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Tips for Carefree Family Fun

4 · Aug 9, 2017 · 1 Comment

With Summer in full swing, it’s prime time for family get togethers. Come learn how we create carefree family fun with our family and friends!

• I’ve partnered with Carnival Cruise Line to create this post! Enjoy! •

Come learn how to create carefree family fun with simple to make yard games via WhipperBerry.

When Summer rolls in it’s time for family fun in the sun, playing at the pool and of course family reunions. Our family is actually at our annual family reunion right now in Idaho and we are having a ball! With our family, one of the challenges that we face is coming up with activities and get togethers that are fun for all ages.

Come learn how to create carefree family fun with simple to make yard games via WhipperBerry.

We have struggled in the past with the various ages that need to be entertained in our family. Our family has all ages… Elementary age, Middle School, High School & College age kiddos. Yeah, we know how to spread them out! Then, if you include the extended family, we have a whole other crew of infants through pre-school as well. Looking at the other end of the spectrum, we have young adults, middle aged and seniors as  well. We pretty much have the whole rainbow of ages in our family. How on earth do you entertain a crew like this?

Come learn how to create carefree family fun with simple to make yard games via WhipperBerry.

Well, let me tell ya… It can be a challenge. Here are some of our tips for carefree family fun!

Tips for Carefree Family Fun

  • Keep things simple
  • Plan healthy, energy promoting yet simple meals
  • Create activities that can be entertaining for all ages
  • Schedule down time
  • Keep things relaxed and fun, don’t let your expectations get out of control

Keep Things Simple

When dealing with all ages, the more simple the activity the better. Plan activities that the whole family will enjoy. You really don’t need to over schedule yourself to say that you’ve had fun. Right now we are having a ball hanging out in my parents back yard and playing games with the kids. One of these years we are going to make things even more simple and plan a family cruise with Carnival Cruise Line. Carnival is all about fun for all. They have become the masters at finding ways to help the whole family enjoy simple and carefree family fun!

Carnival believes everyone deserves a place to play, where they can jump in on the fun without a second thought. The possibilities for play abound on a Carnival cruise — at any one moment, you may be laughing until your sides ache, singing and dancing your heart out, taking in amazing sights, or savoring mouthwatering bites – all with the help of your crew – the ultimate fun facilitators.  You can’t get more simple than that! They handle all the hard stuff and your only job is to have FUN together!

Plan Heathy Meals

Nothing weighs a group down more than poor meal planning. One cannot live on burgers and hot dogs alone. Plan meals that are easy to prepare ahead of time and help to give everyone healthy energy. Here are some of my favorite go-to recipes that would be perfect for a carefree family get together.

Overnight French Toast a great breakfast OR dessert for large gatherings.

• Overnight French Toast + a PERFECT prep-ahead breakfast that everyone will love •

Breakfast Power Bowl + Perfect for family get togethers

• Breakfast Power Bowls + This is a simple breakfast that is easy to customize to everyone’s taste •

The BEST Chicken Salad recipe. Perfect for large family gatherings from WhipperBerry.

• The BEST Chicken Salad Recipe + Perfect to make ahead of time! •

Onion and Poppy Seed Salad from WhipperBerry + Another crowd pleaser

• Onion and Poppy Seed Salad + Another crowd pleaser •

And that’s just a few of our favorites! Checkout my Pinterest board for other great WhipperBerry recipes.

Now, if you aren’t into cooking and want someone else to take the helm in that area, … man oh man, Carnival is the way to go. The Carnival Chef’s know how to tickle the taste buds and please every palette in your family!

Create Activities that can be Entertaining for all Ages

Here’s where the fun never ends… It can be hard to find activities that everyone will love. We’ve found that yard games tend to be a huge hit with the littles all the way up to the oldies. There is just something about the novelty of the games. What’s fun is that they are easy to DIY so that you don’t have to spend and arm and a leg for them.

