Personally, I’ve never been a fan of eggnog. I think it has everything to do with glugging down raw eggs as a form of enjoyment. Our 14 year old, however, loves the stuff. He can’t get enough. He can’t get enough of the cartons of sugary, yellow food dye saturated beverage that tries to pass itself off as eggnog.… Continue reading Holiday Eggnog Recipe + Roundup
Month: December 2014
Celebrating New Year’s with Kids
Have a fantastic New Year’s celebration! I hope one of these ideas suits your crew and enriches your festivities. Please leave a comment with your favourite idea, or an idea of your own! 1. Light one candle each hour, for each month of the year, and share a memory from that month. Tweet This 2.… Continue reading Celebrating New Year’s with Kids
Christmas Moments 2014
I hope that each of you had a wonderful holiday filled with peace, joy and love. That you’re surrounded with community. That you would experience what in German is called Gemütlichkeit, and in Swedish, Mysig. Wikipedia explains the first word as: “A space or situation that is warm and cozy, that induces a cheerful mood and peace of… Continue reading Christmas Moments 2014
Advent Week 4 :: The Light of Humankind
This post is a part of our Tiny Advent series. All of the posts are housed over on this page for your convenience. We hope you follow along and enjoy the series. Welcome! Each week’s post contains the following: // Family Discussion Points // Poster // Memory Verse // Centerpiece Decorating // Crafts… Continue reading Advent Week 4 :: The Light of Humankind
DIY Gift Wrap
Year after year, I’d go from being totally floored to carefully select or craft Christmas gifts only to slump when it was time to wrap them. Not only did I dislike using up a bunch of paper product to wrap our gifts, but the readily available, last minute – ahem – wrapping paper options weren’t stellar either.… Continue reading DIY Gift Wrap
tiny advent huge love // giveaway
If you’ve read my recent posts, you’ll know that I LOVE giving gifts. To celebrate the creativity of those following along with Tiny Advent this year, and to offer up one more gift to you guys, I am giving away 20 TINY DOLLARS – a $20 gift certificate (aka coupon code) to use toward any downloadable product… Continue reading tiny advent huge love // giveaway
that time of year
“It’s that time of year, when the world falls in love. When every song you hear seems to say, “Merry Christmas. May your New Year dreams come true…” This is a line from one of my favourite Christmas songs by Frank Sinatra – we’ve been listening to the She & Him version over the holiday… Continue reading that time of year
Advent Week 3 :: The Light of Animals
This post is a part of our Tiny Advent series. All of the posts are housed over on this page for your convenience. We hope you follow along and enjoy the series. Welcome! Each week’s post contains the following: // Family Discussion Points // Poster // Memory Verse // Centerpiece Decorating // Crafts… Continue reading Advent Week 3 :: The Light of Animals
DIY Coconut Oil Lotion + Free Printable Labels
Sometimes in an effort to simplify, we can end up doing a lot of really un-simple crafts a la Pinterest. I’m always thrilled when we find something the kids can make as gifts that are truly simple, all natural projects. This whipped lotion is that kind of project, with only 3 natural ingredients. It was… Continue reading DIY Coconut Oil Lotion + Free Printable Labels
Advent Week 2 :: The Light of Plants
This post is a part of our Tiny Advent series. All of the posts are housed over on this page for your convenience. We hope you follow along and enjoy the series. Welcome! Each week’s post contains the following: // Family Discussion Points // Poster // Memory Verse // Centerpiece Decorating // Crafts… Continue reading Advent Week 2 :: The Light of Plants