made with Happy

Head to the garage and pick up some nuts and bolts for this Robot Play Dough activity. | Fantastic Fun and Learning

We are off to the races, the Soap Boat Races! | I Heart Naptime

Go on a color scavenger hunt! | I Heart Crafty Things

Grab some yarn and work on some finger knitting! This tutorial is great for beginners. We did this recently and found some colorful yarn patterns on Amazon. | Happy Homeschool Nest

Also get creative with this cardboard roll snake knitting tutorial. | Repeat Crafter Me

Your yarn can turn into craft stick yarn dolls. We thought these mini googly eyes were cute too! | Happy Hooligans

Turn your collection of sea shells into a windchime! | Indulgy

Upcycle your paper plates and toilet paper rolls and make these cute colorful paper plate dinosaurs. Note: These Do A Dot Art Markers were perfect for my kids growing up. | Toddler Approved

Go for a walk and have an ABC Scanvenger Hunt! We love this cut out paper plate. | A Girl and a Glue Gun

Create a boat race with a pool noodle, pencil and duct tape! | See Vanessa Craft

Getting ready to enjoy some time outside. Enjoy these Fun Summer Ideas for Kids. Pin to Pinterest.

Also get ready for some warmer days with this Summer Bucket List – Pin to Pinterest.

Don’t forget Spring Break with these 20 Creative Ways to Enjoy a Spring Break Staycation. Pin to Pinterest.

Artist Paint Palette Cookies plus Bonus Printable Gift Tag

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July 5, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Back to School, Crafts, DIY, Education, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media

Adorable Artist Paint Palette Cookies with free printable gift tag – Thank you for coloring my world! Sweet treat idea and thank you for a teacher or use as a birthday party favor. So many ideas for your little artist!

Artist Paint Palette Cookies with Gift Tag

We have the cutest, most easiest cookies for your little artist! First, this recipe requires no baking, just pick up sugar cookies at your local grocery store. Of course if you want a yummy sugar cookie recipe, we have one of those too! You will need some black Licorice Twizzlers Twists. If you have trouble finding those, we found some online. This will make the bristle of the brush and Air Heads will make your paint brush stick.

We also put together a sweet “thank you for coloring my world” gift tag. This free printable makes a sweet end of the year gift for a teacher or perhaps use as a birthday party favor for an artist paint birthday party!

Artist Paint Palette Cupcakes

Ingredients:

8 Sugar Cookies, prepared
1 Container White Frosting
1 Piece Black Licorice Twist
2 Orange Airheads Candy
2 Cherry Airheads Candy
1 White Mystery Airheads Candy
Food Coloring—red, orange, yellow, green blue
Frosting Piping Bags

Directions:

Take each orange and cherry Airheads candy and cut them in half. Cut each of the halves in half lengthwise so you now have 4 pieces of each flavor. Roll each piece into a paintbrush shape.
Cut ½” pieces of the black licorice. Slice each one open so it isn’t a tube shape. Lay each piece out and cut them each in half. Lay one piece of licorice over the end of each paintbrush.
Cut small thin rectangular pieces of the white Airheads candy. Wrap one of these around the seam where the licorice is laying on the paintbrush. Make sure you wrap them tight, so the paintbrush and licorice bristles don’t come apart.
Divide the frosting into 5 small bowls and color each frosting bowl a different color. You can put each color frosting into a small plastic bag for piping if you choose to, or just use a knife to dollop.
Cut out a small hole in the bottom half of each cookie so it looks like the hole on a paint board palette.
Pipe a dot of each color frosting along the top half edge of each cookie.
Use a dot of frosting to attach a paintbrush on top each cookie.
These little paint palettes are cute and easy to make for any party!

