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No Tricks, Just Treats Halloween Gift Tags

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December 19, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Halloween, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Download our No Tricks, Just Treats Halloween Gift Tags Printables. These super cute Halloween gift tags make a perfect and low cost Halloween gift idea for teachers, friends, family, neighbors & more.

No Tricks, Just Treats Halloween Gift Tag

You know the jingle – trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat! Seriously, how did anyone ever get away with that entitled Halloween song? So grateful we have mostly moved on from that.

You know I love a low cost Random Act of Kindness. It’s such an easy way to tell someone you are thinking about them. Use them for teachers, neighbors, family and friends. Often, in the checkout line at the grocery store, I grab an extra piece of candy and attach a cute printable gift tag.

Why not take advantage of another holiday and another season and let someone know you are thinking of them with this super cute No Tricks, Just Treats Halloween Gift Tags. When looking for a quick and easy gift idea, gift tags are perfect. Attach to a low cost candy and whoa-la, your gift is done.

I really keep a Halloween Gift Idea like this simple. My goal is not to overwork myself, but it is to show thoughtfulness year-round. In fact, I had everything I needed for this DIY Halloween Gift Idea on hand.

I did pick up Halloween Candy at the grocery store, but you could do this same idea baking your own Halloween Baked Goods.

Halloween Baked Goods Ideas

Attach these fun Halloween treat tags to bagged candy, Halloween goodie bags, baked goods, a candy bar… the ideas are endless. They also can be used at a Halloween party as a cute gift or party favor.

No Tricks, Just Treats Printables

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I had someone ask why my printables always look so great. My secrete is I outsource printing them. I have a great printable, but it goes through ink so fast – okay maybe not so great. I use Staples Printing Service Page. It’s low cost and affordable and saves my printer ink.

I have a video to show you how I print my PDF documents at Staples.

Enjoy and Happy Halloween!

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

We love our teachers. No tricks when it comes to how amazing they are! Look at all these Teacher Halloween gift ideas (with treats!) Pin to Pinterest.

This Halloween gift tag goes well with your own Halloween treats. Look at these 31+ Halloween Food Crafts for Kids (and adults, o course!) Pin to Pinterest.

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Family Fall Bucket List Printable

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November 8, 2024 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media, Thanksgiving

Ready to watch the leaves drop, pick a pumpkin, go apple picking? Save this Family Fun Fall Bucket List printable PDF. Use this bucket list template to check off a list of Fall Family Traditions to Start Now! Add your own or use autumn bucket list.

Fall Bucket List

I feel like the fall season creates some of the best family memories. Seriously, if I go over all our family traditions and reflect on events that have created impressions in our home, the majority took place between September and December.

Fall is our favorite season. It provides a lot of opportunities to settle in a rhythm, embrace the outdoors, and celebrate a holiday. Some of our favorite fall activities are visiting fall festivals at local farms, visiting an apple orchard to go apple picking, going to the mountains to see the leaves change colors, eating everything pumpkin, and having our first fireplace fire! Nothing is as sweet as a wood-burning fire sipping homemade apple cider.

I wanted to put together, some of four fall family fun ideas for you to enjoy with your family. You can also take the blank checklist and fill in your own family activities & traditions for fall.

This is the perfect time to grab your pumpkin spiced latte, visit an authentic pumpkin patch, and enjoy this list of fall family fun!

Fall Bucket List Ideas

We have a list of Fall Bucket List Ideas to create weekends (or weekdays) of family fun.

Go Apple Picking
Collect Leaves to Create Nature Art
Go on a Hayride
Decorate the Porch
Bake an Apple Pie
Have a Fall Picnic
Carve or Paint Pumpkins (see our Non-Carve Pumpkin Ideas)
Go on a Hike
Visit a Corn Maze
Bake Pumpkin Treats (see our Pumpkin Recipes)
Build a Scarecrow
Make a Fall Wreath
Make Fall Trail Mix
Make Your Own Halloween Costumes (Look at our DIY Costumes or DIY Church Halloween Costumes.)
Rake and Jump in a Pile of Leaves
Roast Pumpkin Seeds (See our Pumpkin Spiced Pumpkin Seeds Recipe)
Knit a Scarf
Have a Fall Scavenger Hunt
Make S’mores (Try these Campfire S’mores Cones in the backyard)
Have a Cozy Movie Marathon
Have a Fall Photoshoot
Go on a Scenic Drive and See the Leaves Changing
Go Apple Bobbing

Our Fall Bucket List ideas don’t end here. Make sure to print off our Blank Bucket List Template so that you can add your own fun fall activities for the family. This allows you to keep what you like, adapt what you don’t, and add your own list of family fun ideas for fall.

