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Every Christmas our family gathers to celebrate Jesus' birthday with gifts, a yummy breakfast, a competition (more on that in a later post!), and lots of memory-making. But my most favorite thing about Christmas morning (besides our annual Prayer Around the Tree and the inevitable magic of Forgotten … [Read more...] about Anatomy of a Stocking
This was a really fun and simple craft that the Happy Buddy and I did the other day. I think the Happy Buddy especially enjoyed it because he got to use one of his toy cars! Materials Needed: Shallow pan White paper Pencil Scissors Red Paint Toy car (marbles or rubber toy balls would work as … [Read more...] about Easy Candy Cane Craft
Every year I have the awesome privilege of speaking for a local church's Christmas Ornament Exchange. It is one of my favorite things to do at Christmas. 125 ladies gathered to fellowship, laugh, eat delicious food, and enjoy a time of silliness (that's my contribution to the evening) and learning … [Read more...] about ANOTHER Super Fun Christmas Game
Since God used angels so much in the story of His Son's birth, the Happy Hubby and I have been talking about them with the Happy Buddy quite a lot. We introduced him to Gabriel, the angel who told Mary she would be Jesus' mommy. And I told him that there are other angels throughout the Bible. Even … [Read more...] about Angels We Have Heard On High…
Have y'all seen the tradition where you wrap up 24 books about Christmas and open one each day in the month of December to read with your Happy Buddies? A Book Advent is such a great idea! Last year, however, when I decided to do this for the first time, I seriously underestimated how long it would … [Read more...] about 5 Favorite CHRISTmas Books
Happy Buddy and I had the best time making this Easy Christmas Tree Craft. But I think I had even more fun than he did - ha! I wasn't even going to blog about this craft (I have been seeing it fly around Pinterest and thought we'd give it a go), but when we finished making our first tree, I got so … [Read more...] about Easy (and soooo fun) Christmas Tree Craft
We were talking about the 3 wise men the other day and thought a little game might help the Happy Buddy grasp the story even more. First, we cut out and decorated a star and a crown from construction paper. **Well, actually, I cut out the star and crown while the Happy Buddy had fun just cutting out … [Read more...] about Follow That Star
There's this house on our street that goes bananas with their Christmas lights every year. They do the whole program-your-lights-to-blink-in-beat-to-a-Christmas-carol thing. The Happy Buddy LOVES it. He calls it The Crazy Christmas Light House. We have been talking about and anticipating these … [Read more...] about The Light of the World
Our little mischievous elf paid us a visit today... Looks like he will be here all month long! *If I am on top of things, I will try to post his antics on Facebook. :-)* **You can see some of Ned's crazy stunts from last year at THIS POST along with a bunch of other great elf ideas!** … [Read more...] about Ned’s Here!
Last year I co-helped with the Happy Buddy's PreK-2 class Christmas party. We wanted to send something cute home with the kids - a small party favor that reminded them Who Christmas is really about. After some inspiration from THIS POST, we set about making these adorable Baby Jesus … [Read more...] about Easy Baby Jesus Craft – FREE Printable!
Since our tree is now up, we've been feeling quite festive and the story of Jesus' birth has been ready on our lips. So much so that it showed up in our Play-Doh play the other day. I was surprised at how tender the Happy Buddy became toward the little clay Baby Jesus. He wanted me to make a little … [Read more...] about The 21st Century Little Drummer Boy
I thought I'd share some of our Happy Home's Christmas traditions this year! To start things off here's the lowdown on how we do our tree. Since our Happy Buddies are so young, the Happy Hubby and I like to put up our tree as a part of an 'at-home' Date Night. We do this the day after … [Read more...] about It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas – Our Tree Tradition
I totally toted home several bags of leftover turkey last night after our family's feast. These recipes are the reason why I hoarded so much of the bird! :-) This Creamy Corn and Turkey Soup from Kraft looks like just the thing to hit the spot as we head into the cold days of winter! This easy … [Read more...] about 4 Recipes for Leftover Turkey
Y'all need to know how thankful I am for each and every one of you, dear readers. You are the very reason I am still getting up to pump in the middle of the night! I so enjoy the stillness of that hour... Creating new posts for you, reading your comments, seeing who 'liked' the latest over on the … [Read more...] about Happy Thanksgiving to the Best Blog Readers EVER
It's almost Turkey Day! Here is a round-up featuring some of my favorite/best Thanksgiving posts from Happy Home Fairy. May the Lord bless you tomorrow as you celebrate His great goodness with your Happy Homes. Fun FREE Printable Thanksgiving Games and Activities Easy Turkey … [Read more...] about Last-Minute Thanksgiving Links
