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Christmas Carol Catch Phrase Game – Free Printable

Here's a fun and easy game to play at your next family Christmas party!

Great game for family Christmas party! Christmas Carol Catch Phrase - Free Printable

 

My mom asked each of us children to plan a game for our family Christmas party.  I wanted something that wouldn't too much running around/craziness since that's not really our family's personality.

I came up with a Christmas Carol version of Catch Phrase.

Here's how it works:

  1. Print the provided cards or write out your own.
  2. Divide your group into 2 teams and separate them into separate sides of the room.
  3. Give each group a set of 10 cards, plus a “winner” card at the bottom of each stack.
  4. When the leader says go, a person on each team will start describing the Christmas carol on their card to their team.  The team must guess what it is.  The one describing the card cannot say any of the words on the card.  They can, however, use other lyrics in the song if they want.
  5. Once the team has guessed correctly, they pass the stack to the next team member who will start describing the next  Christmas carol.
  6. Both teams continue this process until one has reached the “winner” card at the bottom of the stack.

 

I chose carols that are non-santa, since we don't do santa.  There are a couple secular Christmas songs in there, though.

 

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Christmas Carol Catch Phrase - printable game for a family Christmas Party

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Free Coconut Oil From Tropical Traditions!

Free Coconut Oil from Tropical Traditions!
Every year at Christmas, Tropical Traditions offers a free quart of virgin coconut oil with any $19 purchase.  This is a fabulous deal since the coconut oil is normally much more expensive than that on its own!  It's the highest quality coconut oil I know of.

This offer is good today only!

I would combine it with current sales to get the best deal.

As one idea, their raw honey (it's absolutely amazing! — unlike any honey I've ever had!) is 50% off.  So you could order 2 honeys at $10.99 each and pay a total of $21.98 for 2 jars of honey and a quart of coconut oil.  (Plus shipping.)

Those would normally cost you $61.99!

To get in on this deal, just go here and you'll see the offer for the free coconut oil on the right side.  Add it and $19 worth of other stuff to your cart and it will show up as $0 in your cart.  (Don't forget to add the free coffee mug to your cart too!)

Let me know what you get!

Stocking Stuffers

Today I've rounded up a few fun items that would be perfect as stocking stuffers!

TODDY GEAR PEPPERMINT SCHTICK PACK

Toddy Gear has bundled up a portable charger plus a screen cleaning cloth in this Peppermint Schtick Tech Pack.

Toddy Gear Peppermint Schtick Tech Pack

The plush microfiber cloth attracts any oils or dust and completely removes them, while the power bank will take care of all your on-the-go charging needs.  Pack it all up in the handy drawstring bag.

Check it out here.

 

 

PICK AND DRAW

Awarded by the National Parenting Center, Pick and Draw is a fun, one-of-a-kind drawing game that teaches you how to make very creative cartoon faces.  And any age can enjoy doing it alone or with a group.  Providing endless hours of creative fun with the whole family, Pick and Draw is simpleand easy to use…you’ll be playing in 5 minutes or less!
Pick and Draw Game
For more step-by-step drawing help, you’ll want to follow this blog by the creator of Pick and Draw
Also available on Amazon is The Big Book of Pick and Draw Activities – available in paperback (here) or eBook form (here).
Pick and Draw
3 winners are each going to receive 2 Pick and Draw games – one to keep and one to give as a gift!

HOMEDICS MINI MASSAGER

Okay, so we love giving (and getting!) massages in our house.  We seriously bought all 4 of our kids their own massager because they like giving mom and dad massages.  (I'd tell you what my secret is, but I honestly don't know!)

HoMEDICS has a great little mini massager that woud be perfect as a stocking stuffer.

Homedics Mini Massager - great little stocking stuffer

 

The button turns on a gentle vibration, while the comfortable hand grip makes it easy to hold and use.  At just $5, it's the perfect price too!

Check it out here.

 

 


Gifts for the Health Conscious

Do you have any health-conscious people in your life?

Is it challenging to figure out what they might like?

