{"id":13608,"date":"2011-12-10T17:01:46","date_gmt":"2011-12-10T23:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/momstraveltales.com\/?p=1335"},"modified":"2011-12-10T17:01:46","modified_gmt":"2011-12-10T23:01:46","slug":"12-days-of-christmas-my-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/12-days-of-christmas-my-favorites\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Days of Christmas: My faves"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve really enjoyed celebrating the 12 days of Christmas with 7 other bloggers this year. I learned a lot from each blogger’s posts and I had a blast compiling my 12 days of tips, too.<\/p>\n

Here are a few of my favorites from each of the other sites participating:<\/p>\n

Looking to make some really clever homemade Christmas gifts?<\/strong> The Happy Housewife has rounded up the best 100 of the web for you. One that I really like is the no-sew wine bag<\/a>. (Of course, the fact that I also write VineSleuth Uncorked<\/a>, a wine blog for casual wine drinkers, might have made it obvious I’d love that one!!)<\/p>\n

My kids and I are going to make some homemade candy bars<\/strong> thanks to Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures. I think we’ll start with the Homemade Crunch Bars<\/a>! (We might also have to make some of her Cinnamon Sugar Chex Mix<\/a> this week, too!)<\/p>\n

Surviving the Stores offered tons of great money-saving tips<\/strong> and her ideas for saving money during holiday travel<\/a> were right on!<\/p>\n

The Thrifty Mama showed us all sorts of fun ways to serve up fruit<\/a>…<\/strong> and I’m always looking for new, creative (and still simple) ways to keep healthy food interesting at parties and at home.<\/p>\n

1+1+1+1 created a fantastic nativity pack for FREE download<\/a>.<\/strong> The activities are perfect for preschoolers to do at home, whether you homeschool or not. I even sent the link to it to my children’s school (but I plan to use the activities next week at home, too!)<\/p>\n

Songbird offered gorgeous Christmas decorating ideas.<\/strong> Her bedroom Christmas decorations<\/a> are so cozy, but everything she shared was beautiful!!<\/p>\n

I love Life as Mom’s clutter-free stocking stuffer<\/a> ideas.<\/strong> I’m definitely borrowing a few of her ideas for our own stockings.<\/p>\n

Miss any days here on MomsTravelTales? Here are my 12 Days of Christmas Travel Tips:<\/h2>\n