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editor!Summer means outdoor pic-

nics, concerts in the park, waterf ights, movies under the stars,

watermelon, relaxed mornings,camping, grilling and most ofall the joy to be the main

teacher in my kids’ lives.

All that fun is accompaniedwith work, like having to makesnacks and cook three meals,refereeing sibling rivalries, con-stantly washing dishes, clean-

ing, etc….

We packed this issue with ton’sof simple but creative resourcesto help you enjoy your summer

with your family and friends!

Mari Hernandez-Tuten

Meet the Contributors

ashlee at capernaumhome.comrenee hagloch at thecreativeorchard.com

carla ackermann at breathdeepwheretheairisthin.blogspot.com

maria rausova at shopgirlmaria.blogspot.commike moynihan

kate reali at ramblingsfromutopia.com

julianne rosenau at sewfantastic.blogspot.com

maysem hammad at odetoinspiration.wordpress.comkelsey sapp at poofycheeks.com

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Kick off your summer gatherings bychanging things up a bit! For your July

4th gathering have an Outdoor MovieParty. Instead of grilling burgers and

hotdogs have a pizza bar and grillpizza.

Gather your friends and family andhave an outdoor Italian bistro gather-ing. Start off with some crowd pleaserappetizers like Tomato, Bacon &Cheese Bites and Spinach ArtichokeDip and serve a cool summer Tuscansalad, Panzanella.

Or just enjoy a relaxed dinner with yourfamily with a fun Watermelon themedpicnic. Use our DIY dyed glass luminar-ies or our confetti bunting tutorial todecorate your outdoor area.

With our easy tutorials and recipesyour outdoor summer gatherings willlook fabulous and taste great!

summer celebrationsPhotography: Carla Ackermann & Mari Tuten

Use a melon baller and gut your limes. Then pourstrawberry yogurt in each lime cup and top withchocolate chip morsels to give it a classic watermel-on look. Freeze and enjoy!

Watermelon frozen treats

Simple but creative is how I roll!

Movie UnderThe Stars

celebrate

Click here for the No-Sew Ruffled Tablecloth Tutorial

Photography: Mari Tuten

sweet treats

12 cups popped popcorn1 (14 oz.) can Eagle Brand® Sweet-ened Condensed Milk1 (3 oz.) package cherry or other fla-vored gelatin

InstructionsHEAT oven to 300ºF. Line large shal-low roasting pan with heavy foil, ex-tending foil over edges of pan. Butterfoil.REMOVE all unpopped popcorn.Pour popcorn into prepared panand keep warm in oven.COMBINE sweetened condensedmilk and dry gelatin in mediumsaucepan. Heat and stir over lowheat until mixture is slightly thickenedand bubbly, 4 to 5 minutes.POUR mixture over popcorn. Stir gen-tly to coat using a long-handledwooden spoon. Bake 20 minutes,stirring every 5 minutes. Carefully turnout onto large piece of lightly but-tered foil. Cool. Break into pieces orclusters.

Recipe from Eagle Brand

Frosted cakein a cone

First, put frosted cake in a bag andmix it.

Next, layer cake, ice cream, cake….And make sure the top layer is cake,shaped like a ball andpress into the cone. Dip in melted chocolate.

simplify summer

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Surprise! Your dishwasheruses less water than washing dishes by hand.Then let dishes air-dry to save even more energy..

All Purpose Cleaner: It smells fresh and cuts thegrime !Just two ingredients: white distilled vinegar and or-ange peel!1. Peel several oranges and drop the peels into a ma-son jar.2. Pour your vinegar until the jar is full.3. Let it brew for 2 full weeks.4. It will be a light yellow color when it's all done.From Ashlee at Capernaum Home

Core a strawberry with a straw

confetti bunting

Confettiwith

Style!Photography: Mari Tuten

This confetti bunting is assimple as its counterpart.

Gather your favorite pa-per and cut them intovarious circles. Use apush pin to make a holeon each end and string.

Panzanella

foodPhotography: Carla Ackermann

Simple Summer Tuscan Salad!1. Heat the oil in a pan. Add thebread and salt; cook over low tomedium heat, tossing frequentlyuntil nicely browned. You mayneed to add more oil. In a largebowl mix in bread, cheese andall the vegetables.

2. Mix the vinaigrette ingredientsin a small bowl and then pourover bread and veggies mix.Add salt and pepper as need-ed.

