The Feature Friday for today is Melanie from SuGarDooDle. I was introduced to Sugardoodle when I was called to YW Presidency and it has truly been a lifesaver for me! If you are LDS and have not been introduced to this site you are going to die! There is so much amazing stuff on this site that you will have to see it to believe it! Melanie collects fabulous ideas on everything from Clip Art to Sharing Time Ideas to Boredom Busters for the kids. If you are familiar with Sugardoodle, DO NOT TURN BACK!! While doing this feature I found pages that I had not even seen before in my 1.5 year relationship with this gem of a site. Maybe you will find something new too!
Now, for a little about Melanie the mastermind behind it all…She started teaching piano lessons when she was 14 years old and loves music. She also LOVES to go on walks! Melanie’s least favorite thing to do is mate socks. She needs my trick! Does anyone out there like to mate socks?! Melanie is a sweetheart and has truly been a pleasure to work with. She is a teacher by day and I cannot believe she can keep up with this site while working!
Here we go with some highlights and keep in mind this is only the tip of the iceberg!!
VT gift ideas – I am always trying to think of a cute little something to bring along each month. Well, no more thinking thanks to this page!I heart these Photo clips.
What a fun little gift for a birthday or an I’m thinking of you (on the 30th of the month 😉 ).
FHE Index – Yep, Monday comes around every week and there you are scrambling to get dinner on the table and a lesson/activity/treat ready. How about just hop on the internet and hit print. Yay!
Gospel Themed Lesson Plans (Melanie does these with her children during the summer break) –
Becky, you are going to freak when you see these!
These wonderful little kits contain all you need to teach your children on a spiritual and secular level. They combine messages in the funniest and cutest ways! How about Jonah/Oceanography or The Creation/Solar System. Love it!
Video Clips-Can’t wait to check these out!
Youth Activity Ideas – Wait, you mean I don’t have to come up with these on my own when my Beehives stare at me with blank faces? Sweet.
Wait, did you say Soccer Jersey Quilt? Do you mean I can make something out of all those old Jerseys that my hubby won’t let me throw away? Am I dreaming?
Thanks for the super compilation of ideas Melanie! You are now entered in to the Hall of Fame as Tipper of the Week!
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Shannon says
I ♥ Sugardoodle as well. I’m going to have to check out those lessons. I always try & then fall short. I always need new ideas. Thanks for featuring Melanie….she’s always really good at responding if you have questions. SHe’s great.
Curtis Fisher says
Your right! I completely freaked out when I saw the kits! I am so excited to get working on them!
Also, can you be my Visiting Teacher???
Becky says
Okay, I didn’t realize I was logged in under Curtis. That probably looks a bit odd having a man ask you to be his Visiting Teacher!
Jenny says
I also love love love sugardoodle. I have used it for more than a year for my laurels class activities, lessons and tons of other stuff. Latly my computer says that the sugardoodle site is dangerous to my computer. Do you have any info about this? Do you know when the problem will be resolved or where I could find out? By-the-way, you are just too cute!!
Michelle says
Jenny, I have received the message saying it is dangerous too. I’m not sure what that is all about. You may email Melanie who runs it at Melanie (at) Sugardoodle (dot) net. She may know what is going on. I know she was on vacation for a while so maybe there was an error while she was gone?
Michelle says
Here is a follow up email from Melanie about the site dangerous warnings…
While I was on vacation, someone hacked into my website and embedded a virus on to every single page of my site. Once I realized this I have worked for a week to clean up my site. It is now completely virus free and I’ve put in some additional security measures in place to prevent this from happening again.
I have e-mailed Google to let them know my site is clean, because currently they are blocking my site. I do not know how long it takes for them to remove the block. I would anticipate it would be by Saturday or Sunday, but it’s a guess.
I have also recommended that everyone have a great anti virus software in place. It’s a good precaution in general. There is a wonderful free program called AVAST. I’ve posted a link on my main page if you are interested.