The Legend of the Candy Cane!

Neighbor Gift #4

The Legend of the Candy Cane!

Attach the tag to a box of candy canes!

Here's the PDF:

Legend of the Candy Cane Packet PDF

I will be posting a letter from Santa next,

just a heads up so the littles aren't around

when you open it up!

The M&M Christmas Story!

Neighbor Gift #3

The M&M Christmas Story

Attach the tag to a bag of M&M's!

Here's the PDF:

The M&M Christmas Story PDF

Still pluggin' away!

The Christmas Blanket!

Neighbor Gift #2:

It's the Christmas Blanket!

The Christmas Blanket

May the warmth of this Christmas Blanket

Keep you safe and well.

May the SPIRIT of the season

In your hearts begin to swell.

You are friends we love and cherish,

And we hope this year you’ll find

The special peace that Christmas brings.

It is truly one of a kind.

We hope you like this blanket

It’s our Christmas gift to you!

May it WARM your hearts and homes,

Now... and All Year Through.

We thank you for your kindness.

We have one thing left to say,

Merry Christmas friends and neighbors.

Have a Happy Holiday!

With Love,

P.S. This blanket is perfect for your

72 hour kits!

Tricia O. Smith

Attach the tag to a blanket

and you're good to go!

You can find fleece blankets for around $3.00 now!

Here's the PDF:

The Christmas Blanket PDF

Stay tuned... 

Merry Christmas to All Our Deer Friends!

I will be posting

Neighborhood Gift Ideas

throughout the day today.

Some are old....and some are NEW!

Here's the First:

Attach the tag to a bag of...

Chocolate Covered Raisins or Almonds

Whoppers

Chocolate Chips

No Bake Cookies

or

Hershey Kisses

(Anything that resembles Reindeer Droppings will be Perfect!)

I put mine in a pint jar with a ribbon!

Here's the PDF:

Merry Christmas to All Our Deer Friends PDF

For those of you

who would like to avoid

Reindeer Poop altogether....

Here is a more ReFiNeD version:

You can attach this tag to:

Microwave Popcorn

2 Liter Bottle of Pop

Caramel Popcorn

or a great

FOOD STORAGE OPTION

would be...

A Bag of Unpopped Popcorn Kernels!

Both tags are on the same PDF.

More to Come....

And YES, the Bingo Games are in the line up!

Can I get a

Woot...Woot!

(An "It's about time" works too!)

Santa's Reindeer!

Help Santa hitch up his team of reindeer!

Good ole' Santa has been busy building toys

and wrapping presents....

No time to hitch up his team of reindeer.

He needs your help to get the reindeer ready to go!

To play this game you will need:

A Wooden Ruler

(I got mine at the Dollar Store - 2 for $1.00!)

2 Dice

18 Clothes Pins

Spray Paint

(White, Black, Green, or Red)

Hot Glue Gun or Double Sided Tape

Mod Podge

Sponge Brush

and

The Printed PDF: Cut and Laminated

Here's the HOW TO:

Cut out the reindeer.

I left a little bit of a white edge around the whole reindeer.

Laminate the reindeer.

Attach the reindeer to the clothespins using hot glue

or double sided tape.

Spray paint the ruler and attach the ruler border

with Mod Podge and a sponge brush.

That's It! 

You're Ready to PLAY!

To Play the GAME . . .

Roll the dice.

If you get a 5, you get to clip your #5 reindeer to Santa's Sleigh...

or the painted ruler!

Take turns between players.

Each turn gets 1 roll.

The first one to get all of Santa's Reindeer

 hooked up to the sleigh. . .

WINS!

Here's the PDF:

Santa's Reindeer Game PDF

Print one set for each player!

Stay Tuned...

Lots more to post!

12 Days of Food Storage!

FOOD STORAGE for CHRISTMAS....

Does it get any better?

I say, "NO!"

What a BLESSING this gift would be!

