tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post5717239395025354301..comments2023-10-23T11:15:10.953-04:00Comments on Activities For Kids: Free Book Give Away - 50 Christmas Things to Make and DoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-13379065303083581712008-11-21T22:57:00.000-05:002008-11-21T22:57:00.000-05:00Just letting everyone know that Jessica is the win...Just letting everyone know that Jessica is the winner of 50 Christmas Things to Make and Do. I will email her and get it shipped to her so she'll have lots of time to make Christmas crafts with her family.<BR/><BR/>Congrats Jessica!Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399605183199856274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-91909642798371260402008-11-20T07:02:00.000-05:002008-11-20T07:02:00.000-05:00When I was growing up, my mom used to get all thre...When I was growing up, my mom used to get all three of us kids together, plus my two cousins and we would spend the entire day in the kitchen baking all sorts of delicious Christmas treats...cookies, pies, sausage balls,trail mix, chocolate covered pretzels. At the end of the day, the kitchen would be a mess, we would be covered in flour, and be exhausted.... but always had a GREAT time...and a tabletop FULL of great treats! I am planning to pass this wonderful tradition on to my own daughter! kee_thatsme@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-33136254823565639732008-11-19T17:36:00.000-05:002008-11-19T17:36:00.000-05:00What a great giveaway! I'd love to win. My favorit...What a great giveaway! I'd love to win. My favorite Christmas memory started when I was just a little girl...but it's become an ongoing tradition in our family at Christmas time. My mom started the tradition of giving everyone 3 gifts - 1. something that you needed 2. something that you wanted 3. something spiritual<BR/>I just remember getting up each Christmas morning and being so thrilled to see what everyone was going to get...now...it's fun to see my kids get excited about that same tradition. <BR/>~nicole<BR/>ncpnkr@aol.comLil Boo & Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09238249718785216513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-66880867926593876302008-11-19T14:52:00.000-05:002008-11-19T14:52:00.000-05:00What a great book. My favorite Christmas memory w...What a great book. My favorite Christmas memory was driving around my small town of 800 people and looking at the Christmas Lights. After we were done with that we got to come home and open our Christmas Eve present, which was always Pajamas of course. ThanksAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945198565427104337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-69332904852824062852008-11-19T11:48:00.000-05:002008-11-19T11:48:00.000-05:00This book looks so great. I have 2 little ladies t...This book looks so great. I have 2 little ladies that LOVE anything artsy, this would help me be creative for sure! <BR/>I remember decorating the tree was such a special time for my family. Even in highschool we all decorated the tree together. I had this little paper angel I got in preschool that was maybe 2 inches tall and FALLING APART, but somehow I got to put that angel on the tree every year. Even when younger siblings brought home handmade ornaments, my angel was always on top. The first year I was married and away from home, my dad put my angel on top of their Christmas tree. My mom finally gave me the angel and now I get to decorate my tree with it!laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04637276150316519771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-45655530242122136062008-11-19T02:21:00.000-05:002008-11-19T02:21:00.000-05:00My favorite memory is when I was young (3 or 4) an...My favorite memory is when I was young (3 or 4) and at my grandma's she dressed as Santa to come and visit me -- I was afraid Santa would not know I was at my Grandma's instead of my own house. So she decided to find a suit and pay a visit to me so I would know that he knew where I was!Krisi and Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518448085413173358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-50543771774966888082008-11-19T00:39:00.000-05:002008-11-19T00:39:00.000-05:00I wish I could remember a "childhood" Christmas me...I wish I could remember a "childhood" Christmas memory that really stands out. I do remember a picture of myself as a teenager sitting in front of the Christmas tree, I don't know if I was unwrapping gifts or not, but I had a sweatshirt on that I had "stolen" from a boy-friend of mine for Christmas break. I think I wore that shirt every day of break! lol EWWW!!Stephanie Sullinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260915868613995177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-51167647014921281242008-11-19T00:05:00.000-05:002008-11-19T00:05:00.000-05:00My favorite memory is visiting relatives that were...My favorite memory is visiting relatives that were in care centers on Christmas morning. We would sing Christmas carols, eat homemade candy and laugh about funny things that happened. We would spend the morning with them and then go home and open our presents. <BR/><BR/>I loved this tradition because it made me reflect on the true meaning of Christmas.<BR/><BR/>pricec88@hotmail.comChristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831702023504188974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-25760266686723791722008-11-18T23:26:00.000-05:002008-11-18T23:26:00.000-05:00My favorite memory is coming home from my great-gr...My favorite memory is coming home from my great-grandmother's house on Christmas Eve. Mom and dad in the front seat and me and my sister in the back. My mom yells look up in the sky it is Santa and his reindeer. To our surprise, we saw it too. There in the sky this big red light. We just knew it was Rudolph's nose. We couldn't wait to get home and go to sleep since Santa was so close. Many years later much to my disappointment,I learned that it wasn't Rudolph in the sky but a tower with a red light on the top! We love this story and we tell it every Christmas and we laugh still when we go to Grannie's house on Christmas eve and still see "Rudolph's nose". We now point out his nose for our children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-73401902379741957802008-11-18T21:48:00.000-05:002008-11-18T21:48:00.000-05:00I was reading in my old chilhood journal about the...I was reading in my old chilhood journal about the time I got an acid washed jean skirt and my sister got a crimper. I believe I said "That was so cooooool!"<BR/><BR/>kamyrensmiles@hotmail.comShainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129348305234471491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-56649506810948871512008-11-18T19:07:00.000-05:002008-11-18T19:07:00.000-05:00I remember getting moon shoes which were the coole...I remember getting moon shoes which were the coolest toy and I was just so excited I immediately put them on and wore them the entire time I opened gifts:)<BR/><BR/>jil@jildesigns.comThe Jackson Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684228275646884509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-18044512085059510032008-11-18T17:05:00.000-05:002008-11-18T17:05:00.000-05:00I'd love to win this!My favorite Christmas memory,...I'd love to win this!