Christmas Art Show in Salt Lake City

If you're looking for something festive, and FREE, to do with the family this weekend, check out the Christmas art show at the Joseph Smith Memorial building featuring LDS and inspirational painters.

Printable Family Home Evening Charts are SO EASY

If you want to use one (or all) of our printable FHE charts but aren't sure how they work, then let me tell you how easy they are!

First of all, you get your download and print the pages on cardstock (which is just thick paper).  You should have two pages of background image and then a page or two with the pieces.  If you have a big family, make sure to print enough pieces for everyone.

Next, just cut everything out and cut around the background image.

Now you have to hook your two background pieces together.  I suggest lining them up perfectly and taping them all along the backside.

Then write the names of your family members on the backsides of the pieces.  Each person gets a piece of their own.

And then you need to laminate everything or cover it with clear contact paper.  I always use contact paper because, depending on where you go, it's a lot cheaper than lamination.  And besides, I like to plop down in front of Netflix if I have a lot of cutting and stuff to do and lamination would require that I leave my house in the middle of everything.

Next you need to cut out your pieces again - because that is the bane of covering them.  (But it's worth it, because the pieces will last SO MUCH LONGER.)

So now comes the time to use your chart (which is also super easy to do).   Hang the background image somewhere your whole family will see it.  You can stick the pieces to the background using a few things.  You can get some of the sticky backed velcro and attach it to each piece and the background image so that the pieces can just peel on and off.  You can hang the chart on the fridge and put strong magnets on the backs of your pieces.  Or you can be lazy and do what we do - we just get a few pieces of stick tack and just use that to stick the pieces on.

Each week you need to rotate the pieces so that everyone in your family has a turn doing something for FHE.  If your family is large you won't all be able to participate each week so make sure to rotate people in.

And there you have it - an easy printable FHE chart!  It will help everyone get organized and excited about having Family Home Evening each week.

Super Cyber Weekend Sale lasting until TUESDAY!

We hope you had an excellent Thanksgiving day, full of love, turkey, and yams! And now, are you ready for some great deals at greenjellowithcarrots.com?  Because who wants to deal with crowds when you can shop from your own home computer?!

We are having a cyber weekend sale running from midnight on Thanksgiving to 11:59 PM (MT) on Tuesday, November 20th, and this is what you can get:

Save 5% on your entire order when you spend $5.00 by using the code: fiveOFF

Save 10% on your entire order when you spend $10.00 by using the code: tenOFF

Save 20% on your entire order when you spend $20.00 by using the code: twentyOFF

Save 30% on your entire order when you spend $30.00 by using the code: thirtyOFF

Save 40% on your entire order when you spend $40.00 by using the code: fourtyOFF

Save 50% on your entire order when you spend $50.00 by using the code: fiftyOFF

So, basically, you can get $50 worth of products for only $25.00!! And do you know how far $50 goes on our site? You can get something for EVERYONE YOU KNOW. Seriously.

Just remember that these discounts apply to our downloadable products only (which is most of our stuff anyway).

Have a fabulous weekend!

Free Christmas Photo Card Giveaway!

WINNER  - HEATHER!  Thanks for entering!

Have you started thinking about Christmas cards yet?  Do you have your cards picked out?  How would you like to get the design for FREE?  Well, we're giving one away from Luxe Party Supply!

You can win a free Holiday Photocard!  You'll be able to choose your favorite design from the Luxe Party Supply shop and email your pictures to be inserted.  The final image will be emailed to you as a high quality jpg file that you can print anywhere you want!

To enter this giveaway you just have to:

1- Favorite or heart the Luxe Party Supply shop or products, or join their circle, and leave a comment here letting me know you did.

2- Follow Luxe Party Supply on twitter, and leave a separate comment about that one.

3- Like the Green Jello with Carrots facebook page, follow our blog, or sign up for our newsletter, and let me know in a separate comment that you did.

4- Blog about, tweet, pin, or share this giveaway on facebook (including a link to this post), and leave a separate comment for that.


That gives you four chances to win!  We'll be randomly choosing a winner on Monday, November 26th at noon MT.

Free LDS Printables

I've said this numerous times in multiple places, but I just want to say it again:
It's really important to hang uplifting pictures and messages on our walls.

You see your walls a lot.  You walk past them every day.  You might as well make them useful.  When you surround yourself with beautiful pictures and uplifting messages it has an impact on your attitude and mood.  Like say, your 3 year old colors a mural in crayon in the living room, you're going to be pretty cranky about it.  But if, instead, you have an uplifting quote framed and displayed in your living room think about how much happier you'll be!

