Archive for October, 2009

Dreaming of Sugarplums

Friday, October 30th, 2009

As the story goes, Christmas Eve often brings dreams of sweet, sugary confections for children who await a visit from Santa. Many children today, though, have never seen, nor tasted a sugarplum. Why not make your own sugarplums to share with your family this Christmas? The recipe listed at Christmas Goodies is simple, delicious, and [...]

Money-Saving Memory Makers

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Making long-lasting Christmas memories doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. Sure, you could go out to a paid light display or go see a Christmas show, but chances are, you can probably make memories that will last just as long by finding fun family activities to do at home. The folks over at [...]

Video: Holiday Scrapbooking

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

If you’d love to create a Christmas scrapbook this year but don’t know where to start, this video can provide you with a visual aid as well as simple instructions to help you get started with your book. All you’ll need is a few basic tools, some paper, and your photos.

Making Magical Christmas Memories

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Santa Claus is central to all of our Christmas memories when we’re young. We write letters to him, sit on his lap at the mall, and anxiously await his arrival on Christmas Eve. You can make those memories even more special for your kids by taking them one step further. Get some great ideas for [...]

Christmas Memory Book

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

If you want to preserve your family’s Christmas memories but don’t have the time or the creativity to scrapbook, there are also pre-made Christmas memory books available. Similar to a baby book, they offer fill-in-the-blank journaling pages and photo album pages so you can combine your holiday photos with your Christmas stories, just like you [...]

Memories of Woolworth’s

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Shopping at the local Woolworth’s store was once as commonplace as going to Walmart for the average American family. Now, however, this iconic part of American history remains only as a memory. This video, recorded in a Christmas Museum in Pennsylvania containing a replica Woolworth’s store, is sure to bring back lots of warm memories [...]

Decorating to Make Christmas Memories

Monday, October 5th, 2009

It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t enjoy decorating for Christmas. Children and adults alike love and look forward to putting out all of those lights, nativity scenes, ornaments, angels, and Santas. There are likely some Christmas memories and traditions wrapped up into all of those decorations too. So why not decorate with creating Christmas [...]

The Brown Bag Christmas

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

It’s truly amazing how, when you think you truly have nothing, faith always comes through to provide. This beautifully heartwarming Christmas story details one family’s account of a desolate Christmas during which they weren’t sure if they’d have food to eat, much less presents. The mother of the family encouraged the children to pray that [...]