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Easy Tomato Soup Recipe

October 23rd, 2015February 16th, 2021

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Tomato Soup is a delicious comfort food that just seems to warm your soul! This Easy Tomato Soup recipe is only 4 ingredients and is ready in less than 15 minutes. Disclosure: Post sponsored by Prego^_®. All opinions and this recipe are my own.

Easy Tomato Soup Recipe

I have an easy recipe for Tomato Soup for you all. This easy soup recipe is just 4 ingredients and you can have it on the table to your family in under 15 minutes! Sometimes you just need a comfort food meal, and this tomato soup is definitely it. Plus, you may have all the ingredients to make this at home right now! I know I did, I just had to swipe some of my husband’s coffee creamer 😉 Pair this healthy Tomato Soup with my Grilled Cheese and Veggie Sandwich and you not only have a delicious meal, but it’s even low-fat.

For this easy Prego Tomato Soup recipe you need:

Prego^_® Traditional Sauce
Chicken broth
Half and half
Can of diced tomatoes

To make this comforting soup, you simply add all the ingredients except the half and half to a large pot and bring it to a boil. Once it’s boiling, turn the temperature down to a simmer and add in the half and half. Then, enjoy!

Now, here is my Easy Tomato Soup Recipe. Be sure to Print it and Pin it so that you can make it again and again.

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Easy Tomato Soup

Tomato Soup is a delicious comfort food that just seems to warm your soul! This Easy Tomato Soup recipe is only 4 ingredients and is ready in less than 15 minutes.

Prep Time3

Cook Time10

Total Time13

Course: Easy Weeknight Meal or Lunch, Lunch/Dinner

Cuisine: Comfort Food

Keyword: easy recipe, soup, tomato

Servings:

Calories: 116kcal

Author: Tracy

Cost: $5

Equipment

Stove

Ingredients

24 oz jar of Prego Traditional Sauce
2 cups low sodium chicken broth
14.5 oz Can of Basil, Garlic, Oregano Diced Tomatoes I used the no salt added variety
½ cup Half and Half

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Instructions

Combine pasta sauce, chicken broth, and diced tomatoes in large saucepan.
Cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a full boil.
Reduce heat to low.
Slowly stir in half & half.
Continue cooking 2-3 minutes or until heated through. *Do not bring to a boil again
Enjoy!

Nutrition

I hope you enjoy this Easy and Healthy Tomato Prego Soup as much as we do!

It is the perfect way to warm up on a cool day!

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Mummy Dogs – The Perfect Halloween Meal

October 22nd, 2015July 1st, 2019

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Mummy Dogs – The Perfect Halloween Meal

Mummy Dogs are the perfect way to celebrate Halloween at meal time! They are really easy to make and the whole family can join in. There is no wrong way to wrap your Mummy Dog – they always come out cute and thanks to Pillsbury Crescent Rolls they always come out scary-delicious 🙂

All you need to make this Halloween Meal is Pillsbury Crescent Rolls and your favorite hot dogs.

I used a pizza cutter to cut the crescent rolls into thin strips, about a 1/4 inch thick.

Then wrap away! Like I said, there is no wrong way to wrap your mummy. We had one with arms and legs, we had one with lots of “wrapping” and one with just a little. No matter what way you wrap it – it’ll be YUM!

If you have any crescent rolls left, or if you have two cans, you can make these easy and adorable cinnamon sugar witches hats.

All you do is sprinkle cinnamon sugar onto the crescent roll, fold up the wide end, and bake them for the same time as your Mummy Dogs. I tossed on a candy corn in the middle for the “buckle” part.

Now, here is how you make Mummy Dogs. Be sure to print and pin the recipe so you can make them year after year.

Mummy Dogs – The Perfect Halloween Meal

Author: Tracy @ HavingFunSaving.com

Prep time: 2 mins

Cook time: 13 mins

Total time: 15 mins

Ingredients

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
Hot Dogs

Instructions

Remove the crescent rolls from the packaging and unroll them, do not separate them (you can divide it in half if you are making 4 or less mummies)
Using a pizza cutter, cut the crescent rolls into 1/4 inch thick strips
Wrap the hot dogs with the strips of crescent rolls
Bake at 375 degrees for 13 – 15 mins
Enjoy!