Artist Paint Palette Cookies plus Bonus Printable Gift Tag

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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Ingredients

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8 Sugar Cookies, prepared
1 Container White Frosting
1 Piece Black Licorice Twist
2 Orange Airheads Candy
2 Cherry Airheads Candy
1 White Mystery Airheads Candy
Food Coloring—red, orange, yellow, green blue

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Instructions

Take each orange and cherry Airheads candy and cut them in half. Cut each of the halves in half lengthwise so you now have 4 pieces of each flavor. Roll each piece into a paintbrush shape.
Cut ½” pieces of the black licorice. Slice each one open so it isn’t a tube shape. Lay each piece out and cut them each in half. Lay one piece of licorice over the end of each paintbrush.
Cut small thin rectangular pieces of the white Airheads candy. Wrap one of these around the seam where the licorice is laying on the paintbrush. Make sure you wrap them tight, so the paintbrush and licorice bristles don’t come apart.
Divide the frosting into 5 small bowls and color each frosting bowl a different color. You can put each color frosting into a small plastic bag for piping if you choose to, or just use a knife to dollop.
Cut out a small hole in the bottom half of each cookie so it looks like the hole on a paint board palette.
Pipe a dot of each color frosting along the top half edge of each cookie.
Use a dot of frosting to attach a paintbrush on top each cookie.
These little paint palettes are cute and easy to make for any party!

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Adorable Artist Paint Palette Cookies with free printable gift tag - Thank you for coloring my world! Sweet treat idea and thank you for a teacher or use as a birthday party favor.

Gifting something to a teacher? Take a look at this Thanks a Latte Printable Gift Tag. Pin to Pinterest.

Looking to craft? We love these Paint Chip Crafts. Pin to Pinterest.

Also take a look at these Family Game Night Snack Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Chalkboard Art and Hand Lettering Tutorials

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June 25, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

Looking to master the art of hand lettering? Try your hand at these hand lettering design ideas! We’ve rounded up some of the best and most popular Chalkboard Art and Hand Lettering Tutorials for beginners and those who desire the skill of script. Happy writing!

Chalkboard Art and Hand Lettering Tutorials

I happen to be stuck between Gen X and Millennials. That put me right between the transition from paper and pencil writing to the more recent heavy reliance on technology. So in school, I learned penmanship and handwriting, but after college I only rarely picked up a pencil or pen — my handwriting skills went out the window!

Everything went through email, Word, PowerPoint and every other form of technology possible. I feel like it’s reached a new level in recent years. In all honesty, I go days without picking up a pen, and I know I can’t be alone!

With all that being said, my handwriting is awful. I mean, it looks super juvenile. Maybe even worse. Just like my fourth grade cursive class, I had to re-learn the talent of script and handwriting. In an effort to improve my general handwriting, I came across the art of hand lettering design — and fell in love!

Hand Lettering Tutorials for Beginners

These hand lettering tutorials are perfect for beginners. You will be impressed on how quickly you too can create some amazing hand lettering all by yourself! Hand lettering skills are the perfect tool to have in your crafting arsenal. Hand lettering design looks amazing on chalkboard art, DIY crafts, and so much more.

What’s the best brush pen for hand lettering practice?

After a lot of research, I discovered the most popular brush for hand lettering design is the Tombow Dual Brush Pen Set. They offer different prices, colors, and quantity options, so there is something for everyone’s hand lettering needs. Just check out the reviews — 5 stars across the board!

Hand Lettering Fonts and Ideas

Let’s kick things off with all the basics of hand lettering! Take a look at this Hand Lettering 101 — the best tips to “fake” calligraphy. This blog is full of amazing tricks and tutorials. | The Child at Heart Blog

Of course, we had to include some wisdom from the decor queen herself — Joanna Gaines! Check out her Secret to Chalkboard Calligraphy Tutorial. | Magnolia Market

I found this tutorial super helpful for hand lettering practice. When you are pulling your pen or brush down the page, push down really hard to make that stroke thick. When you are going up the page, make the stroke thinner and lighter with less pressure! | Child at Heart

Here is another lettering printable to practice the names of the months on the iPad or with your favorite lettering brushes. The goal is to practice two different types of fonts and mix them together to create beautiful titles. This is great for a DIY calendar! | Life is Messy and Brilliant

