If there’s one thing I’ve learned about my blog readers, it’s that you love Christmas games almost as much as I do. Every December, my traffic explodes with people coming to download the 12 Days of Christmas Party Games I published several years back. Well, this year, I have 12 Days of ALL NEW Christmas…
I have another free printable Christmas quiz for you today. I call this one the “For unto Us a Child is Born” Quiz. The Bible is chockfull of Messianic prophecies that were made in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New Testament. How many of the following can you identify by chapter and verse?…
Our family has been watching Elf almost every Christmas since it was released, so we have it nearly memorized by now. If you’re that kind of fan, then this quiz is for you: Click to Download Quiz + Answer Key I didn’t want it to be too easy, so most of the questions are fill…
I have another free printable Christmas game for you movie buffs today. See how well you know your Christmas classics by trying your hand at this Name that Line quiz. click to download Name that Line game and answer key The goal of the game is to match up the movie lines to the films…
Our family has done a lot of traveling this week. We’ve attended two college graduations (one out of town). And we’ve visited extended family who live out of state. That translates into about 14 hours on the road so far. And we have at least that much more ahead of us in the coming week….
I received a slightly longer version of the following Christmas IQ Quiz from a reader who’d seen several of my Christmas party games online and knew I’d appreciate it. Her sister, a retired school teacher from Missouri, had written the test, and I got her permission to edit and format it into a free printable…
I’m back with another new holiday party game today: a Christmas by the Numbers Quiz. If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you probably realize I love trivia. In fact, testing our knowledge of obscure facts is a favorite pastime of our entire family. The inspiration for this quiz came from a…
Whether you’ve watched the movie every Christmas for decades or are seeing it for the very first time, we have an It’s a Wonderful Life trivia quiz for you!
If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you know I love Christmas movies and trivia quizzes. So combining the two makes a lot of sense, wouldn’t you agree? When most people think of Christmas movies, they think of It’s a Wonderful Life, White Christmas, and Miracle on 34th Street. (If this describes…
Today is Palm Sunday and the first day of Christ’s passion week. In honor of the occasion, I created the following Passion Week Quiz to test your knowledge of events during the final week before the Jesus’s death. This test is organized like the “Name that Line” Quiz I published last Christmas. Only, instead of…
I know Valentine’s Day is a week behind us now, but our family hosted two V-Day events that took place after the fact. Today I’m sharing the trivia test I gave guests at both events: my all-new Valentine’s Day Quiz. A Lifestyle of Learning It’s geeky, I know. As homeschoolers, we love real-life learning. And…
Our family loves to go Christmas caroling and tries to do so at least once every December. Between our own caroling parties, friends’ caroling parties, nursing home recitals, Salvation Army bell ringing, and choir performances, we sometimes even carol multiple times a year. So you can imagine how pleased I was to receive the following…
How well do you know your Christmas carols? Could you identify one by just a single measure? Use our “Name that Song” Christmas game to find out. This game was inspired by one I played at a cookie exchanges my children’s piano teacher hosted last Christmas. I made two different versions, so take your pick….
Question: Can you make more Christmas bingo cards? I am looking for a way in which the “Christmas Travel Bingo” can be 10 versions of it. When I click on it to print, it only has 4 versions for it. Is there a way for it to be 10 different versions? – Victor Answer: It’s…
Today I’m sharing another free printable party game: our brand new Christmas Tree Trivia Test. We finally got our tree decorated last night. It’s been up and lighted for a week, but no ornaments. I’ve been too busy unpacking moving boxes to search for decorations. Many hands make light labor But the kids volunteered to…
I have a different sort of Christmas game to share with you today: a holiday version of an old family favorite. Check out these I SPY Christmas Printables: download all 4 I Spy Christmas printables in a single click I made these during an extended road trip last summer, and they helped keep my little…
We are making slow progress on unpacking boxes from our recent move. Today’s project: Organize the closets. I need to sort through the clothes, cull the stuff that’s outgrown, and switch out summer shorts for winter sweaters, as cooler temps have finally come to Texas (at least for the moment). On the topic of winter…
December is here. It’s time to celebrate! Not only is Christmas just around the corner, but our family is officially in our new house, having moved the very last box of stuff over late last night. Hooray!! We spent the entire month of November s-l-o-w-l-y moving, room by room — which explains why I only…
Imagine Family Feud asked 100 people to “Name a holiday traditionally celebrated in February.” The most popular survey responses would probably be one of the following. Valentine’s Day President’s Day… or possibly even Groundhog Day If a contestant buzzed in with “Fake Mustache Day,” it would most likely count as a strike against them. Nevertheless,…
Every December, my children’s piano teacher hosts a wonderful brunch and cookie exchange for the mothers of her students. It is always such fun. I look forward to it all year long. In addition to delicious food and great company, she plans entertainment, usually in the form of some music-related quiz. It’s normally pretty challenging,…
There are several old classic Christmas movies that our family traditionally enjoys re-watching together this time of year. The first and the last are must-sees every Christmas. We try to fit the others in as time allows, although it is rare for us to see them all in a single year. (I think the only…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2014 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2014 December 2013 Happenings Last…
I don’t know what the weather’s been like in your neck of the woods, but here in East Texas it has been sunny and gorgeous and mild. We’ve had perfect conditions, in fact, for staging our Christmas photo safari. Want to play? Just print this list, grab a cell phone, divide into teams with your…
I love all the extra mail the month of December brings with it. It’s fun to open all the pretty Christmas cards and see the family photos, but I especially enjoy reading the newsy letters that are often included. If you’ve ever thought about sending such a letter to your own friends and family at…
It’s best if you spring today’s activity on your friends and family unaware. We make it easy with these handy labels. Just stick one unobtrusively to the bottom of every dinner plate before guests arrive, then when it is time to eat, let folks go through the buffet line without drawing attention to that hidden surprise.
