frontporchpress 6 days ago

One of our favorite after-Christmas traditions is sitting the kids down with crayons to write thank-you notes to grandma and the aunts. It teaches gratitude and the family loves getting them. Our $3 printable Christmas Thank-You Kit makes it easy: https://payhip.com/b/8WI0d #christmas #thankyounotes #gratitude #family #printables

frontporchpress 6 days ago

Thinking about a fish tank as a Christmas gift this year? Start by knowing how much water it really holds, since that sets the heater, filter and how many fish it can comfortably keep. Our free calculator does the math:

Aquarium Volume Calculator – Gallons & Liters for Any Tank Shape

Work out how many gallons or liters your tank holds: rectangle, bow-front, cylinder, half-cylinder, corner or hexagon. Formulas shown.

#aquarium #fishkeeping #fishtank #giftideas

frontporchpress 6 days ago

Frost on the porch rail this morning, so the mugs came out early. Some days just call for hot cocoa and a warm blanket. Our Hot Cocoa Weather tee is 25% off in the Front Porch Designs grand-opening sale for a few more days: https://front-porch-designs.myspreadshop.com/ #hotcocoa #cozy #winteriscoming #frontporch #tshirts

frontporchpress 6 days ago

Halloween is almost here. While the porch light is on and the candy bowl is waiting, a round of Halloween bingo keeps the little ones busy between doorbells. Free to print at home:

Halloween Bingo Cards – Free Printable Generator

Free printable Halloween bingo cards for parties and classrooms. 36 spooky-but-friendly words, random cards and a caller sheet.

#halloween #familyfun #kidsactivities #printables #fall

frontporchpress 6 days ago

December goes by so fast. One thing that helps us slow down is a simple countdown on the fridge, one small family activity a day, plus a planner page to keep the gift list and baking days straight. Both come together in our $5 printable Christmas bundle: https://payhip.com/b/eQfs2 #christmas #advent #family #christmasplanning #printables

frontporchpress 6 days ago

Raked the leaves into one nice neat pile. The dog had other plans. Fall chores go a little slower with a four-legged supervisor, and we wouldn't have it any other way. Dog-lover shirts from our little shop: https://www.teepublic.com/user/front-porch-threads #dogs #doglovers #fall #dogmom #dogdad #tshirts

frontporchpress 6 days ago

First cold night of the week means a big pot of black bean and sweet potato chili, cornbread on the side. Every family has that one recipe someone always asks for. If you'd like a pretty place to write yours down, our printable recipe cards are here: https://payhip.com/b/Iv4gB #vegetarian #chili #comfortfood #recipes #printables

frontporchpress 6 days ago

The garden's winding down, but the soil doesn't have to sit bare all winter. A row of crimson clover or winter rye keeps it covered and feeds next spring's beds. Curious what kind of winter the Southeast might be in for this year? We pulled the outlook together here:

El Niño Winter Outlook for the Southeast (NOAA CPC)

What NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center currently says about El Niño and the Southeast winter outlook—paraphrased with dates and links. An outlo...

#gardening #covercrops #wintergarden #homestead #southeast

frontporchpress 6 days ago

Every family has one person who doesn't carve the turkey but has plenty of opinions about how it's carved. This shirt is for them. "Turkey Carving Supervisor" is in the Front Porch Designs shop, 25% off in the grand-opening sale through about November 2: https://front-porch-designs.myspreadshop.com/ #thanksgiving #turkey #family #tshirts #funnyshirts

frontporchpress 6 days ago

A little idea for December: pair each day of the countdown with one small kindness. Bake for a neighbor, write a note to Grandma, drop canned goods at church. Kids love crossing the days off. Our printable Christmas Countdown is $3: https://payhip.com/b/HTY70 #christmas #advent #kidsactivities #kindness #printables

