How do you plan to celebrate the holidays with your extended family? It can be expensive to exchange gifts with every cousin, aunt, uncle, niece and nephew but you definitely want to do something special with the people you love. Here are some ideas to help you plan for holiday family memories. Make Plans for…
Don’t you love it when kids come up with Christmas Gifts for each other? We have a tradition in our family where all three kids get $20. With that money, they are to come up with a gift for each of the other members of the family – $5.00 per person. I love watching their…
Today is Christmas Eve and families all around the world are in high gear getting ready for the big day. The presents are under the tree. Cookies are baked and decorated. Christmas Cards are displayed and hung so that everyone can enjoy them. The family has gathered for the pre celebration and everything is perfectly…
How do you display Christmas Cards? Do you tape them to the fireplace mantle? Around a door frame? on a shelf? In a basket? Getting Christmas Cards in the mail is a highlight of every season, but if you can’t see them, it’s harder to enjoy them. We have traditionally taped them to a door…
Earlier this week, I spent 2 hours with my 6-year-old picking out the perfect gift! He was determined to find the perfect Christmas present for his big brother. Now, it may not have seemed like the perfect gift for you or me, but my 6-year-old knows what his big brother will laugh about. I wanted…
Sending out Christmas cards is something that most people think about, many people intend to, and fewer each year actually accomplish. But this year, I did it! I planned, personalized and accomplished the goal of sending out my Christmas cards! In fact, they have already been received. I thought I would be the very first…
How do you help children celebrate the holidays when you can’t be there to make it special? Maybe you have grandchildren, nieces & nephews or other young children that live away and you really want to do something unique to make Christmas Eve memorable. How about a Christmas Eve gift box that gets delivered right…
What is better than M&Ms by the handful or cookies baked with gooey M&M’s? How about Gingerbread M&Ms or cookies with these special seasonal M&M’s? I love the smell of Gingerbread cookies during the Christmas season and can’t wait to try these new Gingerbread M&Ms! But you also know that I hate to pay full…