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Pair each of your favorite Christmas Traditions with a special book and enjoy these special stories during the holiday season! The holiday season is the perfect for for traditions such as Christmas countdowns and special family activities.  Every year, my kids and I have a special book tradition — we have a secret stash of …

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Have you ever had an experience where a certain smell brings back memories? It happens to me every year at this time — the scents of Christmas take me back to years past.The wonderful aroma of cookies, the amazing smell of a fresh tree — it’s like I’m a kid again 🙂 So when I …

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Enjoy time with family this year with these simple activities that make Christmas memorable! I’m sure that right now, you’re in the midst of holiday craziness — is your mind going a mile a minute? When do I need to mail the gifts?  Do the kids still have dress shoes that fit for the holiday …

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These jingle bell crafts ideas and learning activities are easy, fun and perfect to use year-round! There’s just something magical about the sound of a jingle bell. Honestly, I think they are one of my favorite musical instruments — not too loud, easy for everyone to use and perfect for most of those Christmas songs. …

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Looking for an alternative to Elf on the Shelf? Try Searching for Jingle Bells hidden by elves! I am always looking for ways to make things a little less hectic during the holidays – because I really don’t need one more thing to remember (watering the tree every day is about all I can handle!). …

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias and its advertiser. All opinions & design ideas are mine alone. #TrickOrSweet #CollectiveBias   Every Halloween, we run into the same dilemma — who will hand out the candy at our house?! It all started the first Halloween BOTH the kids were old enough to trick or …

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Not sure what to do with all the Christmas projects and winter crafts in your house?  Try these ideas! If there’s one thing we have a lot of in our house, it’s kids’ artwork! They are always making such cool projects at school and I never want to just throw it away so I have …

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