Weekly Menu Planner- Getting organized :)

 Bismillaah

"All praise and thanks belongs to Allaah. Lord & Creator of all the worlds. May Allaah bestow His peace & mercy upon the Prophet, his family, his companions, and on all of those who follow them truth until the Last Day" Aameen

As Salaamu Alaykunna,

Inshaa'Allaah all of you guys are well and in the best of health and eemaan Aameen. Well, you guys know I'm in the middle of preparing for a little baby :) Mashaa'Allaah. I'm due May 31st. So I have taken a slight break from blogger, but you can find me on Facebook :)

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With that stated I've decided to start menu planning. My hopes in this beginners stage is that you guys will follow me and join me in my attempts in better organizing the home.

My first steps are weekly menu meal planning.

What is meal menu planning?

You probably seen various menu planners all over the net. But what is it? And how does it benefit you?

What is meal menu planning?: Weekly meal menu planning means in advance planning your meals for the week. For breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack your meals are planned way in advance.

What are the benefits?

 You save time in the kitchen! No more looking in your refrigerator and staring quietly inside trying to figure out what's for dinner.

No more headaches. You can feel refreshed and stress free.

In my family I notice that my not knowing in advance what I'm cooking causes a lot of fitnah. Children following you from room to room wondering what's for dinner. A husband who sits hungrily while you shuffle through your refrigerator for a decent meal. Lol it has happened a lot to me.

I made a weekly menu planner that I wanted to share with you guys :). Just so you can get an idea of how to start your own. I hope it's a help and I'll be posting more about my adventures on home organization for the sake of Allaah.

Do you guys plan your meals in advance?

 http://www.4shared.com/office/FqDkyqFW/Weekly_Menu_Planner.html

What's the sense of Sensory? Exploring Sensory Activities

Bug Sensory Bin

Bismillaah

"All praise and thanks belongs to Allaah. Lord & Creator of all the worlds. May Allaah bestow His mercy upon the Prophet, his family, his companions, and on all of those who follow them in truth until The Last Day" Ameen  

As Salaamu Alaykunna!

Baraka'Allaahu'Feekum for stopping by Ummi's Circle

Sensory Activities are fun activities for newborns-preschoolers. Hey! Some of us adults also enjoy them too :). I know I enjoy sensory fun when I make playdough- especially when i make the cooked recipe.

Sensory Activities are fun and at times can be messy!!! However, children are able to explore a new world using their senses. I allow my girls unrestricted playtime with sensory bins. At times you want to run and scream when you see the mess but the joy each child experience is worth the messy horror you have to clean up afterwards :).

Suhailah outside playing with bugs in her sensory bin

DIY Ummi Edition: Homemade Laundry Detergent (liquid)

 Bismillaah

"All praise and thanks belongs to Allaah. Lord & Creator of all the worlds. May Allaah bestow His mercy upon the Prophet, his family, his companions, and on all of those who follow them in truth until The Last Day" Ameen  

As Salaamu Alaykunna

I wanted to make my own laundry detergent for the longest (liquid laundry detergent). Today I ran out of my normal store bought laundry detergent *sighs*. But no fear! I found out I had three bars of Castile Soap and decided to make my own detergent.

cutting up my Castile soap

This was my first time. It wasn't a bad experience and I would love to do it again.

However I would prefer to get liquid Castile soap then use a bar. It saves time from having to melt the soap.

DIY Ummi Edition: Home Decor- Carpet Shaker

 Bismillaah

"All praise and thanks belongs to Allaah. Lord & Creator of all the worlds. May Allaah bestow His mercy upon the Prophet, his family, his companions, and on all of those who follow them in truth until The Last Day" Ameen  

As Salaamu Alaykunna friends, sisters, and buddies :)

I shared with you guys my adventures in freshening up my carpet. Well I decided to share an update. I decided to DIY decor and decorate my carpet freshening powder shaker.

Homeschool Diary: Insect lapbook

Homeschool Diary: Insect lapbook: This project started out as an art session. The kids were allowed to free paint with water colours. As I allowed them to dry and sat admirin...