I've tried to help you out with some gift ideas for the health conscious.

FITSNACK

As someone who is quite health-conscious myself, I enjoy the opportunity to discover new snacks that fit my dietary needs.  I don't always have time or energy to make things from scratch, so when I discover a packaged option that tastes great and isn't filled with nasty ingredients, I definitely make a note of it!

I got to try out a FitSnack box recently, and it was so much fun to find (and eat!) all the goodies inside!

Fitsnack subscription box

While not everything inside was my absolute favorite, I did find a few things that I really liked!

Those Mighty Flakes are gluten free, bean-flour based cereal.  I've never had anything bean-based that did not taste…well…beany.  The Mighty Flakes were actually delicious!  I'm a cereal-lover, but most gluten-free cereals I've tried are corn-based (which irritates my system) or rice-based (which gets over-used already in my house and I really need to diversify my diet much more.)  It was nice to find a cereal I can have on occasion that tastes great and offers a little more variety to my diet.

I found several other goodies I really like as well, like those YummySnack bars – kind of tasted like an Almond Joy!

Grab a FitSnack subscription here if you want to try out a new batch of healthy snacks every month!

 

 

YOO FITNESS TRACKER

 

YOOC Bluetooth Smart Activity Tracker is an easy-to-use wireless fitness monitoring device with an integrated dot matrix display.

All your personal fitness data is viewable right on the device or sync to the YOO App to track your progress and compete against your Old YOO in any of the YOO Challenges. YOOC comes with a magnetic smart clip so you can secure it to your clothing however you'd like.

And with a 6 month+ replaceable battery and a water-resistant design, YOOC will be with you as long and far as you can go.

 

Yoo Fitness Tracker

Check out the Yoo Fitness Tracker here!

 

 

dōTERRA BALANCE ESSENTIAL OIL

Balance is dōTERRA’s Grounding Blend, which brings a sense of calm, peace, well-being and promotes whole-body relaxation. It also soothes sore muscles and joints, promotes circulation, supports cellular health and lessens stress to help with anxious feelings and nerves. It’s perfect for a sense of stability, bringing balance to situations of stress.  TO USE: This blend works well when 2 drops are applied to the bottom of each foot. You may also put drops on the wrist, over the heart, on the neck, or along the spine.  You can diffuse this blend in an essential oil diffuser, or if you don’t have a diffuser, put 6 drops on a cotton ball and attach to the air vents in your home. Do not use internally.

doTERRA Balance blend

Check out Holly's dōTERRA site here.

 

 


Gifts for Grandparents

Here's a great idea for a gift for grandparents!

 

Homedics has a hand-held percussion massager that is amazing! What a great way to pamper those aching muscles of grandma or grandpa's!

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Let me tell you – this thing feels AWESOME!

I'm not very old, but I sure do like a good massage; therefore I've tried out a lot of different types of massagers.  (Call me weird; I don't care!)

This one is one of the best ones I've used — really!

 

Purchase yours here.

 

Gifts for Families

In our home, we like to get a family gift that we can all use together.

Here are a couple great ideas for gifts for families!

 

BRINKMAN ADVENTURES

The award winning Brinkman Adventures  teach, inspire and entertain while highlighting the importance of missions and fulfilling the Great Commission.   Inspired by true stories, these episodes of Christians serving the Lord will strengthen your faith while providing important teachable moments.Brinkman Adventures

 

PICK AND DRAW

Awarded by the National Parenting Center, Pick and Draw is a fun, one-of-a-kind drawing game that teaches you how to make very creative cartoon faces.  And any age can enjoy doing it alone or with a group.  Providing endless hours of creative fun with the whole family, Pick and Draw is simpleand easy to use…you’ll be playing in 5 minutes or less!
Pick and Draw Game
For more step-by-step drawing help, you’ll want to follow this blog by the creator of Pick and Draw
Also available on Amazon is The Big Book of Pick and Draw Activities – available in paperback (here) or eBook form (here).
Pick and Draw
3 winners are each going to receive 2 Pick and Draw games – one to keep and one to give as a gift!