By: Lauren Tankle You really don’t know a person until you have played a Yankee Swap game with them. This game makes you realize that people you grew up with your whole life are unapologetically capable of plotting your demise and will do everything and anything to take you down all because you really … More Yankee Swap
By: Deirdre Littlefield My oldest son enlisted in the US Army this year. We miss him terribly but are filled with pride. As our family decorated our tree this year, it hit me hard; we were short one family member. Each decoration my oldest son made brought back a flood of memories and conversation to … More Let’s Be Present
By: Lauren Tankle I volunteered this holiday season to organize and help distribute Christmas gifts to families in need. I was overwhelmed with the appreciation and relief I could see in the recipients when they chose the gifts for their children to open on Christmas morning. It made me so overjoyed to know that … More I Wish I Could Say I Did It On My Own
By: Kathy Trainor Walking through a winter wonderland doesn’t have to be bitterly cold. Your whole family can enjoy Animated Light Displays across New England. Families across the region turn their homes into magnificent creations of lights and sounds. You and your family can sit in the comfort of your car, turn on your car radio, and … More Animated Light Displays
By: Martianne Stanger Christmas. Chanukah. Kwanzaa. No matter what holiday you celebrate this season, one thing seems to be on many folks’ minds: presents! Which gifts might we might give and which we might receive? My thoughts are no different. As I prepare for Christmas, I, too, think about presents. However, I do not just … More Enjoy the Precious Present This Season
By: Kathy Trainor Each holiday season thousands of families drive across Massachusetts for light displays and musical light displays. Sometimes neighborhoods get together to create those magnificent ideas or it might just be the kindness of just one family. This holiday season my boys and I set out for five Mondays in a row to see lights … More Winter Lights Display
We asked the Signature Mom Bloggers to share their favorite Christmas traditions. Check out what they had to say and then tell us about your favorite holiday traditions! Do you leave special cookies for Santa on Christmas eve? Or do you have a favorite movie you watch with your family? We want to know! Tanya Pimenta: We … More Christmas Traditions
By: Heather O’Neill It’s the most wonderful time of the year …. I love the holiday season- I really do! I love hot chocolate, Christmas trees and decorating the house with festive lights. However there is one part of the holiday season that I really could do without. I do not love the “Elf on the Shelf.” Honestly, … More To Elf, Or Not To Elf…
By: Jessica Aldred For many families, it seems like the holiday season has become increasingly material focused- at least that’s the honest truth in our house. As Christmas approaches, our children become increasingly aware that the big man is watching and we’re all too guilty of using their naughty or nice status as a threat … More Raising Humble Children
By: Heather Desmond O’Neill Christmas carols are a good time. When I was in second grade, I was alone in the bathroom at school ( or so I thought) and belted out “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” like it was my job. I really only knew the chorus, but man did I rock out … More Bathroom Caroling
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