by Christina Refford | Holiday Picks
This past week, I’ve received holiday cards with perfectly styled children smiling on them, as well as wildly creative cards using sidewalk chalk or album cover art, like the holiday cards we featured in our Creative Holiday Photo Cards post. But, what I...
by Christina Refford | Kids
We’re pretty sure Santa is checking his list twice as the sleigh gets loaded with gifts, so it’s a little late for any of our kids to make amends if they’ve been just a wee bit difficult this year. But rather than threaten them with lumps of coal,...
by Christina Refford | Holiday Picks
Need to add a little oomph to your Christmas decorations? Want your gingerbread house to be the one that makes all the others jealous? Going for the win in this year’s Ugly Christmas Sweater contest? You may need a little bit of help with littleBits Holiday...
by Christina Refford | Kids
With Hanukkah beginning this week, it’s a good time to download kids’ music and 90’s songstress Lisa Loeb’s brand new song to have ready to play as you light your evening candles and enjoy the holidays with your family. Titled simply Light,...
by Christina Refford | Kids
If you’ve heard Run Run Rudolph one too many times already this season, let me introduce you to one sweetly sophisticated tune that has become a new holiday favorite for me. A duet by Walter Martin and Kat Edmonson, I Walk So Slow Under the Mistletoe has jingled...
by Christina Refford | Holiday Picks
Elf on the Shelf does nothing for my kids at all, but top the little fellow with this free printable Minecraft head, and now we’re talking. I assume that a Minecraft Santa Elf on the Shelf would monitor their screentime and would make sure they’re behaving...
by Christina Refford | Tech Toys
Not every toy we buy our kids has to have some sort of “educational component” to it, though I love when I find a great toy that so brilliantly combines play with learning. Such is the case with Tiggly whose Tiggly Shapes was a favorite toy for us in 2013....
by Christina Refford | Kids
Holiday music has been playing in my home for the past two weeks. and if I was ever worried that the magic of Christmas would fade as my kids got older, turns out my three tweens are even more excited about the holidays now than when they were much younger. In fact,...
by Christina Refford | Tips and Tricks
I am always amazed by some of the creative holiday photo cards that come my way in the mail each year. I have some creative friends and family, I guess! I love them all of course, but there are always a few shots that take my breath away, make me laugh out loud, or...
by Christina Refford | Kids
It can be hard to remember how wonderful the holidays are when our “to do” list is a mile long with food to make, gifts to buy, homes to decorate, and–oh yeah–kids to raise. That’s one reason I adore this new song by Lori Henriques which...
