Holidays

Heart Healthy Exercise Game

by Marie February 7, 2008

At Valentines there is a lot of “heart” talk, so I thought it would be fun to come up with an exercise game to keep our hearts healthy. Throw the bean bag onto the board to see what exercise to do, then pick out a red card with the number of sit-ups to do. Then [...]

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Valentine Cards That Make Your Heart POP!

by Marie February 5, 2008

Want to send a Valentine card that really POPs?! Try this fun technique for helping your card stand out from the crowd. Because “Valentine, you make my heart POP!” Supplies for Heart Pop Up Cards: 1 sheet of paper, any size pencil scissors 1 sheet of cardstock paper, larger than your first paper small cut [...]

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Puzzling Cards for Your Valentine

by Marie February 4, 2008

Here’s an interactive card perfect for Valentines. Though, this card may require your Valentine to do a little thinking! Your Valentine needs to work a little for your love, right?! Supplies for Puzzling Valentine Cards: red cardstock paper scissors black marker or crayon white envelope 1. Start with an envelope and write the words, “Don’t be [...]

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Heart Shaped Animals

by Marie January 29, 2008

It is amazing what kinds of creations look like hearts. This is a fun activity to do with your kids that will help decorate your house for Valentines. You will need to cut out A LOT of hearts. All colors and sizes. I did most (okay all) of the cutting, but I did try to [...]

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Candy Cane Hearts

by Marie January 28, 2008

This is a great way to use up all the extra candy canes that are left over from the Christmas holiday. My neighbor shared this great idea for forming two candy canes into one big heart. It’s perfect for Valentines. Make sure you take the plastic off the candy canes first. Place your candy canes [...]

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

by Marie December 25, 2007

Happy Holidays from our family to yours. I hope you all enjoy the celebration and season of gift giving. I will be taking a week off from the blogging world. But I will be back with a vengeance in the new year with more recipes, crafts, kids crafts and more! Thanks to everyone who visits [...]

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The World of Elves

by Marie December 24, 2007

There are many kinds of elves in the world. There’s even an elvish language. Here are a few of the types of elves that I have run across. Lord of the Rings Elves: Christmas Elves: And Elf Yourself Elves: Okay, we gave in and Elfed ourselves. I couldn’t resist. I have been loving all the [...]

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Four Score and Seven Years Ago

by Marie December 22, 2007

Well, not four score, but just seven years ago, Jordan and I were married. Today is our Wedding Anniversary. For some silly reason we chose to get married three days before Christmas. We were not thinking clearly, young engaged couples seem to do that. But here we are still going strong. I have put together [...]

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What’s On Your Holiday Menu?

by Marie December 20, 2007

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Some years we go big with the food for Christmas and some years we are still too burnt out from the last holiday meal at Thanksgiving. This year for Christmas Eve, my Mom is having a “fun food buffet” for the meal: artichoke dip, jello salad, salmon, meatballs, chips and dip, and ending the night [...]

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Not Just Bells on Bobtails

by Marie December 19, 2007

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I have been snooping around at some great holiday crafts that would jingle any sleigh! Check out these fun crafty ideas using bells. Candy Cane Cozy – Make one of these to keep your candy snug all winter long. Snowdrift Divinity – Cookie Baker Lynn cooks up some jingle time treats. Jingle Bell Bracelets – [...]

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