100+ Ideas for Elf on the Shelf Names …

November 29, 2016

  If you’ve decided to adopt an Elf and participate in the “Elf on the Shelf” tradition, one of your first tasks will be to name your little guy (or gal). Get the kids involved to come up with a name that you all like, but just in case you get stuck, I’ve created a list of over 100 names for you to choose from:   Angel Bella Bells Bing Blitz Blizzard Blossom Bo Bobby Bojangles Bon Bon Bubbles Buddy Buster Buzz Candy (or Candi) Charlie Cherry Chip Chippy Chrissy Cindy … read more

Santa’s Magical Key … A Christmas Tradition …

December 5, 2015

  I love family traditions because they create such special memories that live with us and our children forever. Over the years, we’ve created many Christmas traditions that we still keep going even though my kids are now teenagers and young adults. Christmas is such a magical time and small, simple traditions can help put a smile on your face whether your 6 or 60!   Creating your own traditions doesn’t have to be expensive and doesn’t even take a lot of effort, like this one … “Santa’s Magical Key”!   We’ve been doing this for years because, if … read more

Keeping Christmas Simple … WANT, NEED, WEAR, READ …

November 17, 2015

  We’re having a very simple, low-budget Christmas again this year … it’s something we’ve been doing for a while … and I love it!   It can be so tempting at Christmas to “go all out”, spend up big and spoil the kids, family and friends rotten … I’m guilty … I’ve done it! It’s so easy to get caught up in the frenzy with “SALE” signs, “Interest-free Offers” and fabulous Christmas displays all encouraging us to part with our hard-earned cash … yep … guilty again! But if it means having to deal with maxed out credit cards or having to nurse a “financial … read more

Tracking Santa on Christmas Eve via NORAD …

December 22, 2014

    Well, it’s almost Christmas Eve and it won’t be long until Santa begins his epic journey and travels around the globe to deliver presents to boys and girls everywhere. It’s such an exciting time for littlies everywhere, but did you know there’s a way to follow and track Santa’s journey?   If you visit this site: www.noradsanta.org you and your kids will be able to follow Santa’s journey as he leaves the North Pole and flies south around the world. Santa is tracked by radar, satellite, Santacams and he’s even escorted by Canadian and … read more

Christmas Books … A Christmas Family Tradition …

December 18, 2014

  I love reading and have always enjoyed bedtime stories with my girls. This was one of my favourite times of every day when we would snuggle up and spend some quiet time together. Reading was part of our nightly routine and a great way to settle and relax the kids before they drifted off to sleep.   In December I always brought out our collection of Christmas books to read together which really added to the magic and spirit of Christmas. I always packed our Christmas books and DVD’s away after Christmas with the decorations so that, when we unpacked … read more

Christmas Family Traditions …

November 22, 2014

  Christmas is a special time of year to spend time with family and friends and creating family traditions is a wonderful way to build lifelong memories. Family traditions are simply the things we do year after year that have meaning, purpose and significance for us. Every family will have different traditions that reflect their personalities, culture, budget and spirituality and having traditions is a delightful way to bond and reconnect with the people in our lives.   As an example, one of our family traditions is our Annual Pudding Day. It’s usually … read more