Pesach, or Passover, is one of the most significant holidays in the Jewish calendar. It commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery and their exodus to freedom. With its rich history and cultural significance, Pesach brings families together in celebration and reflection. As we look ahead to Pesach 2024, let's explore some traditions,…
As of today, September 15th, there are only 101 days until Christmas, and I'm excited to launch a fun series here at Life Your Way: 101 Days of Christmas, with DIY projects, decor, gifts, baking, traditions, and more. Every day, you'll find a new project to inspire you to embrace the season with joy and creativity!…
Although we have a simple ornament journal as part of our Christmas planner, I really wanted to create an ornament journal for my kids to record memories and notes about their individual collections of ornaments. Our girls get a new ornament every Christmas (plus any they make during the season), and each year we pack…
Happy Thanksgiving! It's a holiday, but the countdown must go on, and today's project is a fun printable for your family: First, a confession: We don't really "do" Santa at our house. He's a fun character, but we tend to treat him like Minnie Mouse or Dora or any number of other characters -- fun…
The following post is from Emily of Live Renewed: How to Have a Simple Christmas Most of us have probably started to think about Christmas already. Every year I feel like I should wait until after Thanksgiving to start thinking and planning for Christmas, but then it's almost too late, and I don't have the…
Looking for a simple way to celebrate advent? Be sure to print out these cute advent calendar ornaments. Our family will be using them during our 12 Days of Christmas this year, but they are numbered from 1-25 and ready for you to use however you wish: Write an activity on the back of each…
As part of this year's 101 Days of Christmas series, I'm sharing a roundup of DIY advent calendars each Sunday with more ideas from around the blogosphere! I love advent in general, and although our family tends to stick to a 12-day countdown rather than starting on December 1st, I love all of these creative…
I love all Christmas music, but I especially love classic Christmas carols like O Holy Night and Joy to the World. So this year, I put together a collection of printable carols. You could print these out and put them in a folder to use as song sheets or print your favorite on pretty paper…
Last year, in an attempt to make the days leading up to Christmas special and memorable for our kids, we did our own "12 Days of Christmas" countdown. It's a way for me to make sure that we actually fit in all of our fun activities and traditions since I am able to take off…
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…