I am always looking for new, fun and simple things to do to dress up the house and table for the holidays. If you’re hosting the family holiday dinner this year or just need to come up with a pretty focal point for your table or mantel – don’t worry, even the craft-challenged can make […]
Holidays around here are more often than not filled with baloons, decor, fun treats, gifts, friends, smiles, laughs and great memories. There are so many great holiday activities in our list of family traditions for the holidays. Join us as we share the fun with you!
How to Pose Melk the Christmas Monkey
Melk, the Christmas Monkey is on his way to visit your family again this year, to teach your children who God is in the days leading up to Christmas. If you don’t have Melk’s book, you can get it here. Each lesson, with it’s letter from Melk to your child, and it’s activity give instructions […]
60 Christmas Ornaments Kids Can Make
Making Christmas ornaments is a large tradition in my memories of childhood Christmases. As the days got colder and shorter in the mountains, my Grandmother always had plenty of old Christmas cards, toothpicks, strings and ribbons and other craft items on hand to keep little hands busy. These ornaments often ended up as Christmas gifts […]
Family Traditions: Elephant Appreciation Day
Elephant Appreciation Day I have loved elephants since I was an infant. Their sheer size and strength amaze me, while their gentleness and tender care of one another inspire me. Elephants, in my opinion, show better than any other creature, the majesty of our Creator God. For these and many other reasons, Elephant Appreciation Day, […]
Labor Day Intentional Living
It’s Labor Day again, and this time it falls on Monday. Lot’s of folks in the US will be taking a break from Labor and enjoying extra time with family, shopping, doing projects, watching sports, etc. Paradise Praises and several of our friends are having special sales this week, and I don’t want you to […]
30 Great Ideas for Christmas Photos
It’s that time of year again, time to start thinking about getting the annual Christmas photo taken. After all, Grandma and Grandpa count on that yearly family photo arriving sometime during the holiday season. Apart from the normal decisions like what to wear and how many copies to print to cover everyone on the […]
Family Traditions: Birthday Celebrations
Birthdays are Blessings I know there are some that believe that birthdays are no big deal or even that they are pagan because they honor a person. In our family, we make a great big deal of birthdays, in thanksgiving to the Creator, for giving them life and blessing them (and us) with another year […]
Relishes, Relays, and Family Relationships (and an ebook)
The Fourth of July! A Family Holiday! July 4th – America’s Independence Day, and one of the biggest family holidays of the year! Memories I have memories of July 4ths gone by: family picnics and family group photos, homemade ice cream, Grandma’s apple pies, relish, and potato salad, Mom’s pasta salad, hamburgers on the grill, […]
White Elephant Gift Exchange: Your Next Party Game
The White Elephant Gift Exchange, also known as the Yankee Swap, is the perfect party game for holiday get-togethers, family reunions, cousin camps, and other social events! It combines classic gift exchange rules with friendly competition. It’s both rewarding and entertaining! The White Elephant Gift Game: The Rules Before hosting a white elephant gift exchange, […]
4th of July Custom T-Shirts: 7 Places to Order
T-shirts are back! With beautiful summer weather on its way, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to start planning family events! The months of June and July are perfect for family reunions, cousin camps, family fundraisers, family picnics, and of course, Independence Day. Why not make custom t-shirts for your upcoming 4th of July event? Not […]
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