Christmas is a time of giving and one thing website owners love to give out over the Holiday is Free winter printable. Here you will find some of my favorite free sheets that could be done at home or at school. Also these make good fillers for a Christmas Eve craft for the kids in […]
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Love me Some Gingerbread Houses!!!
When I taught I would always make Gingerbread Houses with my students. The kind you make out of milk cartons and graham crackers. I even have a unit on Teaching Heart all about Gingerbread… click here. Then I had my own kiddos and every year we have our own tradition of making Gingerbread houses. I […]
Quick Gift Idea
Get a dip plate, some dip from Gourmet Chef, & something to do the dipping with. Wrap with a clear bag. Place a bow around the treat and attach a tag: Hope you Dip into a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Now whom ever you give the gift to is ready to entertain […]
Christmas Toy Catalogs Galore
So now is the time of year when you go to your mailbox and find lots of catalogs. My son has been so into looking through the catalogs. I gave him a pen the other day and told him to go through each catalog and circle the toys that he would like to play with. […]
Ready For The Holidays Homemade Gifts
I thought I would start posting some craft projects for the holidays. Here are a few from my holidays last year. The last two include free printables for you. I need some fresh ideas, so comment if you have some ideas or good links for me!!! Thanks…I love the computer iron-on paper and I am […]
Time For Snowman Soup
Snowman Soup is basically hot chocolate with a cute snowman twist. A poem like the one below is attached to a bag with a hot chocolate packet, candy cane, and marshmallows. When it’s so cold thatyou holler and whoop,It’s time to bring outthe Snowman Soup!Pour the packet in a mug.Add marshmallows too.And throw in these […]
Goodbye Cookies & Some Cookie Exchange Talk
This is a post I started in 2008 and never posted…. so I thought I would share it now. It’s that time when people start planning cookie exchanges. My six year old & soon to be 3 year old, ate the last two cookies in my house today. So glad to be rid of all […]
Family Holiday Game Time!!!
Reposting my family game from two years ago… If you are looking for a game to play, feel free to steal this one! I need something new this year… Any ideas??? Just wanted to share this game I made up for my family to play on Christmas Eve 07. It was a HUGE hit with […]
Pittsburgh South Hills Favorite Lights!!!
I have to Thank all the houses out there that put out a million lights over the holiday season. You make my kids so happy. They love driving around seeing the big blown up characters, the houses that go crazy with millions of lights, and the plastic lawn characters. Below are our two favorite houses […]
2 Cute Holiday Ideas from My Friend
My friend Jennifer S. has been so creative lately… I had to share two of her creations: The first is little pinatas shaped like ornaments. You could make these and stuff them with lottery tickets and place on each guests plate on Christmas Eve… They could crack them open see if they were a big […]