Follow this 7-Step Plan to Become a Lettering Expert! | Creative Market

Practice all of the letters of the alphabet with this brush hand lettering tutorial. Download your Free Hand Lettering Practice Sheets! | Kelly Sugar Crafts

Try out these 6 different hand lettering fonts with this Noel practice sheet! | Lemon Thistle

This is such an easy tutorial on Chalk Art. I had no idea it could be so easy for a beginner like me! No special skills are required to get started with this one. | Blesser House

These bounce lettering worksheets include the words spring, flowers and ice cream. When you download them you’ll have one worksheet for each word. Perfect hand lettering practice for spring! | Brittany Luiz

Check out this amateur’s guide to Chalk Lettering — Tips, Ideas, and Techniques. It shows you how to practice tall, short, feet, no feet, thick, thin, and more styles of lettering! | The Happy Tulip

Want to enjoy the beauty of hand lettering without picking up a pen? Download our hand lettering poster with an inspirational quote for kids! Easy as click, click, click, add to cart, buy! | Frugal Coupon Living

This is a genius way to map out your Chalk Art and look like a pro. The grid ensures your lettering stays even. | Ella Claire Inspired

How cute and unique is this font? Check out Showcase’s Curly Q Alphabet Font Tutorial to learn how to do it yourself! | Showcase

You’ll want to keep these Chalkboard Art Tips and Tricks in your arsenal. | Neat House Sweet Home

I was able to meet this blogger at a conference this past summer! Not only does she have an incredible book, Hand Lettering for Relaxation, she also has a quick tutorial on her blog on Basic Hand Lettering. | One Artsy Mama

Use graphite to stencil your Chalkboard Art. | The Wedding of My Dreams

You can use the same stencil technique in Sincerely Sara D.’s tutorial to make your chalkboard lettering look perfect every time. | Sincerely Sara D.

Get your brush calligraphy practice on with these double-letter practice sheets! | By Dawn Nicole

Print off the free brush pen drills worksheet included in this post as many times as you need to in order to help you to improve your brush pen calligraphy! | The Postman’s Knock

Need a comprehensive guide to master your chalk stills? This tutorial tells you everything you need to know to get started with Chalkboard Art. | Clean and Scentsible

Got a month to dedicate to your brush skills? Take on the 30 Days to Better Brush Calligraphy Challenge! There’s thirty days of Free Brush Calligraphy Worksheets and Videos to help you grow your skills with daily practice! | By Dawn Nicole

Got the crafting bug? Check out our list of Cricut Freebies. Pin to Pinterest.

Learn How to create a list of fonts with a font catalog! Pin to Pinterest.

Outdoor Decor from $15 and other Etsy Finds

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April 19, 2018 by FCL Filed Under: Online Shopping

I’m starting to look for things I can use to spruce up the outside of my house without spending a lot, and I’m loving this Outdoor Decor from $15 and other Etsy Finds.

I love wind chimes, and these cute and colorful Glass Pyramid Wind Chimes are perfect for hanging outside a window or in your garden. These are priced as low as $19.99.

Are you growing herbs this year and looking for a way to mark each one in your garden? You need this set of 6 Handstamped Herb Garden Markers. You can get each set for $20.

I’ve been wanting to string lights on my deck, and I just love these cute Craftsman Bungalow Patio String Lights. These are priced at $15.

Like feeding birds or know someone who does? This unique Blue and Copper Wine Bottle Bird Feeder is fun, colorful addition to any yard. Get this for as low as $24.99.

Enjoy a glass of wine after work outside on your deck and patio with this really neat Outdoor Wine Table that holds two wine glasses and a bottle of wine. This is priced as low as $42.

Have you been wanting to get a new doormat for spring and summer? This Personalized Summer Floral Doormat is the perfect option. Get this for as low as $50.

