Thanks for visiting! I'm Alicia, the author of this blog, and I love sharing bits of our life here and on social media. Back in 2008, when my oldest was only a month old, I started Making Time For Mommy as a way to make time for myself and meet other moms. I hope this blog encourages you to make time for yourself, gives you ideas for family fun, and provides easy tips you can incorporate into your busy life! ---read more about me here ---
Materials Needed: –Elmer’s Tri-Fold Display Board -Small pot -Craft sticks –Elmer’s CraftBond Permanent Dot Runner –Elmer’s CraftBond Adhesive Squares -1 piece of construction paper -1 piece of cardstock -Scissors or an X-acto knife -Styrofoam ball –Elmer’s School Glue -Green grass (flower covering or Easter basket grass) -Items to decorate pot and flowers (We used Elmer’s … Read more
In the spirit of Earth Day this Friday, Siemens – a leading provider of energy efficiency solutions for homes – has shared the following energy conservation tips and facts families can adopt to reduce their carbon footprint and have a greener, earth-friendly home. They are small changes that make a LARGE impact on utility bills. … Read more
Looking for something special to do as a family this Easter weekend? Why don’t you make Resurrection Rolls? Check out Women Living Well for step by step directions and the story to go along with the rolls. The crescent roll represents the tomb and the marshmallow represents the body of Jesus. When the rolls are … Read more
Still working on putting your Easter baskets together? Dinosaur Train has come out with Hatchers which can be found at ToysRUs. Young fans can watch the characters from Dinosaur Train hatch from their eggs and grow 4x their size. Jacob loved this! Each time he went downstairs he had to check his egg to see … Read more
I recently headed to Target to try out two smartphone applications, the Red Laser UPC scanner and the QR code reader. I will admit that normally when I am out shopping with my children the last thing on my mind is scanning bar codes and QR codes. I’m usually just trying to get out of … Read more
I have linked this post to: Wordless Wednesday Home 5 Minutes for Mom ~ Go Graham Go! ~ Jolly Mom Mom of 3 Girls ~MomStart ~ Two of a Kind… Momma Findings ~ Mom Knows It All A Daily Dose of Toni The Divine Miss Mommy Grammy Mouse Tails
Once Upon A Sugar Tree offers a variety of cute, customizable gifts for women and girls. They make bottle cap necklaces and key chains. With Mother’s Day coming up I wanted to spotlight a few of my favorite items for grandmas and moms. *** *** *** Celebrating a graduate soon? Love these Diabetes pendants, too. … Read more
With Easter coming up in less than a week I wanted to share ways to make Easter baskets on a budget. 1) Buy reusable “baskets”. Whether it’s a basket they use every year, a pail that they can then build a sand castle with, or a tote that can be used to organize their toys; … Read more