Cute recycled crafts makes my heart happy! This Recycled Cupcake Ornament Craft turned out so cute that I'm making them with my kids so they can give them as gifts to their teachers! If you're back for our 7 Days of Homemade Christmas Ornaments we are now on our 4th day! I think they’ve all turned out absolutely adorable and not to mention so easy for the kids to make. These can all be made in 10 minutes or less! Here’s the schedule, you’ll want to check them all out because they really … [Read more...]
15 Things I Want My Kids to Know About Christmas
I recently had a conversation with someone on the street that got me thinking. The stranger was complaining about Christmas traffic and everything else that's wrong with the world. At some point, the conversation shifted to the spirit of giving and instilling that in our children. The lady then said, "At least there's one thing good thing that comes from Christmas." Honestly, I was a bit shocked because we LOVE Christmas in our house. We love all that it entails: family, faith, giving, … [Read more...]
Manger Craft for Kids Inspired by Mortimer’s Christmas Manger
This book by Jane Chapman is such a sweet and funny story of a mouse looking for a home. I seriously, got teary eyed reading it through this sweet book. So we made a manger ornament craft to go with our book! Before kicking off our 12 Days of Christmas ADVENTure readings and activities my boys all made one of these ornaments after opening up their first Christmas Countdown book! They hung it by their bed to remind them of what Christmas is all about. Since my toddler was making this … [Read more...]
Winter Party Favors: DIY Snow Dough
I have been trying to figure out what to make for my sons Christmas party at school. I wanted something that didn't require me to bake and that's quick. The great thing about this is you can use this for a Winter Party or playdate beyond Christmas. I thought about giving each child this Frosty the Snowman Snow Dough in this adorable baby food jar. I know the kids would have loved the play dough. But I decided to go with Snow Fluff. In our neck of the woods, you can't find snow unless you drive … [Read more...]
Decluttering Toys for Charity
Decluttering toys for charity is the perfect Christmas tradition because not only do you get to simplify your life by decluttering and there is joy in giving it away to the less fortunate this holiday season. If you're a teacher, I think this would make a fabulous class project. Thanks to Mom it Forward for the Holiday Giving: 31 Days of Service challenge and to Stacy Teet for introducing us to this and organizing it. I don't know how many toys our boys have broken from stepping on them … [Read more...]