I’ve decided to make the Valentine cards I sell on Etsy available to download for FREE!!!! Click on each picture to download the pdf file. ENJOY!! © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved
Printable Valentine Cards and Notes
Need fast, easy Valentine cards for your child to take to school? Forget the Spiderman, Dora, Hannah Montana, and SpongeBob card kits from the store. Try these cute cards instead. Click on each picture to download the pdf file for that particular sheet of Valentine’s cards. This pirate one is my personal favorite. I realized […]
Envelope with Heart Closure
I first saw an envelope similar to this years ago. I love it! It’s not hard but does require a little bit of tracing and cutting. First you’ll need the templates I’ve made. I have three sizes – a 3inch square, a 5 inch square (for 12×12 inch sheets of paper), and one that is […]
Woven Felt Hearts
During my one-on-one time with Brownie last Monday we decided to make some woven hearts in preparation for Valentine’s Day. Last year we did paper hearts this year we’re going with felt.These are easy to make once you get the weaving down. Step#1: Cut out two identical pieces for each half a heart. The bottom […]
Handmade Christmas Gifts 2008
The week leading up to Christmas was so much fun with whispered secrets, hiding places, and what I call “cranial hiccups,” those good ideas that seem to pop up out of nowhere. The girls drew names and made handmade Christmas gifts for one another. They each thought hard about what their secret sister would appreciate. […]
So what do YOU do with an old satellite dish?
We use ours for a sled. Getting everyone piled in Driving out to the pivot Swinging them around Love those mountains View out the rear window of the pickup Bringing them back to the shops after a half hour of fun We took the kids sledding on Christmas Day using the hood of an old […]
Happy Christmas!
(my nativity scene from Guatemala) Happy Christmas! © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved
Sing Along Christmas Story FHE
I wanted to do a family home evening lesson about the history of some of the Christmas hymns but decided instead to create this sing along telling the story of the Savior’s birth. I have fond memories of singing Christmas songs with my family growing up. We do the same thing with our children now. […]
Names of Christ FHE
Here is another of our Christmas unit studies turned into a family home evening lesson. Every year we learn other names Jesus is known by in the scriptures such as Shiloh, Messiah, Bread of Life, etc. Learning these names helps us learn more about what Christ has done for us and what His attributes are. […]
Gingerbread Houses
I was beginning to think I’d never get this posted. Our power has been on and off all day. Looks like it’s finally on to stay. I began making gingerbread houses when I just had Bon Bon and Semisweet. It has become a tradition we all look forward to every year. It is always a […]
Hansel and Gretel would approve
We’ve been creating these today. Semisweet’s Cookie’s Bon Bon’s Fudge’s Truffle’s Brownie’s (love the reindeer!) Moi’s Recipe, instructions, and templates coming on Saturday. I’m in charge of the church Christmas party this year. It will be over tomorrow night. Whew! I hope it goes well. We have a few short breather days before Mr. Ferrero […]
Wordfull Wednesday: Favorite Christmas Song, Carol or Hymn
Why do I give out assignments I think will be easy but they end up being hard for me? I love, love, LOVE Christmas music. I cannot narrow my favorite down to just one. You get stuck with knowing my three favorite Christmas songs. Fum, Fum, Fum is a traditional Catalan carol believed to be […]
MIA
I know I’ve been missing in action for several days. My parents came to visit the last half of last week. Truffle was baptized on Saturday. And right now I am in a surgical center waiting for Fudge and Cookie to have dental procedures done. Hopefully by tomorrow life will get back to a more […]
Symbols of Christmas FHE
This lesson teaches what some of the symbols of Christmas are and what they represent. The idea for this lesson came from several sources. Every December we do what the girls call fun school. Instead of regular school we do unit studies about Christmas or winter. One unit study that we’ve done several times is […]
Wordfull Wednesday Winners for October and November
Sorry it has taken so long to pick the winner for October’s Wordfull Wednesday but the prizes I have for both October and November go together so I waited to do them in one post. To start with, please watch the video Reflections of Christ. Isn’t that beautiful? Mark Mabry, the photographer, decided he needed […]