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Budget for Dora Birthday Party

June 24, 2019 by rautry

So its time to show you my breakdown. My overall budget is around $50 Max

Decorations

– Dora 7 piece table/ceiling decor reg. $3 got it at Dollar General for $.50

– Dora Invites reg. $1.99 paid $.35 at Dollar General

– Dora Cups 4 pks Reg. $1.49 paid $.35 each at Dollar General

– Dora plates 2 pks paid $.50 Reg. $2 at Dollar General

– Dora Wall hanging reg. $9.99 at Party City got it on clearance for $1.50

– Fiesta Ceiling Fans $1 for 20pk Tissue paper at Dollar Tree. Used Scotch tape I got for $.50 at Best Buy and fishing wire I bought over 10 yrs ago I have no idea how much I spent!

– Table Clothes purple $.25 at Dollar General reg. $1. red $1 at Dollar Tree. yellow $.25 at Dollar General on clearance reg. $1

– Napkins – 2pks of purple and pink butterflies $.25 each

– Forks – 48ct $1 from Dollar Tree

– Tub Base used for the punch – my sister paid $6 for it for my neices graduation because I forgot to bring mine but I can’t say this is part of the budget I didn’t buy it but I am borrowing it because its purple!

– Pinata – Purple tissue paper 2 sheets was from leftovers from a baby shower I did about 4 yrs ago! so $.20

– Candy for pinata – $3

– Dora Loot Bags – 2pks $.25 each at Dollar General on clearance reg. $1

– Dora Sunglasses – 1 pk $.25 reg. $1 at Dollar General

– Dora Necklaces – 2 pks – $.37 each from Dollar General reg. $1.50

– Bracelets – 2pks $.25 from Dollar General reg. $1

– Dora Activity packs – 2 pks 4 in each – $.50 each

Total – $12.02

Food

Taco Meat $1.79 lb thanks to my sister and her Food Lion rain check! 3lb $5.43

Lettuce $1

Cheese $2

Taco Shells – 2 pk. $1.40 from Kroger sale back in March

Hawaiian Punch – 2 $.80 from Dollar General with coupon and store sale with instant savings

Sprite – FREE

Apple Juice – 2 $.68 each from Kroger Closeout

Sherbert – 2 pks $4 from Walmart

Instant Rice – 1 pk $.50 from Kroger Mega Sale (for spanish rice)

Chips – 1pk $1 each from Kroger

Pace Picante Sauce – $.49 from Kroger Mega Sale

Queso Blanco – $2.25 from Dollar General

Cake Mix – 2pk $.76 each from Kroger sale and coupon – $1.52

Frosting – 2 pks $.69 each from Kroger before they stop doubling in the Mid-Atlantic area! $1.38

Frosting Flavor Packs – FREE from Duncan Hines promo coupons We have tons! Can’t wait to try them all.

Dole Pineapple – 4 cans $.25 each from Kroger Mega Sale

Grapes – $3

Kiwi – 1pkof 6 $1.19

Carrots and Celery – FREE from Kroger thanks to the coupons they sent me!

Kraft Ranch Dressing – $.50 from Dollar Tree

Total – $32.78

Gifts from us – Barbie $3 reg. $10.48 from Walmart, Mickey Dress reg. $19.99 paid $3

Total – $6

Grand Total – $50.78

So How did I do! Yes I went over but atleast it was less than a Dollar!

* I normally don’t buy the theme party items but I could not resist the Dollar General 50% off Clearance price items.

Need some coupons to help you on your next party checkout couponaudit.com. You can save money with coupon to many different stores.

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Power Rangers Samurai Masks – Rebecca Autry Creations

June 24, 2019 by rautry

Are you a Power Rangers fan! Awesome, I know you are! Below you can download the Power Ranger Samurai Masks.

You will have access to download 3 times for each mask. They will come in a Zip file. You will need to unzip the files in order to use them with a cutting machine.

Please, all products purchased are for personal use and not to be shared with others as well please do not use to create products to sell.

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Podcast 3 – Pokemon Go Party Ideas Rebecca Autry Creations

June 24, 2019 by rautry

Podcast 3 – Pokemon Go Party Ideas

Check out the simple Pokemon Go Party Ideas that are inexpensive.

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About Rebecca Autry Creations Podcast 1 Rebecca Autry Creations

June 24, 2019 by rautry

About Rebecca Autry Creations Podcast 1

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Come check out my crazy obession with DIY Vacation Bible School and Theme Party Decorations.

Game On eBook Available Oct. 1st, 2017

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Podcast 2 – Back to School Hacks Rebecca Autry Creations

June 24, 2019 by rautry

Podcast 2 – Back to School Hacks

3+ Back to School Hacks that will make the transition back to school routine a bit easier.

Getting Ready for Back to School check it out.

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About Me – Rebecca Autry Creations

June 24, 2019 by rautry

About Moms Saving Money (Rebecca Autry Creations)

So with recent info about me and what I posted and getting tons of hits on this page I thought I should update. I started Moms Saving Money – momssavingmoney.com (now Rebecca Autry Creations – www.rebeccaautry.com) as a way to keep myself accountable to save money and pay off debt. I thought I could help others and I obviously have helped tons.

Last November (2015) I made a huge jump from being a Coupon site to posting my Party Decoration Ideas and Vacation Bible School Decoration Ideas, because its what I love to do and fairly great at it. I started with my blog in June of 2010 for less than $4. Today it brings in income and through out the years we have had to heavily rely on it.

If you are a company I reserve the right to NOT work for FREE and I got to were I am today by following the rules. Do not ask me to post a Do Follow link for payment, your email will go straight to file 13.

I host my own Rebecca Autry Creation Store where you can purchase handmade products or even the SVG, PDF and PNG files for items I have made.

