How to Customize and Use Your Wooden Tree Advent Calendar

How to Customize and Use Your Wooden Tree Advent Calendar

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One tradition that our family uses, and that I can remember from my childhood, is an advent calendar. For me, there was really nothing like opening the window to get my chocolate as we counted down the days to Christmas. And even though I grew up in a secular household, now I am carrying on this tradition in more Christian ways with my youngest daughter. This year, we may just customize our wooden tree advent calendar. how to use a wooden countdown calendar for advent One of the ways that you can use this is by combining it with another tradition like using a Jesse tree during Advent. You can also tie this in with our kindness acts for kids by placing one of the…

Very Hungry Caterpillar Inspired First Birthday Theme

Very Hungry Caterpillar Inspired First Birthday Theme

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With our family’s love for all things Eric Carle books and especially for the Very Hungry Caterpillar, I wanted to share these party ideas for a fabulous Very Hungry Caterpillar party. Now, I know I’ve also said before- we don’t really believe in making a big deal out of the first birthday party. Especially because, it usually ends up being more for the parents. However, for the guests (adults) or as your child gets older? This Very Hungry Caterpillar inspired birthday theme is sure to be a memorable favorite.  Gender Neutral Birthday Party Ideas One of the reasons that the Very Hungry Caterpillar is so appealing for a birthday party? It can be entirely gender neutral. It’s not pink, it’s not blue. It’s not the…

Free Printable Holiday and Activity Calendar for December 2019

Free Printable Holiday and Activity Calendar for December 2019

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I am what you might call a holiday junkie. Not the holiday in which you take a vacation, but learning about different holidays and celebrations. Christmas is my all time favorite holiday, so I also love to learn more about the various holidays and celebrations that take place at this time of the year. And with Squeaker starting to get into the holidays as well, this is also an ideal time to learn more about world culture. One way that we’re doing that this year is with my new printable holiday and activity calendar. My goal is to make a perpetual calendar so all we have to do is write in the year. It’s on my seemingly never-ending to-do list but a project that I…

How to Teach Your Kids to Be Decent Human Beings

How to Teach Your Kids to Be Decent Human Beings

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As parents, we hope that we are teaching our kids the right things. But what does that really mean? Are we teaching them to stand up for themselves, to stand up for others?  Or is it something more simple. Something like teaching our kids to be decent human beings? Part of being a good parent is teaching your kids to be good people, and the best way to do this is be setting an example. When your kids see that you are doing the things that “good people” do, they will automatically catch on. You don’t have to be Super Woman, or Mother Teresa, you just have to practice responsibility, kindness, compassion and caring. Depending on your own beliefs about what it means to be…

How to Deal With an Inherited Property

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Image Credit: Pexels CC0 Licence  Inheriting a property after a relative passes away is a hugely emotional thing. Not only did they trust you to take care of their things in their absence but you will also have to deal with the emotions that come naturally with grief. The key thing to remember is that if you can, you should take your time. For example, instead of trying to decide what to do with everything straight away, you could try renting a storage space so that you can go through each item at your leisure. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves, just yet.  Here’s where you should start.  3 Easy Steps For How to Deal with an Inherited Property Change the Locks and Deal…

Free Printable Christmas or Advent Countdown Calendars for Kids

Free Printable Christmas or Advent Countdown Calendars for Kids

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Waiting is tough, isn’t it? And if you’re anything like my kids, you have a really hard time with waiting for things to happen.  If you’re anything like me, you have difficulty with measuring time.  So, when I was growing up? those tasty chocolate Advent calendars were one of my favorite things. I could see how many days were left until Christmas AND I got chocolate. Win-win, right? We love to celebrate holidays and Christmas is the overwhelming family favorite. Why use a Christmas Countdown Calendar? Well, simple enough really. You’re giving your child a tangible way to see how many days are left until Christmas.  And sure, you could do this in several ways. In fact? We do. You may also like: Printable Jesse…