Do you love to make Friendship Bracelets? If you remember making them using a safety pin attached to a pillow or your jeans, then you are going to love how easy it is to make friendship bracelets with this super cool Traveler version. It’s small enough to take along in the car on a road…
Don’t you love it when kids come up with Christmas Gifts for each other? We have a tradition in our family where all three kids get $20. With that money, they are to come up with a gift for each of the other members of the family – $5.00 per person. I love watching their…
Did the wiseman come to the manger scene? Were there three wisemen? Did Mary ride a donkey? Why do we have Christmas Trees or exchange presents? There are many things that we traditionally do and talk about during the Christmas season, but how much of what we celebrate is biblical? Are there things that we…
Today is Christmas Eve and families all around the world are in high gear getting ready for the big day. The presents are under the tree. Cookies are baked and decorated. Christmas Cards are displayed and hung so that everyone can enjoy them. The family has gathered for the pre celebration and everything is perfectly…
Did you grow up watching Love Boat or the Mary Tyler Moore show? If you did, then you may not know the name of Gavin MacLeod, but you definitely know his character. Captain Stubing has been on more boat cruises than most people can even imagine. But there is far more to Captain Stubing than…
My kids love fruit rollups, but I am not always excited about letting them eat the packaged snacks. I’m just a little cautious about how much sugar is in the chewy snacks. But now that we own the Nesco Food Dehydrator, I knew I needed to try to make some homemade apple rollups. The process…
Do your hobbies ever seem to take over your house? Sometimes there is just not enough room in your den or on your kitchen counter to fully enjoy your hobbies. Here are 3 hobbies that are perfect to enjoy from the comfort of your garden shed. Storing tools for your hobbies can take up some…
I’ve been working very hard to improve my pictures – not just the pictures that I take for Hobbies on a Budget, but also the ones I take of the people I love and enjoy spending time with. I have a long way to go but part of the fun of blogging and having kids…