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Blue Eyed Mama | Family Recipes, Crafts & Homeschool Ideas

Blue Eyed Mama | Family Recipes, Crafts & Homeschool Ideas
Mashed Cauliflower au Gratin Recipe
11/25/2024 Bettina Zabel

Mashed Cauliflower au Gratin Recipe

Recipe, Fall Season, Holiday, Seasonal, Side Dish, Summer Season, Thanksgiving

Perfect For Those That Don’t Like Potatoes I have two children that don’t really like potatoes, especially mashed. I have two that love them, so

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Building a Catapult
11/24/202410/16/2025 Bettina Zabel

Building a Catapult

Crafts and Activities, Fall Season, Halloween Crafts, Homeschool, Homeschool By Subject, Physics, Science, Seasonal, Teen Crafts

Punkin Chunkin for Science Trying to mix some fun into physics, and it being October, I decided to help the kids learn about catapults using

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Perfect Pork Roast Recipe
11/22/202403/09/2025 Bettina Zabel

Perfect Pork Roast Recipe

Recipe, Fall Season, Holiday, Main Course, Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Winter Season

Autumn Inspired Traditionally, turkey is the go to for Thanksgiving but to accompany a themed weekend, which I will mention in a minute, I decided

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A DIY Raven Craft, Nevermore
09/04/202410/08/2025 Bettina Zabel

A DIY Raven Craft, Nevermore

Crafts and Activities, Animals, Fall Season, Free Printable, Halloween Crafts, Holiday Crafts, Homeschool, Seasonal, Teen Crafts

A Raven Craft Perfect for Poe, Halloween, or Anytime! I am posting this in July (it is actually September now… welcome to my blog, where

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A Parenting Truth
07/23/202407/24/2024 Bettina Zabel

A Parenting Truth

From the Heart

Parenthood Can Be Heartbreaking Somewhere in between the time our puppy woke us to go out and the alarm going off, I was able to

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No Bake Berry Cheesecake
07/06/202403/09/2025 Bettina Zabel

No Bake Berry Cheesecake

Recipe, Holiday, Memorial Day/Flag Day/4th of July, Seasonal, Summer Season, Sweets

Simple and Delicious Dessert This no bake berry cheesecake is one I return to often during the summer and with some modifications, it could be

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Easy Paper Plate Eagle Craft
07/02/202403/09/2025 Bettina Zabel

Easy Paper Plate Eagle Craft

Crafts and Activities, Animals, For Kids, Geography, Holiday Crafts, Homeschool, Homeschool By Subject, North America, Seasonal, Summer Season, US Independence Day

DIY a Paper Plate Bald Eagle Eagles are interesting! Most people in the United States know quite a bit about the Bald Eagle but there

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5 Year Update of Our Little Library
06/05/202411/05/2025 Bettina Zabel

5 Year Update of Our Little Library

Family Life and Home, Little Library

Five Years (and Counting) with Our Little Library It’s hard to believe it’s been over five years since we built our Little Library. We ordered

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How to Grow a Luffa Sponge
05/04/202407/08/2024 Bettina Zabel

How to Grow a Luffa Sponge

Seasonal, Spring Season, Summer Season

Grow a Gourd and Get a Sponge! I have been on a quest to use less plastic and avoid disposable items. This is a hard

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Berger Cookie Recipe
04/06/202403/09/2025 Bettina Zabel

Berger Cookie Recipe

Recipe, Sweets

Cookies for Chocolate Lovers While learning about Edgar Allan Poe, who spent much of his life in Baltimore, the kids and I went looking for

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Easy Turtle Craft
04/04/202403/09/2025 Bettina Zabel

Easy Turtle Craft

Crafts and Activities, Animals, For Kids, Homeschool, Homeschool By Subject

Make a Paper Plate Turtle While learning about animals it is fun to be able to see them, sometimes that isn’t always an option. So,

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Easter is More Than Eggs and Bunnies
03/25/202403/09/2025 Bettina Zabel

Easter is More Than Eggs and Bunnies

Fun for the Family, Crafts and Activities, Easter, From the Heart, Holiday Crafts, Spring Season, Tips

The Story of Easter Easter is almost here and though my kids are well into their teen years, I still like to give them little

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