Memory Jars

Welcome back! I know it has been too long since I have written... juggling the Christmas Holidays and work is always a challenge for me even though we keep things very simple.
You can all look forward to some wonderful surprises for our LDS blog this coming year ... come visit often!

This Christmas I made each of our girls a memory jar with an old spice jar (any container will do!) and filled them with idea strips of free / inexpensive things we can do together throughout the year... some are the same, some are as different as each of the girls. Life is made of only a certain amount of moments and I want/need to spend more one on one time with each of them... sometimes we need a reminder to make time for the things we value most.

Some of the ideas I put in are:
Puzzletime
Sleepover
Watch Movie & Snuggle
Work out together
Make a meal from food network
Go shopping
Game time
Go for a walk in the rain
Work on our blogs together
Stitch together
Crochet together, Lunch?
Paint toenails
Your Choice
Bike ride
Do a surprise service for someone else together
Go practice drive
Make cookies
Visit an older neighbor together
... make it personal for each of your children and have fun together!
-Brenda

6x6 Calendar Journal

A couple of years ago, my daughter Kelsie decorated one of the 6x6 Calendars we make at Pebbles and kept it in her purse throughout the year. She journaled what she did and stapled little keepsake items like movie tickets, notes, uplifting thoughts, and anything random that meant something to her. As the months went by, it became more and more of a treasure as it took on a life of its own. I serve as activity leader in Laurel's and when I mentioned this idea for an activity, I was surprised how excited they got. I grabbed my scraps of printed paper and punches and the fun began as they created their very own calendar. We talked about filling our days with goodness. 6x6 Calendars are available at Pebbles stores and online at www.pebblesinmypocket.com
-Brenda