Pick a date to take the family winter camping. This could be packing up the RV and setting up a campsite complete with Christmas lights, or it could mean renting a cabin for a night or two. Make sure you pack warm clothes, an extra blanket, hot chocolate, S’mores ingredients, and anything else you need [...]
Yes, that’s right. 2010. It’s too late now for 2009, but you could start taking pictures now to produce a gift calendar for next Christmas. What do you have to do? Take a themed picture each month of all the kids, assemble them next October into a calendar, get them printed, and give them as [...]
Now is a good time to go through all of the cold and cough medicine in your house. Throw away all of the expired medicine and make a list of what you need to replace. The hot news is that you may not need to replace anything! Read the news article: Drug companies: No cold [...]
If you’re going to get a flu shot, do it now instead of waiting until you’re really busy. Flu shots can make you feel like you have the flu, so be prepared with Tylenol and lots of rest. I’m not a doctor or health professional, just a mom, and our family got shots last week, [...]
Alright, elves, it’s time to try out another cookie recipe! You know the drill. Check back here to refresh your memory. Wonderful photo courtesy of Scott Schram.
Do you have a karaoke machine? This is an awesome thing for parties, sleepovers, and holiday gatherings. We had a wonderful time with a karaoke microphone system at a birthday party we hosted today. The price was right and has already provided hours of fun family entertainment! Party gold! I’m looking forward to future gatherings [...]
What are you knitting for Christmas? You’ve got just a couple of months now to plan and complete a few hand-knit gifts! We’re not talking Fair Isle cardigan sweaters here, folks, but small beginner projects that even kids who are new to knitting can complete in a short time. One of the greatest knitting projects [...]
One of the most meaningful experiences for children at Christmas is listening to the Christmas story told by their parents and setting up the nativity scene or crèche. This is a great activity for the family as each child can have characters to put in the scene themselves as the story is told. If the [...]
Playmobil has several different calendars for younger kids in various themes. Instead of Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus, you can have Knights, Pirates, and Unicorns, oh my! The more Christmas-oriented themes are Christmas in the Park and Christmas in Forest. The cornerstone of all Playmobil activities is the two and three quarter inch figure [...]
Now is the time to think about an Advent calendar before they are snatched up! Let’s take a look at the LEGO City Advent Calendar 2008 ($29.99 at Amazon.) 24 days of LEGO® fun! Includes 10 minifigures! Celebrate 24 days of festive building with the 2008 LEGO City Advent Calendar! This all-new holiday set includes [...]