Happy Halloween!

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Can You Save Money During Health Insurance Open Enrollment?

October 21st, 2015July 3rd, 2019

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Can You Save Money During Health Insurance Open Enrollment?

The 2016 Health Insurance Open Enrollment is right around the corner. Are you ready? Are you getting the most out of your healthcare coverage? Are you paying too much?

What does Open Enrollment mean for you and your family?

Now is the time to make sure you are getting the most out of your health care coverage and see if you qualify for lower costs on your coverage – through a tax subsidy or cost sharing – which lowers what you will pay for services.

Individuals making less than $45,960 or $94,200 as a family of 4 may be eligible for FREE or Low-Cost health insurance.

1 in 6 Americans got a Health Insurance Marketplace plan for $100 or less!

Now more than ever, it’s important that you maintain the right health care coverage to avoid gaps in coverage or tax penalties for not having insurance.

Here are some IMPORTANT dates to keep in mind:

November 1, 2015:

2016 Open Enrollment Begins

This is the first day you can shop and enroll in a 2016 health insurance plan
Also important that if you are currently getting a subsidy to help pay premium that your Marketplace account information is up to date

December 15, 2015:*

Last day to renew or choose a plan

Coverage to start on January 1, 2016

* December 31, 2015 if you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period

January 1, 2016:

First date 2016 health insurance coverage begins

This is the plan effective date

January 15, 2016:

Last day to choose a plan

Coverage to start February 1, 2016

January 31, 2016:

2016 Open Enrollment Ends

This is the last day you can make changes or enroll in a new 2016 health insurance plan, without potential penalty for being uninsured. (Unless you have a life change event)

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Florida Prepaid College Plans Scholarship GIVEAWAY

October 20th, 2015June 25th, 2019

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Florida Prepaid College Plans remain affordable for families. You can win 1 of 10 Scholarships with the Florida Prepaid College Plans Scholarship Giveaway.

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Florida Prepaid College Plans Scholarship GIVEAWAY

Oh how I love Florida Prepaid College Plans! Not only do they give families the opportunity to give their children (and grandchildren) the future at affordable costs, but now they are GIVING AWAY College Scholarships.

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What exactly can you win?

A 2-Year Florida College scholarship. An opportunity to create a brighter future for your children or grandchildren.

In addition to the 2-Year Florida College Plans, there will also be 10 weekly prize winners (a total of 50 over the five-week program).

How many people will win this amazing prize?

Florida Prepaid College Board is proud to offer this College scholarship to 10 lucky families. The Florida Prepaid Scholarship Program gives you the chance to win one of TEN 2-Year Florida College Plan scholarships, valued at $9,200! The scholarships will be provided by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation.

What is a 2-Year Florida College Plan?

The 2-Year Florida College Plan covers tuition and other specified fees for 60 lower division credit hours at a Florida College.

What are the Florida Prepaid College Plans College Scholarship Giveaway entry dates?

The program runs from October 12, 2015, through November 15, 2015, at 11:59 p.m.

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How often can you enter?

You can participate daily! The more entries you receive, the better your chances of winning.

What if I don’t want to wait to see if I won to get started on my child(s) college education?

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How do you sign up for a Florida Prepaid College Plan?

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Did you know?

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Candy Corn Inspired Eclair Cake Recipe

October 14th, 2015July 6th, 2019

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Eclair Cake is a delicious and easy dessert recipe. Enjoy this Candy Corn Inspired Eclair Cake Recipe this Halloween Season with friends and family.

Disclosure: Post sponsored by the folks at TruMoo. All opinions and this recipe are my own

Candy Corn Inspired Eclair Cake Recipe

With Halloween just around the corner, I thought I would make a fun dessert recipe that is Candy Corn Inspired! And since you all love my Eclair Cake Recipe, I came up with this delicious Candy Corn Inspired Eclair Cake Recipe.

