Category Archives: Frugal fun

A Christmas craft afternoon

Posted on 20 December 2011 by

On an unseasonably warm Saturday late in November, a few women from our church gathered at our friend Jen’s house to make some Christmas crafts. It was bliss… lots of good chatting and food while being enjoyably creative and productive. … Continue reading →

Posted in Being creative, Friends, Frugal fun, Kids | 4 Comments

Summer is here!

Posted on 16 June 2011 by

And we’ve well and truly been out and about enjoying it. We’ve only had two very hot days and for the rest of the time it has been pretty much perfect weather (25 – 30 C). We’ve been spending as … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Frugal fun, Kids, NYC, Parks | 5 Comments

When you don’t have a sandwich press…

Posted on 26 May 2011 by

… make your own with whatever you have on hand! See, it works pretty well!

Posted in Being creative, Food, Frugal fun | 7 Comments

More cereal box fun

Posted on 18 November 2010 by

When we looked for ideas for what kinds of crafts one can make with cereal boxes, back when we made Glitter Girl, we also came across a cute idea of making sandals. I promised Marica we’d do that, and here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Frugal fun, Kids | 1 Comment