Keepsake: Christmas Card UpcycleI love receiving Christmas cards, but I always find myself at a loss with what to do with them once the season has ended. It doesn't feel right to throw away lovely cards that people took the time create and send, but saving them in a...
Remake: Social Media Gift Exchange Two things Sherri Edmond's husband Paul loved before he died in 2013 were Christmas and anonymous acts of kindness. Since Sherri and Paul never had children, she found herself both lonely around the holidays as well as looking for a...
Bake: Peanut Butter Cracker CookiesJolita Peterson's father grew up Amish as one of 16 kids. These cracker cookies were an inexpensive way for his family to come together in making them by the hundreds to share with neighbors and friends at Christmas. Jolita remembers...
Keepsake: Thumbprint Plate for Santa's CookiesKeep track of your little one's Christmases by adding a new thumbprint "light" to this plate each Christmas Eve before you set cookies out for Santa. As those fingers grow, you'll have a colorful reminder of each print...
Remake: Operation Community Christmas I first discovered Operation Christmas Child 10 years ago – it quickly became one of my favorite holiday traditions. OCC is an annual program that collects shoeboxes filled with gifts and delivers them to children in need around...
Bake: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip BreadStephanie Saltz grew up watching her mother bake pumpkin chocolate chip bread instead of cookies each Christmas. "At the time I thought we were being ripped off," she says. "All of the other families I knew made cookies at...
Keepsake: DIY Advent CalendarCreating your own Advent calendar isn't just a fun family activity - it allows you to choose the contents for each day in December. Puzzle pieces, hair accessories, matchbox cars, stickers, K-cups, lip balm, scripture versus, fizzy tub...