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July 21, 2020Tuesday - Decorations!- The easiest way to bring some Christmas cheer is to put up lights, inside or outside!
- Have a tree out front? Decorate with some ornaments!
- Easy and effective: paper snowflakes hung up around the house!
- Consider turning your trusty bottle of Hand Sanitizer into "Santa"tizer by giving it a red suit out of felt!
- Turn your red pool noodles into candy canes!
- For tropical Christmas vibes, turn a pineapple into a festive countertop Christmas "tree"!
- Hallmark Channel is streaming back-to-back Christmas movies from now through Sunday, Dec. 26th! Check the schedule here: https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/christmas-in-july/christmas-in-july-christmas-keepsake-2020-schedule. Family movie night, anyone? Festive snacks encouraged! Frozen hot cocoa / Watermelon Christmas Trees / Peppermint S'mores / Strawberry Santas / Fruit Grinch
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Find a recipe for SUGAR or GINGERBREAD cookies and get to baking! Put on a Christmas playlist, and sing along as you go!
"It's too early for Christmas music..." - not when it's Christmas *in July*!! Who needs that negativity? Jingle all the way!
Christmas in July Cookie Decor Ideas: Cookie 1 / Cookie 2 / Cookie 3 / Cookie 4 / Cookie 5 / Cookie 6 / Cookie 7
Ideas:- Buy a package of white waterballoons (also available at Target) and have a "snowball" fight outside in the sun!
- Get a Sno2Go kit from Bahama Bucks for close-as-you-can-get to real snowballs!
- Or get shaved ice in red & green colored flavors!
Bring a $5 gift, wear a mask, and join us in the parking lot for a socially distant fun time!
Saturday - Christmas Brunch!- Have a family Brunch (or breakfast for dinner) to celebrate "Christmas morning!"
- Before you begin eating, read aloud Luke 1:26-36 and then Luke 2:4-20. Take a moment to reflect and share what sticks out to you from the Nativity Story.
- Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ into the world: God who took on our flesh and entered into our humanity. How have others brought Christ into your life, by their love, friendship, care, witness?
- Write a letter to each member of your family and/or friends , thanking them for the way they bring the love of Christ into your life. (What a great Christmas present!)
