Alicia Marie One of my favorite toys from the Chicago Toy and Game Fair was the stuffed animals of BROBO and friends. I am not a huge fan of stuffed animals at all because I just feel they sit there and take up a lot of space but these little guys are so cute that they just … Read more
Today’s Truth In The Tinsel Ornament was Bethlehem. We used paint pens to minimize the mess and Jacob really enjoyed making it colorful. We talked about the town we live in and how Jesus was born in a town called Bethlehem and then watched a YouTube video of “O Little Town Of Bethlehem”.
This year for Christmas we will be staying home. The children will be getting Christmas gifts but we will also be celebrating Jesus’ birthday. I wanted to share 10 ideas for throwing a birthday party for Jesus: 1) Along with “Happy Birthday Jesus” you can sing Christmas Carols like “Joy To The World” and “Away … Read more
For today’s ornament in the Truth In The Tinsel the theme was census and we made an “I Spy” Mary and Joseph craft using M&M’s for Mary and Joseph. We didn’t have a baby food jar so we used a snack size apple container instead. Here’s how we made it: If you want to make … Read more
We are making an ornament a day using the Truth in the Tinsel Advent e-book but I wanted to share some other Advent inspired crafts others are making. {Click on the links to be taken to the posts they come from.} *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** You may also enjoy my … Read more
I get lots of great ideas for crafts and recipes from magazines so I thought it would be fun to put a gift guide together inspired by all the great things I saw in this month’s issue of Parents magazine. Some are companies featured in the magazine and some are similar to ones featured. FOR … Read more
MONDAY Frozen Pizza TUESDAY Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup WEDNESDAY Leftovers THURSDAY Porkchops, noodles and green beans FRIDAY Salmon Loaf, mashed potatoes and peas SATURDAY Leftovers SUNDAY Chili