Free Holiday Events at Cabela's

It all starts this weekend! So, check it out! We are lucky to have one very near us and since I still have one left who is a believer we will be participating in some of these as our schedule allows. The age of my son now is the age my daughter was when she stopped believing, but I got through Christmas and Easter that year. This may very well be the last year. I am not sure how things change for us, but I want to take in all the "magic" I can this year.

A Package from Santa has Arrived! From the North Pole!

This PackagefromSanta.com package arrived today and my son was really surprised. He noticed right away it was from Santa, but before opening it he did take note that the postage on it said it came from the North Pole. I think that attention to detail really helps seal that this is truly from Santa. Earlier this week, we watched the video message from Santa that included an elf that kept falling asleep. My son made sure to look for that elf's name on the Christmas card from the elves (see above) and found it. That card from the elves also included a snowman ornament.

This is the premium package and they sure cover all the bases with this package. In the top picture you also see a nice "Nice List" certificate that has a sticker seal on it. He wanted to know if this means he is always on the Nice List and I was sure to point out that the certificate only said for the 2017 season. It also included a window cling that he was happy to put up.

Some other fun things in the package included a signed photo of Santa, a picture of baby Rudolph (which is adorable!) and a personalized letter. I was able to read through several letters and pick one to personalize. I picked out one I thought my son would relate to the most and then typed in the things to personalize it.

The inside of the box is a whole scene inside the North Pole residence. I can picture my son using this box with some of his lego guys, otherwise it is just a nice looking decorative box. It would have been nice to see a couple of elf plastic toy figures in there for them to play with in the box.

Also, included is a cute little Rudolph velvet bag that had a REALLY nice jingle bell in it (and a message from Rudolph) which is now hanging on my son's mini Christmas tree. Mrs. Claus sent a Sugar Cookie which actually looks better in person because the camera just don't pick up the fine iridescent sprinkles dusted over it. And to round out the treats for the child is also a candy cane from Santa and some of Santa's Hot Cocoa (a mix to make).

 One last thing in there is some reindeer food that is legit animal feed which my son is thinking of saving some of it to see if he can make the calves at grandpa's farm fly. Can you imagine?!?!?! Flying calves?!??!?! Ha! What an Imagination!

This last picture is of my son watching his video message from Santa that included 2 pictures of him (that I uploaded from different times of the year so he knew Santa was always watching!)

This PackagefromSanta.com package also includes a phone call from Santa, which I have not scheduled yet. I am waiting until a little later. This week has been A LOT of Santa, as Wednesday was St. Nicholas Day and Santa dropped off some treats and a FREE PERSONALIZED NICE LIST GUIDE! Yes, this printable is FREE TO EVERYONE. You even get to upload a picture on to it for the child. So, that is really neat!

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LETTER, PACKAGE, CALL & VIDEO from Santa!!! PackagefromSanta.com

Start a new and memorable tradition this Christmas with PackageFromSanta.com, the ONLY Santa memory service that does it ALL! Personalized LETTERS, PACKAGES, CALLS and VIDEOS from SANTA!

Do you want to see your children's face light up in amazement when they get a personalized letter from Santa Claus? Of course you do! This not just a letter from Santa. It's an amazing experience - it's joy, memories, wonder and happiness in a box! You can choose a specific letter theme and then customize it yourself to include details that only Santa would know!

Every package also comes with a FREE personalized CALL and VIDEO FROM SANTA that can be scheduled any time. This techy part of the PackageFromSanta.com was unreal! So surprisingly well done and high-end and my kids LOVED it!

It's such a joy to see my children continue to BELIEVE and PackageFromSanta.com really helped make the magic happen in my household this year! So grateful!

PFS has an A+ Rating with the BBB due to their unmatched high-touch customer service so you can be confident that you are making a wise purchase. They have real people on the phone ready to help answer questions. That's unheard of these days! Such a nice touch.

Click here to see a video to learn more about this very special Santa memory service that will be a part of my family for years to come!

The Platinum Package ($69.95) comes in a red box includes:

Personalized Letter from Santa

BONUS! Personalized Video from Santa (retail $9.99)

BONUS! Personalized Phone Call from Santa to a cell phone OR land line! (retail $9.99)

Personalized Nice List Certificate

Autographed Santa Claus Photo

Autographed Rudolph Photo

Genuine North Pole Stamp

...and so much more!

It also comes with a 60-Day Money-Back Guarantee. Wow! They are THAT confident your child will LOVE it!

There are 3 different packages offered, so you can choose a price point that works with your budget. I will be reviewing the top of the line Platinum package ($69.95).

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Recycled Ornaments

There are 3 different ornaments here, 2 of which are spruced up Christmas Ball ornaments and one is repurposed bottle caps. The Christmas balls I bought from the dollar store in a tube of 12. For the Green "Elf" ornament I just glued on 2 red buttons from my leftover stash and some leftover fuzzy white yarn. For the Red "Santa" ornament I used some gaffer tape and folded it in the center so I could repurpose a pop top to and then taped it down.

The repurposed Snowman ornament was made by hot gluing bottle caps and a felt hat I cut out on to a popsicle stick and then painting it and gluing on a scrap piece of yarn for a scarf.

Wordless Wednesday: LOTS of Christmas Fun

Wordless Wednesday: Visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus and Reindeer

Wordless Wednesday: Santa and Reindeer

Santa and two reindeer were at the Medford Outlet Center this past Thanksgiving Weekend. 

Don't worry, you can still see Santa and his reindeer on some other dates there:

 Dec 8, Dec 15, & Dec 22

Two Printable Letters to Santa

I made up these letters for my kids to write their letters to Santa (St. Nick). They have different needs in terms to their writing abilities. My son just turned four and is in the beginning stages of writing and so I made up the top letter for him to fill in with just a few words. My daughter is 7 1/2 years old and very good at writing and so she is able to write complete sentences. I have a feeling she will use the sentences in her brother's letter as guidance to what she will write, but it is open for her to write whatever she wants.

My children will write their letters to Santa (or St. Nick) and leave them for him to pick up on the eve of St. Nick's Day. If you read the link about St. Nick's Day you will have some clue of my state or origination. :) How people celebrate St. Nick's Day can vary, but what we do is that the kids leave their Santa letter and he comes to get them from our house on the eve of St. Nick's Day (Santa is Saint Nicholas's nickname) and he leaves the kids a few tokens to help get them in mood for the Christmas holiday (so they get Christmas-y items). One of those items they get is a new ornament for their own mini Christmas trees they each have outside their bedroom. My kids will have quite a Christmas ornament collection by the time they grow up and leave our home. They get excited to see what ornament he brings them each year. Also they usually get a piece of Christmas candy and a book with a Christmas story and an inexpensive Christmas craft kit from the dollar store.

Wordless Wednesday: Santa & His Sleigh & LIVE Reindeer at the Outlet Mall

Medford Outlet Center

Don't Worry! Santa, sleigh and live reindeer will be back at the mall December 9th 1pm-4pm and December 16th 11am-2pm. Located near IZOD (inside). Just look for the reindeer they will take you to Santa!