3 Tbsp olive oil1 Wheat French bread cut into cubes1 teaspoon salt2 cups cherry tomatoes halved - salted1 cucumber, unpeeled, sliced1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut intocubes1 green & 1 yellow bell pepper, diced1/2 red onion, cut in half and thinly sliced20 large basil leaves, coarsely chopped1/4 cup carrots, chopped1/2 cup Gouda, cubedblack pepper to taste

4 Tbsp olive oil3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar1 Tbsp garlic paste

Recipe by Mari Tuten

Note: Make sure bread is toastedotherwise you will end up with soggy bread.Remember to salt your tomatoesbefore mixing in.

Action Packer turned Ship & Toy StorageUse a broom stick or tiki torch attach apirate flag to it. Wrap a rope and brownpaper around the rim.

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Frozen Yogurt Drops

healthy snacks

YOU WILL NEED: Yogurt, baking sheet/large tray, aregular ziplock bag will do.

DIRECTIONS: All you need to do is empty your yo-gurt container into the bag, cut off the tip and pipeequal size yogurt drops onto your (clean) bakingsheet or tray. Place in the freezer for one to twohours, and you're done!

by Maria Rausova

In our world today it has become increasinglydifficult to engage our kids.  They are constantlybombarded with activities (school, sports, TV,video games, etc).  Then you add a father’s nat-ural desire to work hard to pay for all of theseactivities and this creates a recipe fordisconnection. We equate being busy withsuccess.  Being “too busy” to spend intentional,quality time with our children could have disas-trous consequences.

 I know that growing up I admired (and feared)no one more than my dad.  He was a great in-spiration to me.  He worked really hard and wasgone a lot, but I fondly remember the times he

intentionally went out of his wayto spend time with me.

Notice that I haveused the sameword twicenow…intentional.That is the key toit.  When thinkingabout spendingtime with our sons,it is very easy to letlife get away fromus and say “Wow,that is a really greatidea. We need todo thatsomeday.”  Howev

er, more often than not, that someday nevercomes. The desire is there and you really dowant to spend time with your son.  After all, youlove him and want the best for him, right?

It takes a conscious, intentional decision toplan activities that will build bonds between youand your son and allow for opportunities foryou to teach him life’s valuable lessons.

 I have taken two steps in my own life to makesure that I do not wake up 20 years from nowregretting the missed opportunity of my son’syouth.  The first is leading a group of fathersand sons of a short-term mission trip.  I am soexcited to share time with my son and sharewith him God’s love for us and allpeople.  Taking us both out of our comfort zoneshould be a great way for us to grow togetherand mutually trust in God’s provision.

The second step, I have taken is gathering aneven bigger group of men with sons and goingthrough a series of lessons together.  The firstseries is “Raising a Modern Day Knight” by Rob-ert Lewis.  Using this as a roadmap for inten-tional fatherhood and having a group of dadsthat I respect and admire to help keep me ac-countable to being an intentional father.  As agroup we have outings and ceremonies to rec-ognize the critical moments in a young boy’slife as he grows up to be a man.

We will never get it perfectly right, but I doknow that by asking for God’s help and makingsome intentional decisions, we will get a lot fur-ther in becoming the dad we really want to be.

Father & Son Bonding - Making it Happen

By Mike Moynihan

Picnic Parade Party

By Renee HaglochPrintables Designer/Creative Guru

Watermelon Fun!

Photography by Renee Hagloch

1. Scissors

2. Fabric glue

3. Black standard size cloth napkin

4. Red and white checkered fabric

5. Spool of 1 1/2 inch green ribbon

6. Green acrylic craft paint

7. Small paint brush

8. Spool of 1/2 inch white zig zag/rick rack ribbon

9. Small black buttons (Qty. 24)

Go here to get thedetails!

1. buy an extra large diameter foampool noodle, I got mine 1/2 priceat the super market ($1.50)2. cut the noodle in half with a serratedknife (one side, then theother side or with an electric knife youcan cut straight through bothsides)3. once the noodle is in two pieces laythem on the ground side by side4. insert toothpicks where the twohalves of the foam noodles toucheach other5. use as many toothpicks as needed tohold the noodle tracks tight together6. then with a need nose pliers clip theends of the tooth picks flush to thenoodle

Using cardstock and toothpicks I createdsmall flags to go along the sides of the track.

Again with card stock cut to size I stampedStart and Finish then I cut wooden or bam-boo skewers down to size leavingthe pointed end exposed (makes it easier toinsert into the foam). I then used fast dryingAleene's Tacky glue to glue the two piecesof card stock together with the cut ends ofthe wooden skewers sandwiched in betweenand we were ready to race! Finally, just propthe track up on a chair, table, bed, prettymuch anything, the higher the prop the fast-er the cars go.

