Inspired By Familia

I love connecting with my family over meals and with summer upon us I wanted to get this activity started.  For us connecting, usually happens at dinner time, so I created this Dinner Discussion Ideas Jar to set out at dinner.  I used it for the first time last night and my kids LOVED it.  […]

Household Tips & Tricks from Pinterest has been my little project here on Inspired by Familia!  I am always up for a shortcut but only if it works.  If you’ve been keeping up with this series this is the 3rd Tip I have tested. I started with: Sticky Gunk Remover (label printable included) Wrinkle Remover Spray […]

I’m loving my repurposed cabinet door chalkboard. We rent a house so I thought I would never have the opportunity to work with old cabinets. I have no need to replace cabinets in a house that’s not mine, right. Well, in our neighborhood someone put cabinet doors out and instantly I realized I was finally going to be able to make […]

Putting this “Skateboard” big boy bedroom together for my son has been bittersweet.  Though all my home projects are for our whole family, it has been fun to work on a project specifically for my oldest. I was so excited for him to arrive from school to see the beginning stages of his new room. Just as […]

I must admit I enjoyed our little fort as much as the kids. This play tent is super easy to make, to store and to put up inside the house or outside. Around Fall last year, I started a little activity with our boys when they got home from school.  I really want to start […]

I love celebrating my beautiful country as we approach Cinco de Mayo!  One of the things I enjoy about traveling to other countries is their going to the market and enjoying their “artesanías”, their folk art. Mexico’s artesanía tradition is a blend of indigenous and European techniques and designs. Some are trained artist others have been […]

This DIY Butterfly Art is the easiest home decor item you will ever make.  Are you afraid of decorating with panache? I love decorating with fun bright colors but sometimes my conservative self takes over and I end up with neutral colors in my home.  I have slowly but surely learned how to add pop […]

Our celebrate Spring Issue is here! We are so excited to share with you lovely ways to celebrate Spring, Mother’s day, Father’s day and Cinco de Mayo through recipes, kid activities, recipes, home decor and inspirational encouragement. Stop by and enjoy frolicking through our pages! Free for your viewing pleasure, here! And to celebrate you can win […]

I joined up with some bloggers to share our best of Spring activities. The first one I will share is the March Into Spring Activities and Ideas for the family with a cash giveaway and the second one is Fresh Spring Ideas on Kid activities and you can link up your own kid activities at the end. […]

One of the many traditions that we enjoy celebrating during Easter beside egg hunts and dyeing eggs is remembering that, Jesus is alive.  We have an Easter countdown (you can find it here: Easter Countdown for the busy family) and we end with Resurrection Rolls or some people call them Empty Tomb Rolls. In the […]

Do you have some sentimental baby items around that you’re wanting to preserve? As I look at all three of my boys, I can’t believe that not too long ago I was holding them in my arms rocking them to sleep.  Actually, I didn’t do that to our first thanks to some parenting books that […]

Making your own wall art just got easier because it doesn’t require any drawing or painting! Do you recall last month we shared with you our repurposed crib craft- Kids Work Station? It was such a fun project you should go check it out. The whole Kids Work Station area was made from repurposed items […]

I absolutely love Green crafts. They make me feel good  because not only am I being resourceful and creative but I am also “saving the planet” and with this craft it’s NO-SEW my favorite kind of crafts.  This recycled craft tote is perfect for organizing your crafty things, toys, Lego pieces, crayons or markers….. The […]

Here’s our collection of Valentine’s Day activities for the WHOLE family! You will find some focused on the kids or for mom or spouses but most of them are for the family to enjoy. 1. Valentines Day Paper Bag Crafts 2. Creative Valentine’s Day Card for Kids 3. Easy Marshmallow Pops 4.  Acts of Love […]

I have been talking about our recycled crib projects for a while now but I haven’t been able to post our pictures yet. We made two projects from our crib both are no nail projects so you can easily put it back together to use again or to sell when you’re done with it.  Our first […]

For 13 years now, I have Heart Attacked my husband every February 14th.  I have heart attacked his car, I have heart attacked his classroom (that was too much work) and I have heart attacked his classroom door (he’s a teacher). But I never thought of doing this to friends, neighbors, teachers until this year. Spreading good cheer this time […]

Let’s take these creative love note ideas to the bathroom! I just discovered dry erase crayons and I have been having so much fun with them! Remember I am also doing a kid version of this series: creative valentine kid activities . Stop by and see how we use our foam hearts in the tub for […]

I have three boys and I think they were born with an innate desire to make forts, play with guns and build LEGO toys. Seriously, they LOVE forts thought sometimes they want us to build them. We have had some chilly evenings here so this was the perfect little project to turn our plain activity into a magical one. […]

Creative Love Note Ideas is a 3 post series to give you simple ways to say, “I LOVE YOU” to the special person in  your life. The projects can be tweaked so they can be a kid craft but not so much the tips below unless it’s your child giving it to mom or dad. […]

Another way to spice up your evening party, romantic dinner or your family meal is with these lovely Paper Bag Lanterns.  Perfect for a fun family meal for Valentines day.  Also, the first thing that came to my mind when I lit them was, “I wish I had thought of this for our wedding.” One of […]