This coming weekend, my friend Annette and I are partnering with Glad to host a Christmas Cookie Swap to benefit Cookies for Kids' Cancer, which raises money to support research for new and improved therapies for pediatric cancer. I'll share more about our cookie swap next week, but in the meantime, I wanted to share…
Add some extra fun to your holiday season with these free printable activities for kids. From advent calendars to homemade cards to the cutest printable nativity set you ever did see, there's plenty to choose from: 1. Jesse Tree Ornaments 2. Handprint Calendar 3. Advent Chain 4 .Paper Nativity Set 5. Random Acts of Kindness…
We always give the girls a new loofah in their stocking each Christmas, but I couldn't resist making these soap pockets for this year instead (especially since our new puppy loves to find and destroy loofahs!). Although it's too late for this year, these would also make a great addition to an Operation Christmas…
When the Genda family shared their advent wreath with us a few weeks ago, Barb also shared her eggnog recipe, with the promise that we would love it! I had been hoping to share a homemade eggnog recipe as part of this year's series anyway, so I asked her if I could share hers, and…
Each week at our Classical Conversations homeschool group, we have a "family presentation," and one of the families in our group shares a little bit about themselves -- their heritage, a hobby they enjoy, a trip they've taken, etc. It's really a fun way to learn all kinds of interesting things, and it's one of…
The following post is from Janel of Life with Lucie and Ella.: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! It is so much fun to decorate for the holidays, but you don't need a huge budget to fill your home with pretty decorations. Scrapbook paper is inexpensive and can be used to make so…
Bringing the nativity story to life is has always been an important part of our Christmas celebration. Just last year Emma captivated us with her retelling of Jesus' birth. She used her Bible and her nativity set and moved the little characters around as she read each part of the story. Like last year's Jesse…
I love chocolate-walnut logs, and with their unique shape and chocolate drizzle, these are a fabulous addition to my Christmas recipe box! Chocolate-walnut logs would be great to make ahead and freeze. You can go ahead and bake them and then freeze them (but save the chocolate drizzle for after they thaw so that it…
Add a personal touch to treat bags and gifts this Christmas with these printable gift tags. Just print them on cardstock, cut them out, punch a hole in the end and tie with ribbon or twine! Click here to download or print the hanging tags. Be sure to check out these hanging "From the kitchen…
Our tree topper is actually a sweet cherub angel we've had since we got married that I won't let my husband replace (no matter how tiny she looks on top of our 9' Christmas tree!), but when I started making paper star ornaments back in September, I had a feeling that a big paper star…