I’m always on the lookout for fun holiday projects in keeping with the Thrive Philosophy: No money. No shopping. No problem. And just in time for Halloween, I’m sharing five of my favorite post from the Thrive archives this week before new projects post in October.Check out these frightfully cute lanterns! Perfect for adding […Read More]
Music, Videos, Activities and Scriptures for a Christ-Centered Christmas
Each year as the Christmas decorations go up, I try and help my children focus on the Savior of the World, Jesus Christ: his life, his death, his love for each of us. I compiled this listing of my family’s favorite media—free music to download, videos and devotionals to watch, pictures to color and cards […Read More]
How To Make A Travel Schedule Board: Great for special needs children and road trips
Why make this? When my oldest was diagnosed with Autism nine years ago, we soon realized how critical structured, predicable routines were. They made a night-and-day difference in my son’s behavior that he began to thrive around. To help our son (who was three at the time) and our younger, non-reading children understand those routines, […Read More]
Make Your Own FREE 4th of July Pillows from scraps and Easter bunnies!
So … summer. It’s time to actually spruce up the ‘ol front porch for the 4th. Turns out, though, I’m fresh out of décor for the 4th of July or porches in general. And as usual, my budget is zero dollars and zero cents. That means I’m left with whatever I can make out of my classy […Read More]
Make Your Own Mass Rad Graduation, Birthday or Celebration Balloons
Graduation. End of the year. It’s almost here. Time for teacher appreciation gifts, commencement bouquets and graduation parties. ** Cue dollar store décor–that blessedly cheap haven of all things seasonal.** Well, seasonal and completely generic. Or not …. I figured if I only had a few bucks to throw towards celebrating I might as well […Read More]
Recycled Easter Egg Wheat Grass Centerpiece
So, it’s almost Easter. And you’re making omelets. Or cookies. Or anything with eggs. No biggie. Just crack open those white shells and toss the whole thing, right? Wait! Don’t toss that! With two seconds of prep and some wheat from your food storage, those shells and carton can double as cute, FREE centerpiece for […Read More]
What Not To Toss Weekend: Busted Tape Measure
Ever have this happen? I have. My kids have killed three tape measures in the past year and it’s getting old. Really, really old. Oh well. Time to bundle up yet another pile of measuring mess and haul it out to the trash, right? Wait! Don’t toss that! Tape measure metal is a cinch to […Read More]
Make your own faux layered shirts from leg warmers or socks!
Holy easy project, Batman. This was such a fun no-brainer—a trifecta, really, of circumstances that yielded kid #3 something like 50 new shirt combos: #1 – it’s dang cold outside #2 – baby girl has lots of these in her closet #3 – I’ve got a bunch of these left over from past projects: Women’s […Read More]