Today’s game is a simple one, but fun for all ages. Get a blank sheet of paper (or print our holiday-themed notepaper) and write “Merry Christmas” or some other seasonal phrase across the top. Then set a timer for 5-10 minutes, and race to see who can form the most new words using only the letters in that phrase.
Today’s game is seriously cerebral. We first created this “Christmas Timeline” for a party we hosted for old college friends, but we’ve since used it with homeschool classes and physician groups, as well. It is perfect for folks who appreciate a challenge and love to learn. The object of the game is to place 21 events in chronological order in …
Today’s game is an old standard with a fresh facelift. We are proud to present (drumroll, please) “A Merry Christmas Word Scramble.” You’ll note that the first letter of each scrambled word is capitalized. It is amazing how much more difficult that one little detail makes this game.
Several years ago, my daughter called home from college to ask if she could borrow one of my (many) Christmas sweaters for a holiday party she was attending. I was briefly flattered, until she explained that the point of the party was to see which attendee could wear the ugliest, gaudiest, most over-the-top, sparkly, spangly, bejeweled and bedazzled Christmas sweater imaginable… and she figured any of mine stood a good chance of winning!
Today’s game is “Life Experiences BINGO.” This makes a great ice breaker to play as guests are arriving. Guests are asked to check off all statements that apply to them. Whoever calls gets a BINGO reads their five in a row to the whole group and usually elaborates with a little storytelling.
If you love Christmas and parties and games (and Christmas party games) as much as we do, you are going to love this series of posts. We’ve been throwing Christmas parties for over 25 years now, so we’ve amassed quite a collection of games. There are the old standards, like Christmas charades and word scrambles,…
What follows is another yearly installment in our family’s complete history told via the 2002 Flanders Family Christmas Update. To see a full listing, see Our Christmas Letters. For tips on writing your own family history in this fashion, follow this link. In the meantime, enjoy! The Flanders Family Update: 2002 December 2001 Happenings The…
One of our Family’s Favorite Holiday Traditions Our family has been sending out Christmas letters for 35 years years now. Although I (Jennifer) do the actual writing, we all work together to determine which stories to put in the letter, take family photos we include with the letter, and get the letters ready to mail…
At the end of every year, I try to look back and see which of my posts from the preceding 12 months enjoyed the most popularity. Hence, my Top 10 Flanders Family Posts of 2023 below. Creating this list helps me better understand what kinds of resources have appealed most to my readers (that’s YOU)…
Every year in January, I take a look at my analytics to see which of my blog posts have enjoyed the most popularity in the preceding 12 months. I do this in an attempt to spot past trends and learn how better to serve my readers (that’s you!) in the future. So let’s see what…
If years of COVID lockdowns taught us anything, it’s the value of celebrating the small things in life. Toilet paper. Grocery Pickup. Sunny days. Face time. Birds singing outside your window. That’s not a bad way to live, if you ask me. Sure, I’m ready to ditch the masks, plan a trip, and get back…
I always like to look back in January at my top posts of the preceding year. My goal is to deliver resources that will be truly benefit my readers (YOU!). So examining what kinds of resources drive traffic to my site helps me plan future posts. Of the posts I wrote in 2019, the following…
When it comes to pastimes, my husband shares the same sentiment as C.S. Lewis: “You can never get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” Doug spent the better half of last year reading J.R.R. Tolkien’s 4-volume, 1400-page Hobbit and Lord of the Rings aloud to the family…
I love pretty printables! I enjoy creating them, using them, and sharing them with others. If you like printables, too, you’ve come to the right place. Our family website offers a treasure trove of pretty & practical printable resources — calendars, chore charts, coloring pages, and much, much more. Clever uses for our pretty printables:…
Monday was our last day of co-op for this school year. (Woo hoo! Bring on summer vacation!) And since I didn’t have to prepare a lesson for my Algebra 2 class, I prepared this fun By the Numbers Game for them to play during class time, instead. click to print By the Numbers Game click…
I use Mondays to clear out my mailbox. This week’s message is all about the smart ways one reader uses Flanders Family printables. Read on for some creative inspiration! Message: This is how I use your printables Dear Flanders Family, I love, love, love your website! We have two granddaughters who are college freshmen and…
Today I’m sharing links to the Top 10 Flanders Family Posts of 2021. As has become my habit, I always like to look back in January at the most popular posts of the preceding year. Since my goal in writing this blog is to serve my subscribers, it’s instructive to see which posts readers find…
