Santa, Trampolines & Other Musings

It all started with me pleading with my husband for a trampoline for the kids this Christmas.

What transpired over the next 24 hours was SO interesting to me! 

Standing in my kitchen, making my case for a trampoline (yet again), my husband told me NO WAY - there will be no children of his going to the ER with broken bones! My husband doesn't often draw lines in the sand, but he did with the trampoline request. 

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SQUILT Christmas Carols & Birthday Sale

I'm pleased to offer SQUILT Christmas Carols. 

During this miraculous season of our Savior's birth, it is imperative to expose our children to Christmas Carols. We can listen to the carols, analyze them, learn about their origins, and sing them. What a beautiful activity to share with our children! 

It has been impressed upon my heart that our children need quiet times to listen to beautiful music (in this case, carols); they also need to be given the time and space to analyze and learn about that same music. Not only does it build the habit of attention, but it also builds musical knowledge and appreciation. 

Enter Super Quiet UnInterrupted Listening Time! 

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Learn About The Nutcracker - A Unit Study

The Nutcracker is one of those beloved Christmas classics.

But how much do your children (or YOU) really know about the story behind the ballet and its well loved music?

Each year I taught elementary school music we would study The Nutcracker IN DEPTH. There is so much to be learned from this ballet.

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