Welcome to my new *old* blog! Keep reading to find out about my kick-off giveaway.
But first, a little background…
I originally started Amazing Mess as a preschool crafts, cooking, and activity blog in March of 2010. You can read more about how I came up with the name and more about me here. In 2011, I continued sharing on my AmazingMess Facebook page, but I also started a new blog called Motherhood on a Dime. Within the past few months, I’ve felt the desire to begin anew and build a resource for moms. As a former teacher, I love sharing simple activities and crafts for kids, cooking projects, and tips and ideas for moms.
Though it will take some time, I’m so excited about making this a place of encouragement for moms. I hope it will be a great resource for you and give you intentional activities and ideas for engaging with your kids. I’d love to hear about the motherhood topics that are important to you and what you are interested in learning about, too!
What you’ll find on Amazing Mess:
- Inspire – Inspiration for moms in home management, finances, health & fitness, and faith
- Learn – Kids learning activities, printables, and more for ages birth and up
- Create – Kids activities and crafts, cooking projects, and DIY projects for moms
- Read – Ways to teach reading, favorite books, and printables
- Celebrate – Crafts, activities, and party ideas for holidays and special occasions
Also, if you choose to join our email family, subscribers will receive access to a new printable of some sort each month!
With that, let’s get on with the giveaway! Our first giveaway is perfect for Christmas shopping–it’s a $50 Amazon Gift Card!!
Here’s how you can follow me:
- Subscribe to Amazing Mess via email here. You’ll receive one newsletter each Saturday with the latest posts.
- Like Amazing Mess on Facebook.
- Follow me on Pinterest.
- Follow me on Twitter.
Enter the giveaway below:
You have great ideas! As my children grow older, I am looking for things to do that would be interesting for a preteen and teenagers.
Thanks, Debbie! I’ll definitely be on the look-out for ideas for older kids and teens.
Easy toddler crafts
I am always looking for great ideas.
I would love to see posts about pen and paper arts to help with an American Heritage Girls badge.
I would love to see kid – friendly cooking recipes. My kids love to be in the kitchen.
I would like to see ideas on how to stay organized and train kids to be organized, or clean up after all the fun with crafts.
I would like to see crafts that are easy to modify for multiple ages
I’d like you to post activities to do with our tweens!
I am interested in elementary school and up ideas- especially things boys would also like.
Going through big changes with your children. For example, sending them to a public school and letting go.
So glad to have found this blog today. Looking forward to following along!
I would love more cooking with kids posts.
My oldest grand-daughter is 13. I am always on the lookout for things, activities, outings that would be interesting for her as well as the younger kids.
I would love some easy kitchen ideas for kids and some fun things for teens.
Id love to read about your daily life and or struggles.
thanks for offering this giveaway. AND introducing me to your site!
Activities for tweens & teens.
Love your reading suggestions! More reading suggestions and how/why you choose them. Also what books are your kids into would be nice.
I would like to see craft ideas and outing/date/relationship ideas for tween girls and boys.
I’ve been following your “old” new blog, so this will be fun!
I am so in love with the humility of your blog name!!!! It is an amazing mess, isn’t it? Small things!
I would love to see some things boys would enjoy!
Birthday ideas for the older tweens/teens that they will go gaga over!
Looking forward to the ideas you’ll be sharing!
I have a special needs preschooler who I’m homeschooling. He has various struggles but sensory issues are things I’m trying to “satisfy” in regards to him. I’d love ideas for creative things to do with him at home that quench his needs for a little more excitement, fun, and busy. 🙂
I love your preschool curriculum, so does my daughter! Excited for more crafts and activities to do with her!
As I scrolled thought the comments I saw that what I was going to say had already been said…ideas for older kids. 🙂
Your blog looks great! I use Restored 316 themes, too. I think all of her designs are beautiful.
Thank you so much for the chance to win. 🙂
I agree with Tara, I would like to see more activities for older kids/tweets.
Ideas for family times with teens
I have a house full of toddlers/kindergarteners. I would love to see ideas for educational crafts. Also, organizational tips – homeschooling supplies and activities seem to get out of control so easily!
How about kinds of outings to take kids on – my kids are 2, 4, and 5 and I would love ideas of how to spend outside the home with them for a learning setting. Not just taking them to the park, but learning experiences.
I love homeschool ideas on how to do more service projects as a part of school. Incorporating service into your curriculum
easy kids crafts that can be tweaked for a 5yr old and a 9yr old using the same supplies
I look forward to getting more acquainted with your site. Looking for things to do with a teen boy that aren’t necessarily crafting. Maybe cooking??
My two oldest are in school during the day, so this leaves myself, my 2 year old and 3 month old. Definitely will be reading for any fun learning activities that I can do with my toddler when baby is asleep, or even with both.
I am always looking for great, simple ideas form boys, especially crafts and experiments using ordinary household items. Looking forward to your ideas!
Thanks for offering this giveaway
I love your blog! Always looking for inspiration on fun things to do with the grandkids!
Posts about making peace with the mess that life just IS as it is amazing and finding balance between the managing it and just letting it be, thes would be appreciated.
My girls are 8 and 10 years old. I am interested in any fun activities that would involve cooking, sewing, art projects they could use for gifts. Looking forward to seeing what all you come up with. 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!
Amazing mess — that sounds like most of my house.
Boy-friendly ideas and crafts/activities that would work for toddlers and preschoolers
I am always looking for new recipes.
Would love to see yummy recipes for cooking with kids, fun crafts, and any organization tips.