printables

The following post is from Jason & Jennifer Bruce of New Season Design:

Printable Christmas Placemat

‘Tis the season for holiday get-togethers. That means family, food, fun… and the occasional squirmy kid. How can we keep the kids happy while they’re waiting for Christmas dinner to be served? Simply use the same tactic that smart restaurant owners use: the activity placemat.

This Christmas activity placemat will keep them busy coloring, solving the Christmas song title crossword puzzle, and finding all of Santa’s reindeer. Hopefully this will keep little hands busy until it’s time to pass the mashed potatoes.

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The following post is from Kacey of Next Level Mama:

Santa's Cookie Kit

source: Well-Rounded Home

A couple of years ago, our family started hosting a cookie decorating party for the kids and their friends the Saturday before Christmas. I’d planned to do the same again this year. However, between Christmas shopping, traveling, holiday parties and everything else, everyone’s December ends up pretty full. So I thought, why not have a party to-go?

Box up all the fun stuff about a cookie decorating party and make it easy for the kids and their friends to use on their own!

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Free Christmas eBooks: Handmade Decor & Holiday Treats

December 2, 2012
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If you don’t already have a copy of these free ebooks, be sure to download your copy of each today: In Handmade Holiday Decor, you’ll find 33 DIY projects for your home! Whether you consider yourself crafty or not and regardless of your budget, there’s something for you! From beautiful ornaments and wreaths to card [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Host a Cookie Swap

November 27, 2012
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This coming weekend, my friend Annette and I are partnering with Glad to host a Christmas Cookie Swap to benefit Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, which raises money to support research for new and improved therapies for pediatric cancer. I’ll share more about our cookie swap next week, but in the meantime I wanted to share [...]

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9 FREE Christmas Printables for Kids

November 25, 2012
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Add some extra fun to your holiday season with these free printable activities for kids. From advent calendars to homemade cards to the cutest printable nativity set you ever did see, there’s plenty to choose from:

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101 Days of Christmas: Printable Nativity Set

November 19, 2012
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Bringing the nativity story to life is has always been an important part of our Christmas celebration. Just last year Emma captivated us with her retelling of Jesus’ birth. She used her Bible and her nativity set and moved the little characters around as she read each part of the story. Like last year’s Jesse [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Hanging Gift Tags

November 11, 2012
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Add a personal touch to treat bags and gifts this Christmas with these printable gift tags. Just print them on cardstock, cut them out, punch a hole in the end and tie with ribbon or twine!

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101 Days of Christmas: Printable Disguise Kit

October 3, 2012
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Shaina from Food for My Family recently came for a visit — both to hang out and to take family photos for us. Among the many fun things she brought with her were a pack of cardboard mustaches, glasses and lips to use as photo props. The girls were so excited to play with these, [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Handprint Calendar {Updated}

October 2, 2012
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The handprint calendar is one of our most popular projects, and it happens to be one of my favorites as well! It’s really a lot of fun to watch handprints transform into animals and characters and symbols, and my girls have always loved the feel of the paint on their hands. This year I’ve added [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Christmas Mad Libs

September 28, 2012
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The following post is from Kacey of Next Level Mama: What do you get when you cross your favorite Christmas carols with Mad Libs, one of the funniest games around? You get Christmas Libs. Or, is it Mad Carols? Whatever you call it, it’s an easy and cost-free way to entertain your kids. Not only [...]

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