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Christmas Favorites

I found myself looking through my archives for some Christmas favorites. So, I thought it would be good to place them all in a nice little spot. Favorites like recipes we use often in December, advent resources and holiday and winter art.

He appeared and the soul felt its worth…

From all three Hodgepodge categories – homemaking, homecooking and homeschooling:

Christmas Ponderings:

  • Three Gifts for Christmas – just like the magi, our gift-giving guideline for our five children
  • I Am Santa Claus – Hodgepodgedad’s funny take

Favorite Holiday Cooking Fun:

  • Sugar Cookies – a recipe for year ’round. Plenty of sprinkles necessary
  • Reindeer Mix a.k.a. White Christmas Snack
  • Mama Ann’s Morning Bars – another year ’rounder but especially special at Christmas
  • Southern Butter Rolls – for dessert or breakfast
  • Microwave Fudge – great for neighbor gifts or just because

  • Oreo Truffles – no description necessary
  • Slow Cooker Garlic Dip – great for parties
  • Hot Chocolate Mix – Gifts your children can make (and it makes 250 servings!)
  • For the Birds – bird feeders to give your bird loving friends and family – or just give your backyard birds
  • Brittney’s Biscuits – buttery delights you can even make ahead and freezer
  • Plus Simple Suppers for the Holidays

Favorite Holiday Projects:

  • Winter Fun Pastels Tutorial
  • Kendra’s I’m Bored: Christmas Edition
  • Christmas Tree in the Snow Pastel 
  • Candy-labras – cute candy cane candle holders

  • One a Day, Slow the Season Down – meaningful gift ideas
  • Fun, Frugal Gift Ideas
  • Give a Cake – simple, two-step pound cake. Cut it in half and give to neighbors living on either side of you!
  • Gift ideas – so many on my Pinterest board

  • Teacher Gifts from Brown Paper Packages and more ideas like M&M gifts here
  • CD Cookie – appreciating teachers

  • The Cook Box – the gift Nana gave the girls that started our Cooking Fun habit

Advent:

This advent series of books by Arnold Ytreeide. Jotham’s Journey, Bartholomew’s Passage, Tabitha’s Travels. We’re reading Tabitha this year. Many homeschooling families enjoy these but I’m still surprised that there are a few that don’t know about them. The whole family participates. Hodgepodgedad reads the few pages before the children’s bedtime, starting the first Sunday of Advent.

Free Jesse Tree Devotional by Ann Voskamp

 

“Stir us up, O Lord, to make ready for your only-begotten Son. May we be able to serve you with purity of soul through the coming of him who lives and reigns.” ~ Advent Prayer, Bartholomew’s Passage

What are your Christmas favorites?

 

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Tricia faces a daily dose of chaos homeschooling five children. The biggest lesson she’s learned? At the end of the day – when the dishes are put away and the children are tucked in bed – truly what matters is each child’s relationship with the Lord. Raising children is a God-given privilege and, folks, the time is short.

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