Fall Bucket List Printable

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How to Print at Staples

I have a video to show you how I print my PDF documents at Staples.

While it’s not necessary, it’s a nice alternative to save on ink at home. First, sign in or create a Staples account. Next, visit the visit the Staples Printing Service Page. and go to Documents Printing. Upload your printable(s) and get started at checkout.

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

Also, see our Halloween Family Bucket List Printable. Perfect for the month of October! Pin to Pinterest.

Speaking of traditions. Save these Family Christmas Traditions for when December hits. Pin to Pinterest.

Take a look at these Seasonal Family Bucket Lists for Every Occasion. Pin to Pinterest.

Host a Family Game Night. You can use our Family Game Night Snack ideas. Consider trying some of these Family Approved Minute to Win It Game Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Big Goal Planner & Vision Board Template

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September 5, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Get organized with this Big Goal Planner & Vision Board Template. Dream big and accomplish a larger goal with this step by step template and daily planer. What are your dreams and desires? Achieve goals with this goal planner printable. Enjoy!

Big Goal Planner

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This binder was created for for moms who desire organization. As a benefit, it was also created for moms to give the {pointer} finger to when someone in the house asks about a calendar, schedule, to do list, etc. It is your family command center in one space, an easy accessible family organizer.

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Goal Planner Printable

Want to try a piece of this printable family command center? I have a gift for you, mom. If you have been waiting to try our Busy Mom Binder, you can get started with this Big Goal Planner.

I figured when organizing the kids for Back to School, it would also be a nice printable organizer for you too! I have honestly used it for many things – what some would consider big goals and what others might consider small goals. You can personalize it to yourself.

Use this Goal Planner Template as a road-map to get you to your final achievement.

Short Term Goals Examples

Goals can create habits. Take a look a few long and short term goal examples

“Control my spending”

“Write a children’s book”

“Read more books”

“Call my mom”

“Loose 10 pounds”

“Deep clean the kitchen”

“Redo a child’s room”

Sometimes small and long term goals can feel very daunting. In order to achieve that goal, it is important to break it down into baby steps or short term successes. For this Big Goal Planner, we added three baby steps to achieve a giant leap.

Let me give you an example of how we created short term goals to create my daughter’s final {pre} teen bedroom makeover.

This big goal crusher might have not been necessary except that is was good planning for my child and helped her see the completion of a bigger picture by setting goals in smaller baby steps.

First, Dream Big. Take your biggest goal and begin to organize your vision planner. Write your big picture as the big goal. Give yourself a reason to accomplish this goal – why are doing it?

Let’s begin Goal Setting. Next, split your goal into smaller short term goals and write down the dates that you accomplish daily goals to get you to those three small term goals. Daily planning and adding dates helped my child (and myself) with time management. Once these three short term goals are complete, your big goal should also be accomplished.

Are there areas of your life you wish to change? Wish to improve? Let’s get started…

Vision Board Template Printable

What are your dreams and desires? Reading to create a vision board for your big goal. Having a vision board doesn’t have to be magazine cutouts, teenage dream boards, an over-sized poster board, or in marquee lights. It can simply be a daily, monthly or weekly goal organizer pinned to a home office cork board, added to your refrigerator or placed inside your family organizer.

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How to Print at Staples

I have a video to show you how I print my PDF documents at Staples. To upload your Big Goal Crusher to Sataples, first Sign in or create a Staples account. Next, return to the Staples Printing Service Page and get started.

*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.

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Find this Goal Planner helpful? Give our Busy Mom Planner a try. What other organizational things will you find in our family organizer?

Monthly, weekly, daily planners, organizers and schedules
Password Keeper
Notes for School
Babysitter Organizer and Notes
Daily and Weekly Chores
Birthday Tracker
Emergency Contacts
Medical Information
… and so much more!

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Take a look at this Post It Note Goal List too! Pin to Pinterest.

You will also find useful these Organizational Printables for Kids and Adults. Lot of planners, organizers and more. Pin to Pinterest.

