Christmas
Advent Snacks (A Truth in the Tinsel Supplement) Days 7-12
*Affiliate links included* In order to extend the learning while doing Truth in the Tinsel, I wanted to come up with a simple supplement. After doing some brainstorming, I came up with Advent Snacks! They are simple snacks, themed after each day in of Truth in the Tinsel, that you can easily make with stuff you…
Read MoreAdvent Snacks (Truth in the Tinsel Supplement) Days 1-6
*Affiliate links included* It’s December 1st, can you believe it?! I’m so excited because that means it’s Truth in the Tinsel time! This is our first year participating in TNT and I know it’s going to be awesome! We did our first ornament today and K was begging to go on to the next day! In…
Read MoreOperation Christmas Child Shoeboxes (5-9 Boy, 5-9 Girl, and 10-14 Boy)
Affiliate links included In honor of the last day of this years National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child, I wanted to share what we packed in our boxes this year! You will notice that our boxes are really full. When we got home from shopping I was like “Holy cow! Am I going to be…
Read MoreGifts for the Whole Gang – Family Gift Guide
Affiliate links included For Christmas, I always wanted to get one big gift for my kids that was a “family gift.” Something that everyone could have fun using together. Now that baby J is here, this is the first year that we’ll actually be able to do that! Since buying a gift that spans multiple…
Read MoreTeaching Your Kids the Christmas Story (Truth in the Tinsel Review and Giveaway)
*Affiliate links included* Christmas is one of my absolute favorite times of the year. Christmas music, shopping for gifts, decorating the tree, cookies and hot chocolate – I love it all. And of all the great things that the Christmas season brings, there is nothing that compares with finding memorable ways to share the true…
Read MoreBaby’s First Christmas – Gift Guide
*Affiliate links included* K was born five days after Christmas, so he was just about one before he got to experience his first Christmas. Because of that, I didn’t really get to experience “baby’s first Christmas” since by his first Christmas he wasn’t really a baby anymore! J, however, will be 7 months at Christmas…
Read MoreOne Year Old Gift Guide (Things They’ll Play With For Years To Come)
*affiliate links included* Recently a friend of mine’s little boy turned one and as I was trying to pick out a gift for his birthday party, I realized just how difficult it is to find good gifts for that age. Sure, there is an abundance of overpriced plastic toys that light up and make noise,…
Read MoreThe ULTIMATE Operation Christmas Child Round-Up
Can you believe it?! There is less than a month until National Collection Week! Are you participating in Operation Christmas Child this year? We’ve been packing shoeboxes since K was really little and it is one of our favorite Christmas traditions! As we prepare to pack our boxes, I thought it would be fun to do…
Read MoreNames of Jesus Advent Ornaments {Christ-Centered Christmas Series}
For the last post in this year’s Christ-Centered Christmas Series, I wanted to share one of our family’s favorite traditions. I hope you enjoy! Our First Christmas Tradition When I was researching Christmas traditions for my son’s first Christmas, one of the first things I came across was this post. I immediately fell in love…
Read MoreBaby Jesus – Play Through the Bible – Week 13
Just in time for Christmas next week we have made it to the story of baby Jesus! If you are looking for some fun and easy activities to do with your little one next week, look no further. If you haven’t read the introduction to this series yet I recommend going here. For all the plans in one…
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