12 DIY ways to stay COOL in summer

Anna, Rosy, and I are doing a summer collab. Even though summer is nearly over (YAY fall!), we wanted to share our summer ideas with you.

how we dressed as cows and got free Chick-fil-A

On July 9th Chick-Fil-A is running a fantastically fun deal. Dress like a cow, get free food! Here’s how we made our costumes last year without spending a penny. 😉

the Happy Box// a DIY year-long gift

On our sister’s birthday, we wanted to give her something extra special that she could keep enjoying for a long time. But still a gift we could realistically do with our microscopic, atom-sized budgets. 😉

So we created a personalized birthday gift— the Happy Box, a homemade 1-year subscription box!

how to have a frugal painting party!

Armed with $store canvases and acrylic paint, we turned up some music and experimented with painting for the first time! Princess M and I had so much fun painting together (and for SO little money), we thought it would be fun as a frugal party!

how our entire family went to a movie with The Family Fun Fund

As a big family with little income, us kids decided to raise some extra money in any ways we could for doing fun things as a family!

what happened to us??

If you think we’ve been dead since November because of NaNoWriMo, you might be right. (and maaaybe 1% avoiding blogging… shhhh) 

Then the winter months have been crazy busy, and tis the season for sickness too!

But…

We’re BACK!  

we loved doing the 5 Fast Hairstyles challenge with you!!

On Saturday we promised a wrap-up post to the 5 Fast Hairstyles Challenge and… it never came that day. XD But with good reason…

get to know us tag!

What is Pearl’s eye color? What is Anna’s wildest goal? Do we have favorite writing snacks? Why don’t you keep reading to find out! 😀

20 things to do on a road trip

We’re about to head off to our church family camp and are gearing up for a long road trip!

5 ideas for making a family movie theater like I did!

Making a movie theater at home is easy, fun, and only costs a possible $2 for snacks. Way cool! See how I did it…