Home Week in Review: December 3 – 9

This week, Marjorie started us off with, Your Holiday Notebook: Part Three, continuing her series on holiday organization. Michele finished up the week with, Inexpensive Ways To Set A Festive Holiday Kids’ Table, which included some fun ideas. We also talked about letters to Santa, Seeing Santa, and Sending Christmas Cards, as well as some decorating tips for the holidays. There were also some terrific tips for cleaning everything from pots and pans to coffee makers and other small appliances. We’ve all been pretty busy, so the list is a little shorter this week. You have probably been busy as … Continue reading

Inexpensive Ways To Set A Festive Holiday Kids’ Table

Friday is our playgroup’s annual Christmas/Holiday potluck luncheon. Being that I am not the world’s greatest cook I volunteered to help decorate the kids table. Well, one of them. We have 12 kids under the age of four dining on two tables. I’ve teamed up with another playgroup mom to make simple, inexpensive decorations and place settings that can easily be adapted to your own holiday kids’ table. Here’s what we are planning: Baking Sheet Placemats. I’m not talking Emeril quality cookware–I got a dozen standard baking sheets at the dollar store for less than $15. I then picked up … Continue reading