Winter Fun
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Our Favorite Winter Picture Books
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but books are so delightful! I feel certain that’s the song of every bookworm. Winter is the perfect time to cozy up with a good book (or two … or twenty!). I wanted to share our favorite winter picture books to enjoy after playing in the snow … or when waking up in the morning … or anytime! We hope you find some new books to enjoy as well! (All pictures are clickable links to purchase the books. This post contains affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you purchase a product from a link on…
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Our Favorite Christmas Books
In case you didn’t know, we love to read. Claire has always loved being read to, even as a baby. I remember her as a 14 month old, sitting and looking at books by herself for 30 minutes at a time. Clearly, I passed on my bookworm tendencies. Last week, I shared about some of our Christmas traditions and ways we are making Christmas special this year (you can read more about that here). One of the things I mentioned was that we were reading Christmas books every day. Some of them were ones we’ve read before, but a lot of them were new to us this year. I thought I…
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Ways Our Family Makes Christmastime Special
Ah, Christmastime. If you’re a parent, you’re probably always looking for ways to make this season even more magical and special. In the past, our family has always done advent calendars. We began this tradition when Claire was two years old. I made an advent calendar to hang on the wall and each day had a Christmas activity and a Scripture to read. Fast forward a few years to 2017. I hung up the advent calendar, but we rarely opened the envelopes. Last Christmas was a very stressful season for our family, so that was probably part of the issue, but I also think it was difficult to maintain a…