The Boy's Store Blog — Holiday Activities

How the Grinch Stole Christmas has been a holiday favorite for decades. It has been one of our favorite books and holiday specials my entire life. This year with the new movie The Grinch being released to theaters my family has decided to have a night of Grinch-mas! We will sit together at home and watch the original holiday special, make Grinch heart Rice Krispies, and then watch the newer movie The Grinch! The story behind the Grinch has always been a relatable one, after all, who doesn't feel a little miserly now and then? But the idea that he...

Every year we go to the pumpkin patch. It is tradition, and tradition states that we come home with so many pumpkins that I have no idea how we are going to carve all of them. We tend to pick the best looking pumpkins to carve, you know the ones that are rounded, no smashed in sides, and usually clean looking. The the rest of the pumpkins get put out as decorations. We even paint some of them! So this year lets get some incredible ideas for both carving and painting! Carving: Disney : These stencils can be easily printed and...

Art is a window into my soul. It helps to bring joy and light into the world and makes my house bright and festive during the holidays. As a teacher, I get two weeks break during the holidays, and that means I spend my time soaking up my own kids and enjoying holiday traditions. One of our biggest traditions is creating holiday-themed art together. This year I wanted to do some fun snow-themed art. As SoCal natives, we do not get much snow. However, we recently had a huge (in SoCal standards) storm hit us on Thanksgiving. It blanketed our...

Our kids will not be little forever. So we try to find little ways to find ways to enjoy them while we can. I love soaking in all the fun and magic of my kids being young during the holidays. One of the ways I do that is spend lots of time creating and playing with them. Crafts and activities are perfect ways to do that. This year I wanted to not only create a fantastic memory with my kids, I also wanted to preserve it. I searched Pinterest and found this really fun and adorable photo snow globe. It...

Christmas decorations are my favorite part of the holidays. I love to dress up my house and make it fun and jolly. My kids love to get in on the joy as well. So every year we add a new DIY decor item to our collection. This year I wanted to add something colorful to their new homework station. I scoured Pinterest and found the most adorable little faux light garland made out of cardstock. This adorable craft is from Stubbornly Crafty and it is the light of my holiday craft list! This sweet and simple DIY craft is so...