Twelve Days of Christmas

Amber, One of the mom-stuff team members has posted her version of the 12 Days of Christmas to share with other moms. If you are looking for some cleaver gift ideas you would love this.

Last year I decided I wanted to bring some joy to a family's life that I knew was struggling due to the troubled economy. Everybody needs a little bit of cheer all the time but especially at Christmas. I focused on family time to bring some joy to this family each evening. This is my version of the Twelve Days of Christmas.

My version of the 12 days of Christmas is very different than the original version. I took a variety of poems and printed them out on Christmas stationary.

To use my format buy stationary with printing across the top as in a header. I then bought or made an item that goes along with each poem I have listed. The items I used are listed next to each poem title. I put each item into a Christmas sack with the tag tied with curly ribbon. Each day I would deliver the poem and the item to the family's house. My hope was to create a family bonding time for each of the 12 days before Christmas and add some Christmas JOY. I hope you will enjoy this and have a Merry Christmas.

On the 1st day of Christmas my true friend gave to me. This is what the tag read just change the 1st to 2nd or the pattern can be found by clicking here

The 12 poems are listed below by clicking on each one it will take you to the actual poem

A Parent's Night Before Christmas With this poem I also included a variety of packages of batteries and I also put $100.00 in with the batteries with a note that said I hope this helps make Christmas a little less stressful.

Legend of Christmas Stockings On this day I bought Christmas Stockings both kinds the ones that are for Christmas eve and also Christmas socks for each of the family members feet.

Legend of Mistletoe Of course I gave them fresh mistletoe on this day.

Legend of Poinsettia I bought a fresh poinsettia to give with this poem.

Legend of the Christmas Rose Since I wasn't sure if roses would last I decided to buy an oil burner and some rose scents to smell their house of roses. I also bought a glass rose to put in the bag.

The Candy Cane Legend Included in this bag was a box of red and white candy canes

The Legend of the Christmas Bell I found a fancy bell that had Christmas decorations around it and put it in a fancy box to give with this poem.

The Legend of the Christmas Balls I knew the family I was giving to well so I found a box of bulbs in the color of their Christmas tree to give with this poem.

The Legend of the Christmas Spider This is one of my favorite Christmas stories and has been apart of my life since I was a little girl. We have always had a gold spider sitting in the center of our Christmas tree. For this gift we made a gold spider similar to the one I had growing up to pass on the tradition my family loved so much.

Under Santa's Hat With this story I bought each of them a Santa hat and also some snack foods cheese and crackers with a summer sausage with Eggnog.


Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus For this story I bought hot chocolate mixes and mugs for each member of the family.

The Night before Christmas for Moms With this story I gave the mom a few bath items to pamper herself and a Christmas movie for the rest of the family to enjoy.

Trick or Treating By Astrological Sign…

Aries pushes the others aside to get to the door first.

Taurus will only eat the finest of Swiss chocolates.

Gemini goes around the neighborhood once, changes costumes and goes around again.

Cancer stays at home and gives candy to the other trick-or-treaters.

Leo plans their costume for months, then won’t go out because someone else had the same idea.

Virgo wears a neatly-pressed suit and tells everyone they’re a bookkeeper.

Libra is still standing in front of the closet trying to decide on a costume.

Scorpio isn’t in it for the candy.

Sagittarius will manage to wander to the next town.

Capricorn makes a list of all the houses that give good candy and the optimal route to take.

Aquarius builds their costume out of spare flashlights and spends all night tinkering when it shorts.

Pisces skips the whole thing to compose poetry to the Moon.

Be SAFE and have a fun Halloween. Visit http://www.mom-stuff.com/ we have a brand new site with lots Halloween idea for you.

Happy Easter

The mom-stuff.com Easter site is published. You can find some really fun kids crafts to make with the children in your life. We also have new ways to use your colored hard boiled eggs after the egg hunt. We also have a pattern for the new spunky headbands as seen on You Tube. Our product review this month is a really fun product called Flirty Aprons. Come join the fun. The mom-team is wishing everyone a Happy Easter.

Post a tribute to your Mother for Mother’s Day

Share your Mother’s Day Tribute on Mom-Stuff.com
With Mother’s Day approaching quickly the Mom Team wants to take time out and give tribute to the important people in our lives. Our Mothers, Grandmothers, Sisters, and anyone else you want to honor on Mother’s Day.
So many times in our lives we put aside the most important people in our lives. This is the perfect time to give thanks to all the women in our lives that make each day possible. Tell us about the important woman in your life.
Without my mother I would not be where I am today. I take for granted how important my mom is. Only after having my own children did I realize what a mother goes through just to get us here. It doesn’t stop there either. Mothers worry each day about their children and even through the night. We worry about our children breathing through the night ( I know you are laughing but yes I still worry if my 5 year old will wake up each morning). We want our children to be the best they can be. So we worry about school, are they learning everything they can. We worry about their friends and their activities. We worry about their health. We wonder what kind of person they will grow up to be. Do you think Michael Phillip’s mother ever thought when she was rocking him to sleep each night that he would be such an incredible athlete.
I guess it comes down to the fact that we as Mothers worry about our kids every second of every day for the rest of their lives. My mom has all grown children with children of their own and she today still worries about us and our decisions.
Well mom I want you to know you did a wonderful job and it is time for you to take some time and stop worrying about us for awhile and take some time for you! You deserve it, you did a wonderful job. I know I will be a good mom too because I learned from the best mom in the world.
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day

On St. Patrick’s Day you don’t have to be Irish to enjoy the spirit of the day. Every holiday is a good excuse to celebrate. Holidays are a good time to add some fun and enjoyment to your life. Celebrating each holiday is our way of celebrating life. It does help if you look good in green, believe in wee-folk and enjoy a bit of sausage and cabbage. Visit http://www.mom-stuff.com/ for your St. Patrick’s Day menu with recipes, decorating ideas with instructions, fun kids crafts and a Lucky scrapbook layout.Wishing you the blessings of the Irish