Category: 2012 Christmas Gift Guide

As I write this post, we’re just days away from Christmas. Have you finished all your food preparations for the big event? I just finished doing the last of my baking.

Armed with some coupons to buy some Challenge Butter at the store, some Good Cook bakeware and a huge assortment of holiday recipes to choose from on the Challenge Butter website, I took butter to the maximum and decided to make a traditional favorite around here; shortbread cookies. Of course if you know our family, it’s not a celebration without something Disney thrown into the mix, so we cut the cookies out

Fashion Angels Enterprises has launched an enchanting, all-new collection of fashion-themed sketching, coloring and activity craft kits that feature Disney’s cherished princesses.

Each product from Fashion Angels features one or multiple of the Disney Princess characters Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, Mulan, Pocahontas, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Tiana and Rapunzel.

What a fun activity this was for our group of three little girls, and even one boy!

Holidays are known as being the most wonderful time of the year, but they can also be mom’s nightmare when it comes to their children’s oral health. From candy canes to ginger bread men, kids all over are enjoying the holidays and using them as an excuse to get their sugar fix.

Dr. Jennifer Salzer, mom of 4, orthodontist and dentist has some great tips for surviving the holiday season while maintaining healthy teeth for your children.

Barista Prima Coffeehouse® K-Cup® packs are a new exclusive collection of the world’s finest Arabica coffees, roasted in the tradition of Europe’s most celebrated coffee houses. Designed for the passionate coffee lover, the Barista Prima Coffeehouse darker, richer blends feature:

Dear Blog Readers,
While I’d love to send each of you a handwritten letter, well it’s not going to happen, I imagine I’d get severe hand cramps doing that! This post though is to inspire you to break away from the computer, e-mail, Facebook and text messages for a time, and send a handwritten note to a friend this month.

Really they’re making it easy for you – it’s December, the month for Christmas cards and New Year’s wishes.

Still haven’t finished your holiday shopping…Sports Illustrated Kids has you covered!

If you are still checking off your list and realized you missed a young sports fan in your life, Sports Illustrated Kids makes the perfect gift!

It’s the perfect stocking stuffer with no lines to wait on and easy to purchase right online!

Did we mention there is no gift wrapping? It’s delivered straight to their door. It is the gift that keeps on giving the whole year through!

If you’re still out there buying gifts here’s a great idea for a boy.  Hasbro combined Transformers and building blocks to make the ultimate gift for the Building Fanatics.

TRANSFORMERS KRE-O allows builders to construct both the robot and vehicle mode of their favorite Transformers characters with the same set of bricks!

It’s really no wonder that the KRE-O sets are some of Hasbro’s top items this holiday season.

Do your children have Christmas hopes and wishes, for not just themselves but for their family, community and even the world? Print out the elements of the book from the below button and help the kiddos craft their very own Christmas Wish Book, brought to you by the recently released Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups! Once it’s done, be sure to hang their Wish Book from a Christmas tree or mantle so Santa is sure to see it!

Does your jewelry collection make a statement about who you are and what you believe in? If it does, or you want it to, Origami Owl, a social selling brand best known for its unique customizable jewelry and Living Lockets™ line, has released its newest collection—TAGGED^TM. This new line of handcrafted jewelry combines solid fine pewter Tags with earth elements to create a personal jewelry statement just for you.

When asked to do a review of their products, I chose to include the Family pewter tag along with the earth element charms for our three birth months.

Giving creative, unique, and personalized gifts is more important than ever. KODAK Picture Kiosk makes it easy and more affordable to transform all those photos sitting on your smartphone, computer, and Facebook into holiday gifts that will be cherished for years to come.

Photo Gift Ideas:

· Photo Books (starting at $6.99): Recap your Kodak Moments in an instant with KODAK Picture Kiosk Photo Books. Professionally bound with a glossy finish, these books can be compiled easily and quickly