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FCS AND

CREATIVENESS

creativeness

create • teach • grace • repeat

Hello, fellow FCS educator!

My name is Baylie Collins, the author and creator behind FCS and Creativeness. I'm a wife, mom, creative resource designer, and passionate Family & Consumer Science educator of 5 years. Although I left the classroom in 2021, creating fun and engaging FCS curriculum is still a joy and passion of mine!

If you've landed on my page, chances are you're looking for a lesson or project that will have your students hooked OR you're juggling multiple preps and have no idea what you're teaching today and need something, anything - ASAP! (we've all been there).

Creating meaningful, engaging, long-lasting classroom experiences for students is what I love most about teaching and I'm confident that you'll be pleased with your students' engagement and how much time you will GET BACK when implementing my low-to-no prep resources. Need something that you're not finding on the product page? Shoot me a message at fcsandcreativeness@gmail.com and let's collaborate!

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✨ part 2 | Mila Amanda’s birth story

📸 @vanessamendezphotography

#homebirth #birthisbetterathome #hbac

✨ part 2 | Mila Amanda’s birth story

📸 @vanessamendezphotography

#homebirth #birthisbetterathome #hbac

✨ part 1 | Mila Amanda’s birth story

📸 @vanessamendezphotography

#homebirth #birthisbetterathome #hbac

✨ part 1 | Mila Amanda’s birth story

📸 @vanessamendezphotography

#homebirth #birthisbetterathome #hbac

grateful & thankful, in this season and every season.❤️

grateful & thankful, in this season and every season.❤️

The most empowering thing I’ve ever done was let my God-given intuition + instincts lead the way in pregnancy, birth, and motherhood. ✨

#homebirth #showerbaby #birthisbetterathome

The most empowering thing I’ve ever done was let my God-given intuition + instincts lead the way in pregnancy, birth, and motherhood. ✨

#homebirth #showerbaby #birthisbetterathome

3..2..1... BLAST OFF BABY 🚀 To Delivery... and Beyond!

Are you in or approaching your labor and delivery unit with your high school students? Do you need a subday plan or filler activity for those last 20-30 minutes of class? Want a day to grade, breathe, or get your life together while your students work on something fun and engaging while you do just that?

I’VE GOT CHUUU. Comment BLAST OFF to get the link sent directly to your DM’s 🚀🪐

#fcsteacher #pregnancyunit #laboranddelivery #babyprep #birthprep #sayyestofcs

3..2..1... BLAST OFF BABY 🚀 To Delivery... and Beyond!

Are you in or approaching your labor and delivery unit with your high school students? Do you need a subday plan or filler activity for those last 20-30 minutes of class? Want a day to grade, breathe, or get your life together while your students work on something fun and engaging while you do just that?

I’VE GOT CHUUU. Comment BLAST OFF to get the link sent directly to your DM’s 🚀🪐

#fcsteacher #pregnancyunit #laboranddelivery #babyprep #birthprep #sayyestofcs

✨ New to the Collins Crew ✨

Miss Mila Amada joined us quick and in a hurry just 3 days shy of 42 weeks the afternoon of Sunday, November 3rd @ 1:01 PM, outweighing both her brothers at 8lbs 6oz! We are smitten and head over heels in love with our sweet GIRL 💖

📸 @vanessamendezphotography

✨ New to the Collins Crew ✨

Miss Mila Amada joined us quick and in a hurry just 3 days shy of 42 weeks the afternoon of Sunday, November 3rd @ 1:01 PM, outweighing both her brothers at 8lbs 6oz! We are smitten and head over heels in love with our sweet GIRL 💖

📸 @vanessamendezphotography

Look who finally decided to join the Collins Crew 👀👶🏻
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#worththewait #10monthpregnancy
#41weeks #birth #homebirth #baby

Look who finally decided to join the Collins Crew 👀👶🏻
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#worththewait #10monthpregnancy
#41weeks #birth #homebirth #baby