I suggest getting an 8x10 frame that you really like and finding a spot on your wall that you'll see every day.  Then print out your favorite quotes, sayings, artwork, printables, whatever, and display it in the frame.  Then when you feel like you've seen it enough, switch it for your new favorite!  It's lots of fun to have something in your decor that you can change whenever you feel like it.  Plus, I'm serious about being in a better mood when you surround yourself with goodness.

We have a bunch of free 8x10" printables, some made by us and some by the awesome Caroline at Mormon Mommy Blogs.  We also have a bunch of printables that you can buy for super cheap that will come with an 8x10" and 5x7" file so you have an option in printing.

Come by and get some great LDS printables - you'll be happy you did.

FHE Idea for Thanksgiving

Get this and other great "thankful" coloring pages for free at greenjellowithcarrots.com

Since Thanksgiving is later this week, tonight is the perfect time to have a Family Home Evening lesson about being thankful!  Check out all the details on the yourLDSradio blog.

Included in the lesson is this really great video from The Mormon Channel:

Get Ready for Christmas Freebie: Printable Games

We're combining the freebie friday with our last day of "Getting Ready for Christmas" deals.

Today only, you can get $3.00 OFF any of our Printable Christmas Games! Choose from the games below:


Once you've chosen the game(s) you want, just enter the code: freeGAME when you're checking out for the $3.00 discount! It's that easy.

Get Ready for Christmas: 10% Off

Not only do we have great Christmas products, but the entire holiday section of our shop is kinda neat-o.  So today, we're offering you a chance to save 10% off all our printable holiday products.

Just choose which products you'd like, they can be for Christmas, Thanksgiving, or even Easter, and enter the code: CHRISTMAS10 to save 10% on it all!

At this rate, you're going to be ready for an entire year of holidays and not just Christmas!

Get Ready for Christmas: File Folder Games

My kids love Christmas file folder games.  My original thought was to put them in our church bag during the holiday season, but my kids insisted they be in there every week regardless of the time of year!

Printable file folder games are great because they keep little fingers busy and quiet, plus they teach great concepts whether they be gospel related or include early learning skills.  Plus, they're super easy to put together.  Just print the pages on thick paper, cut the pieces out, and laminate everything so it lasts a long time.  I like to use clear contact paper instead of lamination, but it's totally up to you.  Then we just use sticky tack to attach the pieces to the folder during play - it's quiet and reusable, or in other words, perfect.

Get our Christmas file folder games for only a dollar when you buy at least three!  Just put three (or more) file folder games in your cart and enter the code: filefolderDEAL at checkout.


Here's to hoping your family enjoys the file folder games all through this Christmas season!

Get Ready for Christmas: Printable Gift Tags

What better way to say "I got you something amazing, because I really like you, so have a Merry Christmas!" than with an adorable gift tag?  I mean, I guess you could just say those words, but it might be more fun to use our printable Christmas gift tags instead!



And today you can get 30% OFF any of these printable gift tags, just by using the code: cutelilTAGS
 at checkout.

Get one, two, or all three sets and you'll be ready to let everyone know just how much you loved wrapping up their amazing gifts!  And keep checking each day this week to see more "Getting Ready for Christmas" deals!

Get Ready for Christmas: Printable Advent Calendars

When I was a kid my favorite December activity was adding to our Christmas advent wreath.  I loved counting down the days to Christmas and picking my favorite things to put on the wreath each day.

Creating a Christmas advent doesn't have to be complicated or hard.  I know there are a lot of awesome ideas out there that include treats, toys, or activities for each day.  And I'm thinking that those are fun.  But I'm also thinking that they are LOTS of work.

Using one of our printable Christmas Advents makes the work minimal and you can use it year after year without any extra effort!  Just laminate the pieces (or cover them in clear contact paper), use sticky tack to attach them each day, and your family will have fun with it every year.

Today you can get 30% off any of our advent calendars, so you can have it all ready for December 1st!  Just enter the code: adventFUN at checkout to get the discount.


And if you need a little help knowing just how to print and finish up your advent calendar, you can check out the tutorial we did a couple years ago.

Printable Thanksgiving Graphing Game Freebie

For the freebie this week we have a brand new game for you, it's a printable Thanksgiving graphing game!  It comes with a printable die and graphing pages so you and your little ones can take turns rolling and marking your graphs.  The first one to get to ten on their graph wins!

