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The Advent Calendar Deals are Back!

December is an excellent month to find interesting deals, offers, and freebies. Several different companies put together an “advent calendar” of sorts, where one special deal is offered each day. They start on the first day of December. Here’s a quick list of where to find “advent calendar” deals! Starbucks is doing “12 Days of Gifting”. They started on December 1, 2012. To find the deals, visit the Starbucks website every day. Each day will have a new deal on stuff from Starbucks. Caribou Coffee is doing “20 Deals for 20 Days”. They started on December 1, 2012. Every day, … Continue reading →

Fun Treats and Surprises For Advent Calendars

How can it be possible that December is two days away? I did some shopping this morning. I thought that 9:00 a.m. on a Thursday would be a great time to be shopping, that the stores would be empty. I was wrong; the toy aisle at Target was crowded even that early. The craft store nearby was packed, too. I didn’t find many large gifts, but I did some great things for advent calendars. Here are some ideas for advent calendar treats and surprises: – Individually wrapped gourmet chocolates or truffles. They are an indulgence, but last a long time … Continue reading →

The Homeschooler’s Advent Calendar: Crafty Activities at Families.com

Do you tour this website? I have to admit that I check out a few blogs regularly, but if I’m searching for something I often go to the forums to get people’s opinions. However, when I was thinking about today’s Advent calendar topic, I thought I’d take a good look around at what Families.com has to offer. Obviously the blogger in fun or kid’s crafts doesn’t blog in homeschooling–but which of us homeschoolers doesn’t like to get out the craft boxes every so often? In reality, I found many ideas that I can use for our Christmas celebrations during homeschool. … Continue reading →

Making Christmas Traditions

Today is the first day of Christmas and the countdown has officially begun. The Christmas season is one of rich family traditions. When my husband and I got married we each brought some of the traditions surrounding the holidays into our own family. Having traditions gives our children something to look forward to and brings our family closer together. Here are some of the Christmas traditions that our family has. Starting with the first day of December my children have several advent calendars that we use to count down the days until Christmas. The first is a Nativity Scene where … Continue reading →