Craft Ideas Blog

December 2007

If you’re at Disneyland with children too young to go on the rides, take advantage of the “switch pass.” You can wait in line with your whole party and they’ll give you a switch pass which allows half of your party to go on the ride and the other half to go in the fast [...]

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Like I said yesterday, we went to Disneyland last week and I was surprised at how many people were there in December. I wouldn’t say December is a bad time to go, but November might be better. It was more crowded and colder than I expected. Anyway, we were there over a Thursday and Friday. [...]

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We went to Disneyland earlier this month and I have some advice for families with young children: WAIT! Disneyland really is a magical place but we had a hard time enjoying it with a baby. We were only able to go on about four rides in two days and our son hated all of them! [...]

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“Men’s courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead,” said Scrooge. “But if the courses be departed from, the ends will change. Say it is thus with what you show me!” -Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol As the New Year approaches, take a look at where your course is leading [...]

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VanillaJoy wishes you all a very Merry Christmas!

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Give each family member an opportunity to share a favorite story about Jesus.  Talking about His life will help us remember Him and try to be more like Him. Let each family member write down a goal for the next year.  Put all the written down goals in a safe place where they can be [...]

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Make Christmas Eve a special day by remembering the purpose for Christmas. On Christmas Day, things get so hectic and busy with opening presents and visiting family that the whole “reason behind the season” gets forgotten. Christmas Eve is a good day to really celebrate and remember the birth of Jesus Christ. Here are some [...]

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Have a family dinner together then read Luke and remember again that Christmas is a celebration of Jesus Christ’s birth.

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If you haven’t noticed, Christmas is all about food – it’s a wonderful time to try out new recipes and share your culinary creations with friends and neighbors.  Invite over several of your neighbors for a night of desserts and Christmas music. Christmas is a wonderful time to get to know people around you – [...]

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Get your family and friends together for a game night with snacks and hot apple cider.  Here are some of our favorite games: Settlers of Catan Ticket to Ride UNO Nertz Scrabble Cranium Hoopla Ping Pong Pool Canasta

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