With Fall comes picking out pumpkins, cooler weather, cooking with apples and pumpkin, doing fun Fall-inspired crafts, and Limited Edition TruMoo Orange Scream Milk. In fact, Limited Edition TruMoo Orange Scream Milk, is the main ingredient in my Candy Corn Inspired Eclair Cake! It is the perfect way to get in that orange color, and that Orange Cream delicious flavor (it is inspired by the orange frozen popsicle with vanilla ice cream) that we all know and love 🙂

I love that this recipe is so easy to make! You mix the pudding ingredients…

and layer the graham crackers….

Then top with the white chocolate!

Now, here’s my Candy Corn Inspired Eclair Cake Recipe. Be sure to Print It and Pin It so that you can make it again and again.

Candy Corn Inspired Eclair Cake Recipe

Recipe Type: Dessert

Author: Tracy @ HavingFunSaving.com

Prep time: 15 mins

Total time: 15 mins

Serves: 14

Ingredients

1 lb. box graham crackers – I used low-fat honey
2 3.4 oz. Vanilla instant pudding packages – I used French Vanilla
3 cups TruMoo Orange Scream milk
8 oz. Cool Whip – I used low-fat
Ingredients for the Frosting
2 squares of Baking Bar White Chocolate – I used Ghirardelli
2 tsp vanilla
3 Tbsp milk – I used skim
2 Tbsp. light Karo syrup
1½ cup powdered sugar
1 Tbsp, butter, melted

Instructions

Place a layer of graham crackers on the bottom of a 13×9 pan
Mix pudding, 3 cups of TruMoo and whipped topping in your mixer
Pour ½ of the pudding mixture on top crackers
Place a layer of crackers on the pudding
Pour the rest of the pudding on the crackers
Top with another layer of crackers

Instructions For the Frosting:

In a small sauce pan, add in the frosting ingredients (the vanilla, milk, Karo Syrup, powdered sugar, butter, and white chocolate)
Heat until white chocolate is melted mixture is liquid
Pour the white chocolate mixture on the top layer of graham crackers
Refrigerate until ready to serve, allowing a few hours to set.
Enjoy this Halloween Season!

Notes

You could substitute white frosting for the top layer if desired

I hope you enjoy this Halloween Themed Eclair Cake Recipe as much as we do!

This is why my family loves TruMoo:

Has no artificial growth hormones
Has no high-fructose corn syrup
Made with low-fat milk from your local dairy
Tastes great

TruMoo Orange Scream is available in grocery stores nationwide until October 31, so be sure to grab it and stock up while you can 🙂

Looking for more spooky delicious recipes with TruMoo? Check out this Freaky French Toast Recipe.

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10 Preparing For Family Road Trips Tips

October 8th, 2015August 27th, 2019

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10 Preparing For Family Road Trips Tips

The holidays are quickly approaching and that means you may have some family road trips coming up. Whether it’s just a trip to Grandma’s or if you are driving to the mountains, planning is a key part of making your road trip a success.

Here are some Tips For Preparing For Family Road Trips:

Safety

Make sure your child’s car seat is properly secured
Pack a flash light and a first-aid kit in the car
Check all the fluids (gas is FULL, oil – do you need an oil change?, anti-freeze, etc.) on the car before leaving. And tire pressure!

Make a List

At least one week before your leave, start making a list of the things you will need and start start gathering it together in one place.

Packing

You and your family don’t need to pack your whole closet! Pack essentials and clothing that can be easily mixed and matched. My kids are 10 and 8 and I have been having them pack themselves for at least a year now. I give them a list of the items they need and ask them to get it out.

For example: 2 pairs of pants, 3 long sleeves shirts, 5 pairs of underwear, etc.

I still check the items they packed, but at least this saves me some time. I also recommend them having their own suitcases or bags. This way they can easily get everything into it and when you reach your destination, they can also unpack it.

Getting the car packed

Clean out the car/truck and get take out everything that is not needed on this trip. You don’t need any extra stuff!

Plan to pack the vehicle the night before you leave, you may think it will only take you an hour…but it will take longer. This way you are ready to go in the morning and just have to think about the last minute details.