I'm serious!

You all know I have a testimony of food storage.

(At least I hope you do!)

It has been a blessing in my life many times!

The 12 Days of Food Storage

is a FuN way to give your FaMiLy

something that will really matter

and it will give you the opportunity to bear

testimony of it's importance.

This is what they look like:

Here's the PDF:

12 Days of Food Storage Christmas Packet PDF

I got the food in #10 cans from the

LDS Drypack Cannery.

It's the best price and you can buy

the wheat, rice, beans, and oats already

in the cans now, AND it's the same price!

LoVe the cannery...YOU should go!

The Nativity Play!

Christmas Eve

is my FAVORITE part of Christmas!

I get so ExCiTeD I can hardly stand it.

I love Traditions and Christmas Eve seems to

have some of the best ones.

Our Christmas Eve Traditions consist of:

Games and Prizes

Amazing Food

A Visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus

The Christmas Eve P.J. Parade

and then the

BEST PART OF ALL....

The Nativity Play

followed by our

Secret Santa Delivery

and an

All Night Hallmark Movie Marathon

Slumber Party with the boys!

I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!

I created a new Nativity Set for this one,

and I have to say, IT'S MY FAVORITE!

So here it is, page by page:

Here's the PDF:

The Nativity Story Packet PDF

We have the kids in the family dress up

and read their parts.

For FHE I made a second set.

This one is one that can be held with little hands

and moved around.

Here they are...

Here's the PDF:

Nativity Pieces Packet PDF

Bethlehem and Stable Packet PDF

The pieces can be Mod Podged to wood or chipboard.

This would be a fun gift for Visiting Teaching and

Home Teaching.

You could cut and laminate the pieces.  Attach a magnent

on the back and use it with a magnetic board, you could
print on magnetic paper. You could
attach them to tongue depressors, or
you could just give them a copy of the story.

Lots of possibilities!

The planner is coming...I PROMISE!
I just had to find a missing piece,
and today I did!
We had a lot of clean up after the serious wind storm
we had here in Farmington...but we are all still
standing and the power is back on so we
can go back to work!
Woot...Woot!

Don't Eat.....!

You can fill in the blank on this game!

Don't Eat...

You choose a different one of Santa's reindeer

EVERYTIME!

To Play the Game You Will Need:

Candy
and
The "Don't Eat....!" Cards - Laminated

You Can Use:

M&M's

Skittles
Gum Drops

Whoppers

or

Chocolate Covered Raisins

(Reindeer Droppings)

Or any other pieced candy you can think of!

This is a great game for classroom parties.

To Play The Game:

Divide the class into groups or stay together as one group if

you are playing as a family.

Put a piece of candy on each of the squares on the card.

Have one peson leave the room.

The rest of the group will choose one of

Santa's Reindeer.

Once you've made your choice,

the person can come back into to the room.

He or she can eat the candy from the card until they get to the

Reindeer that was chosen!
As soon as they go to pick up that piece of candy

every will yell, "DON'T EAT _______!"

and their turn is over.

Let everyone in the group take a turn.

Each time they leave the room the rest of the group

will choose a different Reindeer!

Here's the PDF:

"Don't Eat the Reindeer!" Packet PDF

It comes in an 8 1/2 x 11 or 5x7.

I will also be posting a...

Don't Eat the ELF!

Here's the PDF:

"Don't Eat the Elf!" Packet PDF

and

Don't Eat Santa's Cookies!

Here's the PDF:

"Don't Eat Santa's Cookies!" Packet PDF

I'm still working on the Bingo Game PDF files.
They will be up shortly...
We had some serious wind today and no power!
It was a great time to practice a little
Emergency Preparedness!
Good Times!!!

Silent Night Bingo!

. . . BiNgO . . .

Is One Of Our FaVoRiTe Holiday Traditions!

We seriously love it!

Truth be told, it's probably the Dollar Store prizes that keep us

coming back for more!

