101 days of christmas

Counting Down to the 101 Days of Christmas {2012}

August 30, 2012

In less than three weeks we’ll begin our annual 101 Days of Christmas series, counting down the days until Christmas with crafts, recipes, traditions and more! Last year’s 101 Days of Christmas was a hit, with tons of fun projects and DIY inspiration, and I’m looking forward to doing it again. In fact, my mom [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Read the Christmas Story Together

December 24, 2011

Sometime tomorrow — whether it’s first thing in the morning or later in the evening, gathered around the tree or cuddling on the couch, while eating breakfast or getting ready for bed, I encourage you to take some time to read the Christmas story together as a family. Found in Luke 2 in the Bible, [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Easy Magazine Bows

December 23, 2011

Christmas is in two days…how ya feelin’? In case you’ve discovered that your stash of bows has run out, here’s a quick and easy bow tutorial to help you add a little special touch to your gifts. This trick ranks right up there with the covered jar lids in my book…so much fun! What makes [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Oreo Bark

December 22, 2011

Looking for an easy last-minute treat? It really doesn’t get easier than this one… With just two ingredients and a few minutes of your time, you can make this delicious Oreo bark. It’s a great activity to do with the kids — one of my older girls stirred the melting chocolate while the other smashed [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Gift-Opening Traditions

December 21, 2011

If you hadn’t already guessed, I love all things Christmas! Although gifts are not the focus of our Christmas celebration, they certainly play a part in it, and one thing I wanted to avoid as our kids got older was the mad dash down the stairs to tear through all of the gifts in 2.3 [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Christmas Wassail

December 20, 2011

A few months after Sean and I got married, we picked up and moved to St. George, Utah, where we lived for two years before moving back East. We spent our first Christmas there with our next door neighbors, and they introduced me to wassail. I’ve always loved spiced cider, but wassail — with the [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Printable Gift Tags

December 19, 2011

Whether you’re wrapping early this week or waiting until the last minute, here is a collection of printable gift tags to pretty up your gifts! Last week I shared partridge in a pear tree printable gift tags with you, but if those aren’t your style, you’re sure to find something you love in this collection, [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Homemade Marshmallows

December 18, 2011

Although homemade marshmallows are made from only a few ingredients, I’ve always been kind of intimidated by them. When I saw these adorable snowflake marshmallows, though, I knew I needed to finally give them a try. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that making these from scratch wasn’t nearly as hard as I expected, and [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Busy Bag Stocking Stuffers

December 18, 2011

I first saw this cute busy bag idea at Money Saving Mom, and it seemed like the perfect addition to the stocking stuffers for our littlest girls. Not only do these encourage creativity and fine motor skills, but they’re super easy to make too. I cut out the pieces one evening while making dinner! Supplies: [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Jolly Elf Ornaments

December 16, 2011

I discovered these cute little ornaments on Pinterest, and we invited some friends over this week to make them. Although ours are a little different than the original version, I love how they turned out! Honestly, the kids only got about three-quarters of the way through before they wanted to go outside to play instead, [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Chocolate-Covered Treats

December 15, 2011

At the beginning of the 101 Days of Christmas series, I shared one of my favorite homemade treats — chocolate covered pretzels and chips. Really, how can you go wrong with chocolate-covered anything? (Although I draw the line at things that move!) Here are 9 creative chocolate-covered treats to add to your last-minute holiday baking [...]

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101 Days of Christmas: Partridge in a Pear Tree Gift Tags

December 14, 2011

This idea just sort of came together over the past few weeks, but I love how it turned out! We found these gorgeous mixed pears while grocery shopping (for just $0.99/lb.!) and I couldn’t resist buying two bags. Then I was looking for a container for a Christmas party we were attending, and I remembered [...]

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