Christmas

I love thinking about all of the traditions that surround Christmas. For me, the most special traditions are the ones that don’t make any sense at all to people outside of my family. The best example is my family’s interactions

The celebration of 12th Night has become an annual tradition in our house, simply because the holidays are such a crazy, busy, time with both sides of our families, that we needed a family night to ourselves. It is a

I read this recently and it has really forced me to think. “The spirit of Christmas needs to be superseded by the Spirit of Christ.  The spirit of Christmas is annual; the Spirit of Christ is eternal.  The spirit of

Today we celebrated the end of our studies of the Polar region with a Polar Express Pajama Party. It was a perfect activity for “Christmas-Eve-Eve,” and a snuggly way to enjoy a snowy morning. The kids woke up to find

There are certain movies that you have to watch at Christmas time — it’s just not Christmas without the classic Christmas Movies, but while we think of them as primarily kids’ shows, many of them are surprisingly negative. This was

Today is officially St. Nicholas Day.   This is not a holiday we usually celebrate, but after having heard of it on the FIAR boards last year, I thought it might be a fun tradition to add to my family’s Christmas season.