Hi, guys! I’m sharing another large family grocery haul video, and this time, it’s a Costco haul! We also stopped off at Jewel on the way home and picked up some birthday foods that I also include in this week’s haul video.
I hope you enjoy it! π
Works for Me Wednesday
Works for Me Wednesday: Homemade Kit Kat MckFlurry
We made our Family Day a little more fun last Friday with homemade Kit Kat MckFlurries using some of the leftover halloween candy that we didn’t give out.
They turned out to be delicious and way more budget friendly than the ones you’d buy from a certain fast food restaurant.
I thought I’d share the recipe for this fun and easy treat, so that you can try it sometime, too. It’s definitely a great way to use up leftover halloween candy, and you don’t have to use Kit Kat. This treat works well with M&M’s, Snickers, Reeses, etc…
Here are your ingredients:
Simple enough. All you need are some Kit Kats and vanilla ice cream. We’re partial to the Trader Joe’s brand of vanilla ice cream.
After you gather your ingredients, open the Kit Kats and toss them into a food processor (you could also chop them up with a knife), but they should look something like this when they’re finished…
Then scoop the vanilla ice cream on top…
Mix everything up…
Here’s what it should look like after its been mixed together…
And finally, put into servings cups and garnish with extra chocolate…
Enjoy!
Homemade MckFlurries work for us! π
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Works for Me Wednesday: Family Day
I had long desired to implement a “Family Night” in our family, and this year, we finally did it. We started out by having our Family Night on Fridays. It usually consisted of some sort of game or movie and maybe a snack. Then around once a month our Family Night would move outside of the house for a fun family outing.
And now our “Family Night” has evolved to a “Family Day”. This is mainly because there are so many budget friendly things to do in our area that I thought making it Family Day would better fit our family in this season of life (It may move back to nights at home after I have baby number 5 in December!). Plus, on Family Nights, sometimes the games we’d play or movies we’d watch would be a good idea for the older kids, but not so much for our 4yr. old and 2yr. old.
On one of our most recent Family Days, we got to build a scarecrow together. It was a lot of fun. Just take a look.
Laugh if you must at our scarecrow. π I did. This was actually the first time we’ve ever built a scarecrow together as a family. But, I think, overall….he didn’t turn out too bad.
Then again, I think we did go a little overboard in the hip area. You think?
Anyway, Family Day works for us! π
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Works for Me Wednesday: One-on-One time with your child
We have four kids, soon to be five, and it’s hard to spend one-on-one time with each child unless we consciously make an effort to do so. For us that means we have to write down the times that we’ll have one-on-one time with each child on our family calendar because if it’s on the calendar, it will most likely get done.
Ruben has one-on-one time with the kids by taking an individual child out on a “Day Out with Dad” every month. We write down on the calendar which day each child will have their “day out” and then plan from their what activities they’ll do. We try to keep the cost for a “Day Out with Dad” to $15 or less, and we normally have no problem staying below that amount. In order to stay under budget, it helps to plan ahead and save coupons I think might make for a fun time for Ruben and one of the kids.
For example, last week Ruben took Breanna out for their time together, and they went to a local pizza and fun center and had pizza, pop, and game-time for only $12. We got the voucher for this package at 50% off by purchasing it online. They really enjoyed it.
I, on the other hand, spend time with the kids individually by scheduling a monthly cooking day with them. The three older ones get to pick which recipe they want to make, and I make sure we have the ingredients together before it’s time to cook. The kids have really come to enjoy this time, and they usually know what they want to make well in advance of their day to cook with me. π
I’m hoping to share more of the recipes we’ve made in the next couple of weeks as school finishes up.
Anyway, this is how we spend one-on-one with the kids, and it works for us!
How do you make individual time with your children?
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