How to Keep Christ in Christmas—for Kids. While I am okay with Christmas traditions that aren’t exactly Christ-centered, like Elf on the Shelf, decorating gingerbread houses, White Elephant exchanges, hot cocoa bars, sledding, etc. I do want our Christian beliefs to be celebrated more heartedly during the Christmas season than at other times of the …
Giving
This year I was able to buy 67 Neighbor Gifts for under $100. Here’s how… I love posting neighbor gift ideas because it is not always easy finding nice items that are low stress for a reasonable cost. This is my Neighbor Gift 2021. I have a popular post with a list of many Classy …
A Martinelli’s Christmas Neighbor Gift is a great way to share the holiday season with others. Giving a bottle of Martinelli’s as a Christmas gift is usually well received. People usually love this gift as it non perishable, can be shared with groups large and small, and is non alcoholic so littles, adults, and those …
A few years ago, I was able to assemble my 27 neighbors’ Christmas gifts in 27 minutes. (I did not include the shopping time). Not only was I able to completely assemble these gifts in under half an hour, they only cost an average of $1.47 cents each! That is 27 gifts for $39.42!! * …
When I was maybe six or seven, I remember my great grandfather saying that he had had the 12 Days of Christmas gifted to him anonymously. He spoke fondly of receiving a gift each day and trying to find out who the giver was (which he never did do). I was so grateful that someone …
Christmas is a wonderful time of the year! Yet, it can be tough on the budget. I think that celebrating the holidays should be more about spending time together and enjoying this time of the year and less about worrying about the pocket book. Thus, I do my best to plan and prepare gift buying …