By Kate Reali

Pool Noodle Race Track

Healthy Watermelon PopsPhotography & recipe: Mari Tuten

Taking S’mores to a whole new level…Summer always means roasting marshmallows, roasting marsh-mallows always means s’mores, and s’mores always means hap-py faces. We’ve often played around with this campfire favorite:adding strawberries, banana or peanut butter, using a cookie in-stead of graham crackers, going really crazy and replacing thestandard herseys bar with a peppermint patty or peanut buttercup. As with the traditional s’more, the possibilities of what to put inthe marshmallow cup are endless. Let me introduce to you one scrump-tious possibility:The moment I met those “giant roaster” marshmallows last sum-mer, I knew we were going to have to make a special dessert to-gether.....

serves 6Ingredients:6 giant marshmallowsgraham crackerspre-made brownies1 cup smooth peanut butter1 cup marshmallow creme/fluff

Marshmallow CupsPhotography & Recipe Carla Ackermann

.Start by roasting your marshmallows. Most kids will be happy to help with this process.

Roast them until they are nice and golden. Wait a few seconds until they are cool tothe touch and gently pull off the outer, roasted portion of the marshmallow.

The method that works the best (trust me, I’ve done this a few times!) is to hold thestick upright and pull the “cup” off.

Immediately, if there is a lot of marshmallow remaining in the cup, scoop it out with aspoon (unless you like a lot of marshmallow and not much other stuff). Place them ona plate to solidify. If the cup has caved in slightly, use two spoons to gently stretch thesides back out.

On low, mix the peanut butter and marshmallow creme together with a hand mixerjust until incorporated. Break the graham crackers into pieces that will fit insidethe marshmallow cups. Spread the fluff onto the crackers.Break or cut the browniesinto small pieces. Place a piece of brownie in the bottom of each cup.Add a piece of graham cracker with the fluff. pic#9 Continue to layer these ingredients until thecup is full. Top with a dollop of plain marshmallow creme and graham cracker crumbs, ifdesired. Serve immediately.

Note: The large marshmal-lows are excessively sticky,especially as they cool.

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You will need: hot glue gun, scissors, and clothes pins

Cut the sides of the paint chips that have writing on it .

Cut a piece of each shade of color and mount on poster board.

Glue to clothes pin. Optional: you can laminate them.

Let the fun begin! For detailed instructions go here!

Be the change you want to see in the world.

Bucket ListO Tell someone how special they are O Offer to wash your neighbor’s car

O Smile & greet a cashierO Give a homeless person a phone card

O Be thankful today O Water your neighbor’s plantsO Write a letter to someone in the military O Give your mail man a cold drink

O Take popsicles to a children’s homeO Send a letter to missionary kids

O Have a say nice things day in your homeO Read to the elderly

O Bake cookies to give away!O Go to the zoo and pick up litter

O Make bagged lunches to give out to the homelessO Find a kid’s club & volunteer yourfamily to read to them

~GandhiThis Summer Bucket list will hopefully give you simple &inexpensive ideas to get your kids serving others this summer!

Operation Brown Bag

Introduce your kids toOperation Brown Bag!

All you need is:●brown paper bags●some goodies to go inside●Decorate them, put a verse on them●write a thank you note on them.●Give them away to the homeless, to the cashier,

receptionist, trash collectors, mailman, church workersneighbors, library attendants……

We cross paths with street children on a daily basis.Some kids as young as 2 years old, out on the streetselling candy. My heart was overwhelmed by this situationand shortly after arriving here, God put on my heart to startOPERATION BROWN BAG. Our church and friends from the U.S.decorate the bags and send them to us. Then we fill themwith a lunch and go out as a family and give them to street kids.We started doing this with our kids when they wereas young as 2 years old.

You can do Operation Brown Bag right where you are,in YOUR community!

by Mari Tuten

Pizza Bar

Grilled PizzaFeatured toppings:Figs, goat cheese and caramelized onions

Pepperoni pizzaRoasted Bell Peppers & Brie

Start your grill, brush rackwith oil. Top your cookedpizza dough with your favor-ite toppings. Note: do not setpizza over high flames it willburn. Toppings: spinach, mushrooms,

red bell peppers, caramelizedonions, garlic, mozzarella, brie,gouda, bacon, sun-dried toma-toes, Alfredo or pizza sauce,figs, olives.

