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Don’t get me wrong, I love carving a pumpkin. But, with 4 young kids, the mess and carving usually falls on mom and dad, ya know? So, here’s some alternatives

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Don’t get me wrong, I love carving a pumpkin. But, with 4 young kids, the mess and carving usually falls on mom and dad, ya know? So, here’s some alternatives LTKFamily LTKKids LTKHalloween

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All items are under $20 (even with tax...except the women's shoes...they're $19.98 before tax, so slightly over 😉)

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Holiday books are magic! This storage system has been going strong for 3 years & I wouldn’t change a thing

Comment “READ”if you want what I used AND my favorite Halloween books! I need a new book for this year. What should I add to the collection??

I don’t like a lot of fall smells. They’re too strong or too sweet for me. But, I gave this counter spray a go and I’m digging the slight fall smell in leaves in the air!

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I’m not a boo basket mom, I’m a festive plate mom

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Unless real flowers drink DDP, they’re on their own

Comment “FAKE” if you wanna join the fake fall flowers club too

FYI. I have had these 3 years. They’re UV resistant & get the job done 🫡

3 freakin ingredients! Let me shoot it to you straight, the texture on these is a little bumpy & spongier than regular cookies. They don’t always look as appealing as some when you take them out of the oven, but they’re good! Eat them warm if ya can!

🎃 Cookies:

•1 pumpkin spice cake mix
•I can pumpkin puree
•semi sweet chocolate chips

Combine and bake on 350 for 12-13ish min!

But for real, does that last stuff work? I own it, I’ve used it once, but I’m not sure about it

What would you add to this list? Describe it to me in 3 words or less 😏

Comment “SICKY” if you want to stock up on anything you can run, but you can’t hide from all that sickness that’s just waiting 🫣

4 ingredients! It’s your season to shine, cinnamon applesauce!

Comment “FAST” if you want the faster dang apple peeler this side of the Mississippi 🤠 (my kids love to just eat the plain apples from this thing. They call them “apple chips”)

🍎 Recipe for stove OR Instant pot:
•10 peeled & cored apples any variety
•1-2tsp cinnamon (I usually do 1ish)
•1-2 TBS brown sugar (I usually do 2)
•1/4 cup water (you need very little water!)

🍎 Instant pot: cook on high pressure for 8 min and let natural release for 10. Then, mash! You can use you a hand mixer, but they should be soft enough to just mix with a spoon!

🍏 Stove: boil water, drop in apples and let boil til soft! Drain water. Add all ingredients and mash together. Use hand mixed if needed

Where my millennials at who played Heads Up Seven Up?! Track pants were the kiss of death in that game! ❌🙅🏽‍♀️

Comment “WHOA” and I’ll link ya for track pants, baggy pants, leopard/cheetah pants, & everything in between 🐆

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So many freakin’ school papers. And somehow, the ones I trash, my kids always find them in the trash.

“Mom! How did this get in here?!”
Me: “OH my gosh! I have no idea! Maybe it slid off the counter!”

Both of these systems have been working well in helping me be selective AND eliminating papers! My goal is one box for each kid. Trust me. They’re not going to sort through anymore than that one day

Comment “HANG” if you want the box and file folders I used!

My son uses this rechargeable fan at football practice & we bring it to games for us on the sidelines. Players will come over & use it too! You just put it over a bucket of water & it can blow just air, or mist air & water. The charge and water last a while!

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$10 sideline sibling chair! Comes with carrying case, in the color blue too, & holds up to 150lbs.

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Affordable. Feeds the masses. Most kids like them 🧇

SO. FREAKING. EASY.

Toppings. No toppings. However you want! Make them for a kid crowd OR meal prep them for your kids to grab on school mornings! So many ways to do it.

If you want that snazzy 4 maker waffle maker comment “SHREK” (since that’s where best waffle movie quote comes from) and I’ll send it to ya!

I’m here to put a stop to you gifting other kids slime 🫡. My kids have been gifted it so many times for birthdays & I’m just giving you some other ideas so other parents don’t despise you…unless maybe you don’t like their kid…then gift them slime 😉

These are some of my go tos. Hopefully they help! If all else fails, just pull out the cash money!

Comment “NO CRAP” if you want to check these out!

I don’t spend my money on manicures Botox, or hair extensions…..but I’ll fork over some good ol’ cold hard cash for Halloween decor & not bat an eye. We all have our vices, ok?

