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How To Do Some Anonymous Gifting to Help Feed the Hungry

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Interested in doing some anonymous gifting? Want to help a friend or neighbor you know who is struggling a bit to keep food on the table, but want to gift anonymously? Here is a great way to Feed the Hungry and do so in a fun and unknown way! Our second Christmas together, a year after our first anniversary, we were expecting twins. It was a shock for sure when the ultrasound technician told us there was two in there, half-way through our pregnancy. We were still poor college students and had no clue how we'd afford twin babies, let alone much for Christmas gifts and decorations for each other or our home. When we found ...

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36 Practical and Traditional Stocking Stuffers for Men

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Need help figuring out good stocking stuffers for men ideas? Check out these more practical and traditional stocking stuffers for him that are sure to please. This post is sponsored by Old Spice and Gillette at Walmart. The opinions and text are mine. This year, like most years, I'm struggling to figure out the perfect Christmas gift for my husband. He's a bit hard to shop for. He has high standards and usually high price points for things he wants, and during the year usually buys what he wants/needs whenever he needs/wants it. He also has high standards as to what qualifies as a gift. He doesn't often see things that he ...

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18 Christmas Pregnancy Announcement Ideas for Surprising the Father

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Found out you're expecting a new baby? Here are some fun ideas to do a Christmas pregnancy announcement for the father! Pick one of the following holiday pregnancy announcement ideas for an extra magical Christmas morning! Whether your pregnancy was meticulously planned or a surprise even to you, there is always a nervous excitement when announcing it to the father. Do you blurt it out? Pee on a stick with him anxiously awaiting? Text him a picture of your positive test? Wrap it up in a box? It’s the holiday season, and there are a few amazing ways you can surprise the dad to your growing baby! Only you know your ...

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5 Traditional Reasons We Put Oranges In Stockings and Should Continue To

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Ever wonder why people put oranges in Christmas stockings? Here's some insight as to why Christmas oranges in stockings happen and should still happen even today. Not unlike millions of other children, I received an orange in my Christmas stocking on Christmas morning growing up. Thankfully, I love eating oranges and was thankful to have a big juicy orange to peel and eat while I waited for everyone else to wake up so we could open our presents. And like millions of others, I eventually asked my parents why we always got an orange in the toe of our Christmas stockings. My mother explained to me that an orange used to be ...

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Want Need Wear Read Gift Ideas for “4 Gifts for Christmas” Tradition

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Looking to do the 4 Gifts for Christmas gifting rule this year? Here are some great Want Need Wear Read gift ideas for kids! This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx and the brands reviewed below. Some years your kids want everything for Christmas. Other years they don't seem to really want anything. Or at least that is our problem this year. One of our daughters has on multiple occasions said that she'll be happy with whatever she gets because she already has the best gift - her family. No joke, this is what she said to Santa Claus when she sat on his lap during our SeaWorld Christmas Celebration trip. My son has only ...

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Why the SeaWorld Christmas Celebration 2017 is Worth Attending!

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We've managed to go to SeaWorld San Antonio three times now this year. Every time we go I fall more in love with it! I received an email inviting me to attend the SeaWorld Christmas Celebration in exchange for writing and sharing about it, and jumped at the occasion to spoil my children and take them back to SeaWorld. I took my 8 months pregnant self and the three oldest kids, 7, 7, and 4, with me, to check out the 8 million twinkling LED lights - the largest lighting display in the state of Texas - the Christmas-themed shows, and even to enjoy dinner with Santa and Mrs. Claus. I made sure we arrived with plenty of time to ...

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How to Make Your Own Ornament Photo Christmas Cards

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Inside: Find out how to create your own photo Christmas card ornaments this year! I love getting Christmas cards, and sending them, in the mail, especially ones with great pictures of family and friends near and far. With the growing popularity of photo Christmas cards, it's always a shame to throw them out, especially when they are photo Christmas cards! So, I did a little search for some ideas on how to create fun ornament photo Christmas cards from the photo Christmas cards we received in the mail, using this tutorial from Better Homes and Garden as my guide. It's a great way to recycle some of those photo Christmas ...

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Totally Fun Adventure Gifts for the Whole Family – Him, Her, and the Kids

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For some awesome adventure gifts for a boyfriend, for couples, for families, or for kids? Then check out this list full of fun unique adventure gifts! I sometimes feel bad for my husband because I don't really like gifts, and he loves to give great, usually expensive, gifts to me. He's usually very thoughtful and attentive to what I might want or need when my birthday, our anniversary, or Christmas comes around. But, honestly, I often have a hard time even knowing what to ask for because I so rarely think about what I want. I've realized over the years though that I would much rather do something for my birthday or our ...

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How to Make a Miniature Christmas Village with Old Holiday Cards

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Want a cute miniature Christmas village to display in your home? Here's a great way to make one yourself using Christmas cards! I absolutely love getting Christmas cards in the mail and sending out Christmas cards in the mail every year. We like to include a little letter update about our past year and pictures of the kids on our card. It's a fun way to document our family's journey. When other people send us theirs, I love seeing how their families have grown, or simply enjoy the beautiful card with a sweet message. But, after Christmas is over, I am not sure what to do with all these sweet cards, letters, and pictures. It ...

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How to Make Small Christmas Gift Boxes from Christmas Cards

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Want a small Christmas gift box for a present you are gifting? Keep reading to discover a fun way to make your own Christmas gift boxes from old Holiday cards! I absolutely love getting Christmas cards in the mail and sending out Christmas cards in the mail every year. We like to include a little letter update about our past year and pictures of the kids on our card. It's a fun way to document our family's journey. When other people send us theirs, I love seeing how their families have grown, or simply enjoy the beautiful card with a sweet message. But, after Christmas is over, I am not sure what to do with all these sweet ...

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How to Do Gold Frankincense and Myrrh Christmas Gifts in 2017

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Looking to give Gold Frankincense and Myrrh Christmas gifts this year as part of a 3 gifts for Christmas tradition? Keep reading for a list of gift ideas for each item! As a child, I remember wanting EVERYTHING for Christmas. I would pore through the Toys R Us Christmas catalog and every other catalog that came in the mail and write down the best toys on my Christmas gift wish list. While I watched TV and saw a commercial for a cool new toy, I would run and grab my list and write down the toy's name so I wouldn't forget that I wanted that toy too. And all of this commercialism led to some serious heartbreak on ...

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How to Make a Cool Geometric Christmas Ornament with Holiday Cards

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Here's a fun way to create Christmas card ornaments! Use old Christmas cards to create a geometric ornament! Keep reading to discover how to make them. If you want a fun way to recycle old Christmas cards once the holidays are over, think about crafting them into a 3-D geometric Christmas card ornament! It's fairly easy to do, doesn't take long, and it's a fun ornament to add to your collection. Plus, they're pretty fun looking. How to Make 3-D Geometric Ornaments from Christmas Cards Materials Needed to Make a Geometric Christmas Ornament Old Christmas Cards Ruler Pen Scissors Tacky Glue Button Ribbon or ...

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