Today some people might be celebrating Christmas Eve and I thought I would share some fun suggestions that are holiday themed, but aren’t exactly typical holiday plans. With some inspiration drawn from a few of my favorite Christmas movies here are some things you can do today for a bit of nontraditional festive fun. Continue reading “Fun Suggestions for a Nontraditional Christmas Eve from @kleffnotes”
Design Originals, an imprint of Fox Chapel, has published a variety of holiday themed activity books for all ages. The featured image for this article, Christmas Papercrafting: Holiday Cards, Gift Tags, and More!, is designed a bit more for adult crafters, but I’ll also be discussing two coloring books, Santa’s Kitty Helpers and Cute Christmas. This multi-book feature is designed to help you find some perfect activity books for the people on your holiday shopping list. Continue reading “Design Originals Holiday Activity Books from @kleffnotes”
Francesca Hornak’s debut novel Seven Days of Us examines what can happen to a family when they are forced to live in close quarters for a full week over the Christmas holidays. Now I typically don’t read anything about the holidays until the month of December, but once I heard about this book I knew I wouldn’t be able to wait. Hornak weaves the narratives of five characters together in a way that felt effortless and kept me reading non-stop from beginning to end. Continue reading “Seven Days of Us Book Review ( @FrancescaHornak ) from @kleffnotes”
It’s Christmas and if you celebrate the holiday I hope you have a wonderful day. Even if you don’t celebrate this particular holiday or any holidays at all I still hope that you have a wonderful day. While I spend some time with my family I thought I’d share some of the movies that I watch with them every year in case you are looking for something to enjoy either alone or with those you love. Continue reading “Some Christmas Movie Suggestions for the Holiday from @kleffnotes”
If you celebrate or observe Christmas I’m sure you’re gearing up for a pretty busy weekend. Even though there will be a lot going on, I wanted to share some of my favorite Christmas specials. You can either take some time and watch them alone to give yourself a bit of a break or you can watch them with your friends and family. These aren’t traditional holiday fare suggestions, but I enjoy watching them every year. Continue reading “These Are a Few of My Favorite Christmas Specials from @kleffnotes”
It’s the holiday season, when tons of baking takes place. Today I’d like to share with you my holiday striped(ish) cake. This was my first attempt, I thought it turned out well. The family really enjoyed it. Continue reading “Let’s make a Holiday Cake”
It’s the holiday season and the perfect time to pull out the holiday classic Gremlins. I know a lot of people watch it around Halloween, we even had it on the Halloween rack at the video store, but this movie is definitely for Christmas time watching. The entire movie uses Christmas as the focus, without Christmas Gizmo never would have been gifted in the first place. With that in mind see why I think this movie is perfect for any holiday movie night. Continue reading “Do You Want a Gremlin?”
If you haven’t heard of the movie Santa Claus Conquers the Martians then you are seriously missing out. This movie made in 1964 is the goofiest holiday movie I have ever seen and I oddly love it. I mean it’s Santa in space, what isn’t great about that. Continue reading “Why Santa Claus Conquers the Martians Should Be Added to Your Christmas List”
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