The Epic Gift Giving Dilemma Solved – How Many Gifts to Buy Your Kids This Year?
How many gifts do you get your kids for the holidays? Every year, our kids make an extravagant list of things they want (and sometimes need) for the holidays because in our family, we only buy gifts for the kids at Christmas and their birthday (I’ll write a post on why soon, I promise!). They know they’ve only got a couple times a year to ask for everything they’re wanting, and they certainly take advantage of the holiday season! But how many gifts should you actually buy? I think it depends on the answers to a few questions, and the answers to these questions can change over time. Ten years…
Who Are The Wandering Wise Men?
Have you ever heard of the Wandering Wise Men? I hadn’t until two years ago when I joined InstaGram at Christmas time and found the most delightful IG Christmas account. This account (@thewanderingwisemen) shares an advent story from December 1 through Epiphany that is totally engaging, hilarious, and creative, and our family loves it! Although the IG account creates a new story every year, we needed something more dependable and simple for our family, so I’ve created a downloadable guide for this wonderful advent story. Who Are the Wandering Wise Men? The Wandering Wise Men are the three Magi, or the three Kings, who come from far away countries to…
How to Create Easy Holiday Traditions
Do you have holiday traditions you do every year? We have a ton of holiday traditions we love, and these traditions totally make the season fun and meaningful every year. We keep things simple and easy, and when we follow our 6 basic holiday principles, it’s easy to create holiday traditions that everyone can enjoy. We have six fun principles we follow every year that make our holiday traditions things we look forward to, rather than something we dread. To help you decide the easy holiday traditions you’d like to incorporate for your family’s holiday season, I’ve created a 16-page guide to making your own easy holiday traditions. You can…
My Favorite Holiday Traditions
You know those family traditions that stress you out, like that Elf who has to be moved every night? Yeah, I don’t do those kind of traditions! Here are 15 (yes, FIFTEEN) of my favorite Holiday Traditions we do EVERY YEAR that are way less stressful and way more fun! Some of these traditions started a long time ago and were handed down in my family, but a lot of these traditions are things I started when I began having kids. Maybe some of these will be traditions you adopt too! This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I receive a small commission if you purchase through my links, at…
9 Simple Tips For a Stress Free Holiday
The words “Stress Free” and “Holiday” are not typically said in the same sentence, but I’ve got some tips for a stress free holiday that should help you out! The winter holidays have become my favorite time of the year and for us – most of the time – we DO have stress free holidays! We have multiple branches of family to coordinate with every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas but it’s always a fun season for us instead of being stressful. 9 Simple Tips for a Stress Free Holiday 1. Start Early Like SUPER EARLY! We start discussing our holiday calendar around the time school starts in August. No…
