Our family tradition for the eve of the Feast of St. Nicholas (December 6) is we have our children write up their Christmas list to leave in their stocking for St. Nicholas to take with him when he comes through the night. This is the activity for the December 5th Advent calendar card and this year I created this free St. Nicholas letter printable that they can fill out to make it easier and fun…
Each year the feast of St. Nicholas seems to sneak right up on us after the Thanksgiving holiday! That leaves me scrambling for stocking stuffer ideas that my children will love! My children enjoy celebrating this feast day in part because it makes it really begin to feel like Christmas is approaching! Our St. Nicholas tradition has always been to lay out our stockings the night before his feast (Dec. 5) and slip in our…
We have gone through many Christmas’ with children…almost 15 to be exact! Christmas can be a stressful time of year, especially for mothers, when it comes to planning and buying gifts. As the years have past, my husband and I have changed our outlook on Christmas gifts and now that we limit our gifts, it’s important that what they get is good quality but also played with! That is why I am sharing with you…
Shopping intentionally is really important to me, not only as a wife and mother, but as a devout Catholic woman and daughter to the King. Also, as a small business owner myself, I love supporting other small, Catholic owned businesses. With the overwhelm of holiday shopping, I decided I wanted to make intentional shopping easier for those looking to invest in small Catholic-owned businesses by sharing the Ultimate Advent Catholic Shopping Guide. Check it out!…
We added a new craft to our holiday fun this year and made some yummy smelling ornaments for our Christmas tree! These easy DIY Cinnamon Ornaments are a perfect holiday craft and make great gifts as well! If you are looking for something to fill your day before all the Christmas activities, this is it! And you will love each time you walk past the Christmas tree you get the yummy smell of cinnamon! DIY…
Toys and clutter everywhere, that is all just a part of having kids right? They are in every checkout lane and in every television advertisement. They come up with the neatest things each year to better the last, but do we need them all? Nope. Contrary to popular belief, they don’t need them all. In fact, here are five reason why kids need less toys! 5 Reasons Kids Need Less Toys Below are 5 reason…
I cannot believe it is the first weekend of December! Today is the first Sunday of Advent and we are so excited! I love incorporating more and more of our faith into our lives as I learn more. Keeping the Christmas season more spiritual and less commercial can be a challenge sometimes. I fall prey just like everyone else to the hustle and bustle of this time of year! This year, as with others, I…
Advent is such a special time of year for everyone! It is a wonderful time for celebrating family, friends and our Savior Jesus Christ! Our family loves the holidays and reflecting on Jesus is just as important to us as making memories and traditions! That’s why I created our Scripture Advent Calendar! Keep reading to learn more about it! OUR SCRIPTURE ADVENT CALENDAR When I was thinking up ideas for creating our Advent calendar, I…
A few years ago Erik and I seriously downsized the holidays with a Christmas gift limit. We never really went overboard with gifts but the kids always got plenty of gifts! One night, as we were walking through what was then our toy room, we looked around in awe of all of the toys the kids had! We had two entire closet shelving units on one wall full of toys! That’s when we knew we…
© 2024 Love & Messiness