I am all for working smarter and not harder so therefore I post only a couple of days each week. I have three children and happily married.

I profess Jesus Christ as the Son of God born of a virgin.

If you feel at any time I am not acting Christian, I’m sorry, I am a work in progress. God loves me for who I am and all my faults.

Jerry Falwell ingrained in our heads, “If it’s Christian, It ought to be better.” I sincerely try but we all fail. I have gone through tough times of my own and I have not arrived. I have and will publicly if need be to apologize for mistakes I have made.

So I hope you stop by more often and see my pretty neat creations I make with Cardboard Boxes, tape and tissue paper.

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Podcast 51 – Enlisting VBS Volunteers Rebecca Autry Creations

June 24, 2019 by rautry

By Rebecca Autry February 12, 2018 February 25, 2018 How to Make Flag Pennants Podcast 52 – Creating Weights for VBS Tutorial

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Frugal Tips Archives – Rebecca Autry Creations

June 24, 2019 by rautry

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3+ Back to School Hacks Rebecca Autry Creations

June 24, 2019 by rautry

It’s that time of year again where you start collecting the best deals on school supplies, scour the internet and scroll through Pinterest to find ways to get your family organized for the new school year. There is no doubt there are plenty out there. These are just a few back to school hacks that help my family.

3+ Back to School Hacks

Here are some Back to School Hacks that will make the transition a bit simpler.

1. Before/After School Schedule

Are schedules really necessary before and after school. I say yes, yes they are. I have three kids of my own and this past year I had the privileged of taking another child to school as well. We have about an hour before I round them up to get in the car to head to school. Morning time it is great to have some free time, that way when they get to school they are more attentive, they already had play time. So there isn’t a set schedule for morning with the exception of my kids. They have to do the usual before games/play time can begin: Shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, and chore. Each child has a chore that works for them. One empties the dishwasher and puts the dishes away, another collects all the clothes for laundry, while the other is still working on keeping  walk path in their room (she has so much! I need to de-clutter!!!). Those need to done before our friend comes over and before any electronics are turned on.

Having an After school schedule really helps eliminate the whining in our house. Let me be honest here, it doesn’t always help but over all it helps more than enough that no one kid of mine feels another is being treated differently. Each of kids are in different grades and their homework requirements are different. Our rule in our house. Everyone must be done with their homework before the TV or any electronic gets turned on. So if one child finishes 10 minutes before the others they have the option to go to their room and play quietly, they can read, they can finish their chore, etc.

Our After School Schedule is as follows:

  • Use the Bathroom
  • Grab a Snack
  • Homework
  • Free Time if Day/Time if permits
  • Dinner
  • Free Time

Some days we are quickly eating dinner as soon as we get home and then out the door so our after school schedule gets pushed to the side but that is only typically one day a week and every so often a second day during a school night. We don’t follow this schedule typically on Friday since there is not any homework. Sunday night we do have the kids make sure everything is packed in their bags for Monday.

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2. Car Ride Schedule

Yes I’m sure you are aware of the endless arguments that happen between siblings when it comes to who gets to sit in shot gun and who has to sit in the middle of the back seat. I’ve learned, everyone wants to sit in the front and no one really wants to sit in the middle of the back. I had four children to work with and we came up with a car ride schedule. At the time I had two who could sit in the front seat and two who were still in boosters so it was tricky but we were able to figure out a way to rotate the two who could sit in the front as well as rotating each child who would sit in the middle back.

Here is our template you can download

FREE Car Ride Schedule Printable

3. After School/School Snack Organization

Yes I let my kids have a snack after school. I don’t have very much cabinets in my kitchen, so I have a buffet cabinet that we use for snacks. I’m rather short. My oldest is now taller than me by an inch or so! Anyway because of my height we have everything at a lower level so our snacks are low! In my buffet cabinet we have the cabinet door when open has three tray/drawers. The top is for our extra silverware and the bottom two are for snacks and drinks.

So here is the deal with me. My family we didn’t really have snacks at all in our house and I went to friends houses and saw a cabinet or basket of just snack items, I thought to myself how do my friends have self control and not eat all the snacks at once. I really never understood nor did I know if they had a rule like I created in our house. My kids know our rule is 1 snack per day after school. It took awhile but they don’t question it anymore. The answer is no if they ask for a second.

This also is our school snack hub! This makes it easier on me in the morning when we pack school lunches and snack bags. A few years ago my sister made each of my kids bags with their interest and their names embroidered on them. They were originally made for Halloween candy but we converted them to school snack bags. It’s great if they loose them at school and they end up in the lost in found. These bags are one of a kind so they easily get returned! I typically place one drink, one fruit snack and one cracker type snack (this includes pretzels, peanuts, cheese crackers, ritz crackers, club crackers).

4. Shower Schedule

Much like the car ride schedule, yes we had to create a

shower schedule as well! No one likes going first and everyone wants to go last. We shower and maybe once in awhile take baths for my kids! My kids sweat regardless of the temperature! Showers just work better for our family. We typically shower first thing in the morning. Having this schedule helps decrease the meltdowns and angry attitudes in the morning. No one person goes first than another and everyone gets a turn at being last at least once a week. Its a revolving schedule so we continue it during the entire year. We do have hiccups with my children having the privileged of being close to grand parents that they can spend the night, or when we are taking a trip away from home or the kids are at summer camps. It makes it easy to come back to the schedule. We have it posted in our command area.

5. Command Area

Please take some time and create your command area. Ours is in the kitchen since that is where my keys get hanged. I’m typically in the kitchen last before leaving so having our weekly menu there and all our schedules just makes sense for our family.

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Day 5 Submerged Jesus saw the Children

May 24, 2019 by rautry

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