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Cool mornings are made for a cup of coffee on the porch and a few quiet minutes before the house wakes up. "This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Hope your week has a few of those minutes in it. If you like a warm cup of soup to end the day too, our printable vegetarian recipe cards are $3: https://payhip.com/b/Iv4gB #faith #morningcoffee #frontporch #vegetarian #recipes

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Somebody knocked an ornament off the tree, and the dog's sitting right there looking innocent. We all know how this one ends. Our "Dear Santa, The Dog Did It" tee is in the Front Porch Designs shop, with 25% off in the grand-opening sale through about November 2: https://front-porch-designs.myspreadshop.com/ #christmas #dogs #doglovers #tshirts #giftideas

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Every December we promise to bake early, and every year it's sugar cookies at midnight on the 23rd. A simple plan helps: pick the baking days, write the shopping list, and leave room for the kids to help. Our printable Christmas planner keeps it all on one page, $3: https://payhip.com/b/jVro8 #christmas #christmasbaking #holidayplanning #printables #family

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Holiday weeks get busy, and the fish tank is usually the first chore to slide. Doing a water change the weekend before family arrives keeps the water clear and the fish happy. Our free calculator tells you exactly how many gallons to swap:

Aquarium Water Change Calculator – Percent, Gallons & Nitrate Dilution

How much water to remove for a given percentage, and how repeated water changes dilute nitrate or any other dissolved substance.

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frontporchpress 1 week ago

The kids' table gets loud while the turkey rests. A round of Thanksgiving bingo keeps little hands busy and gives the grown-ups ten quiet minutes to give thanks. Free to print, no sign-up:

Thanksgiving Bingo Cards – Free Printable Generator

Free printable Thanksgiving bingo cards with 36 harvest and holiday words. Random cards, caller sheet and print-friendly layout.

#thanksgiving #printables #family #kids #freeprintable

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Little gifts for the neighbors don't need to be fancy. A loaf of bread, a jar of soup, or a plate of cookies with a handwritten tag says "we're glad you live next door." Here are some free printable Christmas gift tags to tie on with a bit of twine:

Free Printable Plantable Christmas Gift Tags

Free printable Christmas gift tags for plantable cards, grow kits and gardener gifts. Eight cut-apart tags; print or save as PDF.

#christmas #neighbors #giftideas #printables #homemade #kindness

frontporchpress 1 week ago

A thank-you note from a grandkid after Christmas, crooked letters and all, is the kind of thing that gets tucked in a drawer and pulled out for years. If you'd like to make it an easy family tradition, our printable Christmas Thank-You Kit ($3) has kid-friendly note cards ready to print at the kitchen table: https://payhip.com/b/8WI0d #christmas #thankyounotes #family #grandparents #printables #gratitude

frontporchpress 1 week ago

The nights are getting colder, and that drafty corner of the living room can pull a tank's temperature down faster than you'd think. If you're not sure your aquarium heater is big enough for winter, this free calculator gives you a sensible wattage for your tank size and room temperature:

Aquarium Heater Size Calculator – Watts per Gallon & Warm-up Time

Estimate heater wattage for your tank using two published rules of thumb, and how long it takes to warm the water.

#aquarium #fishkeeping #fishtank #aquariumhobby #winter

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Somebody always says "just a sliver" and then comes back for a second sliver. We see you, and we love you for it. Our "Thankful, Grateful & Full of Pie" tee is ready for Thanksgiving in the Front Porch Designs shop, with 25% off in the grand-opening sale through about November 2: https://front-porch-designs.myspreadshop.com/ #thanksgiving #pie #family #tshirts #giftideas

frontporchpress 1 week ago

Late fall is garlic planting time across much of the Southeast. Tuck the cloves in a few weeks before the ground gets cold, mulch them well, and forget about them until spring. Not sure when your first frost comes? Look up your town here:

Frost Dates SC, NC & GA – Last & First Freeze by Town (NOAA 1991–2020)

Free frost-date lookup for 416 weather stations in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia: last spring and first fall freeze odds plus a planti...

#gardening #garlic #fallgarden #homestead #frostdates