Charity and Service

Cupcake Liner Snowflakes for Sandy Hook Elementary

Dec

2012

The PTA leaders of all of the schools in Newtown, PA are requesting our help in supporting the families whose lives were turned upside down after last Friday's tragedy. If you're looking for a way to show sympathy and encouragement for this community, here is a project that is in need of support. It is a perfect activity for the entire family, or for any individual who'd like to help. Welcome Students to a Winter Wonderland! When school resumes for Sandy Hook, it will be in a new building. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charity & Service, Family, Paper Crafts, Real Life, Seasons and Holidays · Tagged With: trials, Winter

A Season of Service “The Giving Tree”

Nov

2012

by Stephanie 2 Comments

Often times we get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the holidays and we don't take time to enjoy this time of year. I sometimes look back at the start of the new year and think, "I can't believe the holidays are over already!" So in an effort to preserve this time just a bit and focus less on the commercialized aspects of the holidays, I came up with a fun idea to encourage a season of service with my family- I call it "The Giving Tree". This is our family's "Giving Tree". When we do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Charity & Service, Family, Paper Crafts, Seasons and Holidays · Tagged With: Activities, christmas, Winter

Walmart: 12 Days of Giving

Nov

2012

by Stephanie 3 Comments

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walmart for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. When I was in first grade, there was a boy in my class who was noticeably different than everyone else. His jeans were always torn and dirty, he smelled like he hadn't bathed in MONTHS, he was very defiant and not very friendly with the other kids. Back then, I did not understand why, I just knew to steer clear of Jimmy. As we got older, Jimmy didn't change much, but my understanding … [Read more...]

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The Comfort of a Cupcake- A Thoughtful Gift

Oct

2012

by Stephanie 25 Comments

A few months ago, some of our close friends were going through a bit of a rough patch. One night, our family decided to bring them a thoughtful gift {some cupcakes!} just to let them know we were thinking of them. Here is the cute way we delivered them: Here is how to do it: Print out a note on your computer & mount it onto some heavy, decorative card stock that is folded in half. Punch 5 holes on the top side of your note on both the left and right sides.Punch 2 holes in the center … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baking, Charity & Service, Family · Tagged With: cupcakes, gift ideas

Let’s Fight Hunger Together

Sep

2012

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This post brought to you by Walmart. All opinions are 100% mine. I recently had the opportunity to participate in a large community food drive. For 1 month we collected food that would be donated to our local food bank. My family watched as the piles of canned foods started stacking up and it was exciting to see the kindness of the community as we all pulled together in an effort to fight hunger. I volunteered to be the one who would deliver the food from my area to the food bank. I … [Read more...]

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