9 FREE Christmas Printables for Kids

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…

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101 Days of Christmas: Easy Sew Soap Pockets

  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…

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101 Days of Christmas: Traditional Advent Kit

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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…

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5 Things to Remember When Editing Pictures

The following post is from Amanda of Everyday Elements: 5 Things to Remember When Editing Pictures Don't have the perfect lighting for a photo shoot?  Did the skin tones on your image turn out all wrong?  Thanks to digital photography, those problems can be corrected, and images can even be enhanced.   After a few tweaks…

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101 Days of Christmas: Rolled Paper Flower Arrangement

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…

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101 Days of Christmas: Printable Nativity Set

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…

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Free Thanksgiving eBook: Recipes, Tips + a Printable Planner

Has Thanksgiving snuck up on you this year? I know it has for me, and this free ebook is designed to help you plan your Thanksgiving so that it’s the kind of celebration you want. That may mean a new family tradition, a new recipe or a scaled-back meal plan. Or it may just mean…

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5 Ways to Add Whimsy & Imagination to Children’s Spaces

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When it comes to decorating our girls' spaces -- their room, the play area, etc. -- my desire is to give them a space that inspires them and puts the focus on their creativity, not the stuff they have. Although we don't do this perfectly -- and I've seen tons of more playful spaces thanks…

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