The Essential Creative’s regular guest blogger Laura Pearson is back with some budget-minded foolproof measures that you can start doing long before you even leave your home.

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The Essential Creative’s regular guest blogger Laura Pearson is back with some budget-minded foolproof measures that you can start doing long before you even leave your home.
Free affirmations coloring book (not gated) for you or your family and friends. It’s been sitting on my computer and I am finally sharing it with you thanks to my Procrastination to Progress Challenge (ShellVera.com) helping me get things done this last quarter of 2021!
Looking for some family fun or things to keep the kids busy? Here you go!
Family Fun Activities are ones that help you enjoy time together and make memories. This one involves sharing qualities you notice about one another and is a take on a birthday gift my daughter made for me this year.
Looking to send a friend something special? Try this inexpensive gift idea.
This is a simple, inexpensive gift that is great for weddings, birthdays, holidays, and just because. They are especially fun for kids!
Looking to create a gift from the heart? Here is a First 100 Days ideas for a wedding scrapbook.
Fun Family Activity for the older kids. Grab some paper or a canvas, some Sharpies, and your imagination and then read along.
Fun family idea to head to the playgrounds within Central Park and enjoy the day in the Park. (I’ve updated it to include some nearby faves as well.)
These activities make family time fun and useful as you create bubble bars and detangling spray to help with bath time routines.
Fun family time activity involving drawing on plates and cups! How fun! This one can be edited to include your friends as well as family members. It’s fun and a great reminder throughout the year of your intended focus.
Gift Idea #2 is a photo mat and frame inside which you include a special picture and reasons you love the person so much. It’s fun to make, easy to do, and can be done for under $10.