Christmas activities Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/tag/christmas-activities/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 19:24:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 56460141 Holiday Bucket List https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/11/30/holiday-bucket-list/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/11/30/holiday-bucket-list/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2017 21:12:40 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=72880 One of the things I try really hard to do as a mama is make to carve out a little bit of time each day to spend just with my little Miss G.  It’s usually not a ton of time, but being that she was our one and only for more than 5 years, I… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/11/30/holiday-bucket-list/feed/ 0 72880 Christmas Tree Photo Scavenger Hunt https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/12/14/christmas-tree-photo-scavenger-hunt/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/12/14/christmas-tree-photo-scavenger-hunt/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2014 19:52:18 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=25048 A couple of days ago Gracen sort of randomly brought up the backyard photo scavenger hunt we’d done just before leaving Canada this past summer, and talked about how much fun she’d had doing it.  Being an overseas living kiddo, she knows that many things simply have to wait until our next summer at home,… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/12/14/christmas-tree-photo-scavenger-hunt/feed/ 1 25048 Christmas Tree Play Dough and Cookie Cutter Gifts https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/12/08/christmas-tree-play-dough-and-cookie-cutter-gifts/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/12/08/christmas-tree-play-dough-and-cookie-cutter-gifts/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:54:28 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=24899 It’s very likely that our friends may soon disown us for constantly gifting them with play dough…  And until then, we’ll probably just continue coming up with clever ways to present it and give it anyways {sorry, friends}. ☺ One of our favourite combos is play dough, cookie cutters, and loose parts, and after last… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/12/08/christmas-tree-play-dough-and-cookie-cutter-gifts/feed/ 1 24899 Gingerbread People Ornaments https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/12/04/gingerbread-people-ornaments/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/12/04/gingerbread-people-ornaments/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:00:00 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=24869 One of my very favourite things about the holidays is making all kinds of fun homemade ornaments with Miss G.  I just love it.  We gather up our materials, put on some music, chat while we create side-by-side, and in the end, we’ve got at least a couple of new colourful and quirky ornaments to… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/12/04/gingerbread-people-ornaments/feed/ 4 24869 Christmas Tree Play Dough Kit https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/11/20/decorate-a-play-dough-christmas-tree-play-kit/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/11/20/decorate-a-play-dough-christmas-tree-play-kit/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2014 08:01:10 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=24693 Okay, so I admit it – we’re a bit play dough kit obsessed over here.  We can’t help it.  Play dough is something that we play with on a daily basis and having pre-made kits filled with dough and interesting loose parts makes it really easy to delve into the fun – everything that’s needed is right there… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/11/20/decorate-a-play-dough-christmas-tree-play-kit/feed/ 8 24693 Super Fragrant NO-COOK Gingerbread Play Dough https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/12/18/super-fragrant-no-cook-gingerbread-play-dough/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/12/18/super-fragrant-no-cook-gingerbread-play-dough/#comments Thu, 19 Dec 2013 06:21:31 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=16368 {this post contains affiliate links} One of Miss G’s favourite holiday activities last year was making play dough gingerbread people.  Our little bin of simple materials kept her happily engaged for hours and her cousins loved it just as much as she did, so there was no doubt in my mind that we’d do the… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/12/18/super-fragrant-no-cook-gingerbread-play-dough/feed/ 4 16368 Glitter Monogram Ornaments https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/12/14/glitter-monogram-ornaments/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/12/14/glitter-monogram-ornaments/#comments Sat, 14 Dec 2013 21:35:41 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=16233 {this post contains affiliate links} While Miss G and I were out oohing and ahhing at all of the pretty things in Pottery Barn Kids earlier this week, I spotted some beautiful glitter monogram ornaments that I knew we could easily make at home. So we gathered up our supplies and got started.  Included was… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/12/14/glitter-monogram-ornaments/feed/ 3 16233 Christmas Cutting Tray https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/12/05/christmas-cutting-tray/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/12/05/christmas-cutting-tray/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2013 04:45:27 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=16169 The cutting tray we did a couple months back was such a hit, that I knew I wanted to do another one, but this time around, a holiday themed one! Just like last time, most of our cutting materials were things we already had around the house – so no need to go and purchase… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/12/05/christmas-cutting-tray/feed/ 1 16169 Polar Express Party https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/12/05/polar-express-party/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/12/05/polar-express-party/#comments Thu, 05 Dec 2013 19:23:13 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=16201 {this post includes affiliate links} Though I really haven’t watched many Christmas movies, one that I have seen and love is The Polar Express.  Back during Kuwait round one, our Grade One team had a little Polar Express ‘party’ for the students each year and it was great fun.  Gracen’s never watched a full-length movie… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/12/05/polar-express-party/feed/ 3 16201 Cranberry Popcorn Garland for the Birds https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/12/04/cranberry-popcorn-garland-for-the-birds/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/12/04/cranberry-popcorn-garland-for-the-birds/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:15:21 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=16130 When I spotted fresh cranberries at our local grocery store here in Kuwait, I grabbed a bag immediately, knowing just how we’d put them to good use.  Cranberry popcorn garlands are just one of those things – a craft so classic that it’s a shame to not try at least once.    In preparation for… Read More

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