To get this freebie you just need to:

1- Put five dollars worth of products form our shop into your cart.

2- Put the Printable Thanksgiving Graphing Game in your cart.

3- Enter the code: THANKSgraph

4- Check out!


Now that we FINALLY have our coupon codes working again we'll be having some freebies where you'll need to spend $5 to get the free product, but then we'll also make sure to have some where you just get a product for free without any stipulations.

Tongue of Fire book review and GIVEAWAY!

David McKnight gave us a copy of his book "Tongue of Fire" to review and another copy to give away to you guys!  YAY!  The book showed up at a time when I was moving so I had my mom (Melanie) read it.  Here's here review:

I was excited to get David McKnight’s new book “Tongue of Fire” in the mail! He was nice enough to provide me with a copy so I could read it and let you know my thoughts. First of all I have to tell you that I am glad to live in “Happy Valley” after reading his book. I grew up outside of Utah and have always longed to move back outside of the Mormon culture. Now I am not so sure.  

David’s book is about a young family that is driven from town after town because of their Mormon beliefs and standing up for them. This newest move is suppose to be different. John, the main character has promised his wife and family that he will not be outspoken in this new town and that they can lay low and keep their faith unknown. Instead they will focus on service to others. Well it is short lived for poor David. Almost as soon as he hits town, he is asked to preach in the new mega church. 

The character of John is amazing to me. He knows how hard it will be for his family if he found to be a Mormon, but following the promptings of the spirit, he goes against his family’s wishes and preaches at this large church for several weeks. What is also awesome in this story is that the congregation feels the spirit of John’s sermons and each week more and more people are showing up. The spirit of Christ and his teachings is something that the people of this town are yearning to hear. 

I really like that this book doesn’t focus on just our Mormon faith, but it is about Christian beliefs. John helps a struggling young preacher learn how to deliver a meaningful sermon. He also helps widows in the town when he is at his breaking point. I think there is something that all of us can learn about what it means to be a true follower of Christ.  

Your heart will break for this family who is struggling to stay together as their lives fall apart. You will be inspired by John and how he keeps following the promptings of the spirit, even in his lowest point. Also in this book you will see how the adversary works against the teachings of Christ. How hearts can be hardened and anger can change people. But also how the spirit can come and change a hardened heart, and forgiveness and love can follow. 

I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I did. I found so many it be a message of faith, service, forgiveness, and love in times of real trial. Hopefully we all can find the strength to do what is right as John does in this book.

If you'd like to win a free copy of "Tongue of Fire" all you have to do is:

1- Like the "Tongue of Fire" facebook page and leave a comment letting me know you did. 

2- Recommend the book "Tongue of Fire" to your friends or family and leave a separate comment letting me know you did that too.

3- Follow our blog, or like our Green Jello with Carrots facebook page and leave a separate comment about it.

We'll randomly choose a winner on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12th at noon.  Good luck!

Dinosaur Early Learning Printable Worksheets

I love printing my own worksheets at home for my little kids to work on.  I feel like they can never get enough practice, plus they're still at that age where school work is SUPER FUN.  That's why we love these Dinosaur Printable Worksheets for Early Learners.

The packet comes with seven different worksheets where your child can match colors, do a dot-to-dot, identify shapes, practice following directions, and more!  And each page includes dinosaurs, so you really can't go wrong.

These printable worksheets are approved for personal, home, or small classroom use.  And the best part is that I can print as many as I need for all of my kids!

FHE Idea; Studying the Scriptures

Sometimes my kids complain when we sit down to read the scriptures.  They're still fairly young so we cut them a little slack, but I want to have a Family Home Evening lesson about why it's important to study the scriptures as a family. 

You can find the FHE lesson plan on the yourLDSradio blog.

And if you want a game to go with your lesson, try our Book of Mormon Printable Card Game.  It'll add a little fun to your night because the cards are good for lots of games.  You can play concentration, go fish, old maid, or anything else you can think of!

It's Great to be Eight Printable Cupcake Toppers and Wrappers Freebie

The freebie for today is our brand new printable cupcake wrappers and 2 1/2" toppers that go along with the theme "It's Great to be 8!"

To get this freebie, just click on the pdf icon below the preview image in our shop!

This freebie is good for today (Friday, November 2nd) only, so make sure you don't miss it!