Place regularly used items within reach

Snacks, drinks, sandwiches, tissues, napkins/paper towels, wipes, plastic bags for trash, pillows, blanket, a favorite stuffed animal for the kids, a game or two, activities for the kids, DVD players, books, jackets, and an extra change of clothes (for spills). etc. We use the Family Organizer and the Backseat Organizer pictured. They are great because the kids can actually grab most of what they need by themselves.

Plan to stop regularly

When you are tired, for potty breaks, and remember to stretch those legs! A quick game of tag for the kids at a rest stop or doing 20 jumping jacks helps burn off some energy before everyone gets back in the car. Doing something fun along the way makes the car trip more of an adventure instead of just a way to get to where you are going.

Consider restaurants that have a play area and if you are staying overnight somewhere on the way to your final destination, we ALWAYS stop at hotels that have an indoor pool.

Schedule your drive time so that the kids sleep some

We leave for our trips REALLY early in the morning, like at 4 or 5 a.m. so that the kids will fall back asleep for a few hours. The more they sleep, the faster the ride seems to go. For them and us parents 😉

Share driving duties

I will be honest, I prefer to drive so I don’t spend the whole drive handing out snacks, taking care of the trash, and changing movies for the kids. But that’s not fair to who I am driving with…which is usually my mom or hubby. So, split the duties up so that one person doesn’t end up frazzled.

Consider making a trip notebook

This is a great way to keep kids busy while you are traveling. tell them to write down things they saw, did, etc.

Build in extra time

You’ll be much less stressed if you accept the fact now that traveling with kids just takes longer.

What are some of your Tips for Making Family Road Trips a Success?

Several of the above mentioned products are available for purchase on OneStepAhead, while Food Wine Sunshine did receive the products for review, all opinions are 100% our own.

Where to buy:

Cargo Net
Kids Luggage
Backseat Car Organizer
Family Travel Organizer – we have had this for YEARS and love it. It is always in my truck
Create & Doodle Roll Travel Art Set

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Peach Cucumber Smoothie

October 6th, 2015December 1st, 2023

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Peaches and Cucumbers are blended together in this delicious smoothie recipe. This smoothie is a great way to start your day, or have this Peach Cucumber Smoothie for a midday boost.

Fruits and vegetables blended together into a fun concoction. I look at my daily smoothie as the easiest way to get in a huge dose of vitamins all at once. Today I am sharing a yummy Peach and Cucumber smoothie recipe. I also added in some banana and carrots into the blender for an extra boost. The result was fantastic!

Here are the health benefits to the ingredients in this peach cucumber smoothie recipe:

Carrots – The orange powerfood will give you vitamin A and is also linked to preventing cancer, giving you healthier looking skin and aids in digestion.
Cucumbers – These are great for rehydration. Cucumbers are also a great source of vitamin B, so that means they are a natural pick-me-up.
Bananas – Besides tasting great, they are loaded with potassium which helps muscles recover and relax, and they have also been known to help you sleep better.
Peaches – Studies have shown that these fuzzy fruits can help prevent cancer, diabetes, and have excellent anti-inflammatory properties. Plus, they are loaded with vitamin C and fiber.

Smoothies can be a great breakfast option for several reasons:

Nutrient-rich: A well-balanced smoothie can provide a wide array of essential nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants. You can easily incorporate fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, yogurt, and other nutritious ingredients to boost your overall nutrient intake.
Quick and convenient: Smoothies are fast and easy to prepare, making them an excellent choice for busy mornings. You can simply throw all the ingredients into a blender and have a delicious breakfast ready in minutes.
Digestion-friendly: Blending the ingredients breaks down the fibers in fruits and vegetables, making them easier to digest and allowing your body to absorb the nutrients more efficiently. This can be especially beneficial for people with sensitive digestive systems.
Sustained energy: A well-balanced smoothie with a good mix of carbohydrates, proteins, and healthy fats can provide a steady release of energy throughout the morning. This helps prevent energy crashes and keeps you feeling full and satisfied until your next meal.
Customizable: Smoothies offer a lot of flexibility in terms of ingredients, allowing you to tailor them to your taste preferences and dietary needs. Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, lactose intolerant, or have specific food allergies, you can still create a smoothie that suits your requirements.
Hydration: Smoothies often contain a significant amount of water, especially when using fruits and vegetables with high water content. Staying hydrated in the morning can kickstart your metabolism and improve your overall well-being.
Boosts fruit and vegetable intake: Many people struggle to meet the recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables. A smoothie is an easy and enjoyable way to increase your consumption of these essential food groups.

