Looking for a great advent product that isn't the same old calendars with candy? What about an advent book collection for advent readings? You can wrap them up individually and open one a day starting December 1st! What A fun new traditions! Get the details below. Advent Readings with Advent Count Down Books from Clausen Family Countdown to Christmas Local Women Publish Children’s Books Featuring Christmas Countdown Theme The Clausen Family Countdown to Christmas is an advent collection of 25 books written by Jannie Tharp and illustrated by her sister, Valerie Lindsay. As part of a family tradition, Valerie had been collecting random books for her grandchildren to open each day starting Dec. 1 through Christmas Eve. As the number of grandchildren grew, she found the tradition … [Read more...]
ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas TV Schedule
It's no secret I LOVE Christmas. I have so many great Christmas memories. Memories of decorating a Christmas tree, going to look at lights, and eating out on Christmas Eve. Memories of opening gifts and being so impatient because I didn't want lunch or dinner I wanted to play with what I got. The year my grandfather bought me The Sims it was over I was addicted and to this day if I start playing you can say bye-bye to me for days! But that is another subject. Christmas. That's what we are talking about. Besides Christmas music, I love watching Christmas movies. Frosty The Snowman, Home Alone, and Santa Clause were some of my favorites. Now that I have kids I love Polar Express, Berenstain Bears Christmas Tree, and Veggies Tales Christmas Collection. ABC Family's 25 Days of … [Read more...]
Christmas Decorating the RV with At Home
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of At Home for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. This is our first Christmas in our RV. That means we get to have fun buying decoration for it! We needed someplace with lots of choice so we headed into Nashville to the At Home Christmas Decor store Located in Nashville West (a great shopping area) I had heard great things about their everyday low prices. The shopping area embrasses their music heritage with guitars everywhere. Plus look how big this store is? I think it was the PERFECT choice to go get our Christmas Decor! So here is the space I am working with, my before picture. It's the main hub, we have mismatched pillows and a few quilts to just stay comfy. You can see where the baby sleeps there in the bottom right. Behind that … [Read more...]
5 Ways To Earn Last Minute Christmas Money
5 Ways To Earn Last Minute Christmas Money It's only weeks until Christmas, and you have found yourself struggling to make ends meet while giving your family gifts they will enjoy. Here are 5 Ways To Earn Last Minute Christmas Money that are easy for you to manage. Not only can you make a few hundred dollars in a short time, you will manage to give your family the Christmas they deserve. Sell Homemade Baked Goods: Tons of people would love to have real quality home baked treats around the holidays. Everything from homemade jams and jellies to delicate candies will sell. If you offer tasty sugar free, gluten free or low fat varieties you have an even larger market to sell your foods to. Offer Babysitting Services: Parents are always needing extra time to do … [Read more...]
4 Mobile Apps that will Help you Save on Christmas!
4 Mobile Apps that will Help you Save on Christmas! Thanks to our smart phones, holiday shopping is getting easier and easier. We can make shopping lists, send a quick text to find out what to buy for dinners and gifts, and look up the best places to buy what we need. Apps also make it easier to save money on holiday related purchases! Below, you'll find four of the best apps that will help you save money this Christmas! ShopSavvy This app is sometimes seen as the best way to get the lowest price when you are out shopping. It lets you quickly scan barcodes on products to learn where you should buy - whether it be the store you are in, one nearby (which ShopSavvy can find with your phone's GPS), or an online merchant. If a website has the best deal, you can make a purchase on … [Read more...]
25 Days of Christmas Books for Children
Each year we like to share the meaning of Christmas with our kids. We have done fun Christmas stories in the past but this year wanted to focus more on the Christside of Christmas. In doing so we are not only making family time for the ABC Family 25 Day of Christmas movies we are also doing our own 25 days of Christmas Books that share different aspects of Christmas. We aren't reading them in any order we will actually stack them on our book shelf and let the kids pick one each night to read before bed . 25 Days of Christmas Books for Children We will also be working thru Getting Ready for Christmas by Yolanda Browne, this is a daily advent prayer & activity book for the family. God Gave Us Christmas by Lisa Tawn Bergren HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS by … [Read more...]