Category Archives: Christmas

2 Easy Holiday Appetizers

The holiday season is upon us, and there’s no better way to kick off festive gatherings than with delicious appetizers that dazzle your guests. Whether you’re hosting a small get-together or a big family feast, having a couple of quick and tasty recipes up your sleeve can be a game-changer. I’ve got two easy-to-make holiday appetizers that are always a hit wherever I bring them! From savory bites to delightful finger foods, get ready to elevate your holiday entertaining with these scrumptious recipes! If you’d like to see a little process video of making these recipes check that out here.

2 delicious and easy holiday appetizer recipes
2 Easy Holiday Appetizers that are sure to be a hit at any holiday gathering!
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Free Printable Christmas Elf Bingo

I’ve got a fun free printable Christmas game for you today- Elf Bingo. This is your classic bingo game board and instructions, but the actual gameboard is a little more challenging than your average bingo. This is a great game to play with the middle-grade levels that are good readers and maybe up for more of a challenge when it comes to their bingo! Print these cards out for lots of fun and laughs at your class party, family gathering, or Christmas social.

Fun free Christmas elf bingo party game

So rather than having like “christmas tree” “elf” “gingerbread house” as the different squares, you can see that ALL the squares are Christmas elves.… Read the rest

Service Santa, a Christmas Family Tradition

I want to share a simple tradition that our family has that has brought a lot of joy and Christ-like feelings during the Christmas season for us. It’s so easy for us (and our kids!) to start thinking a whole lot about ourselves during the holidays. What do I want for Christmas? How many presents am I going to get? What is Santa going to bring ME? I feel like this little tradition has helped get the focus off of “me, me, me”, at least a little, and thinking of others.

service santa family christmas tradition idea and free printable
Meaningful and easy Christmas family tradition idea and free printable

On the first day of December (or you know, some time during the first week if we miss the first day), we put everyone’s name in a jar and pick names.… Read the rest

How to Surprise Your Kids With a Cruise

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This year for Christmas I wanted to gift my kids an experience. I know that’s like the trendy thing right now. And for good reason. But also, trends aside, we’re just getting to that point in life where the playroom is full, the closets are jam packed, and I do not want any more stuff in my house. With the kids getting a bit older as well I can’t get away with a lego set for most of them anymore. And heaven knows we don’t need any more legos anyway.… Read the rest

Nativity Hot Cocoa Bar

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For our church Christmas party I was asked to be in charge of the Hot Chocolate bar. We were having more of spiritual and reverent agenda where we focused on the story of Christ’s birth, so I wanted the refreshments to reflect that. At first it seemed like a challenging task, how do I make Hot Chocolate reverent? But I will share what I came up with, I hope it is helpful to you! If you are looking for a more fun and cheery feel check out my Whoville Hot Cocoa Bar here.… Read the rest