However, it’s important to be mindful of the ingredients you use in your smoothies. Some pre-made or store-bought versions can be high in added sugars, artificial flavors, and calories. To make your smoothie as healthy as possible, use whole, fresh ingredients, limit the use of sweeteners, and avoid high-calorie additions like excessive amounts of nut butters, oils, or sugary syrups.

Now, here is my Peach Cucumber shake recipe, be sure to Print It and Pin It so that you can make it again and again.

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Peach Cucumber Protein Shake

Juicy peaches and refreshing cucumber make this healthy smoothie a delicious way to start your day.

Prep Time5

Course: Breakfast or Snack, Smoothie

Keyword: cucumber, healthy, peaches, protein shake, protein smoothie, smoothie

Servings:

Calories: 130kcal

Author: Tracy

Equipment

Blender

Ingredients

6 baby carrots
4 slices cucumber
½ banana
½ peach pit removed
3 ice cubes
4 oz coconut water – or your choice of liquid

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Instructions

Place ingredients as listed above into your favorite blending device
Blend until smooth
Enjoy!

Nutrition

I hope you enjoy this Peach and Cucumber Smoothie as much as I do!

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Love cucumbers? Be sure to check out my Raspberry Cucumber Smoothie.

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What are some of your favorite smoothie recipes?

Easy Eclair Cake Dessert Recipe

October 1st, 2015May 24th, 2021

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This Eclair Cake Dessert recipe is easy to make and sure to soon be your family’s new favorite dessert! This Eclair cake is prepped in about 15 minutes.

Easy No Bake Eclair Cake Dessert

If you are looking for a dessert recipe that is easy to make, is delicious, and will get you lots of compliments to everyone you serve it to, look no further. This Eclair Cake Recipe is light and fabulous! I promise you that when you make it, at least one person will ask for the recipe. In fact, that’s how I got the recipe…My mom made it and I asked her for it!

I actually made Eclair Cake as my guests (well, my friends!) were coming through the door, I tossed it in the refrigerator, we chatted, ate dinner, and then when we were ready for dessert…it was ready too!

To make my no bake eclair cake, you will need these ingredients:

Graham crackers
Vanilla instant pudding
Milk
Cool Whip
Unsweetened chocolate
Vanilla extract
Light Karo syrup
Powdered sugar
Butter

This easy no bake dessert is always enjoyed by the adults and the kids…and there is never a crumb left on anyone’s plate…or in the baking pan 🙂

Now, here’s our Eclair Cake Dessert Recipe, be sure to Print It and Pin It so that you can make it again and again.

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Eclair Cake

This eclair bake is NO BAKE and an easy dessert for a crowd. This dessert is prepped in about 15 minutes and delish!

Prep Time15

Chill Time2

Total Time2 15

Course: Dessert

Servings:

Author: Tracy

Ingredients

1 lb box graham crackers - I used low-fat honey
2 boxes 3.4 oz. Vanilla instant pudding packages - I used French Vanilla
3 cups milk - I used skim milk
8 oz Cool Whip - I used low-fat

Chocolate Frosting

2 squares unsweetened chocolate - I used Ghirardelli
2 tsp vanilla
3 tbsp milk - I used skim
2 tbsp light Karo syrup
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 tbsp butter melted

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Instructions

Place a layer of graham crackers on the bottom of a 13×9 pan
Mix pudding, 3 cups of milk and Cool Whip in your mixer
Pour 1/2 of the pudding mixture on top crackers
Place a layer of crackers on the pudding
Pour the rest of the pudding on the crackers
Top with another layer of crackers

Frosting

In a small sauce pan, add in the frosting ingredients (the vanilla, milk, Karo Syrup, powdered sugar, butter, and chocolate)
Heat until chocolate is melted mixture is liquid
Pour the chocolate mixture on the top layer of graham crackers
Refrigerate until ready to serve, allowing a few hours to set
Enjoy!

