{Christmas Activities and Crafts for Children} A Round-Up

Today I'm providing links to over 300 Christmas crafts to do with you kiddos.  

Most of my "treats" in our Advent Calendar are activities.  Here are some of the ones I am doing, plus a list of a bunch more to keep your kiddos (and you) busy during the month of December.

Snow Globe via Martha Stewart



Go HERE for 30+ Christmas crafts for kids by Martha Stewart.


A Sock Snowman via About A Mom



Hand Print Santa via Crafty-Crafted





Pom-pom Christmas tree via Kaboose



Go HERE to see 80+ Christmas crafts for kids at Kaboose.


Candy cane heart via Activity Village.



Go HERE for 50+ Christmas crafts for kids at Activity Village.


Handprint Christmas tree via All Kids Network.



Go HERE for 20+ crafts at All Kids Network.


Angel ornament via Amazing Moms.



Amazing Mom has 20+ crafts HERE.


Light bulb Santa via Kinder Art.



Kinder Art has 60+ activities and crafts for kids HERE.


Stained glass jars via First Palette.



First Palette has 30+ craft ideas HERE.


Candy car via Busy Bee Kids Crafts.



Busy Bee Kids Crafts has 35+ more crafts HERE.

If those aren't enough to keep you busy, then check out these boards* on Pinterest:

Sassy Sites and Crafts

TanaRhea

MistyBlue

Living Montessori Now

Em

*If any of these boards are yours and you would like them removed, please let me know in the comments.

In the next couple of days I will show you some of the crafts I am doing with my 3 yr old.  We haven't gotten a lot done this week because we got a dog and she is getting all of Jax's attention.  He doesn't even want to do "crabs", AKA crafts.

Thanks for stopping by.  If you have a favorite list of Christmas crafts for kids, please leave the link in the comments.

Natosha

The Terrifying Threes

So if you have a 3 year old, you may have a clue as to what the title of this post is referring to.  My son turned 3 on November 24th.


He was such a good baby.  He slept through the night very early (although he was up most of the day and didn't go to sleep until 10 or 11p).

Then he hit the terrible twos at about 20 months.  We got through that.

But now he is three and can be quite a handful.

You can totally tell what words I use with him most frequently.  He tells me to "Hush"  all the time.  He says  screams "No" at me and generally ignores requests and rules.  (BTW, I never scream at him.  I think he believes if he screams it loud enough then he will convince me.)  Oh, and he has completely embraced the use of body function words.  If he says "poop"  once during the day, he says it one hundred.  Along with:  pee pee, fart, toot, and butt.  Boys, ya gotta love 'em.  I'm dreading the day he asks about his boy parts.

He drew this picture a couple of months ago and I feel it fits the way I have been feeling lately.

So, any advice?  Do you have a toddler who is going to assert his/her will no matter what?  Spill your secrets for handling them in the comments.  I would be ever so grateful.

Thanks for stopping by,

Natosha

Free Thanksgiving and Fall Printables

Have you got everything planned for Thanksgiving Dinner?  The decorations, menu, shopping?  I'm going to my mom's so I'm only responsible for a side dish and a dessert.  I think I have all my food shopping done, but I wanted to perk up the decor with a few printables.  Here is a list of free Thanksgiving or Fall printables.
Enjoy!


Paper Coterie


Over the Big Moon


How to Nest For Less

Click HERE for those shown below.


The House of Bledsoe  (2 versions)


Yesterday on Tuesday

HERE

Craftily Ever After


Bunch of Craft


Catch My Party  (by Three Little Monkeys Studio)


Three Little Monkeys Studio


Amanda's Parties To Go


Embellish


The Tom Kat Studio


Have you run into some cute printables I didn't mention?  Let me know in the comments!

Thanks for stopping by,
Natosha