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A List of Activities for Advent Calendars

So we've gotten you in the mood to make or buy an advent calendar. But the inevitable question follows - what kind of treats for each day?...

Good Idea: The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein remains a favorite book from childhood for many. It's a poignant story about friendship and appreciation and is a great book to revisit around Thanksgiving....

Advent Calendar by Noix de Coc'

One of our favorite things about this time of year is looking at the various advent calendars available these days. We had a simple one growing up but never failed to thrill us each morning when it w...

Gratitude Basket

In our home, we use a simple basket filled with small slips of recycled paper for family members to write down what they're thankful for on any given day. Then we fold them up and don't read them aga...

Ohdeedoh on Family Traditions

Opportunities to create family traditions occur all year round but it's this time of the year that we really think about them the most. Everyone has cherished family traditions they grew up with and ...

Upside Down Christmas Tree

Shake things up a bit this holiday season with an upside Christmas tree. We've heard of these before but have never seen one in person....

Thanksgiving Awards

Besides the standard, "We go around and everyone says something they're thankful for," do you have any special Thanksgiving traditions in your family? Here's one fun idea......

Kids' Thanksgiving Table Centerpiece

Did we just drop the "T" word? We did. It's November and time to start making Thanksgiving plans. So put down that Halloween candy and start making your lists. If you're hosting this year and your...

I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas
by Anna Getty

Most of us will be doing (or at least buying) less this holiday season, but there's no reason to feel down about it. Less is good for your wallet, your spirit and certainly for the earth. Our plan...

5 Ways To Use DIY Nesting Dolls

It doesn't matter how young or old you are, nesting dolls are just plain cute! The best part is, you can now design a set of your own. A perfect idea for gift giving and holiday times, click throug...

Spooky Halloween Floor Tiles

Leave it to the Queen of Halloween, Martha Stewart to release a line of mix-n-match Halloween Flor tiles. As much as we want to say we'd never even consider buying such a thing, we can actually see...

Green Ideas: Recycled Wrapping

Has anyone noticed how expensive wrapping paper can be? Sometimes you think you're getting a good deal until you notice that the roll has about three feet of paper on it. We've been looking around...

Christmas Tree Safety
Slinks: n. (slingks) Surreptitious web links to other good sites

Before we leave you for the weekend, we want to pass on some information about tree safety since many of you will be lighting and decorating a tree this holiday season. AT San Francisco has put tog...

Free Printable Gift Tags 2008

Last year we rounded up a selection of online holiday gift tags available for free download. We used them for many of our gifts last year (and throughout the year) and plan to do so again. It's on...

How To: Ice Wreath

This may be our favorite holiday decorating idea this year - it's pretty, it's cheap (possibly free), it's easy and the whole family can get involved. This is not, however, a good idea for apartmen...

Daisy's Thanksgiving Birthday Bash

You may remember Daisy from her birthday greeting this morning...well, along with the wonderful photo shown here, Karen sent us a few pics of Daisy's birthday party. It can be a challenge to meld a ch...

Happy Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

“We must use time creatively.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. Today we are taking it easy in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Dr. King was a great man who strove for peace and equality ...

Ohdeedoh Cookie Recipe Swap

mjoe posed a question on last week's Open Thread that went unanswered so we thought we'd post it here: Best christmas cookies to make with a 4 year old? They have to be fun to make and decorate, fa...

Scared of Santa Photo Gallery

Any parent who has, with the best of intentions, taken their child to see Santa only for the plan to backfire into a fit of tears and terror can relate to the Scared of Santa Photo Gallery. ...

Parenting Blog Roundup 12.13.07

Top Eight Mistakes Pregnant Mothers Make at the Hospital as told to Thingamababy by a labor-delivery nurse. ....

Blogging NYT: A Holiday Medley, Off Key

Holidays can be tricky and stressful for many families and especially for interfaith ones. Dubbed the December dilemma and wrought with competitiveness, alienation, disloyalty, and compromise, the...

All About Gingerbread Houses on CraftyPod

Growing up, a classmate's mother (Mrs. Kull) made a fancy gingerbread house each year to be raffled off at the school holiday fair. We were quite taken with them and, though we never won one, alway...

LED Holiday Lights

Have an even greener tree this year by making the switch to LED lights. They’ll use about 90% less energy which is good for the earth and your pocketbook. ...