This list of December Holidays and Quirky Celebrations is the 12th and final installment in my monthly series on celebration-worthy moments. I hope these posts will help you make every month more memorable this year. You’ll notice that some items on this list are linked to other pages. Click through for ideas and resources to…
Eleventh in my monthly series on celebration-worthy moments, below you’ll find a lengthy list of November Holidays and Quirky Celebrations. I hope these posts will help you make every month more memorable this year. You’ll notice that some items on this list are linked to other pages. Click through for ideas and resources to help…
Tenth in my monthly series on celebration-worthy moments, below you’ll find a lengthy list of October Holidays and Quirky Celebrations. I hope these posts will help you make every month more memorable this year. You’ll notice that some items on this list are linked to other pages. Click through for ideas and resources to help…
Eighth in my monthly series on celebration-worthy moments, below you’ll find a lengthy listing of August Holidays and Quirky Celebrations. I hope these posts will help you make every month more memorable all year long. You’ll notice that some items on this list are linked to other pages. Click through for ideas and resources to…
I use Mondays to clear out my mailbag. This week, I’m fulfilling a reader request for more Bible trivia. Question: Can you send me more Bible Trivia? Dear Jennifer, I love your family Scripture Scavenger Hunt. Is there any way you can send me more? I will appreciate it very much. Thank you! Yours respectfully,…
Third in my monthly series on celebration-worthy moments, here is a lengthy list of March Holidays and Quirky Celebrations. I hope these posts will help you make every month more memorable this year. You’ll notice that some items on this list are linked to other pages. Click through for ideas and resources to help your…
In keeping with my promise to publish a wide assortment of celebration-worthy moments each month, here is a lengthy list of February Holidays and Quirky Celebrations. I want to make every month more memorable this year. Are you with me? You’ll notice that some items on this list are linked to other pages. Click through…
At year’s end, I like to look back to see which of my posts from the preceding 12 months enjoyed the most popularity. Hence, my Top 10 Flanders Family Posts of 2020 is born. Creating this list helps me better understand what kinds of resources have appealed most to my readers (that’s YOU) in the…
My mailbox really filled up over the holidays. I’ve been working overtime on getting it cleared out again. As I do, I plan to share the letters and queries of the most general interest in this “Mailbox Monday” column. This week’s is about some of our free printable fun and games: Message Jennifer, Thank you…
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It is always good to be mindful of the many blessings God has bestowed upon us. And I’m glad our country sets aside a day dedicated to doing so. Over the years, I’ve published lots of resources that have a Thanksgiving theme. I thought this year would be…
One of our sons is engaged to be married in May. So most of our extended family came to Tyler over the weekend for a bridal shower some friends of ours threw for the happy couple. Everybody congregated at our house after the big event. Parents. Grandparents. Siblings. Cousins. Aunts and uncles. Nieces and nephews….
If you were to visit us at Christmas time, you would find a long row of handmade felt stockings hanging from our mantle. We purposefully downplay the gifts around the tree. The kids exchange names to buy individual presents, and I usually wrap a family gift that we can all enjoy, like a new game…
As I mentioned last week, one of the things I enjoy most about Christmas is getting to listen to beloved old carols all month long (like “O Come, Let Us Adore Him!”. (If you’re a fan of traditional carols, too, you may want to test your knowledge with this Christmas Carol Quiz.) While I sometimes…
We traveled to Washington, DC, last month and spent a day at Mount Vernon while we were there. Since today is Washington’s Birthday, I thought it as good a time as any to tell you about our trip. It has been almost fifteen years since last we visited George Washington’s estate, and we were extremely…
Remember the old “Pin the Tail on the Donkey” activity that was such a mainstay of birthday parties when we were growing up? This game is a spin-off of that one, only in our version, the goal is to “Put the Baby in the Manger.”
Choosing curriculum can be a daunting task. There are so many different programs available, and deciding on one is often fraught with difficulties. Whether you do research online or attend a book fair or pick the brains of a seasoned homeschooler, it’s important to choose books that fit both the learning style of your students…
Are you looking for activities that will foster family togetherness? Trying to find fun and meaningful ideas to help you bond with your loved ones? Searching for ways to make every month more memorable? Our free printable of fun annual traditions offers lots of great ideas for inspiration! If your children are anything like mine,…
