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I love it when a craft doubles as something useful. I’ve gathered up several Christmas cards that kids can make with little help. No one can resist a kid-made Christmas card!  [Read more…]

Christmas Gift Tags are a dime a dozen, but making or printing your own allows you to give your packages a unique finishing touch. Come up with your own designs, or use these creative suggestions below.

I’ve divided these gift tag ideas into two sections: Tags to Make and Tags to Print

Have fun embellishing your gifts!

Tags to Make

• Washi Tape Tag
• Twig Tree Tag
• Reusable Duck Tape Tag
• Watercolor Glitter Tag

• Quilled Tag
• Christmas Sweater Tag
• Can Tab Tag
• Photo Tag

• Light Up Tag
• Recycled Art Tag
• Christmas Tree Tag
• Fingerprint Tag

Tags to Print

• Buffalo Check Tag
• Holiday Tag
• Red & Black Tag
• Christmas Phrase Tag

• Train Tag
• Primary Writing Tag
• Color Your Own Tag
• Penguin Tag

• Christmas Cactus Tag
• Hershey’s Kiss Tag
• Crossing Guard Tag
• Dance Teacher

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My gang loves to make homemade Christmas candy to give to family and friends. We turn the dining room table into candyland for a few hours as everyone works together to assemble our treats.

Our favorites to make are homemade butterfingers, candy cane pretzels, and white chocolate peppermint popcorn. I will try to get some pictures added soon, but here are the instructions in a nutshell.

If these don’t appeal to you, there are 24 more delicious candy recipes below, with pictures! This post contains affiliate links. [Read more…]

Several years ago my sister-in-law started a fun tradition of making Christmas ornaments with the kids after Thanksgiving dinner. She would choose 2 or 3 crafts and have everything prepped for the younger ones.

I love pulling those handmade ornaments out each year and remembering fun times with family. 

I’ve rounded up a whole page of Christmas ornaments that kids can make. Have fun making memories!

• Yarn & Craft Stick Christmas Tree
• Felt Christmas Tree
• Yarn & Cardboard Christmas Tree
• Cupcake Liner Christmas Tree

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I am a bit of a planner junkie. I just love to print out themed lists and pages for each season. Even though I will probably never have my act fully together, I can at least pretend I do on paper.

These FREE printable Christmas planners are a great way to take all of those jumbled up holiday plans out of your head and put them into action. They also make great gifts.

Don’t forget to print out a wish list for the kids! [Read more…]