This game was made up by a very fun 6yr old! It’s been played by kids aged 3 through 10, and brings a lot of squeals and laughs out. Set Up: Designate a circular area, and sprinkle it with “cheese” (ping pong balls or kickballs, whatever’s available). Game Play:One person is the cat who must […]
Here is a simple way for any family to put up an advent wreath. This is a simple color, cut and paste wreath that will help make the preparations light and easy. This craft isn’t my own, original idea. I loved an advent wreath craft on another blog but wanted to customize it for the […]
Once you print the template, read the verse and talk about what they think it means while they color. You can either cut it out for them, or make it part of scissor practice if they’re about three to four years old. If they can cut the pieces out themselves, take the time to expand on the verse.
My all time favorite thing about those first six weeks or so after the baby is born, besides the baby, is the diaper changes with personalized diapers. The notes on them were encouraging, funny, or just reminders that I am loved and not alone.
After many, many fights with myself about whether or not I can enjoy Christmas in my house without Santa movies, I have lost. (Or won?) I remember always watching Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer and other Rankin/Bass movie productions and loving them (although, Nester the Long Eared Donkey seems to have vanished from the face of […]