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8 Fun and Easy Christmas Crafts For Kids Under 10
It’s time for Christmas crafts! My girls have been talking about doing some Christmas crafts for days now. SO, I think it’s time to gather a few up and have some fun. But first a trip to the Dollar Store to get supplies. I know we will be making up some reindeer food once again because it is fun and it is a tradition of sorts here. Paper bag reindeer puppets are easy. Pine cones are excellent for crafting with. Both of my kids are forever finding them and collecting them too. These crafts here are pretty simple. Most children under ten could handle these without a lot of help.…
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Christmas Crossword Puzzle Free Printable
Do you like word games and crossword puzzles? Do you enjoy Christmas printables? I used to love these word games a lot as a child. Now I still do, but I find myself too busy to do them lately. My own kids still enjoy word games and crossword puzzles. I figured yours might love them as much as mine do. Anyways, here’s an easy to print free Christmas crossword puzzle just for you and your family to enjoy. Hope you are having a great holiday season so far. Here’s something to amuse the kids. I share these every holiday to help you stay on top of the budget while keeping…
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Personalized Gifts – PosterJack’s Acrylic Blocks and #12DaysofGiveaways
A good friend is worth celebrating. This year I wanted to gift something special to a good friend and Posterjack acrylic blocks came to mind. Each Posterjack gift you buy can be personalized with a special photograph you cherish. I have in fact used Posterjack here at Thrifty Momma’s Tips a few times to create memorable pieces for around my home. There are so many different options it’s hard to know which to choose. But right now with Posterjack’s Twelve Days of Christmas giveaways going on, you can enter to win your own Acrylic block to give someone special. You can find several other blogs this month also hosting the…
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Free Christmas Fill Ins Printable
Happy Christmas! It’s beginning to feel more like Christmas with every passing day. That means it’s starting to feel a bit more frantic too. Sometimes it’s hard to remember to stop and smell the roses this time of year. Shopping, work, holiday planning and parties keep many of us super busy. And the budget can also easily fly right out the window. That’s why I schedule some free printables here during every single holiday season. At this time of year I will take any help I can get. And free printables are just the thing. Now if only I could find a speedy mendala printable site I’d be ecstatic. My…
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Cute Printable Christmas Gift Tags
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas is on the way soon. So it’s time to get thinking about presents and putting up your tree and wrapping too. This time of year I love handy printables, so I love to share some with my readers too. I thought you might enjoy these cute printable Christmas gift tags as much as I do. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Ontario. That means shopping has started and gifts are being readied. Our shopping lists are slowly being whittled away at. Of course World Vision helped a lot with that this year and we chose a lot of…
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21 DIY Christmas Ornaments
21 DIY Christmas Ornaments I am a sucker for pretty Christmas ornaments. I love the unique ones that have meaning and emotional weight because they were made with love. Every year my kids make a couple of their own. This past year I bought them a pile of plain glass ornaments and I let them decide how they wanted to decorate each one. Some turned out really sweet. Just like these 21 DIY Christmas Ornaments. I have compiled a creative list of 21 DIY Christmas Ornaments for you to dive into this Holiday season. There is nothing better than a homemade ornament hanging on your tree. Use this list to fill up…
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10 Delicious Sweet Treat Christmas Cookie Bar Recipe Ideas
It’s now well into November and honestly it’s starting to look a bit more like winter around here. There’s something about this time of year that makes me want to bake. This year I have a gorgeous new Breville Scraper Mixer Pro which is clearly going to be my new Christmas toy and present just for me!! Also it is already inspiring this Mom to generate some creative cookies and recipes in the kitchen. Baking is so much more fun with the right tools! Don’t you agree? This year I thought it would be nice to share with you a collection of some of the tastiest Christmas cookie bars that I…
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Chrono Bomb Game is the Perfect Present for Your Spy In Training #TMMGG2015
I spied the Chrono Bomb game this past summer at a toy show in New York City and it screamed Ainsley’s name to me as I walked by, so I struck up a conversation with the person representing Patch Products and told her all about this girl of mine. Back when Ainsley was about 8 and we were living in our old house, she would grab string, or yarn from the closet and string it all over her room creating an elaborate web of lasers so that she had to limbo and contort her body just to get into the room. She has always been that kind of girl. Massive…
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Festive Gingerbread Chai Latte
If you know me at all, then you are aware of my love for chai latte. Chai tea latte is my favourite beverage on the planet. I can drink it all year round but it’s my favourite thing to order from Starbucks when I travel. There’s something very comforting and smooth about a chai tea latte. This season I love experimenting with the flavours that are Fall and Winter standbys. This time of year gingerbread is a smooth partner in so many holiday recipes. Gingerbread cookies and treats are synonymous with Christmas. Gingerbread is to Christmas what pumpkin is to Halloween. So Gingerbread chai latte is like the perfect storm…
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Thrifty Momma’s Tips 2015 Holiday Gift Guide is Now Accepting Submissions #TMMGG2015
Do you have a product you are looking to boost this season? Does your IT Toy need some buzz? Do you want to see your toy, or item, shared with millions? Good news. I have the solution. Every year Thrifty Momma’s Tips Holiday Gift Guide generates millions of impressions. Oh sure, I know it’s September, but soon enough the snow will fly and the holidays will be in full swing. I have already received a few Holiday gift guide submission inquiries in the last month, so in response to those I have prepared a few guidelines and thoughts on what I will and won’t accept here for consideration in the annual…