In all 3 pregnancies, I’ve never made it to week 40 and man it hits DIFFERENT. 😅 Ready to meet you whenever you’re ready, surprise gender bb 👶🏻

#40weeks #40weekspregnant #comeoutcomeoutwhoeveryouare #birth #homebirth #number3 #3rdbaby #momlife #preggo

In all 3 pregnancies, I’ve never made it to week 40 and man it hits DIFFERENT. 😅 Ready to meet you whenever you’re ready, surprise gender bb 👶🏻

#40weeks #40weekspregnant #comeoutcomeoutwhoeveryouare #birth #homebirth #number3 #3rdbaby #momlife #preggo

wild + free little babes 🌿

wild + free little babes 🌿

3, 2, 1…. LIVE! & Worth the wait 🫶🏼

✨link in bio or visit fcsandcreativeness.com

✨A portion of the sales from this resource over the next 30 days will be given to @thebirththresholdsa whose mission is to provide chiropractic wellness care for low income families, military, and teen moms in San Antonio.✨

A special thank you to 👇🏼

@miranda.elyse__
@alamocitybreastfeeding
@tinac72
@alex.jen
@empoweredchiropractic
@essencechirosa
@hellomegtay
@rootedbirthsatx
@nyxwellness
@anastasiathedoula
@crescentpelvichealth

3, 2, 1…. LIVE! & Worth the wait 🫶🏼

✨link in bio or visit fcsandcreativeness.com

✨A portion of the sales from this resource over the next 30 days will be given to @thebirththresholdsa whose mission is to provide chiropractic wellness care for low income families, military, and teen moms in San Antonio.✨

A special thank you to 👇🏼

@miranda.elyse__
@alamocitybreastfeeding
@tinac72
@alex.jen
@empoweredchiropractic
@essencechirosa
@hellomegtay
@rootedbirthsatx
@nyxwellness
@anastasiathedoula
@crescentpelvichealth

✨ customized ✨ with your learners in mind! This resource got a trial run today and the feedback was INCREDIBLE. Just a few tweaks and improvements to make teaching a little more seamless and provide more options available to you tech wise - GOING LIVE MONDAY 9/16 ‼️

✨ customized ✨ with your learners in mind! This resource got a trial run today and the feedback was INCREDIBLE. Just a few tweaks and improvements to make teaching a little more seamless and provide more options available to you tech wise - GOING LIVE MONDAY 9/16 ‼️

I’m SCREAMING with excitement y’all. 👻 It’s been exactly ONE year since I pushed out a call to action and asked San Antonio birth workers to join in on this MUCH needed resource.

Well…. As of tonight, all 12 stations are COMPLETE and will be used in an actual high school Child Development classroom later this week.

✨ REAL students watching and learning from REAL professionals in the field, practicing evidence-based skills on how to care for a newborn baby. ✨

WOW just WOW. I’m speechless. Thank you to each and every amazing IBCLC, doula, car seat safety specialist, pelvic floor therapist, chiropractor and birth worker who contributed to this resource - this would not have been possible without your passion and dedication to educate and inform.

From the bottom my heart, thank you to the following 🫶🏼

@miranda.elyse__
@alamocitybreastfeeding
@tinac72
@alex.jen
@empoweredchiropractic
@essencechirosa
@hellomegtay
@rootedbirthsatx
@nyxwellness
@anastasiathedoula
@crescentpelvichealth

I’m SCREAMING with excitement y’all. 👻 It’s been exactly ONE year since I pushed out a call to action and asked San Antonio birth workers to join in on this MUCH needed resource.

Well…. As of tonight, all 12 stations are COMPLETE and will be used in an actual high school Child Development classroom later this week.

✨ REAL students watching and learning from REAL professionals in the field, practicing evidence-based skills on how to care for a newborn baby. ✨

WOW just WOW. I’m speechless. Thank you to each and every amazing IBCLC, doula, car seat safety specialist, pelvic floor therapist, chiropractor and birth worker who contributed to this resource - this would not have been possible without your passion and dedication to educate and inform.

