Delicious jam filled raspberry pinwheel cookies are an old fashioned Christmas tradition! Raspberry jam and walnuts are rolled up inside a rich, buttery dough. The cookie log is then sliced and baked for a delicious and pretty raspberry swirl cookie.
Russian Tea Cakes | Snowball Cookies
Russian Tea Cakes (Snowball cookies or Mexican Wedding Cake cookies) are a crumbly and buttery winter treat & a yummy Christmas cookie!
Candy Christmas Trees
This post contains affiliate links. I love to use candy in our Christmas decorating. It is pretty cheap to buy, and lots of fun to craft with, especially for kids. And of course it is always nice to sample a little bit as we craft. These DIY Candy Christmas Trees are cute and easy to […]
Thumbprint Christmas Cards
These Thumbprint Christmas cards are easy and fun to make! Get your kids involved in the Christmas season with this DIY craft.
Decorated Christmas Letters – Christmas in July
One of the projects my kids and I did during on Christmas in July celebration was to decorate Paper Mache letters. We decided to decorate the letters to spell out “NOEL”, mainly because it is short and sweet. We used 8 inch high letters and decorated them in a diagonal striped pattern with mostly muted […]
Wordless Wednesday- Merry Christmas
Santa stopped by our house over the weekend in a fire truck. He left a few presents under the tree last night too. Hope Santa was generous to you too!
Wordless Wednesday–Christmas Tree
We got our Christmas tree up with the light on over the weekend.
My Five Favorite Holiday Cards with Tiny Prints Giveaway
Choosing Holiday Cards can be hard, because there are so many good one to pick from. Here are some I love from Tiny Prints Holiday Card Collection. I’m torn about what to pick, maybe you can help me decide! I like the way this card has an overlay on top of the photo, which almost […]
Wordless Wednesday–Christmas
Festive Red and Green Popcorn Balls for Christmas
My family and I had great fun making these cute popcorn balls for Christmas this year. These are traditional treats, and although the process is a little messy it is worth it. You can also experiment with different flavor extracts to make each taste a little different. We made the green balls vanilla flavored and […]
Teaching Children to Give with Operation Christmas Child #OCCGiving
Christmas season is a time of year for giving, and what better time to teach your children how to be generous and compassionate! There are so many opportunities to give back during the Holiday season, and one that my family and I have done for a few year is Operation Christmas Child. This is a […]
Simple Christmas–New Ebook for the Holidays
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Are you stressed out and overwhelmed by the upcoming holiday season? If so this new ebook might be just the ticket, since it is all about making Christmas fun without stress. Celebrating and Savoring a Simple Christmas by Crystal Paine is […]
Wordless Wednesday – Christmas Cookies
Wordless Wednesday–Christmas Tree
We finally got our tree decorated! For more Wordless Wednesday check out 5 Minutes for Mom.
Wordless Wednesday–Easy Christmas Treats
These are simple enough for a picture recipe!
Wordless Wednesday–Christmas Decorations
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Christmas Tree
Here is this year’s tree. We got a bunch of red ornaments on clearance last year, so there is a lot of red on the tree this year. The elf ornament is one of my favorite I made a few years ago, and my daughter made the beaded snowflake.
