kidz

If you didn't catch this week's kidz story, Tiptoeing Through the Tulips, you're definitely going to want to go here. And even if you already read it once, you might want to hit it again. It's that good.

So..... this week has been super busy for my family and I'm sure we're not alone in that. The holidays are filled with parties and get-togethers and so many fun (and not-so-fun) things to do. But sometimes it's best to just stay home with the fam and enjoy being together.

And what better to serve up during the holiday season than

warm gingerbread waffles

....with hot chocolate sauce

Your mouth is watering, right?

Allrecipes.com shows you how to take it from a mouth-watering idea

to a real-live tantalizing treat.

Here are some fun ideas for sweet treats..... because you can never have too many of those during the holidays!

Nutter Butter Snowmen

Delish and fun for the kiddos to decorate!
What's not to love?
Taste of Home gives the 411 on these scrumptious bites.

Christmas Tree with Snow Cake

I shrieked with excitement when I saw this beauty for the first time.

The subtitle was: Very easy and just a few ingredients needed!

That's right up my alley!

Firefly shop gives the details here.

Okay, enough with the eating already! We can do things together as a family other than eat, right? Right. If you're lucky enough to have a white Christmas (you'd think I would in Utah, but not this year - so far), then this is the family craft for you....

Snowman Snow Gauge

I know, right? Practical, darling, and easy to make. Perfect.

BHG Crafts tells you how.

If you're unlucky in snow, like us, you can create a similar effect with paper snowflakes. Now, I know what you're thinking:

'Well, that's not a new or creative idea.
We've made paper snowflakes before.'

Well, that might be true, but if you haven't made paper snowflakes with the help of papersnowflakes.com, then you haven't had the full experience.

You can make some of the simple, first step patterns, like this:

OR you can go wild and crazy with some of the more complex stencil patterns, like this 3D jewel:

For all things paper snowflakes (games, patterns, templates and more), just click here.

Now that you're done with all that eating and crafting, it's time to settle down a bit, and read a nice

Christmas story.

Here are two of my favorites:

click here for the story.

What's your family's favorite Christmas story?

Remember, each comment is an entry into the drawing for this week's giveaway. Which is....

a PediEgg.

Here's the honest truth. I had heard from one person that the PediEgg was good for your feet, so when I saw them on sale, I grabbed one for the giveaway. I never knew this would be such a popular decision. Y'all LOVE the PediEgg. So comment, comment, comment, and you can be in the runnings to get one!

Don't forget....

to stop by Nana's Kitchen for some Christmastime recipes,

amongst other silly Nana things. ;O)

Enjoy!