<BR/>My favorite Christmas memory, is having another family visit, and driving around looking at all the Christmas lights!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15767835230650294528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-83110050447663158472008-11-18T16:54:00.000-05:002008-11-18T16:54:00.000-05:00Sorry, I forgot my email. It's spaztic_cow@yahoo.c...Sorry, I forgot my email. It's spaztic_cow@yahoo.comPeavoyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013597972145011690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-26244239821965783542008-11-18T16:52:00.000-05:002008-11-18T16:52:00.000-05:00The kids in my family are all adopted. I remember ...The kids in my family are all adopted. I remember my first Christmas with my two brand new siblings, a boy (2) and a girl(5), (I was 6) just like I prayed for. Three days before Christmas I pulled my toque (like a beanie) over my eyes and was chasing the dog and I got kicked by my friend who was on a swing, right in the face. I had to huge black eyes for Christmas day, but it was still the best Christmas ever because I got to share it with my very own siblings. Plus we got a Nintendo!!! (BONUS!)PeavoyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013597972145011690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-91471040825952491682008-11-18T16:22:00.000-05:002008-11-18T16:22:00.000-05:00i just loved going to christmas eve service and li...i just loved going to christmas eve service and lighting the candles every year w/ my family. it felt holy and magical all at the same time. <BR/>jessie12980@yahoo.comJessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096215040438372611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-90439778886747848762008-11-18T14:38:00.000-05:002008-11-18T14:38:00.000-05:00I will never forget the Christmas that I recieved ...I will never forget the Christmas that I recieved my first bike. Pink, with a basket and streamers. Classics beat out all other gifts...kto1shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01372615615893467052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-16187673197238334582008-11-18T14:33:00.000-05:002008-11-18T14:33:00.000-05:00My favorite memory is having all my family togethe...My favorite memory is having all my family together on Christmas morning. It was always so special to have everyone there!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649561868998090958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-84000070699640612002008-11-18T14:09:00.000-05:002008-11-18T14:09:00.000-05:00My favorite holiday memory is watching all the old...My favorite holiday memory is watching all the old Christmas movies on T.v. Like Charlie Brown and Rudolph. I loved those! Still do :)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852155703310731999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-64922862347061331422008-11-18T14:01:00.000-05:002008-11-18T14:01:00.000-05:00We use to go to this Irish club with my parents, m...We use to go to this Irish club with my parents, my aunt/uncle, cousins & grandparents. There would be games & Santa would come. It was always a lot of fun!Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928304350897366869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-73166833324698024302008-11-18T13:22:00.000-05:002008-11-18T13:22:00.000-05:00A Christmas memory for every year is doing the 12 ...A Christmas memory for every year is doing the 12 Days of Christmas to a family that needed some smiles. I loved running the "day's" stuff to the door, and ditching behind the fence or car to see their faces.maidmarian4https://www.blogger.com/profile/03881102986284806870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-8246967075954786752008-11-15T20:47:00.000-05:002008-11-15T20:47:00.000-05:00My favorite memory is a tradition we have in our f...My favorite memory is a tradition we have in our family to open one gift on christmas eve. We all get pajamas and we wear them to bed. We still do this now, even though we are grown up. I have continued this with my daughter too.princess210https://www.blogger.com/profile/05823506096546791133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-82571890243444398452008-11-14T23:48:00.000-05:002008-11-14T23:48:00.000-05:00my favorite childhood memory was all the relatives...my favorite childhood memory was all the relatives I got to spend time with and be with atthe time...those people have long since passed but I so miss them every holiday...especially my grandmother...she's bee gone almost a year but the other...well long ago and all died from cancer...I so miss those days...and those relatives!!! I wish they could meet my children<BR/><BR/>lilhottemomma@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-14298658638276053082008-11-14T23:10:00.000-05:002008-11-14T23:10:00.000-05:00I have so many wonderful Christmas memories that i...I have so many wonderful Christmas memories that it's hard to pick my favorite. At the moment, I'm remembering the Christmas Eve when we all drove an hour to the nearest airport to meet my brother Terry, home on leave from the Air Force during the Vietnam War. His plane was delayed so we went shopping, and my mom (who ADORED snow) found this crazy "snowmaker" for the tree! It was a giant cardboard bowl that you put under the tree, with a motor and tubing that went up alongside the trunk ... there were huge bags of tiny styrofoam balls ("snow!") that you dumped in the bowl, and the vacuum motor sucked them up, shot them up the tube, and bounced them off the bottom of a special angel at the top, so you had styrofoam snow falling over your Christmas tree! It was pretty amazing for the late 60s/early 70s. We put that thing up for years and years, every Christmas, til the motor ROARED when you plugged it in! But my mama always said, "You've gotta have snow for Christmas, one way or another!"<BR/><BR/>Ahh, memories!<BR/><BR/>And even if I don't win the book (although I'd love to), thanks for giving me a reason to bring that memory back to mind!LuciMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183298838388482544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-83351283888607968832008-11-14T22:19:00.000-05:002008-11-14T22:19:00.000-05:00I remember always opening our presents on Christma...I remember always opening our presents on Christmas Eve. We do that to this day. <BR/><BR/>My girls would LOVE this book!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18194725246444409477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6424966508617495402.post-49719367743877881002008-11-14T11:47:00.000-05:002008-11-14T11:47:00.000-05:00From the Hollywood movies I've seen, Santa Clause ...From the Hollywood movies I've seen, Santa Clause is real. You just have to believe! My friends kids love him. I love him tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com