December 2009

Goodbye 2009!

Happy New Year’s Eve! I gave my girls planning power for tonight’s activities – it sounds like we are eating nachos and chocolate fondue, playing games, watching a movie, and trying really, really hard to stay awake until midnight! I’ve added in a few of my own suggestions to mark the ending of 2009 – [...]

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Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a super-sweet, very merry Christmas!

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Simple Holiday Traditions

~ making birdseed pine cones ~ ~ decorating graham cracker candy houses with cousins ~ ~ cutting lots and lots of paper snowflakes ~ ~ making (and eating!) Holiday Pretzel Treats ~ I was feeling a little badly that we haven’t done many of the “new” Christmas crafts or activities that I had planned this [...]

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Kid-Made Place Card Holders

Are your kids giving you the how-many-days-till-Christmas announcements each morning? So much waiting and anticipation, but the good kind! Here’s a simple handmade gift even the littlest kiddos can do – wood block place card holders: We started with a pack of wood blocks from the craft store and my helpful hubby cut a little [...]

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Reindeer Pokey

We are lucky enough to have a little reindeer living with us this Christmas season! She is usually found with a red pom-pom taped to her nose, singing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer over and over (and over!) again. She has been begging for a Rudolph costume, so here’s my plan: brown long-sleeved shirt and brown [...]

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Fairy Tale Book Ornaments

The girls and I were really excited to participate in the Kids’ Ornament Swap organized by Cassi from The Crafty Crow. The theme was fairy tales, and after many, many ideas floating around, my girls settled on making a tiny fairy tale book with a sparkling magic wand on the cover. I think they turned [...]

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Reindeer Cookies

I was browsing through some old Christmas photos (look at little 3-year-old Natalie!) and found some pictures of these cute reindeer cookies we made. This was obviously a time in my life prior to blogging, because I didn’t even take a dozen close-ups of the finished cookies! They are simple, though – I think you’ll [...]

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The Anderson Courier

The first edition of The Anderson Courier is just hitting the newsstand, courtesy of our very own news reporter, Natalie! Natalie has been hard at work writing and illustrating her first newspaper with articles, interviews, jokes, movie review, recipe, and more. After reading Some Good News (the 4th book in the Cobble Street Cousins series [...]

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Cars+Markers=Fun!

Need something silly and fun to do with your kiddos today? All you need are some toy cars, washable markers, tape, and a nice, long piece of paper for cars that drive and draw! We like driving cars through paint, too – but if you’re not in the mood for paint today, try this instead! [...]

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Christmas Repeats

Happy December everyone! We are gearing up for lots of holiday fun around our house – how about you? I’m looking forward to sharing some new crafts and activities with you very soon – here’s what we were up to last year: Chocolate Letters Paper Bag Gingerbread Garland Christmas Card Puzzle Game Simple Reindeer Ornaments [...]

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