When I saw this adorable Melted Snowman project on The Devine Home, I knew this would be perfect for our Georgia home. My four year old and I had lots of fun making it! First, pour a couple cups of sugar onto a domed cake platter. Then pick out 5 black and 1 orange button […]
Home-Spun Holiday Traditions
December 6, 2009 by ·
This post is part of the Home-Spun Holidays blog carnival, which is being held at Mentoring Moments for Christian Women. The theme of the carnival is to share the simple, inexpensive things you do at home to make the Christmas season memorable. On my Counter-cultural Mom blog, I’ve shared some of the ways we celebrate […]
Twelve Days of Christmas 2009
December 1, 2009 by ·
December brings big changes to our schedule. And it is finally here! I’m so excited. We’ll be working hard to finish up any outstanding work from this semester so that we can phase in our favorite Christmas-related projects. This year, instead of making our traditional Gingerbread Houses we plan to do Gingerbread Castles (we are studying […]
Geocaching Birthday Party
May 7, 2009 by ·
We recently had a birthday party for two of our boys. They wanted to do a geocaching theme. If you missed my post a few weeks ago about Geocaching and Letterboxing, you can read it here. Geocaching (pronounced “Geo-cash-ing”) is a form of treasure hunting which relies on a hand-held GPS unit for finding treasure […]
Journaling during the holidays
December 31, 2008 by ·
Every year during the Christmas season, I keep a journal where I write down special memories of the season. They may be funny things, poignant memories, and practical things we don’t want to forget. We keep a record of who visited us and what we did together, special foods we ate for Christmas, and ways […]
Using an Advent Wreath
December 20, 2008 by ·
The advent wreath is very symbolic. The circular wreath reminds us of eternity, and that God has no beginning or end. The wreath should always be made of evergreen branches, which never die. This reminds us that Christ was raised from the dead and is alive, never to die again. It also points us to […]
Gingerbread Houses part 2: Decorating
December 20, 2008 by ·
We decorated the gingerbread houses yesterday. We constructed them in advance and allowed them to sit overnight so they would be set. To decorate the houses, make up another large batch of frosting, adjusting this recipe as needed, based on the number of houses you are covering. Frosting “glue” recipe: 1 lb. powdered sugar 3 […]
Gingerbread Houses part 1: Construction
December 20, 2008 by ·
We are better! Everyone was feeling fine today. Our family has been sick since before Thanksgiving, so we’ll be playing catch-up this week with some of our favorite holiday activities. Last year we made gingerbread houses for the first time. Everyone had so much fun that we immediately decided it should become a yearly tradition. […]
December Blog Carnival: Celebrating the Season
December 4, 2008 by ·
I’m hosting a blog carnival this month on Counter-Cultural Mom blog. This week’s Celebrating the Season topic is a chance to share what books and music you are using this Christmas. Do you have a new find to tell us about, or an old favorite you dust off every year? We are using Family Worship […]
Christmas Gifts for Boys
December 4, 2008 by ·
I know, I know, I’ve been posting a lot of shopping links lately. I’m not interested in turning this blog into a personal home shopping network, so don’t fear! I will get back to regular topics this week, I promise! In the meantime, our whole family has been sick, so we haven’t been doing much […]
