Inspired By Familia

Repurposed Jar Craft: Dinner Discussion Ideas Jar

Inspired By Family Mag — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:58:41 +0000

I love connecting with my family over meals and with summer upon us I wanted to get this activity started. For us connecting, usually happens at dinner time, so I created this Dinner Discussion Ideas Jar to set out at dinner. I used it for the first time last night and my kids LOVED it. […]

Traveling Adventures with the Familia: Exploring Ecuador with Kids

Inspired By Family Mag — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:44:20 +0000

Our first stop in our series “Traveling Adventures with the Familia” is Ecuador. Here are some fun facts to share with them before you head down south. We left the U.S. 4 years ago with only 4 suit cases, our little family of four and big dreams. We were headed South, really, really South and […]

Beach Scavenger Hunt

Inspired By Family Mag — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:21:06 +0000

I shared with you in this post 10 Fun Beach Activities for you to enjoy with your family. So today I wanted to give you this free printable to go with idea number 10. If you have little ones pair them up with an adult. I don’t know about your beaches but the ones we […]

10 Best Beach Activities for the Family

Inspired By Family Mag — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:05:23 +0000

Do your summer plans say BEACH? If so, you’re going to love this list of fun things to do with kids. Honestly, it takes a lot to motivate me to go to the beach. Mostly, because I don’t enjoy sunbathing, I seriously turn another shade of brown within 10 minutes of being in the sun. I […]

Traveling Adventures with the Familia: South America

Inspired By Family Mag — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:26:14 +0000

Traveling can be very stressful. Traveling with kids can be STRESSFUL. But I don’t want this to keep us from discovering the world around us. Because there is so much culture, adventure and memories to be made when we step out of our comfort zone as a family and explore the world together. What got […]

Creative Discipline: Calm Down Jar

Inspired By Family Mag — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:04:53 +0000

Whining. Crying. Screaming. Whining. Because he couldn’t play with the car that my other son was already playing with. Our adorable little guy has quite the little feisty personality. I know and pray that one day it will be a great trait as he learns to channel his energy in a positive direction but at this age […]

This Mama is Going Manual: Shooting in Manual the Easy Way

Inspired By Family Mag — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:21:04 +0000

Today is our first lesson on shooting in manual the easy peasy way. We will start with shooting in Aperture Priority Mode or AV which is one of the easiest setting to shoot in manual because your camera automatically adjust the shutter speed for you depending on what aperture and ISO you choose. First, find […]

Mother’s Day Interview Activity: What I Think of Mommy

Inspired By Family Mag — Mon, 06 May 2013 03:10:04 +0000

I recently was looking through some stuff and found this Mother’s day interview my son answered back when he was 4 years old. I shared his Mother’s day interview responses over on my column, “We are that familia…” at Babble/Disney. My favorite responses are #7, #10 and #15. These are my handsome little men! Since I loved this activity so much I […]

Household Tips on Pinterest Tested: Spoon to Prevent Boiling Over

Inspired By Family Mag — Sun, 05 May 2013 19:14:22 +0000

Household Tips & Tricks from Pinterest has been my little project here on Inspired by Familia! I am always up for a shortcut but only if it works. If you’ve been keeping up with this series this is the 3rd Tip I have tested. I started with: Sticky Gunk Remover (label printable included) Wrinkle Remover Spray […]

Photography Tips: This Mama is Going Manual

Inspired By Family Mag — Sun, 05 May 2013 01:24:17 +0000

Have you been telling yourself you will learn how to shoot in manual mode on your DSLR? But like me it’s been well over a year that you’ve been saying this and you still haven’t gotten around to it. Or you’ve been wondering what the heck ”aperture” is? My excuse for shooting in auto mode all the time […]

DIY Home Decor: Chalkboard from a Cabinet Door

Inspired By Family Mag — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:44:10 +0000

I’m loving my repurposed cabinet door chalkboard. We rent a house so I thought I would never have the opportunity to work with old cabinets. I have no need to replace cabinets in a house that’s not mine, right. Well, in our neighborhood someone put cabinet doors out and instantly I realized I was finally going to be able to make […]

Motherhood: Celebrating the Difference

Inspired By Family Mag — Thu, 02 May 2013 01:20:28 +0000

In honor of Mother’s Day, 22 blogger moms are uniting forces to Celebrate the Difference in Motherhood! We come in all different shapes, sizes and shades from all over the world, that’s the beauty of diversity. So why would we expect to all parent in the same way? As moms we are constantly under attack, […]

Skateboard Big Boy Bedroom: Sneak Peek

Inspired By Family Mag — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:38:12 +0000

Putting this “Skateboard” big boy bedroom together for my son has been bittersweet. Though all my home projects are for our whole family, it has been fun to work on a project specifically for my oldest. I was so excited for him to arrive from school to see the beginning stages of his new room. Just as […]

The Sex Talk: The Conversation We Are Afraid to Have

Featured Contributor — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:40:44 +0000

Contributing Writer: Beth Saavedra Do you remember how you first learned about sex? Where did you get your ideas? Were they correct? Do you have positive recollections of learning to connect your sexuality with concrete ideas about how to live it out in a healthy way? Or are your first memories of learning about your […]

DIY Play Tent Fort {no-sew}

Inspired By Family Mag — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:24:55 +0000

I must admit I enjoyed our little fort as much as the kids. This play tent is super easy to make, to store and to put up inside the house or outside. Around Fall last year, I started a little activity with our boys when they got home from school. I really want to start […]