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Our Favorite Children’s Bibles and Kids Devotionals

December 6, 2014 By Thaleia 7 Comments

If you are like me then you still have some Christmas shopping to do! I am wanting to stretch my dollar as well as give a meaningful gift. I think a children’s Bible or kids devotional would make for a life impacting present. We do own quite a few baby, toddler, and preschool Bibles and story books which are very nice. I am highlighting gifts as part of a blogger program through Family Christian stores.

I have four children and four nieces whom I could buy either a Children’s Bible or Devotional item for Christmas or birthdays. Family Christian stores offers a wide selection of books and Bibles from reputable publishing companies such as Bethany House, Thomas Nelson, Tyndale, and Zondervan.

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Christmas in the Barn Kid Made Nativity Ornament

December 1, 2014 By Thaleia 9 Comments

We thought long and hard about what book we would choose as part of the 10 Days of Kid-Made Christmas Ornaments blog hop. We decided to choose one of our favorite authors, Margaret Wise Brown. We love and own a few of her books like Big Red Barn but this time we choose Christmas in the Barn. I have partnered with a wonderful group of Kid Bloggers to bring you ten incredible days of easy to make ornaments. All links within this post are affiliates or point you to some other posts of great interest.

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Wooden Beads
Jute or Natural Fiber Twine
Scissors
Glue gun and glue sticks
White fabric, cloth, or felt
Stuffing, batting, or cotton balls
Craft stick

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Fun and Simple Christmas Gifts Kids Can Make

November 20, 2014 By Thaleia 19 Comments

This is week 6 already of Becky from FranticMommy and myself series called #HolidayMoney! We’ve talked about all sorts of ways to make and save money for the Holidays. I hope you have had time to check each post out and try some of the unique and creative tips!

Kids loving making things and what better time to make gifts than Christmas. Finding fun and simple Christmas gifts can be as easy as a Google search or time spent on pinterest.
My children are of various ages and skill level when it comes to crafts, sewing, and creating their own presents. I imagine that even Lil’ Red will be “put to work” making Christmas cards or an ornament via some scribbles on paper or a thumbprint or two.

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Clearance Items for Your Christmas Gifts

October 30, 2014 By Thaleia 9 Comments

This is another installment of the Holiday Money series co-hosted by Becky from Franticmommy.com and myself. This week Becky is talking about Why Planning is the Key to a Successful Budget Christmas. If you missed the previous weeks posts during this series be sure to scroll to the bottom where all the weeks and posts are listed for easy reference.

Clearance items make for great and inexpensive Christmas Gifts. We have done this many many times for all sorts of wonderful surprises! Do you have children who like to draw or write? Then Back to School Clearance deals are right up your alley. Sometimes stores make things down in September or October or November depending on the size of store and amount of “leftover” school supplies.

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Save Money on Educational Christmas Gifts

October 23, 2014 By Thaleia 1 Comment

Welcome back to week 2 of our Holiday Money series with Becky from Franticmommy! This week Becky has written a post about Using Fiverr to Generate Christmas Cash. I know you will not want to miss reading her tips on what Fiverr is and how to earn much needed Christmas cash. (Week 1 will be listed at the bottom of this post.)

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What kinds of Christmas Gifts do parents want? Educational toys WITHOUT batteries! I will repeat that for all the grandparents, aunts, or uncles out there buying Christmas Gifts. Do NOT buy gifts with BATTERIES!! Battery operated toys are no fun when the batteries die and can cost a small fortune to keep running with full batteries!

So what is a relative to do when you want to buy that precious little one a really awesome Christmas present? Check out all the wonderful EDUCATIONAL options that are out there! Trust me there are all sorts of ways to find inexpensive Christmas Gifts and still give a really nice gift to that deserving child. I used our affiliate links throughout the post to give you links to the best deals I could find.

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