I am obsessed with all things Christmas. I especially love wearing my many Christmas shirts and sweaters from Thanksgiving through Christmas. As a fun craft this year, my kiddos and I made ugly Christmas sweater ornaments for our Christmas tree. Materials felt embroidery floss felt and fabric glue plastic jewels, sequins, and other decorating materials […] More
I love decorating my Christmas tree with my kiddos in preparation for the holiday season! Back in August, I began crocheting a bit again. In addition to a couple of hats that I made for my children, I also crocheted three miniature hats, one for each of my babies to hang on the Christmas tree. […] More
I have been reading about the history of the Christmas holiday over the past few weeks. Each week my daughter participates in a kindergarten co-op with a local homeschool group. Last week three other parents and I taught a lesson on the holiday including a mini history lesson on the history of Christmas ornaments. The […] More
I love displaying homemade ornaments on my Christmas tree during the holidays. Over the past few weeks, my daughter and I have been busy making all sorts of crafts with which to decorate our home. One of our recent crafts was a pair of Christmas tree ornaments made from popsicle sticks. Materials Popsicle sticks Green […] More
For the first time ever, my family will have a live Christmas tree for the holiday season. My daughter is excitedly looking forward to a trip to the Christmas tree farm. In anticipation for our tree, my daughter and I have been hard at work making old fashioned ornaments. One ornament that we made in […] More
My toddler daughter and I love making crafts together. She also enjoys helping me put up the holiday decorations around the house. She is particularly interested in the Christmas trees and Christmas tree decorations this holiday season. However, many of our ornaments are too delicate for little toddler hands. Thus, to assuage her desires, she […] More
Christmas ornaments make or break a Christmas tree. Although themed Christmas trees can be fun, I prefer to trim my tree with special ornaments. This year, I had the pleasure of showing my daughter all of my favorite ornaments for the first time. (She was too young last year to appreciate the holiday.) First up […] More
I look forward to putting up my Christmas tree every year. I have so many fond memories of trimming the tree from my childhood. I loved decorating the tree with my parents and brothers and especially loved helping my grandparents put up their Christmas tree. Now that I have my own family and home, I […] More
