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Happy St. Patrick's Day!

by Shelby 17 March 2011
Leprecon Facts

We hope you are all enjoying St. Patrick’s Day! Here are some fun facts about this holiday from KABOOSE. See how many of these you already know? Not know? Enjoy! St. Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17 because that is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is believed [...]

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"How That Pot o' Gold Got to the End of the Rainbow"

by Shelby 15 March 2011
Pot O' Gold Basket

Have you ever wondered “How That Pot o’ Gold Got to the End of the Rainbow?” For this St. Patrick’s Day my daughter and I are going to read Too Many Leprechauns: Or How That Pot o’ Gold Got to the End of the Rainbow By Stephen Krensky and make a super easy Pot o’ Gold basket. [...]

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Family Traditions: Christmas Eve Stories

by Shelby 24 December 2010
Holiday Books

Along with receiving an ornament every year my family also gathers together Christmas Eve to read a story. Grandma surprises us each year with a new Christmas book. This year we are getting Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. All the grandchildren will be super excited to read this one. I’ve already watched this [...]

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A Mom's Secret for a Surprise Christmas

by Anna 10 December 2010
Gift Wrapping

When Shelby started blogging about creative ways to wrap up those gifts for the Holidays it jogged my memory of something I did years ago when my children were young. In our home we had some “very” snoopy kids. Once I started placing wrapped gifts under the tree they were down on their hands and knees [...]

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