Home Staging Checklist, Tips & Ideas

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August 23, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Clean, declutter and depersonalize with this printable Home Staging Checklist PDF. Follow these Home Staging Ideas, Tips and Hacks to cheaply improve home value, make a space warm and inviting, and welcome buyers providing a space they love and want to live!

Home Staging Checklist

So… we did it! In five years, we moved four times. You might think we are a military family, but we aren’t. You might think we are crazy, well we are! Our first move was from Florida to Virginia. Our next three moves took place in Virginia. The process was very different in each state. While the process of changing utilities, closing accounts, and hiring movers was the same, I found the home staging process to actually be far from the same.

We (currently) live outside the District of Columbia where land value is very high. Not only is the cost of land quite extreme, the market moves very quickly. Because of this, many people do not stage their home. We learned this having searched for homes well over a (combined) year. Having come from Florida, I decided to treat my Virginia Home Staging ideas just like I had in Florida. With this mindset, my husband and I made generously over five figures on our last house in just 3 years time.

Home Staging Printable and Tips

—> Get your Home Staging Checklist PDF or read Home Staging Tips & Ideas below.

Let me share my Home Staging Tips with you and what I learned for selling a home while making only a few low cost weekend home improvements.

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What do I need for home staging?

The first thing you need before selling your home is a friend (or a realtor.) Someone needs to walk through your home with a second set of eyes. It’s easy to get offended with changes in your home decor, but don’t take it personally. Take it as if a buyer was walking through your home and trying to envision themselves living there.

Second, get ready to declutter and depersonalize. Consider renting a storage unit and adding additional clutter or asking a friend to store some things in an extra room they might have. Another idea is to go ahead and start packing and rent a POD to store your personal effects until you move. We found this a great solution for staging and also for moving many of our personal items.

For traditional home staging, consider the following items…

Vase of flowers – Flowers are warm, bring positive emotions, and can add color to a space or room.
Mirrors – These can replace family prints, open up smaller spaces, and bring light to a room.
Bowl of fresh fruit – Fruit allows visitors a healthy bite, also bring organic element to the home.
Pillows – Pillows bring a pop of color and life to a master bed or worn living room couch.
Throw blanket – Blankets will bring a place of warmth and intimacy. They invite a buyer to feel cozy and at home.
Indoor plants – Faux is fine. Add to places you want to stand out ad they attract buyers eyes.
Lights – Add dimmers or grab some cheap lamps at second hand stores to brighten a room. Turn on all lights before you leave for a showing.
Flameless candles – Candles add a glow and make a place feel warm.
Curtains or drapes – Get rid of unsightly blinds and window treatments and add long drapes which can bring height to a room and space.
Baskets – Baskets are perfect for holding pillows, rolled blankets and/or bathroom towels.

What is soft staging?

If a home is empty, you can consider hiring professional stages. Another option is to save money and soft stage. What is soft staging? Soft staging a empty house is a technique that does not require furniture but uses simple decor pieces and accessories like framed art, rugs, smaller chairs, mirrors, vases, and more. This process can be more cost effective and can be used in home staging for a quick sale.

Some want to know if it better to stage a house or leave it empty? The answer is it can depend. Sometimes with soft staging it can be hard for a buyer to picture themselves inside the home. Other times, it offers a buyer a blank slate and they can envision their own furniture and home decor. If leaving a home empty, ask your realtor about virtual home staging solutions for home photos on MLS listings and real estate apps like Redfin and Zillow.

What brings down property value?

If your a mom of five (like me) this was one question that I wanted answered – does a messy house affect an appraisal? There answer is no. The cleanliness of a home has no impact on the value. This means if your home appraiser is coming over, it is kind to pick up the toys off the playroom floor, but it doesn’t affect the home value he/she puts on the appraisal. However, if your clutter (think hoarders) affects the structural condition of your home, your home appraisal value can decrease. Make sure to make those home improvements before an appraiser comes or be ready to get dinged in your home appraisal and home inspection report.

Many things that affect the property value of your home are out of your control. Examples include proximity to train tracks, power lines, busy roads, noise pollution, the neighborhood, the market, and a home’s usual upgrades. If your home has some of the things that bring property value down, it is important for you to create a space a buyer “has to have!”

What adds most value to a house?

Want to know something funny? I am the frugal blogger but my husband is actually better than me at improving the cost of our home. Especially when it came to decluttering, landscaping, painting, and updating kitchen appliances.

