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Why Celebrate Advent?
One of my main memories from being a kid is WAITING. I remember waiting for the school bus in the morning and for my mom to pick me up afterwards. I waited for my parents to stop talking after church,...
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Discovering Christmas Joy Challenge
In all of our minds, we have the vision of what the perfect Christmas will look like. In this vision everyone is smiling, everyone is well rested, the house is perfectly decorated and our children are...
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Christian Gifts with Eternal Value
I am a gift giver. I love to give gifts. As a Christian and ministers wife, I am always on the lookout for good, quality Christian gifts – especially for the adults in our family. At this point in our...
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Nativity Playdough Mats
Many families, including ours, read the story of Jesus’ birth from the Bible at Christmas. We like to read this story the morning of Christmas before presents are torn and opened. We want our kids to...
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Making Your Own Holiday Traditions
Growing up we had our own holiday traditions. Both sets of grandparents lived within 20 minutes of our house, so we were there often. Our family’s came up with a compromise and rotated holidays. One...
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Christmas Tree & Saint Nicholas Unit Study – Updated & Expanded
Another unit study I created in my early blogging days was the Christmas Tree & Saint Nicholas Unit Study. As I went through it this weekend to revamp and update, I realized just how poorly done it...
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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Readers
I remember hearing and then reading the story (or poem) ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas growing up. It was always such a fun and magical story. I loved hearing the story, but more so, I loved hearing...
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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Copywork
For the past two weeks I’ve shared some other ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas printables. These have been a big hit with my readers, so I decided we needed one more set to round out the series. This...
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Spending Christmas at the Nativity
Each year there seems to be a real struggle for kids to focus more on the Nativity and Jesus, than the presents. At least in my house. No matter how hard we try to help them focus on Jesus during the...
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Making Your Own Holiday Traditions
Growing up we had our own holiday traditions. Both sets of grandparents lived within 20 minutes of our house, so we were there often. Our family’s came up with a compromise and rotated holidays. One...
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Christmas Tree & Saint Nicholas Unit Study – Updated & Expanded
Another unit study I created in my early blogging days was the Christmas Tree & Saint Nicholas Unit Study. As I went through it this weekend to revamp and update, I realized just how poorly done it...
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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Readers
I remember hearing and then reading the story (or poem) ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas growing up. It was always such a fun and magical story. I loved hearing the story, but more so, I loved hearing...
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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Copywork
For the past two weeks I’ve shared some other ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas printables. These have been a big hit with my readers, so I decided we needed one more set to round out the series. This...
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Spending Christmas at the Nativity
Each year there seems to be a real struggle for kids to focus more on the Nativity and Jesus, than the presents. At least in my house. No matter how hard we try to help them focus on Jesus during the...
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Christmas Planner
If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know I love to plan. I love planning things out ahead of time and being super organized. Of course, you also know that doesn’t always happen,...
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Christmas Baking Planner
Do you love to bake? Something about the cooler weather and the anticipation of Christmas makes me want to bake…everything! My kids love making and decorating cookies for Christmas, so it has become a...
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3 Christmas Scavenger Hunts
Back home there are some seriously a-ma-zing Christmas light displays. The only thing we’ve found remotely close to them where we live now, is actually in Louisville, KY at Lights Under Louisville....
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The Grinch Movie Study & Watch Party Ideas
Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. Not because of the gifts I would get as a child, but because I knew we would have time with family. My cousins all lived in the same state, but with...
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The Santa Clause Movie Study & Snack Ideas
If you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know Christmas is my favorite time of year. I love the lights, the decorations, and the cheerfulness that seems to fill the air. I will be honest...
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An Experiment to Remember a Christmas Science Advent Calendar
Do you ever get to December and not know how to homeschool during the holidays? Or want to spend extra time on Christmas and the Savior, and still find a way to do “school?” And how do you bring a...
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