Category: Fun Times

  • Free Halloween Printables

    These free Halloween printables are just the ticket for your Halloween favors.  These headers can be used to top a candy Halloween gift for your party guests or the treats for those little ones who come to your door for trick or treat and a little Halloween fun. If you want to take a gift…

  • Halloween Jack 0 Lantern – Printables

    These Halloween Jack O Lantern printables are precolored for your convenience.  Black and white copies are also provided for your kids or grandkids to color.  There are three printable pumpkin designs for you to choose from and you’ll want to print them all. If your young ones are having a Halloween party… coloring these pumpkins…

  • Making Lavender Sachet Gifts

    Making fragrant Lavender Sachet bags for gifts is easy. Don’t worry if your don’t grow your own lavender because there are several places where you can purchase lavender flower buds at a very reasonable price… along with the lavender oil, and sachet bags. It makes a lovely inexpensive gift. And… we’re going to give you…

  • Kids Book Plates To Print For Back To School

    These book plates to print are for your kids. Going back to school is upon us and our summer routine will be drastically changed. Besides all of the hustle and bustle of getting ready for school, the little ones will be bringing home lots of books. Bookplates for children are a fun way for them…

  • Handmade Quilts At Local Quilt Show

    Wonderful handmade quilts were displayed at a local quilt show recently. The Utah Valley Quilt Guild sponsored a wonderful show featuring over 50 vendors who shared their quilting products and expertise. Quilt patterns varied from traditional patterns and seasonal subjects to unique designer patterns. Most of the vendors were designers… and their creativity was astounding…

  • Pioneer Day Celebration

    The annual Pioneer Day celebration commemorating the arrival of the Mormon Pioneers into the Salt Lake valley was on held on the 24th of July. The first recognized pioneers entered the Salt Lake valley, under the direction of Brigham Young, on July 24, 1847. (Opps… on the video, I said it was 1843… “beg yer…

  • Rural Living And Hometown Celebration

    Rural living has its advantages when it come to a hometown 4th of July celebration. It’s relaxing… no traffic to beat in order to get to the parade on time… no long lines to the rodeo grounds… and everybody gets front seats for the fireworks show. My family and I love to spend time at…

  • 4th Of July Hot Air Balloon Festival

    The morning sun had not crested the east mountains at Provo’s 4th of July Hot Air Balloon Festival, when several hundred people gathered to see the launching of the balloons. Me… included. Every year, hot air balloons arrive from all over the country with their pilots and crew to entertain the crowd. Usually, I don’t…