WEEK 1 – Gift Giving From the Heart The book: The Littlest Angel The craft: Wool roving angels The recipe: Angel wings The applique: An angel Children are constantly learning whether we are aware of it or not. Think about this. How many times between now and December 25 do you think someone will ask …
Although Michelle and I are taking the holiday weekend off, I’ve been enjoying some designing and crafting time. I thought I’d give you a sneak peek at a couple of the Advent Applique Blocks. I’m loving them!
This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. This is a very special time for our family as we prepare for Christmas. I have put together Advent Activities to do with the wee ones and happily will be sharing our activities with you. In case you would like to join us with all or part of our activities, …
Note: Although I plan to use these candle holders as our Advent Wreath, using 3 purple candles and 1 pink candle, it can be simply used as candle holders, as pictured here. Many years ago… probably 25… we had made an Advent Wreath. I wanted something that could be used throughout the coming years …
Tim and I have had one of those rare weekends that we stayed home… alone. Doesn’t happen often, and it is also the beginning of a week long vacation for Tim. YAY! Being behind after the trip to the kids, I finally got Halloween put away, and we decided to kind of skip over …
Does this poinsettia look familiar? Of course it does. It is the same design used on our Poinsettia Garland, except in a 2 dimensional applique format instead of a 3 dimensional flower. You know how we are always talking about thinking “outside the block” when using our applique blocks? In other words, by enlarging or …
Today Michelle and I have an article featured on The Magic Onions: Discovering Waldorf Column. We were thrilled that Donna thought to ask us, since we are such fans of The Magic Onions! Today we tackled the often touchy topic of receiving children’s gifts. Often our concept of appropriate toys can differ vastly from the gift givers …
Over the Holidays our house was a constant hub of activity. Beginning with that life affirming first cup of morning coffee shared with fellow pajama wearers, to the wee hours of the night, snuggled on the couch watching a barrage of Christmas movies, the house buzzed. Michelle and her family were around for most of it… departing for home only for …
The last of our children headed for home today, leaving Tim and I alone for the first time in almost 2 weeks. What a wonderful time we all had. And with the exception of a couple of broken glass Christmas ornaments, resulting from Bug’s new bow and arrows, the house remains intact. (BTW… I would …
We would like to wish everyone the Merriest Christmas! We are taking the Holidays off to be with family and friends. We will be back after the Holidays ready to share a New Year of crafty goodness! Joy and Peace of the Season! Fondly, Kimara and Michelle “Glory to the New Born King!”
I was very excited to see this kefil recipe. It is unlike any cookie I’ve ever made. How cool is that? Chiska shared this recipe and gave us a lovely little story about how it came to her family. I can’t wait to give this a try. Thank you so much, Chiska, for this lovely contribution! I wasn’t sure …
No matter how much we plan or how well we budget our time, we always wind up with the Christmas Crazies, trying to finish those last minute jobs. And, all of a sudden, it seems like the number of children we have has doubled as they try to help! One way to manage the kiddos is to have …