A few things I learned that improve the value of your home. First, we invested in having the lawn cleaned up. We did this before photos. I also painted the front door. Actually, it was solid wood so I just used this UV Wood Polish (see photo below – top done, bottom not finished.) It made the home look a million times better. These two things brought instant curb appeal and positive first impressions.

Next, we knew we would be moving soon, so when our dishwasher broke we actually replaced all of our kitchen appliances so they were matching. You can sell your old working appliances on Facebook marketplace and make a few dollars back. We had these appliances under warranty so that was an added bonus when listing the home. How did we find these pieces for less? We asked our real estate agents who they used for appliances when flipping homes. We used the same services. Another idea is to check with Home Depot for Kitchen Appliances Packages.

We took a week to repaint our kitchen cabinets and brighten up the kitchen. Since we did this about five months before we moved, we spent one late night touching up small nicks and scratches before home photos and putting the home on the market.

Another thing, it’s often suggested to repaint the home with neutral colors. Only repaint rooms where paint colors are very extreme (i.e. bright red or hot pink.) We actually used Mr. Clean Dry Erasers to wipe down the walls of smudges and scratches. Where Mr. Clean did not improve the wall, we used a very small paint brush to fix dings and nicks.

If your budget allows for bigger home improvement projects, take a look at this list of the best ways to add value to your home.

Best Ways to Add Value to Your Home

This list will have a home staging cost in the thousands, but will bring a bigger return.

Finish an unfinished basement or cellar
Apply for planning permission (additions,
Remodel the kitchen
Bathroom addition
Add a deck
Open the living space
Exterior home makeover and refresh
Replacing carpeting

Are these large home improvement projects too expensive? That is okay. There are many low cost home staging options too!

How do I prepare my house for sale checklist?

Why are you here? You want to sell your home for more while spending less. I can help. I have done it. I have done it effectively. I have done it again (with five kids.) If you too want to make profit on your home sale, you will this useful access guide to home staging.

Download your preparing your home for sale checklist PDF. Use it as your cheap home staging resource before you have home staging photos taken or put your home is placed on MLS listing. Just a few simple low cost home improvements can look like “a million bucks!” Watch the value of your home improve, perhaps sell over asking like we did!

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Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final home staging before and after photos. We love to see beautiful homes that are perfectly ready to sell from this checklist! Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!

Take it easy! Follow these Moving Tips and Hacks to make moving so much easier. Pin to Pinterest.

Having looked at houses weekly for 9 months, we walked into many older homes. Follow some of the Older Home Improvement Hacks and DIY Renovations for Less. Pin to Pinterest.

Hallmark Teacher Appreciation Cards on Sale

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August 17, 2020 by FCL Filed Under: Online Shopping

Are you wanting to give your child’s teachers something to be a little pick-me-up for the beginning of the school year? Cards are a great idea. We found a set of 10 Hallmark Teacher Appreciation Cards on sale today only at Amazon.

I love the variety of styles included in this pack. There are cards to match every grade. And, they’re colorful, so they’ll brighten up your teachers’ days.

Details:

Show your gratitude for a great teacher with one of the ten designs in this card set, featuring classroom staples like books, apples, rainbows, and more.
Boxed set includes 10 cards (1 of each design) and 10 coordinating envelopes, including two gift card or money holders. Each includes a short-and-sweet sentiment, with plenty of room to write your own message.
Don’t let back-to-school, the last day of school, graduation, or teacher appreciation day sneak up on you! Keep this card assortment on hand so you’ll always have just the right card to thank the teachers in your life for all they do.
8 designs measure 5″ x 7.2″. Money holder or gift card holder designs measure 4.5″ x 8.3″.
Printed on high quality paper stock, Hallmark’s eco-friendly greeting cards are made with paper from well-managed forests.

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Flashlight Scavenger Hunt

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April 18, 2022 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Games, Instagram, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Want an outdoor night game for the kids? This printable Flashlight Scavenger Hunt can be used for camping at night or backyard fun after dark. Additionally, you can download and save this full list of nine additional outdoor scavenger hunts for kids to create family traditions and memories year-round.

Flashlight Scavenger Hunt

If 2020 has taught us anything it has been to create family traditions and to be more creative with our time. Thinking outside the box has taught us to make new memories.

Did you know? Memories are created when something different happens. Have you noticed how quickly the days and weeks fly by when you are in the same old routine. When you change up that daily routine and add in something different, you have created a memory in your child’s mind. It is a bump in the road on their walk of life and creates something they look back on – that can be good or bad. Why not create more bumps in the road that are good.