For Christmas I created two different

versions of the game.

The Silent Night Bingo is perfect for

Family Home Evening and Family Parties.

The Jingo Bingo is perfect for School Parties.

Don't forget to yell, JINGO instead of Bingo

when you win or it doesn't count!

You will also be seeing a preschool version

of each!

Follow the...STAR

Follow the Star PDF

and

HO...HO...HO!

(This one is more like Tic Tac Toe, but the little one's won't know!)
It's perfect for short attention spans!

Ho Ho Ho PDF

You have to say, "HO...HO...HO"...when you
get 3 in a row!
You have to yell the title of each game for it to count!
I'm working on the PDF files as we speak!

It'll be just a minute.

Christmas Memory Game!

The Silent Night Memory Game

is a great way to talk to your "littles" about

the TRUE MEANING of Christmas.

I was able to use mine for a Primary Sharing Time.

When they got the match...

I had the child read the Story Card
that goes with that picture.

Here's what they look like:

Each of the Memory Game Cards

will have a front and a back.

The back side of all of the cards will have

this picture:

The other side will have two of each of the other pictures

shown below.

This is what the Story Cards look like:

I keep these and when a match is made,

I hand it to the one who got the match to read.

Instructions:

Cards can be printed with a front and back side

and laminated,

or they can be printed and attached to

chipboard using Mod Podge and
a sponge brush to attach them.

You can use a wet erase marker to write

numbers on the stars of the back pieces
when the game is played in Primary.
When you're done...just wipe them off
and start with a fresh set of numbers
every time you play.

Here's the Memory Game PDF:
Nativity Memory Game Packet PDF
Nativity Story Cards PDF:

Nativity Story Cards Packet PDF
Here's the rest of the Packet:
Nativity Story Cards Addition Packet PDF
(Thanks You Melanie!)
I almost forgot Mary and the Inn Keeper.

More to come...

The December V.T. Message and Christmas Planner

will be up tonight

I HOPE!

Pin the Nose on Rudolph!

It doesn't matter
what you're pinning

to what....

It's always fun to
put on a blindfold and have

someone turn you in circles
until you're DiZzY
and then just...
 Let YOU Go!

I love to hear all the giggles as noses get

stuck to ears and cheeks.
There's nothing I love more than
a good case of the giggles!
(The uncontrolable giggles are the BEST!)

This game is perfect for:
School Parties, Ward Parties, Family Parties
and Family Home Evening!
It comes in two sizes:

8 1/2 x 11 and 11x17.

To Play:

Print

Laminate

Cut

and

Use some painters tape to attach Rudolph's nose.

Here's the PDF:

8 1/2 x 11

Pin the Nose on Rudolph PDF 1

11x17
Pin the Nose on Rudolph PDF 2
Tomorrow I will be posting the
Neighborhood Block Plan...Finally!

Bowling for Reindeer!

We had so much fun with the Turkey Bowl

I decided to do a

Bowling for Reindeer!

I ended up making two different reindeer

so you can choose which one you like best!

I'll post both the pdf files!

Here's the 1st one:

This one has all the Reindeer and Santa...

Here's the PDF:

Bowling for Reindeer Set 1 Packet PDF

Here's the 2nd Set:

It's just a little more simple, but you will still copy

9 Reindeer and 1 Santa...

Here's the PDF:

Bowling for Reindeer Set 2 Packet PDF

To play the game you will need:

10 Bottled Waters

The Printed PDF

Double-sided Tape

and

A Grapefruit-sized Ball

Instructions:

Print

Cut

Laminate

Remove the labels from the water bottles.

Wrap the papers around the water bottles where the lables

used to be and you're good to BOWL!

(I used the double-sided tape to attach the labels.)

I will be posting my Christmas Organizer

in the morning!

It should help make this season

a lot more FuN!

I have a post a day until Christmas....

Hope you're ready!