Every year I talk about Simplifying the Season and every year I get comments from people about it. They seem to think that when I say simplify I’m talking about taking something away or doing less. Then I get angry outcries of “but you’re taking away the magic for your children!” or “but we like… Continue reading what simplifying the season means to me
I asked on my Instagram Stories what the most stressful part of the holidays was. Someone commented that it was trying to find stocking stuffers that weren’t candy. I’m not anti-candy by any means. However, it seems like my kids always amass so much during the holidays from other sources. So if I can avoid… Continue reading educational stocking stuffers for elementary kids
Have you decked your halls yet? I love decorating for Christmas–it’s probably my favorite of all the holidays to decorate for. I try to keep my decorations relatively simple. That’s mostly out of necessity since I don’t have room to store a ton or a lot of time with which to decorate. Plus let’s be… Continue reading diy burlap christmas tree garland
Believe it or not it’s nearly December and the year is almost over. I feel like an interesting phenomenon happens the older that you get at this time of year. Rather than counting down the days in excited anticipation, we find ourselves wondering how time is passing so quickly. No? Just me? To help count… Continue reading nativity advent coloring page
Now that Thanksgiving is over I’m excited to jump into all things Christmas! This is one of my favorite times of year and I’m trying to take the time to enjoy it with my family as much as I can. One of the things I love about homeschooling is how much time we can spend… Continue reading How the Grinch Stole Christmas worksheets