One way to change up a routine week or weekend night is to add in a Flashlight Treasure Hunt.

Outdoor Flashlight Scavenger Hunt

Take your traditional family game night out of the box with this Night Scavenger Hunt idea for kids. This scavenger hunt is very basic. What makes it fun for Family Camping or Backyard Entertainment is that it’s out of the norm. You child will love waiting for the the sun to set and pulling out their flashlight. You can take this scavenger hunt on a trail, to a campsite or use in your own yard.

This flashlight hunt is a free printable. Participants can be of all ages. The outdoor scavenger hunt checklist makes it easy for younger kids, just have an older kid guide them on what the words say. They can direct the flashlight beam of light toward the object and then check the box.

For a fun twist, it’s easy to turn this into a photo scavenger hunt too, just take along your camera or cell phone and make a checkmark when you capture the item in a photo. If you want to adapt this outdoor scavenger hunt at night to teens, take this challenge at twilight when the light is just right. Turn this into a photo scavenger hunt. While the kids will finish this treasure hunt rather quickly, you can vote on best photographs for the win! If the mall feels like the wilderness (filled with wild animals – aka teens) also consider our photo scavenger hunt for teens at the mall.

When taking the flashlight scavenger hunt challenge, make your evening family activity even more fun, trying paring this adventure with even more fun by adding in S’mores Campfire Cones or learn How to Color Flames in a Fire (in our overnight camping tips.)

Use on an overnight camping trip or slumber party.

Print the Free Flashlight Scavenger Hunt

Outdoor Scavenger Hunt Ideas

What this flashlight scavenger hunt fun? We have plenty of other outdoor Scavenger Hunt Ideas. These outdoor scavenger hunts for kids can be brought to the beach, the park, the neighborhood, etc.

Get outside!

Outdoor Scavenger Hunts for Kids Printables

Night Games for Kids

Like I said earlier, staying home and in the outdoors provides plenty of opportunities to create new family traditions and new family memories. Take a look at some of the outdoor night games for kids including how to play flashlight tag, gloweyball, glow sardines, kick the can, ghost in the graveyard and night statues. You might recognize some of your favorite childhood games twisted into backyard games with your kids.

Print these directions and a list of game ideas for the next page you want to create in your kids metal book of memories.

Print Outdoor Night Games for Kids with Instructions

Flashlight Scavenger Hunt Printable

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We have plenty of other ideas that might interest you! First, are you taking this Flashlight Tag on a camping trip or just to the backyard? Take a look at both our…

This also goes great with other parties and games. Consider these ideas…

If you are planning a large gathering – playing outdoors with family, neighborhood friends, youth group, camp or even an outdoor birthday party, take a look at these Backyard Games PDF. Includes directions and supply list as well as a blank Scavenger Hunt Template. Pin to Pinterest.

Outdoor Games Directions & Supply List Printable

Encouraging Words for Kids

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August 4, 2021 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Instagram, Kids, Parenting, Pinterest, Printable, Social Media

Parenting doesn’t come with a manual but this loving words for kids printable will help as a parent aide. Learn about your child’s love language and instantly download these words of encouragement for kids to build self esteem and intrinsic self affirmation.

While parenting is not linear and sometimes a + b does not always equal c, it is nice to have a guide to remind us how to parent well and how to parent form the heart.

The Five Love Languages

What are the Five Love Languages? Whether learning about the heart of a spouse or your kids, author Gary Chapman teaches us there are multiple ways to fill the loved tank of our family members. The “5 Love Languages include Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time, and Physical Touch. You can learn more about your love language, your spouses love language and your child’s love language by taking a Love Language Quiz.

Inside every child (and adult) there is an emotional love tank. Focusing on filling your child’s love tank allows them to find fulfillment in the home instead of looking for it elsewhere and in the wrong places. It is important that parents learn how to love children and that can easily be done with a prompt providing loving words of affirmation for kids.

What are some good words of encouragement for kids?

Wouldn’t it be great if parenting came with a manual? After five kids I still am trying to figure things out. Of course, each new age comes with challenges too, so just when you have things somewhat in a good flow, a hiccup occurs.

While, there is no parenting manual, we hope this loving words printable will be a visual reminder for encouraging your kids. I personally hung my words of encouragement printable in the medicine cabinet of my bathroom. This gives me a daily reminder of my tongue and how I can encourage children with words.

