Campbell House at Christmas

It is Christmas time and it is a perfect time to take a tour of the Campbell House.  The Spokesman website has a wonderful slideshow.  

Here is a quote from the Northwest Museum of Art's and Culture website. "Historic Campbell House and the Carriage House will be in an open-house format with festive holiday decorations, cooking demonstrations and professional actors portraying people that actually lived, visited or worked in the Campbell family home during the late 19th and 20th centuries. There will be fun, take-home children's activities, too. Appropriate for all ages. This seasonal program is included in your museum admission and open Wed- Sat noon - 4pm through January 1, 2013. (Check in at Museum Admissions first)"

Keeping The Christmas Season About Those in Need

Our family loves to hold onto traditions new and old. Christmas seems complete when we watch "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "A Charlie Brown Christmas," and "Rudolph."  We have added some new videos in the last several years.  VeggieTales continues to release Christmas movies that are wonderful for the whole family.  One film I would like to highlight is "Saint Nicholas:  A Story of Joyful Giving."  The theme of giving is important for children to hear during the Christmas season. St. Nicholas Day is December 6th. I am sure that many families have traditions to share that help their families focus on the needy and less fortunate. We would love to hear from our readers!

Christmas Books for the Classroom and Home

We love Christmas books in our family, but we do have a favorite.  "The Quiltmaker's Gift" is not categorized as a Christmas book, but it embraces the value of "gift giving and not receiving."  The Quiltmaker only makes quilts for the poor.  A greedy king decides that one of these quilts will make him happy.  The Quiltmaker has a great challenge for the king and it changes his life.  

"But Jonathan thinks that if it's not wrapped up in a package
 and tied with a ribbon, it's not a gift."