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DIY Personalized Christmas Balls

by mom on December 16, 2009

I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of this earlier, but thought I should mention it here. Christmas ornaments and balls cost WAY too much at those specialty Christmas shops, but they are so cute, especially when you can have them inscribed with a special message. I wanted to have a nice ornament to give to people without [click to continue…]

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Go Green This Holiday Season (and save $$$ doing it)

December 7, 2008

Energy-Wise Holidays By Rebecca Schwarz Plastic Santas, flashing light displays, Christmas trees that wind up waiting for the trash collector—the holiday season is not exactly environmentally-friendly. Our energy bills also tend to spiral out of control, as we turn our homes into colourful displays of festivity. Your stove, oven, and dishwasher will all be running [...]

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Free Northpole Games and Activities

December 6, 2008

If you are having trouble keeping your kids busy this holiday season, then check out this website for free activities to keep your young ones occupied: www.northpole.com Northpole.com is a commercial banner-free, child-safe Web site designed to provide a family-oriented Christmas site for children and families to share together. Parents, grandparents, and teachers around the [...]

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Healthy Holiday Traditions

December 5, 2008

Almost all of us love the hustle and bustle of the Holidays; children and adults look forward to the end results of all the preparation. Do we realize the importance of family traditions on children’s health, however?: The maintenance of family traditions is far more important to children of all ages than most parents realize. [...]

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Frugal Holiday Gifts a 3 Year Old Can Make

November 19, 2008

Everyone has those people in their lives that they can’t give a big gift to, but would like to give them something just to say I am thinking of you this Holiday Season: Christmas Tree Cones. My 3 year old son and I  collected pine cones this week on one of our walks. We painted [...]

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