November Planning

Make your holidays less hectic and get organized!
There are always so many activities at this time of year that it just makes the holidays slip away all too quickly.  Tackle these few things now and you'll find the holidays much more enjoyable:

• Christmas Card Photo:  Stage your kiddos and snap that perfect Christmas card photo now.

• Christmas Cards: Why not start now on them?  Write your yearly letter now too.

• Gift Lists : If you haven't started shopping yet , it's a great time to brainstorm for gift ideas for everyone on your list.  If you're opting for homemade gifts and you didn't get a jump on it this summer, now is the time to get busy!

• Christmas Treats :  Go through your recipes and plan which cookies and treats you'll make.   Next, go through your cupboards and list what you'll be needing.

• Christmas Events :  Update your date book with all those Christmas events you just can't miss.   Weekends fill up fast at this time of year, so get organized now to prevent double booking or missing out on something.  Things I need to plan for?   

•Ice Skating at the rink •the Nutcracker performance at the local theatre  •the town Christmas parade   •the 'Walk through Bethlehem' at a local church   •Christmas caroling  •Christmas movie nights •Watch a hockey game

                            

Thanksgiving  Fun for the Children

 Whether you're making a whole meal, bringing a dish to friends' or going out to eat,  plan some fun and meaningful Thanksgiving activities for the kids. 

Help them to become thankful little people.   And not to just 'say' they're thankful, but really understand that the good things in their life are blessings from their Father in Heaven who loves them beyond compare!

 Here are some great printable placemats created by talented folks to get you started!

Just print them out, put them under the kid's plates with a little carved out pumpkin holding all of the markers nearby.

Just right click and you should be able to save these cute placemats.

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