We’ve created a set of medium sized yard dominos and some small dice that everyone LOVES to play with.

Come learn how to create carefree family fun with simple to make yard games via WhipperBerry.

Come learn how to create carefree family fun with simple to make yard games via WhipperBerry.

Come learn how to create carefree family fun with simple to make yard games via WhipperBerry.

Now I’ve seen dominos that are super big that you play all over your yard and they are super fun. I wanted a smaller set that is easy to store and transport. I cut some 1 x 4 planks into 6 1/2 inch blocks and used a wood burning tool to create the dots. Everyone loves them!

Come learn how to create carefree family fun with simple to make yard games via WhipperBerry.

They even love building towers with them.

Come learn how to create carefree family fun with simple to make yard games via WhipperBerry.

Come learn how to create carefree family fun with simple to make yard games via WhipperBerry.

Come learn how to create carefree family fun with simple to make yard games via WhipperBerry.

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Who says only little kiddos love to play with toys!

As inspiration from Carnival Cruise Line’s live game show, where you can team up with your friends and family to play some of the most classic games, we also created some dice for Yard Yahtzee! We had a blast and you can easily re-use your homemade pieces for your own favorite dice game.

Come learn how to create carefree family fun with simple to make yard games via WhipperBerry.

Again, I used my wood burning tool and cut some 2 x 2 blocks to create the dice. If you are a Yahtzee fan, here is a printable score card that you can download.

Printable Yahtzee Score Card from WhipperBerry

• Download Yahtzee Score Card HERE •

If you would rather have someone else be the cruise director, sail with Carnival the fun ship! They have a ship full of all kinds of fun activities for all ages.

Create a Chance for Relaxation

With all of this fun, you need to keep in mind that all of your age groups will need some rest. Create some opportunities for down time. Don’t forget to create a safe space for the teenagers to be teenagers. They like to stay up late and sleep-in.

The more rest you have, the more fun you can have together without a whole bunch of grumps. You know that Carnival also excels in this area. And for adults, don’t forget to check out all of their SPA options!

Also, don’t forget to keep your expectations in check. We all want a magical time together but, the bottom line is… The little ones will get cranky and won’t want to go along with the schedule or, someone will get sick. Personality types are put to the test and that’s alright. Everyone needs to just step back, relax and go with the flow. Remember, this is the time to make memories that will last a lifetime!

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The Inspiration Board

0 · Feb 5, 2013 · 3 Comments

The Inspiration Board // Have you seen the new kid on the block… The Inspiration Board created by Jamielyn Nye from I Heart Nap Time? 

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This is a super fun and stylish way to organize your ideas, keep track of projects you want to work on, share and receive inspiration, so MANY things that you can do with The Inspiration Board. Plus, it's fun to dress up your boards and and your own special flair.  Here are three boards that I created yesterday. Each one has it's own distinct style and I LOVE it!!

Project ideas on The Inspiration Board

This one is a project idea board that I created with a few projects that I would like to make sometime. You have all kinds of stylish backgrounds to choose from for your board. You can add numbers, graphic images and text to make a fun board just like you did when you where a teenager back in the day. You know you did!!! This way it's digital, doesn't take up any wall space and you can to share it easily with all your friends!

Chocolate Cake Inspiration Board

Here is another board that has a dramatically different look and feel, with the dark background and the simple text. I love to collect photos of images that I can use as inspiration when I am styling and photographing the food post that I create. It's a great way to get the creative juices flowing and the Inspiration Board is going to fit in nicely!

Valentine Inspiration Board

This was the first board that I created, it's just a fun Valentine's Day inspiration board. Check out the washi tape design elements… too fun!  Want to learn how to make your very own Inspiration board? Here is a quick video to teach you how to do it.

So, are you INSPIRED yet? Jamielyn is hosting a fabulous launch party that started yesterday, head on over to I Heart Nap Time and check out how you can enter to win $1500 worth of prizes!! 