From the bottom my heart, thank you to the following 🫶🏼

@miranda.elyse__
@alamocitybreastfeeding
@tinac72
@alex.jen
@empoweredchiropractic
@essencechirosa
@hellomegtay
@rootedbirthsatx
@nyxwellness
@anastasiathedoula
@crescentpelvichealth

The adventures just keep coming around here ⛰️ The boys are excited to share we’ll be adding another member to the Collins Crew in October! 👶🏻 Any tips on making the switch from man-to-man to zone defense are welcome 😅

The adventures just keep coming around here ⛰️ The boys are excited to share we’ll be adding another member to the Collins Crew in October! 👶🏻 Any tips on making the switch from man-to-man to zone defense are welcome 😅

I do not regret leaving the classroom in exchange for more time with my children.

And if you’re discerning between that decision, I don’t think you’ll regret it either.

And if you’re desperately wishing you had the opportunity to discern and make that decision, mama I think of you all the time and I pray God opens that door and you trust fully in His plans for your family.

As educators, we know that the first 5 years of life are the most critical. 90% of the brain is developed by 5. There are wonderful childcare workers, day cares, and pre-k programs out there, but I’m not convinced anyone else could do a better job at raising, guiding, and loving my children than the one who made and birthed them. Are there hard days? Yep. But there are no regrets 🖤

*this is not dis to working moms - whether by choice or by circumstance. Being a SAHM is hard. Being a working mom is hard. At the end of the day, we all make decisions we feel are best and most appropriate for our families and our unique circumstances*

I do not regret leaving the classroom in exchange for more time with my children.

And if you’re discerning between that decision, I don’t think you’ll regret it either.

And if you’re desperately wishing you had the opportunity to discern and make that decision, mama I think of you all the time and I pray God opens that door and you trust fully in His plans for your family.

As educators, we know that the first 5 years of life are the most critical. 90% of the brain is developed by 5. There are wonderful childcare workers, day cares, and pre-k programs out there, but I’m not convinced anyone else could do a better job at raising, guiding, and loving my children than the one who made and birthed them. Are there hard days? Yep. But there are no regrets 🖤

*this is not dis to working moms - whether by choice or by circumstance. Being a SAHM is hard. Being a working mom is hard. At the end of the day, we all make decisions we feel are best and most appropriate for our families and our unique circumstances*

| 3 YEARS |

Of loving you, Enzo Hart ❤️

| 3 YEARS |

Of loving you, Enzo Hart ❤️

Love my little team 🫶🏼
#huntgatherparent #helpfulhumans

Love my little team 🫶🏼
#huntgatherparent #helpfulhumans

| O N E Y E A R | 🎉

Of loving you, Indy Sol ❤️

| O N E Y E A R | 🎉

Of loving you, Indy Sol ❤️

My second born is O N E today ❤️🥹

My second born is O N E today ❤️🥹

Today’s midday mothering thoughts 💬
#motherhood #sahm #slowliving

Today’s midday mothering thoughts 💬
#motherhood #sahm #slowliving

Kidding… but kinda not kidding 😆

Kidding… but kinda not kidding 😆

Comment “La Bump” for the direct link to this resource! ✨🤰🏻
#fcsteacher #facs #sayyestofcs #pregnancy #loteria

Comment “La Bump” for the direct link to this resource! ✨🤰🏻
#fcsteacher #facs #sayyestofcs #pregnancy #loteria

She’s ready y’all 😍 I’m obsessed with this resource and I hope you and your students will be too 🫶🏼
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#pregnancyunit #loteria #fcsteacher #sayyestofcs

She’s ready y’all 😍 I’m obsessed with this resource and I hope you and your students will be too 🫶🏼
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#pregnancyunit #loteria #fcsteacher #sayyestofcs