I’ve always loved these bins, but now they’re unbeatable! I went to get more to help me organize some things & ran into Post Malone while buying them!! There are 2 sizes and I use them both for all different things, but mostly toys! I love a clear bin so my kids can see everything inside & not dump out 388338 bins trying to find one thing

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GENIUS.

When I ordered this, my husband was not down. The other day he said “this is growing on me” 🤘🏻

Comment “BOX” if you have a countertop junk spot too that needs some help

@rayne_and_ry_home I’ll forever be grateful for this one 👊🏻

What she picked out! Just need it to be 50 degrees cooler 🥵

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crew socks that are comfy & nice & thick! I branched away from millennial mom no show socks a few months ago, & these helped me make a smooth transition 😎

Shoes are Kiziks! Code: GALPRACTICAL10 saves ya!

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We start school in a little under 2 weeks! My oldest is going into 5th grade, so we’ve been doing the school thing for a while. Over the years, these are all things I’ve found helpful for my sanity!

Comment “CAFFEINE” (because we’re going to need lots of it) if you want to check any of it out!

Do I think these are cute? DUH.

Do I think the price gets criminal really quick? 100%

What adds up the most are the chunky letters beads! I have 4 kids and needed to be able to repeat letters to spell all their names & well, that required buying multiple packs of things.

I also have tons of beads for bracelet making, but none of them had holes big enough to fit the rip cords, which required buying some more.

I think you can cut costs by just doing just letter beads & pony beads. You could also invite some friends to do it with you & split the costs!

I will say though, from a chaos standpoint, it was low mess & kept my kids happy. My 2 & 4 year old string beads for a while.

I’m going to use my leftover beads to have my girls make a keychain for any upcoming friend birthdays

Comment “PONY” (in honor of pony Beads)you want to see some of the materials I used!

*if you don’t want to put names, you can easily do a fun word or an activity your kids liked “soccer”, “dance”, “football”, etc. You could also make them for YOUR keychain! It would be kind of fun!

Class is in session! 🍎 SOMETHING THAT ANNOYS ME THAT I NEVER KNEW WOULD.

Those little scissors are my homies & fit right in my crossbody bag, diaper bag, or in the car somewhere

🥤 Comment “FANTA” for the twiggy scissors (in honor of that hot, flat Fanta I drank for this video in the name of an important mom lesson)

$2.88 for 2 gallons! Great for collecting candy! And the world we live in will sell them out well before Halloween or be re-selling them for $75 a pop on FB marketplace 🙃.

Order for pickup, grab in store, OR order for shipping - they’re backordered but, come by the end of August!

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I love when my kids find books they actually like to read — but it’s not always easy. Hoping this list helps if you’re on the hunt for some options for your kids!

What books have your kids been loving lately?! Maybe we can help each other out.

Comment “STORY” if you want to check any of these out or see books from over the years we’ve come to love 📚

A fair skin person’s BFF. It’s not sticky like aloe & my kids like that I don’t have to touch their sunburn to apply it ☀️ the whole bottle lasts a long time!

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I’m not naturally an organized person, so when I find a storage system that works, I’m taking it to my grave!

Comment “NO SUCK” for any of these!

Who remembers Orange Julius?! Whatever happened to them?! I swear they were in every mall food court one day & then they weren’t 🤷🏽‍♀️

Best part is …most of these ingredients I usually have on hand!

Recipe 🍊
•1 12 oz container frozen OJ a little thawed
•1 cup milk (any milk works, obviously higher fat content tastes a little better)
•1 cup water
•1/3 cup sugar (some people do powdered sugar)
•1-2 tsptsp vanilla
•12 ice cubes

Blend & top with whip cream! I’ve seen some people add ice cream, frozen strawberries, do only half the frozen OJ (some of my kids like a little less of the frozen OJ). So many variations you can try!

WE WANT LOOSE FITTING TANKS & WE WANT THEM NOW!!

Part 1 was such a hit, that I felt like we all needed a part 2 👊🏻

The red gingham & cotton candy tank have my heart in this one!

For your FYI my measurements are: 5 foot 3, size C chest, 150 lbs, usually size medium to large top

Comment “FINALLY” if you’re tired of tight tanks doing ya dirty!

*No idea what happened with my voice at the end of this video, but all I said is SCREW THE TIGHT TANK TOPS and I meant it 🙌🏻

Can you tell physical touch is his love language? 🤣

If you still need some ideas, hopefully these help you see the way to a man’s heart!