These encouraging words for kids include the following phrases…

Words of encouragement for kids

I love you!
I’m glad I’m your mom (or dad!)
My day isn’t complete without a hug from you.
I admire your hard work!

Children often want the simplest of things. They want to be loved, appreciated, and cared for. Through words of affirmation, you can show your children you love them, not only through actions, but by saying what they are longing to hear. Taking the time to voice your love builds strong, self-confident kids who know how to express their love to others.

Notice that these phrases above have I/my statements. In addition to making personal statements, try changing some of these phrases by replacing with alternative pronouns. Teach your children to have pride in themselves so sometimes their reward is intrinsic instead of external (form you.)

For example, try these replacement phrases to increase intrinsic motivation words of encouragement for kids…

Words of affirmation for kids

Try these messages of positive things to say to kids with these intrinsic self affirmation phrase.

Instead of “I’m proud of you” try “You should be proud!“
Instead of “I admire your hard work” try “You worked very hard to _____“
Instead of “You did great” try “You came up with a thoughtful solution and really nailed that math problem.“

Play with these sentences and try to change them a little by adding specific and descriptive comments to signal you have paid attention and you really care. See how your child’s self esteem grows and if your words are effective in promoting desired behaviors.

Encouraging Words for Kids Printable

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Discipline Through Words of Affirmation for Kids

While the word discipline and the phrase words of affirmation don’t seem to go hand and hand, it is possible to discipline your child through their love language. Our words of affirmation printable does not include discipline. However, I do want to share with you a resource we use in our home. Don’t Make Me Count to Three by Ginger Hubbard.

Ginger Hubbard Don’t Make Me Count to Three

If you loved Gary Chapman’s The 5 Love Languages of Children, look at this book companion. In the book Don’t Make Me Count to Three, Ginger Hubbard encourages and equips moms to reach past the outward behavior of their children and dive deeply into the issues of the heart. Instead of feeling discouraged or angry, look at poor behavior as an opportunity to grow the word of God on your child’s heart.

Heads up, spankings are used in this book, so adapt what you want to your own parenting style. While I am a former teacher and have studied Conscious Discipline (no spanking) this book taught me a lot about tying my discipline to the heart and the word of God. In fact, I was missing the book a lot time and asked my husband where it was. It was in his backpack as he was reading it during his free time. I didn’t even prompt him to look at the book I had picked up on Amazon a few weeks prior.

Wise Words for Mom

Not into chapter books? I encourage you to pick up Wise Words for Moms. We have this hanging by our calendar in our Family Command Center. You can use this companion without the book, it really is a must for using words of affirmation and scripture during discipline.

Wise Words for Moms is a calendar-sized chart, designed to aid you in using the Scriptures to drive out the foolishness that is bound up in the heart of [your] child (Proverbs 22:15). It is a tool for your personal research of the Bible for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training your children in righteousness.

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Thankful Thursday – Thank You, Teacher!

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Thankful Thursday – Thank You, Teacher! Teacher appreciation ideas for year round. It doesn’t have to be teacher appreciation week to show your love and support. Low cost random acts of kindness and small teacher gift ideas including free printables!

Thankful Thursday

As a former teacher (and survivor of a Virtual Teacher Appreciation Week in Quarantine), I have always instilled showing thanks for teachers. Often this comes with me picking up a candy bar at the checkout line or grabbing an extra cup of coffee “thanks a latte” before dropping my kids off at school. These are just because occasions.

There are many ways to show Teachers Appreciation without waiting until teacher appreciation week. One way to is adopt a Thankful Thursday. This does not have to be every Thursday, just choose a Thursday one a month or twice a year in send in something small.

Alternatively, the homeroom parent can create a classroom SignUpGenius. Easily organize a weekly Thankful Thursday with classroom signups for schools and classrooms. Promote a spirit of gratitude by gifting something small every Thursday.

How to Write a Thank You Note To Your Teacher

With electronics taking over, hand written notes are a thing of the past. Because of that, a handwritten note is more meaningful than an email or text. To show your upmost appreciation, use a pen or pencil to write your thank you note to your teacher.

First, start with blank canvas and outline positive words or phrases that come to mind when you think about this teacher. These are words you will want to put inside your letter.

Second, begin your letter with a salutation. This should be like with a “Dear _____,”

In your paragraph(s), give a reason your teacher has helped you or describe what they have done for you. Provide an example. Express the positive impact these words or actions had on you. How did this change you? Don’t forget your thanks.

