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Seven Days ‘til Christmas

Okay, the kids will be off school for Christmas vacation soon if they aren’t already. As we look forward to school or church parties and pageants, remember that once those events are over, children tend to get antsy. It’s hard not to do so with Christmas only a week away! At first, the kids are usually glad to be home, but it doesn’t take long to begin hearing, “I’m bored!” Plan ahead. Pick up some craft items if you don’t already have a good selection and plan some craft projects. Here are some ideas: Christmas Crafts: Music Inspired Decoration or … Continue reading →

You’ve Got Mail – Ideas and Games for Kids

When my twins were little they had a garden playhouse with a gate that opened and a mailbox. They loved the mailbox. It even had an old fashioned red flag to lift when there was mail inside. It didn’t take us much time to lose the plastic letters that came in the mailbox, but we came up with even better things to “mail”. If they got real mail from their grandparents, birthday or holiday cards or postcards from their travels, I put it in their mailbox and told them to go check it. Some days I even put a morning … Continue reading →