The Elf on the Shelf has become a favorite holiday time tradition at our house within the last few years. I start our Elf on the Shelf Planning early to avoid any additional stress later in the season.I remember the Elf showing up about mid December the first year we had him and moving around a few times before he returned to the North Pole with Santa on Christmas Eve.  Our kids loved the Elf immediately. They would jump out of bed excited and energized each morning and ready to find ... continue reading...

Writing Santa a letter detailing your Christmas wishes is a timeless tradition that has been passed on for generations. It’s a must do Christmas tradition in our household. What if I told you, your kids can actually get a letter back from Santa?! Can you imagine the surprise and delight on their faces when they open the mailbox and see a letter addressed to them from Santa?! How awesome is that!  HOW TO GET A LETTER BACK FROM SANTA This post contains affiliate links. See ... continue reading...

As promised, here is the second set of Christmas Dot Painting worksheets. We love dot painting at our house and I know so many of you love it in your homes and classrooms too.    GETTING STARTED This post contains affiliate links. See my Disclosure Policy for details. I love how quickly you can set your kids up with these dot painting worksheets. There's minimal prep required to get started.  I made two different sets of Christmas Dot Painting worksheets. This ... continue reading...

Among the must do Christmas traditions in our household is writing a letter to Santa. Our kids LOVE writing a lettter to Santa detailing their Christmas wish lists. Our kids collect as many sale flyers and toy catalogs as they can get their hands on (before I make them disappear :) ) and write out their Christmas wish lists for Santa. They stick their letter in an envelope, send them off to Santa, and anxiously await a reply.  This post contains affiliate links. See my Disclosure ... continue reading...