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A Pinch of Joy

Eat Healthy, Do it Yourself, Live Well, Have Fun.

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A dozen ideas for Father’s Day

Father's Day Ideas -- A Pinch of Joy

Candy Bar Posters for Dad Father's Day Printable Fingerprint Dandelion Card Printable Father's Day Coupons Father's Day Treats - Nuts About You Father's Day Shirt with printable A Book about Dad with printable template DIY and Thoughtful Father's Day Gift -- Things we learned from Dad Some SuperHeroes don't have capes -- Free Father's Day Printables Father's Day Party Printables M & M Bowtie Save ... [Read More]

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Ultimate Easter Egg Guide

Easter Egg Techniques with Dye -- A Pinch of Joy

Abbie Living -- Polka Dot Eggs   Design Sponge -- Ukranian Eggs Made Simple    Oh Joy!  -- Neon Dip Dyed Eggs    Instructables -- P Susies Psychedelic Eggs   Indie Fixx -- A Fun Easter Egg Dying Technique   Frugal Girls --   DIY Tie Dyed Easter Eggs   Bold Bright and Beautiful --  Easter Egg Decorating Ideas with Rubber Band   Tot School -- Marbled Eggs   Oh Joy!  -- oops a duplicate! The Artful Parent -- Melted Crayon Easter Eggs    Crap I've Made -- Rubber Cement Dyed Eggs Magic Onions -- How to Blow  Egg for Easter Crafts    Parent Hacks -- Muffin tin for Easter Egg Dye    Mini Fashionista -- Removing Easter Egg Dye From Hands  Tinkerlab -- Vegetable Dyed Easter Eggs   The Chocolate Muffin Tree -- Naturally Dyed Eggs - Marble Technique    Iron and Twine -- Tea Stained Easter ... [Read More]

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9 Valentine crafts for kids

Cute and creative ways for kids of all ages to celebrate Valentine's Day! Or eight sweet hearts and a cute love bug :-) Sweet and Simple Love Bug  - tutorial from My Kids Guide From the bottom of my feet -- a valentine from Toddler Approved DIY Flower Hearts Card Tutorial -- momdot Homemade Playdough Valentine's Day Kids Craft -- from The Suburban Mom Easy Heart Suncatcher -- Toddler Time Love Blooms -- The Creative Goddess Marbleized Hearts -- Cheap Crafty Mama Heart-shaped Pipe Cleaner Rings -- Make and Takes Colorful Puddle Painted Hearts -- Make and Takes Other Valentine Roundups by A Pinch of Joy No candy Valentines for Kids Valentine Crafts for Kids 27 Valentine Printables for the big and little loves in your life 26 Valentine Ideas ... [Read More]

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No Candy Valentines

As a child,  one of our sons had food allergies which really limited the kind of sweets he could have.  Fortunately, he “outgrew”  them and they didn’t stunt his growth at all  as one elderly relative worried – now 6’2” and still growing I think!   I was really surprised as a Den Mother to find that most of the kids in his Cub Scout den also had some kind of food allergy!   (Shhhhhh!  Don't tell him I referred back to his childhood for that bit of information!)   It really was a struggle  sometimes to find treats.   One result was that I became very conscious of the need to find alternatives to candy.   So -- just in time  for Friday Favorites:   Six Valentines:  No candy required! Design Mom provides tags and shows you how she fastened the animals to them with ribbon.  She also provides ... [Read More]

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Hang A Wreath – No ladder required

Hang A Wreath no ladder required -- A Pinch of Joy

Wheels is the master of life hacks.  Give him a challenge and he’ll figure out how to solve a problem with what’s on hand, make square pegs fit in round holes and get things done  faster and better.  When we decided to add a wreath to each front window on our two story house during the Christmas season, that became another challenge. How to hang a  wreath securely with minimal tools in the least amount of time possible?  His solution means it takes him ten minutes to hang all the wreaths each year. And that includes going to the garage attic to get them. Here's the secret of his simple solution! It uses curling ribbon and an old bead garland. You could replace the curling ribbon with anything similar but it must be strong and thin. Strong to hold the weight of the wreath in ... [Read More]

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