Welcome to week 8 of the MVP Generation Go posts here on Frugal Upstate! As you know we’ve discussed Meal Planning, Kids and Youth Sports, Active Role Models, Discovering Your Community, Making Food Fun and Creative Recreation, and Time Management. This week we MVP Generation Go ambassadors are talking about preparing your kids for back… Keep Reading
Walmart Back to School Backpack Challenge
We all know that school supplies are cheap this time of year, but how cheap are they? Walmart challenged me to see how many school supplies I could purchase and donate to charity for $40. I know there are lots of families who can use help in our area this time of year, so I… Keep Reading
Time Management and Setting Goals
Welcome to week 7 of the MVP Generation Go posts here on Frugal Upstate! As you know we’ve discussed Meal Planning, Kids and Youth Sports, Active Role Models, Discovering Your Community, Making Food Fun and Creative Recreation. This week’s MVP Generation Go topic for all of us ambassadors is Time Management and Setting Goals! Now… Keep Reading
DIY: Frugal & Fabulous Back to School Book Covers
When I was a kid, heading back to school not only meant a new “back to school” outfit and spiffy new supplies-it also meant covering books. Presumably to keep the text books new (but in reality to give us something to scribble on instead of the cover) each fall we’d pull out the brown paper… Keep Reading
Walmart Challenge: How to Save Money Packing School Lunches
Even though it is only mid August, back to school is in the air! Here in Upstate NY the kiddos don’t head back until after Labor Day-but I know many of my friends farther south and west have the kids heading back any day. With the return of school comes the return of school lunches. … Keep Reading
Creative Recreation for Kids
Welcome to week 6 of the MVP Generation Go posts here on Frugal Upstate! As you know we’ve discussed Meal Planning, Kids and Youth Sports, Active Role Models, Discovering Your Community and Making Food Fun. This week’s MVP Generation Go topic for all of us ambassadors is Creative Recreation! The goal of MVP Healthcare’s MVP… Keep Reading
Hosting an Elmer’s Craft Camp Party (+ Giveaway!)
I don’t know about your kids, but my kids LOVE doing crafts! Give them something to cut, paste, paint, glitter, tie, or mold and they are just in seventh heaven! So when Elmer’s contacted me to see if I wanted to host an “Elmer’s Craft Camp” for up to five kids, with all the supplies… Keep Reading
Making Food Fun~Frugally!
As you all know, I’m an MVP Generation Go Ambassador-and I’ve been talking each week about ideas to keep your family healthy and active! So far we’ve discussed Meal Planning, Kids and Youth Sports, active role models and discovering your community. This week’s MVP Generation Go topic was to talk about fabulous fun recipes for kids!… Keep Reading
Healthy Role Models for Kids
Do you have any soccer players in your family? It’s a great sport for youth that emphasizes speed, agility and skill over raw power–height and/or bulk aren’t necessary–making it a perfect sport for girls! I played JV soccer all through Jr. High and Highschool (sorry-I just wasn’t good enough for varsity unlike 3 of my… Keep Reading
Kids and Youth Sports
Yes, I know it’s July. I know school just ended and the school sports season is just a speck on the horizon. . . Remember on last week’s menu plan when I told you I had become an MVP Generation Go Ambassador for MVP Health Care and that each week for 8 weeks I’d be… Keep Reading
