I promised more LDS girls camp ideas and here they are--even though girls camp is over for many of you. Oh well. Pin it for next year! These would also be great ideas for a family reunion.

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Did anyone else wake up with a feeling of disbelief this morning? Is it really August? This summer has flown by so quickly and I cannot believe that it is time to start thinking about school supplies and preparations! Luckily for us, school does not start until after Labor Day but I know many of you are starting back up in just a couple of weeks!

I always have these grand ideas of back to school crafts and special things that I will do for my kids for school starting. In reality, most of the time just getting all the supplies, shopping, school orientations and snapping a picture are about all I can manage!

This year I thought I could manage one simple yet special item to send them off with. I found these great superhero lunch boxes at Michaels and knew my boys needed them. They have wanted metal lunch boxes for a while and since they were superheroes, I caved.

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This is my friend Kalli. Mother of two adorable, imaginative children, wife to the most supportive, gourmet chef husband, crafter extraordinaire, follower of Christ, and all-round ray of sunshine. And she is breast cancer survivor.

I remember a few years back we helped promote a fundraiser for one of Kalli's friends who was losing her battle with breast cancer. Kalli created gorgeous crystal pendants and sold them in honor of her friend, donating the proceeds to breast cancer research. I was so impressed that Kalli would do this for her friend, and was so grateful at the same time that Kalli had beat her breast cancer.

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I'm so excited to be back as a contributor to Skip to my Lou's Craft Camp this year! This is our third year contributing a kids craft project, and I love doing it because it really gets me to be creative with my boys. My son designed these plushie monster keychains for his friends and I helped him figure out how to make them come to life. It's a really fun, easy sewing project to do with kids. It reminded me of this plushie monster we brought to life when he was just a little guy from one of his drawings. If you haven't already, be sure to check out all the other fun summer craft camp projects over at Skip to my Lou!

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Everyone has been talking about the new LeapPad Ultra coming out and it is now available for pre-order! You will want to order now so you can get it delivered as soon as it comes out!

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Ahh, girls camp. Spending time in the great outdoors, enjoying life unplugged, building relationships and learning new things about yourself, getting closer God and building a testimony of his gospel. What an amazing experience girls camp can be (especially when your camp offers flushing toilets and showers for the leaders)! It was almost like a little vacation for me, and I loved getting to know the girls and other leaders better since I am new to the neighborhood. 

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Remember how I told you that Michaels is now carrying fabric in stores? I am still so excited about it! Michaels sent me some of the new fabric to try out for myself. I got a couple rolls of burlap as well as some fun patterned fabric.

If you are like me you have seen some fun fabric covered boards all over Pinterest and I have been dying to make one. I grabbed some canvases and cork-board at Michaels as well as some pushpins to create some of my own photo boards (which could also be used for message boards or recipe boards, etc!) If you are like me you get tired of putting new pictures in frames all the time so I love a photo board so I can just keep switching out pictures all the time. Plus it adds a fun decor element to my home!

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I always love sharing with you my new and exciting finds! I have been a big fan of LeapFrog products for a long time and my kids love them as well. They are coming out with a new product called the LeapPad Ultra! Built for kids, inside and out, LeapPad Ultra is the 100% kid-perfect tablet with 7” hi-res screen, kid-safe Wi-Fi and instant access to 800+ fun and educator-approved games and apps. LeapPad Ultra works with LeapFrog’s award-winning library of 800+ educator-approved apps, games, eBooks, videos, music and more. With games that automatically adjust to your child’s level, kids stay challenged and inspired to learn!

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This post is part of a paid campaign with Razoo and The Blueprint Social but all opinions are my own.

Have you ever heard of Razoo? I hadn't until recently but it is a really cool site that I want to share with you!
Razoo is a movement of people who want to make generosity a part of everyday life. It helps users raise money for social good causes. I love that you can create a fundraiser for anything you feel is important and that you want to help with. Creating fundraiser and/or donating to a fundraiser are super simple and take very little time.

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We're two weeks into summer vacation and I feel like I've hardly been home to enjoy it! After a week at girls camp and a long weekend at the Wasatch Back Ragnar relay race, I am still catching up on laundry and housework while carting kids to swimming lessons and playdates. But I am taking a break to bring you my favorite new summer dessert. Because you NEED to know about this.
Our camp cook up at our LDS girls camp was seriously amazing. You wouldn't believe the things Natalie cooked up for us (I'll share that soon with some other girls camp ideas). But one simple campfire dessert really blew my mind. Gourmet build-your-own s'mores. What the what? Why have I not heard of this before? Thank you, Natalie. You have changed my life.

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I am so excited to share some BIG news with you from Michaels! Starting on June 28th, the majority of Michaels locations nationwide will begin carrying fourteen styles of craft fabric, including cotton, canvas, burlap, felt, faux fur, crushed velvet and tulle. Yep. FABRIC. I am super excited about this! What store couldn't benefit from a little fabric? Those Michaels people are smart people. I am looking forward to seeing this fabric in stores and creating some fun projects!

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Every Summer one of my big goals is to have my kids reading every day! They love reading but sometimes they need an extra push to stay consistent with it and I try to find little ways to get them excited about it. After taking the Michaels Unplugged Summer Pact, I am especially focused on reading and learning activities for my kids.

I decided to make some easy, fun bookmarks with my kids so they would be excited to put them in their books and get reading!

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This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and GoodNites, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #BetterNights http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO.

I love my crazy little three year old! He can be so wild and energetic yet can also be so sweet and caring (when he chooses to be!).

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Being that my husband and I live far away from our families, it is always important for us to stay connected and keep in touch with our family members. My family is especially spread out across the country, so we always try to find ways to stay involved in each other's lives and what is going on with everyone. Skype is a really great tool to connect us to our family!

Sometimes emailing and texting just isn't the connection we are looking for and I love that with Skype you can talk to someone while looking at them! This is especially great for my kids because they can put a face with the name and really stay connected with each family member. Sometimes it is just not feasible to visit others as often as we would like, but with Skype you can feel like you are visiting them and seeing what's new!

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Today my friend and I took our kids over to Michaels to participate in a Passport to Imagination class.

This program is so great! Explore the 7 continents and their amazing landmarks and icons on a 7-week voyage around the globe! The 2-hour crafting adventures take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to Noon for just $2 per session for children ages 5 and up.

In today's class they talked about North America and the kids got to make a few fun crafts. They had such a great time!



I asked my son if he would want to do another one of the Passport to Imagination classes and he said, "Definitely!"

The kids got a tote bag to bring the crafts home and a fun book that talk about what they were learning and has a bunch of fun crafts to do at home throughout the summer!

Check out your local Michaels for more information on the Passport to Imagination  classes in your area! It is such a fun activity to do with your kids this summer!

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