For our family, gingerbread houses are part of making the holidays magical. Even as we've changed some of our traditions, we find ways to include gingerbread house decorating. We don't make them to eat, instead they're a fun decoration and more importantly, the process of decorating them is [...]Continue Reading
Christmas Activities
Kid Made Christmas Napkins
The Creative Christmas Countdown continues with a Christmas craft that makes a great handmade gift- make Christmas napkins!These cute holiday napkins are made by stamping on fabric with paint with cookie cutters. The kids and I made them together to give as gifts along with a jar of hot cocoa [...]Continue Reading
Christmas Card Making Station
As part of our Creative Christmas Countdown this year we've made a card making station.Our Christmas Card Making Station makes it easy for the kids to make cards, and since I set it up early in the month, they have time to make cards for many of their friends and family without feeling [...]Continue Reading
7 Ridiculously Simple Ways to Keep Your Christmas Connected and Fun
It’s ok for it to be easy...Sometimes we get so bombarded with ideas about what will make the holidays special that we can begin to think that the only way to truly make the season bright is to complete a long list of tasks or to push ourselves to extremes to do just the “right” activities. You [...]Continue Reading
5 Last Minute Advent Calendars – Super Simple
I always have grand plans of a well organized handmade advent calendar. My plans are not elaborate or over the top and I don’t lack the skills to create one, yet every year I find myself realizing suddenly that its too late. The autumn has been quietly slipping past me in the busyness of school, [...]Continue Reading
Picnic Under the Christmas Tree
(originally published Dec 2012)As we go through the holiday season, maybe you want to be holly jolly and all, but also you've got a lot to get done! Having a little Hot Cocoa Party under the tree is a quick and fun way to connect with your kids that will bring a little Christmas magic into your [...]Continue Reading