The addition to your pregnancy unit you didn’t know you needed ✨ Ready To Make Like a Baby and Head Out October ✨
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#fcsteacher #facsteacher #childdevelopment #pregnancy #loteria #familyandconsumersciences

The addition to your pregnancy unit you didn’t know you needed ✨ Ready To Make Like a Baby and Head Out October ✨
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#fcsteacher #facsteacher #childdevelopment #pregnancy #loteria #familyandconsumersciences

I’ve grown life with my body (twice). I’ve nourished my babies with my body (twice). And while I do dwell on the extra 20lbs that won’t budge, I also honor the strength of the sacred work this body allows me to do day in and day out. Your body is a good body, mama 🫶🏼 #sturdyasamother #9monthspostpartum

I’ve grown life with my body (twice). I’ve nourished my babies with my body (twice). And while I do dwell on the extra 20lbs that won’t budge, I also honor the strength of the sacred work this body allows me to do day in and day out. Your body is a good body, mama 🫶🏼 #sturdyasamother #9monthspostpartum

10/10 recommend! 🔨🔧🪛🪚🔩
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#homedepot #kidsworkshop #motherhood

10/10 recommend! 🔨🔧🪛🪚🔩
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#homedepot #kidsworkshop #motherhood

🗣 Calling ALL Birth Workers! Midwives, Doulas, Lactation Consultants, and chiropractors - I need YOUR professional skills & help.

A passion of mine is to create engaging, meaningful, and creative curriculum that is easily accessible to Family & Consumer Science teachers in not only Texas but all over the world! 👶 Newborn Care Stations are a classic in the FCS classroom, but the stations and resources provided are outdated, lack evidence, and use some unsafe practices. I need your assistance in changing that!

With your help, I'd like to revamp and update these "stations" in a fun and informative way that engages today's 2023 students. What's needed from you? A short, simple 🎥 TikTok / Insta Reel style video demonstrating the skill you've selected. Students will go through rotating stations and practice the skill you've shown them using Real Care Babies. 👶

ARE YOU IN? Send me a 📩 message or email at fcsandcreativeness@gmail.com and we can discuss your topic of interest as well as compensation for your time and how this resource will also provide marketing & exposure for business or services.

By Grace,

Baylie Collins
FCS and Creativeness

@rootedbirthsatx @sablackdoulacollective @sabirthblessings @nurturingdawndoula @birthingrainbows @agracefulglimpse @realtotheroot_ @worldbetween.worlds @sabirthnetwork @sabirthcenter @empoweredchiropractic @sabirthservices @essencechirosa @drsummermobilechiro @wildechiropractic @mobilemidwifeofsanantonio @tracythemidwife_ @sanantonionursemidwife @midwife.christy @midwife_ashley @holly_the_nurse_midwife @mamarazziphotographytx @bcbreastfeeding @latched.support @risecarecollective @birthblissmidwifery @heather.l.randolph @familybirthcenter @motherhoodsatx @newbirth_doula @mamamayceedoula

🗣 Calling ALL Birth Workers! Midwives, Doulas, Lactation Consultants, and chiropractors - I need YOUR professional skills & help.

A passion of mine is to create engaging, meaningful, and creative curriculum that is easily accessible to Family & Consumer Science teachers in not only Texas but all over the world! 👶 Newborn Care Stations are a classic in the FCS classroom, but the stations and resources provided are outdated, lack evidence, and use some unsafe practices. I need your assistance in changing that!

With your help, I'd like to revamp and update these "stations" in a fun and informative way that engages today's 2023 students. What's needed from you? A short, simple 🎥 TikTok / Insta Reel style video demonstrating the skill you've selected. Students will go through rotating stations and practice the skill you've shown them using Real Care Babies. 👶

ARE YOU IN? Send me a 📩 message or email at fcsandcreativeness@gmail.com and we can discuss your topic of interest as well as compensation for your time and how this resource will also provide marketing & exposure for business or services.

