Rantin' & Ravin'

25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!!!

Here we go again!

I've enjoyed doing these posts for the holidays! And apparently, so have you guys! Thanks for all of the pins!

I hope this list is just as good! If you need more ideas, check out my "Christmas" board!

Crafts:

Ten Kids and a Dog

Prepared Not Scared

Kelsey Bang

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Free Kids Crafts

Leapfrog and Ladybugs

Food:

Amanda's Parties To Go

Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons

Baked Perfection

Have a cookie decorating party... this recipe keeps the shape of cookie cutters!

Activities:

Watch Polar Express and enjoy some yummy hot chocolate with the Polar Express Hot Cocoa Recipe from Honey and Fitz

Go see the lights

Do people still go caroling? If not, we should! It will be loads of fun!

Decorate a tree

Send a Christmas card to a soldier. Make sure to do this one right at the beginning of the month, they send them out after the first week of the month. Send them here:

Holiday Mail For Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456

Do not include a picture or name, nothing personal. Just a simple card thanking them for their service!

Read the Christmas Story found in Luke.

Help your children go through their toys and find good quality ones they don't play with anymore and donate to a local shelter.

Take $5, $10 or more and take your kids shopping and donate those gifts to Toys for Tots.

GR{ATtITUDE}!!!

Crush Culdesac

Gratitude is all about attitude!

It's that month again! The month of gratitude.

I know we are already 5 days into this month, but start today and make a list of something you are grateful for.

Add something new each day.

From your spouse to your child, to your home, to your job, to your health, to one more day with the loved one who is ill, to those favorite pairs of shoes that make your bum look smokin'!

It doesn't matter what, it just matters that you develop an attitude of gratitude!

It will be hard to stop once you get going, I promise!

As with all of my printable posts, please pull the original copy from the link provided. These ladies work hard and deserve 100% of the credit!

MAKING THANKSGIVING DAY FUN FOR KIDS!!!

Thanksgiving can be kind of boring... for kids!

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In my home, I spend all morning running around trying to make everything perfect for that meal that ends up lasting less than an hour!

My husband is watching a movie or the game.

My kids, they just don't understand what all of the hype is about!

I mean no candy, no presents... it's kind of lame!

However, for me it's my favorite holiday! It's my holiday.