Wondering how to wear your new scarf that you got this Christmas? Here are 25 ways to wear it! This video is not only informative but very fun to watch. Enj...
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Caramel Puffed Wheat
Emily
8:35 AM
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If you love caramel popcorn you might like caramel puffed wheat. I love caramel popcorn but hate popping the corn and sifting it to make sure there isn't any unpopped kernels. I know it's easy but laziness gets to me sometimes. Here's a quick alternative. Try puffed wheat cereal. It's ready to go. Just dump the box of...
Friday, December 9, 2011
Decorate Christmas
Emily
5:12 AM
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My daughter LOVES Christmas. She loves to decorate the house, the tree, cookies, gingerbread houses, gingerbread men, etc. I came up with this felt solution to get out all her decorating energy.I permanently added the rickrack on the gingerbread house.Sequins were definitely a favorite decorating material.I liked the sequin...
Thursday, December 8, 2011
You don't have to make stockings out of plain felt. You can use regular cotton fabric to create a nice sturdy stocking that has shape. The trick is using Pellon iron-on stabilizer.Here are easy step-by-step instructions to make a simple Christmas stocking.You will need:Stocking patternFabric for your stocking and cuffiron-on...
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Symbols of Christmas Bag
Emily
10:05 AM
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Do your kids need a little reminder of the true meaning of Christmas? I sewed and embroidered this bag with one of my favorite Dr. Seuss quotes. Inside the bag I included some symbols of Christmas. I'm excited to keep this bag of symbols and bring it out every year to remind us of Christ. Here are some of the items I included...
This week's dating idea comes from the North Pole...and it's FREE! We have a 3-year old daughter who loves Santa. For our date, we are going to make her a personalized video from Santa. It's extra easy and cute with Portable North Pole. The video is about 3 minutes long. Santa talks to your child and includes the child's...
Thursday, December 1, 2011
This morning we had our normal co-op preschool. Today we talked about the tradition of Christmas stockings. The tradition of hanging Christmas stockings on Christmas Eve originate from Turkey. The story goes that there were three girls that couldn't get married because they were too poor to have dowries. St. Nicholas,...
Monday, November 28, 2011
One of the reasons I love Christmastime is because I get to make A LOT of this chocolate fudge caramel sauce. It makes the perfect gift for family, friends, teachers, co-workers, party hosts, etc. This is my favorite recipe and it is so easy. You can easily double, triple, or quadruple this recipe to fulfill your needs....