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Christmas Magic

Santa’s Workshop … 15 Christmas Crafts With Grandchilden!

by grammiestewart December 20, 2016

There is something magical about making something with your own hands … especially if it is to give to someone else.

Children love to make gifts for others at Christmas, or to help make the season brighter. I remember as a young girl that I loved to get some colored paper, markers, glue, glitter and stickers and create my own cards to give out. Looking back I realize they weren’t even folded symmetrically and they were usually a little soggy with glue, but I thought they were perfection!

Here are some ideas for making Christmas crafts with grandchildren for the Christmas holidays.

Together you can have your own Santa’s workshop … it would be a fun idea to make a sign to hang on the wall where you are working together that actually says:

December 20, 2016 2 comments

Christmas Magic Special Occassions

Christmas Jokes to Make Grandchildren Giggle

by grammiestewart December 19, 2016

written by grammiestewart

A child’s laugh could simply be one of the most beautiful sounds in the world.

Kids love jokes and any excuse to laugh.

They delight when their belly shakes like a bowl full of jelly!

When I taught Grade 3, I often found my students telling jokes like this …

Q: Why did the men go across the ocean in their boat?

A: To play basketball!

Huhhh??

I would have to explain that jokes are funny because they are usually “a play on words” with a double meaning, or a humorous use of words. It can be a story with a funny punchline. Then we would share lots of jokes in order for them to get the importance of how jokes play with words.

Christmas is a great time to share jokes and help your grandchildren understand how jokes work (and I have found some kids naturally pick up on this faster than others). Who doesn’t enjoy a cheesy joke that involves Santa, elves, snowmen or reindeer? No kid that I know of …

December 19, 2016 2 comments

Activities Together Christmas Magic

10 Magical Grandma Christmas Cookies to Bake With Grandchildren

by grammiestewart December 5, 2016

written by grammiestewart

Today we will live in the moment. Unless it’s unpleasant, in which case we will eat a cookie.

-Cookie Monster

I have always associated baking special cookies with Christmas. The words Christmas and cookies just naturally roll off the tongue together. Growing up as a little girl there were cookies I got to eat each year ONLY during the Christmas holidays. I looked forward to them all year round.

My poor children … I wasn’t the best of bakers when I was raising my own children, but I aim to rectify that now that I have become “Grammie”. Thus I have been trolling the internet and Pinterest to find what I believe are pretty awesome cookie recipes.

December 5, 2016 0 comment

Christmas Magic Nurturing Relationships Special Occassions

12 Days of Christmas Service Advent Calendar for Grandchildren

by grammiestewart December 4, 2016

written by grammiestewart

Is it too early to put up the Christmas tree?

I think I begin asking my husband that question as soon as Halloween is over. The Michaels store has Christmas stuff on their shelves BEFORE Halloween even occurs, so I think it’s an honest question. (I actually wind up waiting until near Dec. 1, but it almost kills me to be that patient).

I love everything about Christmas … trees, gifts, movies involving Grinches, hot chocolate, lights, fighting crowded shopping malls, making cookies.

And then there are advent calendars. Those lovely calendars that help us celebrate the Christmas season by counting down the days to Christmas Day. Usually they have a little door, pocket, or bag to open, and voila … a treat or toy is inside. It was a great Christmas in my home growing up if our mom bought us one (we didn’t always have much money though and they weren’t always seen as a necessity).

Grandchildren love these kind of advent calendars and who would blame them. A surprise every day for the month of December!

December 4, 2016 1 comment