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Polar Express Party
Last night we hosted a Polar Express party for children in Kindergarten and 1st grade. For this age group, I try to keep programs about 45 minutes long, because at this age (after a long school day) I don’t want to keep them up too late and our evening programs…
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When Santa Fell to Earth
As many others out there do, I drove multiple hours to get to my parent’s house for the Christmas holiday and I have found that if I can find a really good book on CD that the trip goes that much more quickly. As I was perusing the shelves before…
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Twas the Night Before Christmas
Create a new tradition and read a few Christmas stories on your own or share some with you family today! One of my favorites is The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Every time I read it, I can hear my mom’s voice reading this story to us when we…
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Christmas means….
In my parent’s house, Christmas means my dad setting up his model trains from when he was young and my mom baking in the kitchen, and watching White Christmas with everyone. Growing up with three siblings my mom used baking as a way to spend time with each of…
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It’s That Time of Year…
I absolutely love the holidays! Beginning the Wednesday before Thanksgiving all the way to New Year’s Day – I love it! I love being with my family for Thanksgiving, listening to Christmas music, finding that perfect gift for someone, absolutely everything about the holidays! This weekend I got to spend…
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
I have been waiting for December 1st to be able to post this book. This has got to be one of my all time favorite Christmas stories – The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by, Barbara Robinson. This story was published in 1972 and it shows if you read it now,…