I decided to make my life a little easier this year by skipping our annual trek to J.C. Penney for what always ends up as a torturous holiday card photo shoot. Each year, after several failed attempts at getting all three girls to smile at the same time, with their dresses covering their knees and [...]

A few years ago I bought each of my daughters a personalized storybook. I submitted their names, their friends’ names, their birthdays and hometown. Each book was $10.95, but it was so worth it because when I began reading the personalized books to them, they were so excited to hear their own names in the [...]

Whenever Thanksgiving approaches, I know it’s time to get my advent calendars ready. Yes, I have two. My girls love this Christmas tradition so much that one advent calendar just isn’t enough. If you’re interested in starting a wonderful Christmas tradition, or want to add to the one you’re already doing, choose from these great [...]

My kids LOVE this movie — it is really sweet and gentle unlike lots of other kids movies out these days.
Christmas comes tomorrow, and Pooh and his pals can hardly wait! But they might wind up waiting much longer than just one day when Santa s magic toy sack goes missing along with a little [...]

Released on DVD November 20th, this G-rated third installment of the Santa Clause movies with Tim Allen and Martin Short may be just the thing to get you in the mood for the holidays. Their web site also has some cute Christmas activities for you to try out.
How about a new villain and a dash [...]

Are you worried that in the rush of Christmas, Santa might not remember to write to your child? The folks at Santa Mail have you covered. You can choose between 14 different letters which are then personalized for your child. They even offer letters for baby’s first Christmas!

Personalized with:

Your child’s name
Best friend’s name (optional)
Hometown
State

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Are you planning to help Santa stuff the stockings this year? I’ve found a couple of unusual things you might never have put in there before.

A set of four of Bourjois’ award winning lip glosses and a keychain — a $36 value for just $18 from Sephora. In fact, Sephora has a ton of great [...]