Comment “NO CRAP” if you want a gift that’s Dad approved 👨🏽

AND let’s help each other out…tell me what you’re getting Dad 👇🏻

Want s’more?!

I mean, s’mores & summer go hand in hand, but we don’t have a big fire pit AND also roasting mallows with that many kids sometimes feels stressful, soooo enter s’mores dip!

Whip it up real quick for all those kids at your house & enjoy 🔥

Recipe:
•Graham crackers
•Marshmallows
•Hershey’s chocolate (or whatever chocolate you like for s’mores - Reese’s, Reese’s oreo, Hershey chocolate caramel)

1. Preheat your over to 375. Grease your Pan.
2. Line your pan with the chocolate of choice! Do all one or combine some, BUT, Lay them flat in the pan. DO NOT OVERLAP the pieces or they melt weird.
3. Cover the top with mallows. Place them close together! I needed 2 bags for my huge cast iron
4. Bake 8-10 min. I check it around 5 min so the mallows don’t burn. Mine *usually* bakes closer to 8 min.
5. Pull out and serve warm using graham crackers to dip. (let it cool a little so the pan isn’t super hot when you serve)
6. SCARF!

The absolute LAST thing we need in travel days is more noise (& pieces of things to remember)! The toys you brings should make your life easier & not harder 🫡

What else you bringing with you?

Comment “HUSH” if you want to check any of these out!

2 FREAKING INGREDIENTS!! I’m making this too easy for you to feed all those kids 😏

I’m not saying these will become your favorite new snack, but I’m also not not saying that.

Feed a kid crowd. Take them to the pool, the beach, on the boat, & especially on travel days

Recipe 🤤:
Ingredients:
-Frozen Rhodes rolls ((thaw, rise, & bake)
-pepperoni
-optional: cheese (mozzarella or pepper jack - I usually don’t use it, but it’s good if you do!)

•Grease a pan or put down a SIL-Pat
•lay out frozen Rhodes Rolls to thaw 3-5 hours
•Once risen, flatten the roll & add 3-4 pieces of pepperoni to each one (and some cheese if you desire) Roll up, pinch the ends shut, and lay seam down on the cookie sheet
•let rise another hour-ish
•bake on 350 for 12-15 min. You want the bottom & the top to be light brown!

Would you try these?! I NEED EASY, and NOT something to be more work than fun, so you know I had to try this for all of us who want the same!

I love that the character gives small toddler hands something big to hold on to & there’s so many flavors you could make! I’m going to try strawberry lemonade next!

⭐️ What I learned:
•Make sure you really push the toppers into the Dixie cup! Mine started to tilt. So, make sure they’re secure for freezing!

•Definitely cut the straw into 2 pieces and use both in the hole or otherwise it’s not secure enough to hold the character!

•My biggest mistake was pulling the entire tray out at once, because then my kids just wanted to try to eat all the characters at once 🤪…so maybe only pull out however many ya need…but they’re probably still fight over characters because #kids

Anyone else feel personally victimized by summer snacking? 🙋🏽‍♀️

Wake up. Breakfast. Snack. Snack. Outing. SnackX4. Lunch. Snack. Snack. Snack. Dinner. Snack. Snack

Snacks make summer go ‘round!

Comment “concession” if you want some for your summer concession stand!

It brings me joy being a hangout house …but it doesn’t bring my husband joy though 🤪. Opposites attract, ya know? HOWEVER, when I feed kid crowds, I’m doing more snack food & not meals. We’re doing it on a budget because this economy has humbled us all 🫡

💰 Price breakdown: $4.87 for a can of Coco Lopez. Pineapple juice is $4ish give or take some change. So, feeding 7 kids Pina coladas for like $1.50 or less per kid.

The recipe is on the can! But, here it is 👇🏻

Recipe: (yields about 7ish good size Pina coladas - can be virgin or non-virgin)
•1 15oz can coco lopez
•15 oz pineapple juice
•2 cups of ice for every 4 oz
•whip cream & cherries optional!

Combine coco Lopez, pineapple juice, & ice in blender! Blender about 1 min. Top with whip cream & cherry!

We gotta stick together with summer entertainment! From one mom to another, I won’t let you down with these recs! 👊🏻

For links comment “MVP” because that’s what these toys are 🏆

And tell me, what you’d add to the list?!