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Mother’s Day Gifts from $26.66 and more Mother’s Day Etsy Finds

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April 18, 2018 by FCL Filed Under: Online Shopping

Mother’s Day is coming up quick, and if you’re looking for something different unique to give the mom or moms in your life, we have a great selection of Mother’s Day Gifts from $26.66 plus more Mother’s Day Etsy Finds.

This Handwriting Bracelet is something I’ve really been wanting to get in my mom and dad’s handwriting. It’s an amazing keepsake to remember loved ones by and is on sale for $27.75.

A personalized return address stamp is something every household needs, and this Pug Return Address Stamp is a cute gift idea for all the moms of pugs! Get this for $31.99.

This Heart Charm Fingerprint Necklace is such a unique and personal gift that any mom will love. Grab this for as low as $32.80.

Does your wife or mother love to cook and bake? This Personalized Lemon Grove Recipe Box is the perfect way to store all of her recipe cards and is a fun gift idea. This is priced at $26.66.

I just LOVE this Personalized Cutting Board. It’s a great Mother’s Day gift idea and would make a fabulous wedding gift as well. Get this for as low as $45.90.

And, this Handmade Family Necklace is totally one of a kind and unlike other mother’s jewelry I’ve seen. Get this for your wife for $54.

Make sure you check out our Mother’s Day craft ideas and DIY Mother’s Day gift ideas!

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Personalized Mothers’ Day Gifts from $9 and More Etsy Finds

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April 13, 2018 by FCL Filed Under: Online Shopping

Still thinking about what to get the moms in your life for Mother’s Day? Today, we have Personalized Mothers’ Day Gifts from $9 and More Etsy Finds for you.

I love these Engraved Bar Necklaces. If you have more than one child, you can put your wife’s name on this. If you have an only child, you could have his or her name engraved. This is priced as low as $9.

Mom can always use new coffee cups for her morning coffee or tea. I love this Home Is Where My Mom Is, which has the saying on the front and a map on the back. You can get this for $14.95.

If your wife or mother could use a new Bible, this Hand Painted Bible is so neat. I love the Bible verses on the outside. You can have her favorites painted on. This starts at $85.

A new garden flag is a great way to easily refresh the outside of your house, and this Sun Garden Flag is really cute. Have your wife or mom’s name put on this along with the names of your kids! You can get this for $12.99.

A new tumbler is always a good gift idea. Women will love this Monogrammed Acrylic Tumbler, and you’ll love that the price starts at just $12.99.

And, if your wife has been wanting a cute new bag to take to the pool or on trips, she’ll love this Monogrammed Tote. Get this for $29.99.

Custom Birthstone Necklace and Other Mother’s Day Etsy Gifts

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April 2, 2018 by FCL Filed Under: Online Shopping

Mother’s Day is coming up next month, so this is a great time to start looking for gift ideas that any mother in your life will love. We found this fabulous Custom Birthstone Necklace and Other Mother’s Day Etsy Gifts.

I just adore this Mother’s Day Custom Birthstone Necklace. You can have this personalized with children’s birthstones AND have their initials stamped on the leaves. This is such a great gift idea, and it starts in price at just $32.

This Personalized Throw Pillow is such a fun gift for moms and grandmas. My mom and mother-in-law would totally love this. You can have it personalized with whatever name your kids call their grandmother, too! This is priced starting at $29.

I totally want thi #momslife tee, so I’m sending it to my husband as a hint! This tee is the perfect gift for any mom, and it starts at just $15, which is totally in my price range!

This Momager of Everthing mug is a must-have for every mom because part of being a mom is managing everyone’s schedules! This is priced at just $15.65.

If the mom in your life has been wanting a necklace with the names of her children or grandchildren on it, she will just love this classic and trendy Personalized Bar Necklace. This starts at just $22.10.

And, if your parents like to show off pictures of the grandkids, this picture display is the perfect gift idea for the grandmas. Get this Grandkids Make Life Grand Sign for just $34.99.