Category Archives: Summer

DIY Summer Camp at Home

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Let’s face it—summer can feel endless when the kids are home and the boredom sets in by Day 3. If you’re looking for a fun, flexible, and screen-light way to keep your kids busy (and maybe even sneak in a little learning), you’re in the right place!

I created this DIY Summer Camp at Home series to help parents like you plan simple, themed weeks full of low-prep activities, creative crafts, and outdoor fun—all without leaving your house or spending a fortune. Whether you follow the whole schedule or just pick and choose your favorites, the goal is the same: make memories, not stress.… Read the rest

DIY Soda Bar & Printables

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Have you been to those fun soda shops they have in like Utah and Idaho? Swig, Sodalicious… I’m sure there are more. You can get all these fun soda concoctions, and also delicious sugar cookies. Basically a sugar coma all in one stop! Well no worries if you don’t have access to those shops, you can DIY your own soda bar and it makes the perfect party refreshment. It’s great for summer gatherings, reunions, graduations, 4th of July, backyard BBQs, pool parties and more! I’ve even got printables to help you pull it all together.… Read the rest

Last Day of School Interview

I’m a big scrapbooker and love to capture a little of of my kids on their last day of school. Of course this doesn’t have to be done exactly on the last day of school, any time during the first week of summer is a great time for them to sit down and fill this out (and great summer writing practice too!). If they aren’t great at reading and writing yet you can either ask them the questions and then write down what they say, or have them fill out the parts they can and you fill out the rest.

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DIY Ice Cream Party

This post is sponsored by Crystal Creamery, all opinions are my own.

I was super excited to style this Ice Cream Party for Crystal Creamery after learning about their new line of ice cream with cleaner ingredients! I’ve really tried to be more conscientious about the things that my family has been eating (and what’s in it!) and so has Crystal! Crystal is a California local Creamery where milk is delivered fresh daily from local, family-run farms. Their ice cream now has:

  • No high fructose corn syrup (likely the second ingredient in a store brand ice cream, take a peek next time you’re grocery shopping!)
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2 Ways to Style a Summer Party with Torani Syrup

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I was so excited when I won a year supply of Torani Syrup at the Blog Like a Boss Retreat this spring!! My wheels started turning on how to use it and with a big Kemsley Family Reunion on the docket I knew that was the perfect scenario! We ended up using the syrup in two different ways during the reunion and I’m here to share all the details with you 🙂

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How to Host a Soda Bar

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First off, we had a soda-licious inspired Soda Bar!… Read the rest