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    25 Rainbow Sensory Activities for Preschoolers

    February 23, 2015 By Vicky 3 Comments

    With rainbows often appearing to brighten skies during this time of year, they certainly deserve a feature in our numerous spring activities for kids. Each of our 25 Rainbow Sensory Activities for Preschoolers is colorfully fun and has an extra bonus of providing a sensory play experience for preschoolers. If you're still on a rainbow […]

    Sensory Art with Cotton Balls

    February 16, 2015 By Vicky 1 Comment

    Are you looking for Sensory Activities for Preschoolers? Then you will love this beautiful Sensory Art with Cotton Balls. We dyed cotton balls and added them to contact paper to create eye-catching art! For more ways to have fun with contact paper, check out 20 Ways to Use Contact Paper with Kids. To dye cotton balls […]

    Teaching Kids About Money with Spend, Save, Give Jars

    February 4, 2015 By Vicky Leave a Comment

    Spend, Save, Give Jars are easy to make and will teach your kids important lessons about money. When people ask for parenting tips, one of the first things I say is to teach them about money in a meaningful way. I have been a big fan of Dave Ramsey's for a long time. If you […]

    Make a Balloon Zip Line

    January 28, 2015 By Vicky Leave a Comment

    Make a Balloon Zip Line

    Normally when I share a kids activity with you, I have photos of the supplies you will need along with photos of each step of the activity. That will not be the case today since my kids came up with this balloon zip line all by themselves and by the time I noticed it (yup, […]

    Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells

    January 23, 2015 By Vicky 18 Comments

    Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells

    Coming from an Italian background, I am no stranger to stuffed shells. The kind that graced my table as a kid were stuffed with ricotta and covered with a robust marinara sauce. I decided to switch things up a little and replace the tomato sauce with a white alfredo sauce and the results were spectacular. […]

    Valentine's Chocolate Covered Pretzels

    January 16, 2015 By Vicky Leave a Comment

    Valentine's Chocolate Covered Pretzels

    Today I am going to show you how to make Valentine's chocolate-covered pretzels. The recipe is simple and you can totally personalize it to lots of holidays and occasions just by changing up the color of the candy. When you are done making them, try our easy Valentine's Dessert Cheese Ball recipe or these Valentine's Day […]

    Crescent Roll Recipes: Peanut Butter and Jelly Crescents

    January 9, 2015 By Vicky 1 Comment

    Crescent Roll Recipes Peanut Butter and Jelly Crescents

    Peanut butter and jelly is a childhood staple. We decided to replace the bread with a flaky crescent roll, and Peanut Butter and Jelly Crescents were born. These are truly one of the best crescent roll recipes we have made! If anyone in your family is allergic to peanuts, this would work with most peanut […]

    Valentine's Math Kindergarten Worksheets

    January 7, 2015 By Vicky 2 Comments

    Valentine's Math Kindergarten Worksheets

    My kids have been getting ready for Valentine's day with these Valentine's Math Kindergarten Worksheets. If you love free printables and worksheets, I have good news! You can download these yourself! When your kids are done working on them have them try a fun Valentine's craft such as making Valentine's Day Cards Using Shaving Cream. Valentine's Math […]

    Kids Playroom Organization Tips

    December 31, 2014 By Vicky 3 Comments

    These Kids Playroom Organization Tips will help you create a playroom that gets used more and is easier to maintain. Parenting tips that you can immediately put into action are my favorite kind, don't you agree? My kids have so much clutter and most of it ends up in the playroom. We tidy up the playroom […]

    Disney World Countdown Calendar

    December 29, 2014 By Vicky 2 Comments

    DISNEY WORLD COUNTDOWN CALENDAR

    My family and I are somewhat Disney theme park obsessed. Having lived on the east coast for most of my life, my theme park of choice was Walt Disney World. Since moving to California, we frequent Disneyland more often since it is drive-able and we don't have to fly across the country. But I must […]

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    I’m Vicky, the founder of Mess For Less, sharing easy, family-friendly recipes. With over a decade of experience as a home chef and recipe developer, I create meals that bring people together and kid-friendly learning activities inspired by my background as a former teacher with a Master’s degree in education.
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