I hope you enjoy this Eclair Cake as much as we do! Who am I kidding…you will!

What is one of your favorite low fat dessert recipes?

Looking for another yummy, low-fat, easy to make dessert recipe? Check out this Pineapple Angel Food Cake!

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How To Make Mason Jar Fall Crafts – Candy Corn, Mummies & More!

September 30th, 2015October 10th, 2020

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If you love decorating for Fall, you will love these easy DIY Fall Mason Jars! Grab the easy step-by-step tutorials below and make all your favorite Fall and Halloween mason jars.

How To Make Mason Jar Fall Crafts

Candy Corn, Mummies & More

Fall is upon us and it’s time to get the house ready! And I am actually very excited to share that I actually got crafty! If you know me, I am not always successful at being super crafty. Not that I don’t try, it’s just something I have never been able to do as some folks. SO, when I, yes…ME, made these adorable Fall Mason Jars you can imagine the amount of pictures I was texting to family and friends. I was a tad proud of myself 😉

I love these DIY Fall Mason Jars for a few reasons:

They are very inexpensive to make. I got 12 jars at Target for under $9 and paint was about $3-$4 each on Amazon
They were EASY to make! You will be done in just a few minutes. I promise you, if I can make them…YOU CAN TOO!
If you feel like you “messed up”, you can just repaint it!
They are adorable. I made several designs for myself and gave some to the neighbors for a Fall smile.

What You Need For Your Fall Mason Jars:

Paint – I bought white, orange, yellow, black and green (I plan on using the white and green again for Christmas) *I do recommend doing all your painting OUTSIDE. You will see below that I managed to graffiti all over my grass 🙂
Mason Jars

As you can see, I made several varieties, Pumpkin, Frankenstein, Mummy, Orange and Candy Corn. Candy Corn was the favorite among friends and family, and to be honest, it’s mine too…I think you can easily leave that one and the orange one out all season! We put beautiful Fall flowers in ours.

How You Make a Candy Corn Mason Jar:

Spray the entire jar white – shake the can before use. I put my hand in the jar to hold it up, you will get a messy hand, but I found it the easiest way. You can easily clean your hands with Mineral Spirits (you probably have some in your garage already).

Spray an orange line in the middle – it doesn’t have to be perfect, and don’t worry if it goes lower than you want it too, yellow spray paint will cover it

Spray the bottom part of the jar yellow

Allow to dry on a piece of cardboard

I will be honest with you, I did NOT let the colors dry before spraying on the next one (I am too impatient!) and I think they turned out just fine 🙂

How to make a Frankenstein Mason Jar:

Spray the entire mason jar green
Spray the top of the jar black
Allow to dry on a piece of cardboard
You can also draw on a face with a Sharpie once dry, but since drawing is not a skill I possess either, I opted to not do that

How to make a Pumpkin Mason Jar:

Spray the entire mason jar orange
Spray the top of the jar green
Allow to dry on a piece of cardboard
You can use a stencil and a sharpie to draw on a face if you desire. *I did make a stencil out of cardboard and tried to spray paint on a face with the black paint, it did not work out for me, the paint either ran or misted too wide. It would definitely be easier to draw on a face in my opinion.

How to make a Mummy Mason Jar:

Spray the entire mason jar black
Once the jar is dry, wrap it in white ribbon (I used plain gift wrapping ribbon). Use hot glue or super glue to adhere the ends to the jar
Glue on googly eyes if desired

Need some supplies for your mason jar crafts?

What are some of your favorite Fall decorations?

Links to buy items pictured above:

I hope you love these Fall Mason Jar Crafts as much as we do!

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Looking for more mason jar crafts?

American Flag Mason Jars

Simple Mason Jar Vases

Christmas Mason Jars

Florida Prepaid College Plans Open Enrollment Begins February 1st

September 29th, 2015January 25th, 2021

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Open enrollment for the Florida Prepaid College plans begins on February 1st. Start saving for your child’s education and future now.