End with a Closing. Choose a “Sincerely”, “All the best”, “Warm wishes”, “Deepest thanks” and/or “thank you again!”

Teacher Appreciation Thank You Messages

Thank you notes can be brief. They can short little messages with quick line of thanks. Consider some of these Thankful Thursday Quotes for Teachers when adding messages to your appreciation notes.

Thank you for believing in me.

You showed me how capable I am of achieving great things.

I don’t think you realize it, but you were such a huge influence on me this year.

I wanted to let you know how much of an impact you’ve made.

You are, hands down, the best teacher I’ve ever had.

Teacher Appreciation Quotes

This printable teacher quote can be found on Etsy at Soul Printables, “a truly amazing teacher is hard to find and impossible to forget.”

Sign off your letter with teacher appreciation quotes. Below are some inspirational quotes about teachers to share at the bottom of your message or on your gift tag. Sometimes no additional words are needed.

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” – Henry Brooks Adams

“When the teacher is ready, the student will disappear. When the student is truly ready… the teacher will disappear.” – Lao Tzu

“Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives.” – Andy Rooney

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela

“One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai

“A good teacher is like a candle—it consumes itself to light the way for others.” – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Thankful Thursday Small Teacher Gift Ideas

These thankful Thursday ideas come with instant downloads and some free printables. Show your teacher love and support with small teacher appreciation gift ideas year round or 52 weeks a year. It doesn’t have to be teacher appreciation week.

…and you know I am a sucker for a teacher appreciation printable. See how to take these instant downloads and Print Your Documents at Staples.

Pull through that coffee run drive through, and pick up an additional gift card. Pair with our “thanks a latte” teacher appreciation gift tag. (Seen in our One Year of Teacher Gift Ideas + Printable Gift Tags Set!)

Thank them for helping you grow with our succulent gift tags . Perfect for succa good teacher.

Did you find a good educator? Pair a sweet treat with this s’more teachers like you gift tag. (Seen in our One Year of Teacher Gift Ideas + Printable Gift Tags Set!)

You are appreciated teacher gift tag. Pair with a small token of your choice from Frog Prince Paperie.

Personalize your thank you teacher gift with this “thanks for helping me grow” teacher appreciation plant gift tag on Etsy.

C is for caffeine gift tag. Remind your teacher with a cup of morning joe! (Seen in our One Year of Teacher Gift Ideas + Printable Gift Tags Set!)

Pick up an extra candy bar at checkout and add these candy bar gift tags for teachers from Fun Squared. (Try this Copycat Almond Joy Recipe!)

It doesn’t have to cost money. Print this thank you note for teacher printable from Frugal Novice and have your child personalize it to his/her teacher.

“One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.” Turn this Malala Quote into a printable teacher gift from Amy Latta.

Use this free SVG file to turn teacher quotes into teacher gifts with this clip board idea from Happiness is Homemade.

It’s hard to survive some weeks! Take a look at this Teacher Survival Kit Teacher Gift idea with printable gift tag from Frugal Coupon Living.

Have a Cricut Maker? Grab this free SVG file from Happy Go Lucky Blog; “I teach, what’s your super power?”

Do your kids need direction with their thanks? This teacher thank you card allows you to fill in the blank.

Alternatively, download these free thank you notes for teachers from Pickle Bums. Color the card, make a cute hand print craft or fill in the blank.

Don’t forget to leave with a high five. This hand print art certificate allows you to award your teacher a huge high five for a great year!

Budget Friendly Teacher Gift Ideas

As a former teacher myself and mother of five, let me help you achieve a simple and budget-friendly teacher gift ideas with our Teacher Gift Tag Printable Set!

Is it a struggle to find a perfect Teacher Gift Idea? Creating an EASY, LOW-COST, ADORABLE gift for teachers has never been easier!

Take a look at our Teacher Appreciation Gift Tag Set. This set includes 12 digital gift cards. Download, print, and cut. One gift idea for every season. Our Teacher gift tag pritnables provide easy teacher gift ideas. Staying organized during the school year is hard enough!

One Year of Teacher Appreciation Gift Tags

Don’t forget to also look at these Volunteer Appreciation Week Ideas with Volunteer Gifts for Adults. A great way for teachers to thank parents. Pin to Pinterest.

In a season of thanksgiving (which can be any time of the year), don’t forget this Gratitude Challenge. Pin to Pinterest.

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