Written by contributor Lora Lynn Fanning of Vitafamiliae One of the most important locations in our home at Christmastime is the dining room. This is where our real Christmas celebration occurs throughout the month. I make sure that even if I don't hang an ornament in any other room, the dining …
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Bedtime Reading: It’s Not About the Books
The following is a guest post written by Jimmie of Jimmie's Collage. Reading to our children is confirmed to be one of the best ways to promote academic success. It builds vocabulary and critical thinking skills not to mention providing a foundation for literacy. We all know that, and most of us …
Home for the Holidays: What’s your favorite holiday read-aloud?
To add some fun to our Home for the Holidays week, we thought we'd give YOU the chance to add your two cents to the mix! On each site, we've got a question we'd like you to answer. Share your thoughts below in the comments, and then hop over to visit the other sites! The day after Thanksgiving …
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Stocking Stuffers for the Creative Child
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom A note from Jamie: This post originally published on November 22, 2010. Enjoy! Holiday shopping time is nearly upon us and one of my goals as a mom is to avoid buying...how should I say it? Junk. Often, in the …
Keeping This Season Simple. Really.
Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY. For several weeks now, and even months in some cases, bloggers have been posting about preparing for a simpler holiday. Tsh has a countdown series, Plan Your Peaceful Christmas and fellow contributor Jessica (from Life as Mom) also offers a free …