With the holiday season upon us, Brooke Peterson shows us some great stocking stuffer gift ideas for everyone in the family… with a little help from our friends at QVC. Be sure to visit the QVC Facebook page at http://bit.ly/vvCRpr to purchase any of the items seen on this show!

SwitchCraft HowTo

There’s a new (really new!) trend in crafting—techno crafting, and Paige is hooking us up with Alison Lewis, creator of www.iheartswitch.com, to show us how fun and easy it can be. Alison is an instructor at Parson’s school of design and has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show. Her fun and innovative projects combine technology and crafting to make super cool and unique items, like a lighted purse or “gadget gloves” that let you use your iphone without taking off your gloves. Yum! Check out her blog and book for easy, clear step by step instructions for making your own projects…like a light up snowflake ornament! Also watch a special HowTo video right here on MommyCast.com and learn how to make those neat light-up present boxes! Who doesn’t want that?

Paige and Gretchen are prepping for the holidays and they have a few tips that might help you, so watch and learn!

Are you gearing up for the holidays?  We have some great book recommendations for you to read with your family this year!  Paige and Gretchen invited author and reading expert, Erica Perl, to share some of her favorite holiday books, including Mrs. Muddle’s Holidays, Celebrate Hanukkah, D.I.Y. Kids, and The Spatulatta Cookbook.  These books make great gifts, but if you buy one early, they also have wonderful ideas for making your holidays more fun and meaningful.  Erica also has her own delightful new book, Ninety Three in my Family.  We know you’ll enjoy it!

Season’s Greetings!  Join Gretchen and Paige as they talk with children’s book author and reading expert, Erica Perl, about some great holiday books for you and your family.

Gretchen visits the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and explores the new interactive “Creating the United States” exhibit. This new addition to the Library of Congress gives children and adults an immersive experience, bringing history to life.

“Creating the United States,” offers a remarkable opportunity to learn in a fresh new way how our country’s founding documents were forged out of insight, invention, and creativity, as well as collaboration and much compromise.

Visit http://www.loc.gov/exhibits to begin exploring with your family.