I am a proud Florida Prepaid College Plan Believer. All though this post is sponsored, all opinions are 100% my own. #StartingIsBelieving

Florida Prepaid College Plans Open Enrollment Begins February 1st

It’s time to start thinking about the future. But not only your future. Not only your child’s future. But the future of the next generation. The great minds of tomorrow start TODAY. And YOU, as a parent, grandparents or relative, can be a part of that special child’s future.

Florida Prepaid College Plans are the ONLY way my husband and I were able to afford college for our children. ONLY? Yes. College is so expensive compared to what it was when we went to school, and neither of us want our children to start their adult careers with so much student loan debt that they will be paying it off for 20 years. So, what did we do?

We researched, we believed, and we invested in our children’s futures. We enrolled with Florida Prepaid College.

This year, Florida Prepaid College maintains affordable options for Florida Families. I’m sure you guys remember that last year they really dropped their rates, making all the options affordable again. And this year, they are still committed to you, your child, and our future!

When is the Florida Prepaid College Open Enrollment period?

Open Enrollment begins February 1st.

How much are plans?

Plans are starting as low as $46 per month.

Are there a variety of plans? Something for everyone?

Yes, there sure is. There are 1 year plans, 4 year plans, and several options in-between. They are providing options for a variety of family budget needs.

The 1-Year Florida University Plan is Florida Prepaid College Board’s newest offering, allowing families to share in a child’s college costs. The 1-year plan allows families to purchase up to four years at a state university in one-year increments as their budgets afford them. The 1-Year Florida University Plan starts as low as $46 per month and covers 30 university credits.

How does Florida Prepaid College make their plans so affordable?

The affordable prices are related directly to the 2014 law that reduces the maximum annual increase of the Tuition Differential Fee to six percent for preeminent State Universities and zero percent for all other State Universities. Previously, the Tuition Differential Fee could increase by up to 15 percent annually at all State Universities.

You mentioned there are a variety of plans, what if I want to pay for all 4 years now, can I?

Yes, absolutely! We did 4 year plans for BOTH our kids. We covered the tuition and figured the could cover the room and board when the time came…We don’t mind them having some student loans to work off 😉

When Open Enrollment begins February 1st, families will have the opportunity to purchase a 4-Year Florida University Plan for as low as $183 a month or a 2 + 2 Florida Plan for as low as $145 a month.

Here’s why my family loves the 4-Year Florida University Plan

This Plan will start your child off at one of Florida’s 12 prestigious state universities and see them through their four-year journey. So, it’s the more expensive plan, but you are paying it off long before your child even decides which school to do to!
If your child decides to start at a college (which are typically less expensive), the unused funds from this Plan can be applied to a post-secondary degree or you can get the remaining money back. This was a big one for us, because even though we would LOVE our children to go to a university, we won’t force it upon them. This way, if they decide it’s not for them, we can still get our money back.
Like all of the Florida Prepaid College plans, this isn’t just restricted to Florida schools; the amount covered by your Prepaid Plan can be used at schools nationwide. This was also very important to us, we are from Michigan, and we have three sets of grandparents and quite a few aunts and uncles that would love to see us back up there one day. SO, if that day does ever come, we still don’t have to worry about our child’s college education.

I really don’t think it’s possible for me to express in words what an amazing feeling it is to my husband and I to know that we are already well on our way to having our children’s college education paid for. In fact, my son is 10 and his has been paid for for over 2 years now. My daughter is 8 and we are planning on having hers paid by the time she is 11.

We spend our lives working and caring for our children and there no better feeling in the world than knowing that this is one more thing that we can do for our kids. We can give them a jump start on their future.

Still have questions about Florida Prepaid College Plans?

You can call their amazing Customer Service line at 1.800.552.GRAD (4723) and they will answer any and all questions you may have. Trust me, I have called them plenty!

You can also check out Florida Prepaid College Plans online – use promo code SAVING20 when you sign up and you will get your application fee completely waived!

And, please feel free to contact me about Florida Prepaid College Plans…I would be more than happy to share more about my experiences!

I definitely recommend contacting them via phone or online, the customer service department is VERY helpful!

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