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AND… You can join Jamielyn and myself for a Twitter party TONIGHT at 9 o'clock (eastern) we will be chatting with the Mom it Forward crew and several other panelist like Jen from Tatertots & Jell-o, Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous, Stephanie from Somewhat Simple and a few more. Come share how you like to be inspired!! Jamielyn will be giving away an iPad mini, so you won't want to miss this one!!

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Head on over to The Inspiration Board to start creating your very own boards, you are going to fall in LOVE!!

Swap a Smile {Giveback Event}

0 · Oct 10, 2011 · 13 Comments

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We as women and mothers delight in the joy of raising our families despite some of the frustrations and effort it takes.  We delight in hearing and seeing our children grow and learn, and we strive to put their needs before our own.  Their heartaches are OUR heartaches and their joy is OUR joy.  So imagine if you had a child who was beautiful and happy in everyway…but who did not have a beautiful outer physical smile to match the beauty of their inner smile?

Every three minutes a child is born with a cleft — often unable to eat, speak, socialize or smile. In some places these children are shunned and rejected. And in too many cases, their parents can't afford to give them the surgeries they need to live a normal life.  Whereas, most of us are blessed to be living in Nations and countries where we have access to basic services and healthcare for our families which is there to help us help our children to lead healthy and normal lives.

We feel that women everywhere have the same basic tendencies to nurture and care for their families and feel that automatically connects us as social beings.  A group of us wanted to be able to use this crafting/DIY community and find some way to give back to others, to be involved in something that was bigger than us and our blogs, and do something to actually make a difference in the lives of women and children who are just like us.

Operation Smile is a charity organization healing children's smiles, one operation at a time.

Operation Smile, is more than a charity organization. They are a mobilized force of medical professionals and caring hearts who provide safe, effective reconstructive surgery for children born with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate.  Each operation costs approximately $240.

With this is mind, we created “Swap A Smile” to raise funds through an online auction of DIY and Craft Bloggers’ past projects.  We would love for you to join us in our efforts to give back to others who need help. It only takes a little bit to go a long way. Our goal is to be able to give at least 5 children new smiles and help them to live the life they weren’t meant to live.

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Friday Flair and a Day at Scentsy Headquarters

0 · Oct 6, 2011 · 13 Comments

I'm so excited! As we speak {in a manner of speaking} I am touring the fabulous Scentsy Headquarters with several fun and talented friends and I can't wait to share next week!!  While we wait… I thought I would show off some of the frun products that they carry. You know they aren't all just candle warmers you know!

They have these amazing Scent Paks that are lovely. I have one that I keep in my dresser and my clothes ALWAYS smell divine.  I pack one in my luggage to stave off the musty smell of traveling. They are a must have!

Another great find… Travel Tins! Perfect for when you are on the go.  Slim and easy to travel with, they are perfect for fending off the sometimes questionable odors of hotel rooms and other places you find yourself {like your brother's house!} You ALL know what I'm talking about, don't you?

I am totally diggin' my Black Raspberry Vanilla Fragrance Foam!  It's a hand sanitizer that I have to ration myself with.  It smells so good I want to use it all the time!!  It's perfect for your purse,diaper bag or right next to your computer {like me} because I love to smell it!

While I'm at Scentsy HQ I'm going to have to pick-up a few hundered of these Scent Circles.  Let's face it… kiddos are stinky and my car needs help!    

So you see, even it you aren't a candle warmer kind of person… Scentsy has all kinds of products that you will LOVE!!  I can't wait to tell you all the behind the scene kind of stuff next week after our quick trip.  Follow me on Twitter  for all the fun play by play!


 

Now it's Party Time!!!

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Hello... my name is Heather and I'm the creator of WhipperBerry a creative lifestyle blog packed full of great recipes and creative ideas for your home and family. I find I am happiest when I'm living a creative life and I love to share what I've been up to along the way... Come explore, my hope is that you'll leave inspired!

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