Do not use raw toppings unlessyou can ensure the top will getfully cooked.

Prosecco & Popsicles

bacon, lettuce & tomato bitesGut your grape tomatoes and stuff them with argula,Gouda, bacon and spinach. Sprinkle with salt & pepper!

Dyed Glass Luminaries

Turn baby food jars into something beautiful!

apple pie in an apple~No bake~

pb banana sandwich bites

mini banana splits

Fruit Inspired Cool Treats

~Covered in chocolate~

Stay tune: We will be featuring these recipes throughout this month on our website!

The compromise bucket is a simplesand pail.

Inside the pail is a kitchen timer,Post-it notes, pens, a fake coin anda dry-erase board or a compro-mise chart.

The girls can write on the Post-itnotes the thing they want to play.They throw all the slips in the bucketand draw them out one by one.They write names on the dry eraseboard in the order the slips aredrawn and set a time limit for eachactivi-ty (thesametimelimitforeach).Theyset thetimerand play each child’s game or ac-tivity for that amount of time, thenmove on to the next child. If theyrun out of time (someone has to goin or it gets dark), they start with thenext person on the list the next timethey play.

The fake coin is for the inevitabledisagreements that don’t fall under

the “what should we play” banner.When they reach an impasse, theyflip a coin to break it. It’s fair andeveryone has an equal chance towin.

You can grab your own compro-mise chart printable and makeyour own compromise bucket tohelp make this your most conflict-free summer ever.

I’m hopeful the compromise buck-et will eliminate some of the squab-bles we encounter and make their

friendships stronger. It will teachthem compromise and the valueof working out their problems.

With six girls, two sets of sisterseach, conflict is inevitable, butf inding ways to teach them to re-solve their conflicts not only helpsmake this The Best Summer Ever, itgives them a life skill that will serve

them well in the future. And it justmight keep me from needing afew more mommy timeouts.

Helping our kids solve their own problems!By Lori Fairchild

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For all the Anthropologie lovers out there, I'm sureyou recognize these vases. Anthropologie actuallycame out with them last year. Now, the moment Isaw these vases, I immediately thought of mymom's ceramic collection... but of course Anthro-pologie's version [to me] are much nicer thantheir 1980's counterparts. Ssh, don't tell my mom Isaid that.

This is what I used to make my vases (I made 2):· Clear glass flower vase (I bought mine for $1 from the Dollar Tree)· Paint· Clay (I used oven bake clay)· Glaze (I used Folk Art's Clearcote Extra Thick Glaze)· Towels· E6000 Glue

Detailed tutorial here

Simple Summer Snack Ideas

Corn dog pops

Pepperoni Pizza Muffins

Tortiza (pizza meets tortilla)

Tortizza (pizza meets tortilla)

▪ Tortillas

▪Mozzarella cheese

▪ Pepperoni

▪ Pizza sauce

Lay tortilla with toppings onpan and let it cook untilcheese has melted.

▪ 1 box of cornbread mix

▪ Shredded cheddar cheese

▪ Hotdogs

▪ Skewer sticks

Follow instructions for cornbread mixand add cheddar cheese.

Pour mix in a greased muffin tin.

Cut hotdogs about 1 inch or the sizeof your muffin tin and insert in themiddle of each muffin, then bake.

▪ 3 Bananas

▪ 1 tsp of vanilla

▪ 1 Tbs of cocoa powder

▪ 1/2 cup Nutella

Blend bananas first, then add theother ingredients.

Pour into plastic cups with sticks orpopsicle molds and freeze.

Picture and recipe by

Heather Kinniard

Seriously – the boys had a BLAST and mixingthe colors was educational. The boys are becom-ing familiarized with color mixing so watchingthe droplets of food coloring come together tomake a new color was rocket science to them.(Even I had to get in on some of the fun!)

Since it had food coloring in it I was nervous thatit wouldn’t wash out of their clothes or might bedifficult to wash off of the driveway. I was wrongand wrong. It washed right out of their shirts andthe rain completely removed all traces of it onour driveway.

To make it: mixequal parts ofcornstarch andwater. We used 3tablespoons ofeach, and thentwo to threedrops of foodcoloring.

DIY Sidewalk Chalk PaintBy Kelsey Sapp

Join us now- July 22nd for our

Summer Reading Adventure!

Each week we will be sharing book inspiredCrafts, recipes, activities…

You can also stop by and link up your new or oldBook inspired post for

a chance to WIN the bookTickle Monster by Josie Bissett!