A Christmas Bonus from the Savvy Homeschool Moms (Ep #66, 12/23/18)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
(To those that celebrate)…a special gift for you!!

And if you don’t celebrate…A special treat for you too!! 
Many of the things discussed can work on non-holiday occasions too!

The Moms discuss how they like to de-stress during the holiday season, and share some of their family’s holiday traditions.

Watch a favorite Christmas movie: (as needed, or 1 or 2 nightly!)

• Charlie Brown Christmas
• Rudolph
• Year Without a Santa Claus
• Elf
• Santa Claus is Coming to Town
• It’s a Wonderful Life
• Miracle on 34th St (original black/white)
• A Christmas Story (Peter Bilingsley)
• Scrooge (the musical with Albert Finney)
• Frosty the Snowman
• The Santa Clause (all 3)
• Christmas Chronicles (new favorite)
• The Muppet Christmas Carol
• The Polar Express
• White Christmas
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (original)
• One Magic Christmas

Listen to favorite Christmas music:

• John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
• The Kingston Trio: The Last Month of the Year
• A Very Special Christmas 1 & 2
• Glee Christmas albums
• Manheim Steamroller Christmas albums
• Christmas with the Rat Pack
• Putumayo’s Christmas Around the World
• Celtic Christmas
• The Stars Come Out for Christmas
• Amy Grant: Home for Christmas
• Elmo & Patsy: Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (the whole album!)

Other ideas this episode:

• Eat comfort foods (Tina likes a piece of fudge at the bottom of her bowl of popcorn, a family tradition, Beckie likes hot cocoa.)
• Go see Christmas lights.
• Go for a drive in the country/visit nature.

What’s your favorite way of de-stressing? Let us know in the comments below!

And from our families to yours, we wish you all
a VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!!

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