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Last Minute Craft: A Thankful Book

Published on November 22, 2017November 30, 2017 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

My kids have done an amazing job at sorting out their toys and straightening up around the house this morning. They even cleaned under the couch and the kitchen cart…. AMAZING!

DS5 is into so many things and his brain is always coming up with creative ideas. For the past week they have been going around the table at dinner time giving each person a chance to say what they are thankful for. DS5 wanted to take it one step further. He wanted a book, A Thankful Book to be exact, for everyone to write what they are thankful for.

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Special Holiday Meals: National Ice Cream Day

Published on July 12, 2017January 16, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog2 Comments

National Ice Cream Day is the perfect day to pull out that old ice cream maker and make a batch of homemade ice cream! Click here to learn more about this holiday. It is celebrated on July 13th.

This might also be a nice day to plan an ‘Ice Cream Social’, where your friends and family can have an ice cream-making competition. Have everyone bring their favorite ice cream toppings, and everyone can make a different flavor too! We had this every year before school started when my older kids were little, and it was SO MUCH FUN!! We also had their birthday parties together at this time… knocking out a few ‘birds’ at a time!

Here are our favorite recipes for celebrating National Ice Cream Day:

Hot Fudge Sundae Cake – so good with fresh homemade ice cream!

Banana Splits

Fruit Cobbler with Ice Cream

Frappes

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Special Holiday Meals: National Blueberry Day

Published on July 6, 2017January 16, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog1 Comment

National Blueberry Day is the day we celebrate the marvelous blueberry! Click here to learn more about this holiday. It is celebrated on July 8th.

We have a few blueberry bushes growing in the yard, but little Shyanne eats them as quick as they get ripe. One day, we may have enough to start freezing them so we can enjoy blueberry dishes all year round.

Here are some of our favorite blueberry recipes:

Blueberry Pie Filling

Blueberry Yum-Yum

Fruit Cobbler

Blueberry Oatmeal Bread

Blueberry Dump Cake

Blueberry Syrup

Plus, you can add blueberries to your yogurt, oatmeal, pancakes or waffles, and just eat them fresh for a snack.

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Special Holiday Meals: National Fried Chicken Day

Published on July 3, 2017January 16, 2026 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog1 Comment

National Fried Chicken Day is the day we celebrate the deliciousness of fried chicken. Click here to learn more about this holiday. It is celebrated on July 6th. This might be Mr. Awesome’s favorite summer holiday, but boy, do I abhor frying chicken in the heat!

National Fried Chicken Menu

Fried Chicken

Mashed Potatoes, Mac N Cheese

Greens, Baked Beans, Creamed corn

Biscuits or Waffles with honey on the side

Peach Cobbler w/vanilla ice cream

Here are a couple of alternative recipes:

Keto Fried Chicken Gizzards

Oven Fried Chicken

Below are some recipes I found to celebrate this day:

(Use at your own discretion.)

As you can imagine trying to take a many kids as we did (we took 7 kids, ages 4-14) can be a bit daunting but we managed. One of my sisters was also able to join us which helped out alot. Continue reading “Family Outing: Jacksonville Zoo 6/10/2017” →