Category Archives: Christmas

Toe Gifts ~ a Family Tradition

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This is the time of year when many traditions and memories are made. One of my most favourite traditions in our family is the opening of our stockings. We used to open them on Christmas morning, but I we found that stockings take a LONG time to open and our kids just didn’t have the attention span, so we decided to move it to Christmas Eve. My husband started a new tradition a few years ago of putting a “toe gift in the bottom of each of our stockings. A toe gift goes in at the bottom of the stocking … Continue reading →

Dollar Store Christmas Activity Bin ~ Artsy Play Wednesday {LINKY}

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Hosted by: Capri + 3Multi-Testing MommyShannon’s View From HereBaby Giveaways Galore Welcome to Artsy Play Wednesday, a weekly post featuring activities, crafts, recipes and more wonderful ideas to share with your children! Each week, we will have a Featured Activity for you to check out along with an opportunity for you to link up your child friendly activities or to check out ideas for you to do with your children! If you are a blogger and you have a post that you would like to be featured, please fill out this Featured Post form. If you are a blogger and … Continue reading →

Host a Kids Gingerbread House Decorating Party ~ Artsy Play Wednesday {LINKY}

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Hosted by: Capri + 3Multi-Testing MommyShannon’s View From HereBaby Giveaways Galore Welcome to Artsy Play Wednesday, a weekly post featuring activities, crafts, recipes and more wonderful ideas to share with your children! Each week, we will have a Featured Activity for you to check out along with an opportunity for you to link up your child friendly activities or to check out ideas for you to do with your children! If you are a blogger and you have a post that you would like to be featured, please fill out this Featured Post form. If you are a blogger and … Continue reading →

Elf on the Shelf Cards with a Twist {#Printable}

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Have you jumped on the Elf on the Shelf bandwagon? I have to admit that I haven’t, not yet, BUT I have found something super fun for those of you who have…..Printable Elf on the Shelf cards and the best part? They are FREE! Barb from Second Chance to Dream is one creative lady! She has taken Elf on the Shelf to a whole new level. She has created printable cards that you can put with your Elf every day. How much fun are these? Some of the cards are random notes, some are jokes, some have a religious theme … Continue reading →

Personalized Pet Ornaments

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FEATURED ACTIVITYThis week’s featured activity, Personalized Pet Ornaments, comes from Kerrie from Family Food and Travel. Kerrie is a working Mom of twin boys. She has her hands full, but the certainly doesn’t stop her from showing them around the world! Today’s activity is Personalized Wooden Pet Ornaments from Family Food and Travel, a blog dedicated to sharing stories and tips about travelling with your family and more.   Get ready to decorate your Christmas tree with these adorable hand made ornaments! Do you need more gift ideas? Please feel free to visit out Gift Ideas Page, featuring ideas for the … Continue reading →

FREE Dear SANTA Letter {#Printable}

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It’s that time of year again for people who celebrate Christams and who have young children to start thinking about a wish list for Santa. In our house, from a very early age, I have encouraged my children to ask Santa for a surprise. This way, there is no pressure put on Santa to ensure that the children get a specific gift AND it also teaches them how exciting surprises can be. I also believe that it plays a part in all of the magic surrounding Christmas time. The children make wish lists that we put on the side of … Continue reading →

It’s Holiday Time with @ShoppersDrugmart #giftsmadeeasy

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It is that time of year again, when many of us start to think about gift giving for the upcoming holiday season! I don’t know about you, but I have gifts to purchase for friends and family members including babies, children, adults and older adults; a wide variety of people. I also assist some family members with their shopping, which means that I truly do have a long list. For me, it is very important that I select the perfect gifts for everyone on my list, but it is also about doing it in a time effective manner. The holiday … Continue reading →

Start a Fun Family Holiday Tradition with Simply Fun Families Christmas Kit! {#GIVEAWAY}

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Start a NEW family tradtition with Simply Fun Families Christmas Activity Kit! I know my family has a surprise coming on December 1st when I break out our new “25 Days of Christmas” kit. This adorable kit comes in a tin and is printed on thick card stock in order to be re-used year after year. I only hope that next year, some blank cards will be available for purchase, as I have a feeling that we will brainstorm many more fun activities that could be part of our personalized kit for next year. What is the “25 Days of … Continue reading →

Holiday Shopping Made Easy with the *NEW* @ChaptersIndigo App

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I have owned an iPhone for just over a year now and it has literally become my life, but one thing that I haven’t typically done is online shopping. I tend to enjoy my computer for that as it has a larger viewing screen. However…… Indigo has changed my views on iPhone shopping! I was asked to review the new Indigo App recently and am I ever glad that I had the opportunity. I decided to do some Holiday Shopping and after a lot of browsing, I finally decided on picking up Monster’s University on Blu-ray/DVD for my son and … Continue reading →