June Frugal Families Blog Archives

Sugar Cookie Playdoh – a Frugal Kid Entertainment!

Today my little girls, ages 6 & 8 each got to have a friend over.  Rain prevented a lot of outdoor play, so I mixed up a batch of sugar cookie dough!  I gathered a cookie sheet, some flour to powder hands for each set of girls and set them and their imaginations free.  You [...]

Spring harvest!

I admit, I don’t have a covered bed yet.  I’m just getting to enjoying my first spring harvests now.  Many hardcore gardeners have enjoyed early greens already but I won’t let that diminish my first harvests!  Radishes and spinach!  I even got creative the other day.  I took out a bit of frozen lard and [...]

Spring flowers

Several years ago, I noticed color in my then, ugly, nearly lifeless raised beds. It was spring and the color stuck out!  I ventured out into the cool April weather and lo and behold, I discovered beautiful flowers.  They were similar to my wild Eastern Columbines but instead of the bright yellow and reds, there [...]