By Grace,

Baylie Collins
FCS and Creativeness

@rootedbirthsatx @sablackdoulacollective @sabirthblessings @nurturingdawndoula @birthingrainbows @agracefulglimpse @realtotheroot_ @worldbetween.worlds @sabirthnetwork @sabirthcenter @empoweredchiropractic @sabirthservices @essencechirosa @drsummermobilechiro @wildechiropractic @mobilemidwifeofsanantonio @tracythemidwife_ @sanantonionursemidwife @midwife.christy @midwife_ashley @holly_the_nurse_midwife @mamarazziphotographytx @bcbreastfeeding @latched.support @risecarecollective @birthblissmidwifery @heather.l.randolph @familybirthcenter @motherhoodsatx @newbirth_doula @mamamayceedoula

Let’s face it. These emails are WHACK. It would be a crime if we let students walk across the stage with a diploma in hand without learning how to properly compose an email.

❤️ You will LOVE using this lesson because of the aesthetic design and how seriously low prep it is. Your students will also appreciate the clear, step-by-step instructions and layout and should leave this lesson feeling confident in reaching out to their teachers.

All text is editable and easy to make adjustments that fit the needs of your FCS classroom.

Using this resource is SUPER easy!
✅Review Lesson Plan & Select Warm Up
✅Teach the Lesson
✅Implement Independent Practice
✅Distribute The Formal Assessment

Visit www.fcsandcreativeness.com for more creative, engaging, low-prep FCS resources!

Let’s face it. These emails are WHACK. It would be a crime if we let students walk across the stage with a diploma in hand without learning how to properly compose an email.

❤️ You will LOVE using this lesson because of the aesthetic design and how seriously low prep it is. Your students will also appreciate the clear, step-by-step instructions and layout and should leave this lesson feeling confident in reaching out to their teachers.

All text is editable and easy to make adjustments that fit the needs of your FCS classroom.

Using this resource is SUPER easy!
✅Review Lesson Plan & Select Warm Up
✅Teach the Lesson
✅Implement Independent Practice
✅Distribute The Formal Assessment

Visit www.fcsandcreativeness.com for more creative, engaging, low-prep FCS resources!

Because chances are it’s happening in the other 6 classes they’ll have that day and also NOBODY CARES. Get your students EXCITED for your FCS course with this low-prep, engaging resource! Bonus - it’s student led so you won’t be exhausted at the end of your first day back ✨

Comment B2S to receive the direct link 🫶🏼

Because chances are it’s happening in the other 6 classes they’ll have that day and also NOBODY CARES. Get your students EXCITED for your FCS course with this low-prep, engaging resource! Bonus - it’s student led so you won’t be exhausted at the end of your first day back ✨

Comment B2S to receive the direct link 🫶🏼

| MOTHERHOOD | worthy of celebrating each day the fact that we made these tiny little humans. From scratch. 🤌🏼

Thank you @graceful_womb for capturing these sweet moments with my boys ❤️
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#motherhood #strongasamother #mama #mom #mommy #2under2 #mothersdayiseveryday

| MOTHERHOOD | worthy of celebrating each day the fact that we made these tiny little humans. From scratch. 🤌🏼

Thank you @graceful_womb for capturing these sweet moments with my boys ❤️
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#motherhood #strongasamother #mama #mom #mommy #2under2 #mothersdayiseveryday

IYKYK 😆
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#breastfeeding #brestfedbaby #cosleeping #cosleepingmama #cosleepingproblems #sleepymama #lefttoright #backandforth

IYKYK 😆
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#breastfeeding #brestfedbaby #cosleeping #cosleepingmama #cosleepingproblems #sleepymama #lefttoright #backandforth

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What is family & consumer sciences?

Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS or FACS) is the comprehensive body of skills, research, and knowledge that helps people make informed decisions about their well-being, relationships, and resources to achieve optimal quality of life.

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