Day 1 of 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways (with Candace Cameron Bure)
*Give Away has Ended*
Welcome to my 12th annual 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways! Years ago I had an idea that has grown into a fun annual tradition. For 12 days in December I share an idea, recipe, or tip for the holidays and also have a friend of mine offer a fun giveaway for the day.
Entering to win the daily prizes is simple. Each day I will give a “quick question” of the day. Simply answer it in a short comment and you will be entered. Easy!
This year our Grand Prize is worth over $150! It includes a $75 Amazon gift card, and two admission tickets (with meet-and-greet) to a concert with award-winning country music artist, Granger Smith. Want to be entered to win this stellar prize package? Comment each day AND also share each day’s giveaway on the social platform of your choice.
Now, this year for day one, we are kicking off the festivities with the queen of Christmas herself, Candace Cameron Bure. I mean, it just isn’t Christmas without one of her Hallmark Christmas movies, right? To get our series started this year, Candace is gifting one of you with something special from her Dayspring Simply Christmas collection.
But first, here is the idea of the day!
Day 1: The 3 Gift Tradition
When Todd and I became parents over 25 years ago we began the tradition of giving our kids just three gifts for Christmas. Yep…. that is not a typo. I said three. That is all baby Jesus received—remember gold, frankincense and myrrh? In fact, each of them received a gold gift, a frankincense present, and a myrrh package. Here is the concept:
GOLD GIFT
This, like gold, is a highly desired item; precious; maybe even pricey. A big ticket item like a toy, an electronic gadget, tickets to a professional sporting event, or a fancy coffee maker for our adult daughter.
FRANKINCENSE GIFT
Because the real frankincense was burned during prayer and arose heavenward, the gift in this category is something that will draw them closer to God. Perhaps a new Bible, a book series, a leather journal and fancy pen, or tickets to an event or concert.
MYRRH GIFT
This is a burial spice used to cover the whole body. So the myrrh gift does the same thing. It goes on the body. In past years this has been leather boots and a new coat for our daughter, a warm thermal jumpsuit and camo boots for our son who loves to hunt and eat venison, or maybe a favorite professional sports team jersey or pair of tennis shoes a child really wanted.
Since our kids knew the number of items was limited, they didn’t expect oodles of gifts—just three. And we also included them when we shopped for a less-fortunate family we adopted each year. We also took them along when we delivered the gifts to the family. It was good for them to see that we used some of the money we would have spent on more gifts for them to purchase for a family who might not be able to afford any gifts.
The three gift tradition. Try it out this year!
And now, here’s Candace’s fabulous giveaway!
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Day 1 Giveaway
Candace is giving away a Geometric Holiday + Every Day Countdown from Dayspring. It’s a beautiful accent piece to start counting down to the next holiday, special occasion, and other days (big and small) you look forward to celebrating.
Giveaway rules are listed below. Enjoy!
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Candace Cameron Bure, actress, producer, New York Times bestselling author, beloved by millions worldwide from her role as D.J. Tanner on the iconic family sitcoms Full House and Fuller House, Hallmark Channel movies, former co-host of The View, inspirational speaker, and Dancing with the Stars Season 18 finalist, is both outspoken and passionate about her family and faith. Candace continues to flourish in the entertainment industry as a role model to women of all ages. She lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband and three children.
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12 Days of Christmas Giveaways Rules
- U.S. Addresses only please.
- You can comment on all 12 days (once per person) up until midnight Pacific time, Sunday, December 22. Each day will be linked below for easy reference.
- One daily winner will be chosen from each day’s comments.
- To enter to win the Grand Prize (worth over $150 and includes a $75 Amazon gift card, and two admission tickets (with meet-and-greet) to a concert with award-winning country music artist, Granger Smith, comment on, and share all 12 posts You can use the share buttons below or repost and share on Instagram (my fave!) and tag me @karenehman.
- All winners (including Grand Prize) will be announced here on the blog on Monday, December 23, and contacted via email. Please allow 4-6 weeks to receive your prizes.
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Day 1 Giveaway Question:
Any traditional gift you get your kids or friends each year? Any clever gift idea you’d like to share?
Let us know in the comments and you’ll be entered in today’s giveaway. Remember, if you want to enter to win the grand prize, comment on and also share all twelve days.
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Day 7 with Phylicia Masonheimer
We give each other new pajamas every Christmas Eve and then wear them to go see Christmas lights!
We try to get the kids something to read each year!
My parents get all of us ornaments and they relate to something that has happened during the year. We are now doing this with our children.
I get my husband and daughter a hallmark ornament every Christmas. That way they get their own tree with their own ornaments, and that way when my daughter is older she can have a tree of just all the ornaments we have given her over the years.
My parents get all of our ornaments and they relate to something that has happened during the year. We are now doing this with our children.
So about 20 years ago, my best friend and I found a silver Christmas ball in an antique mall. It was hollow on the inside and had a latch to open it on the side. We bought the ball, and every year, we take turns giving it the other with a special gift inside. Over the years the gifts have ranged from poems to candy to jewelry for each other’s weddings. It’s so incredibly special. We look forward to it every year!
My kids always get Christmas PJs to open on Christmas Eve. I feel like it sets the tone for the next 24 hours ? We also always read The Night Before Christmas and write a memory from the year in the back of the book ?
My Mom gets the kids cuddle duds each year. They wear them in the snow under their snow pants. They look forward to them every year
No gifts particularly, but my Mom started this tradition with my sisters and I of getting together and baking cookies together the week before Christmas. My Mom passed two years ago and it’s bittersweet, but my sisters and I still get together to hold on to the tradition.
Love ?? your products and your videos Watch them all the time they make me laugh some days which I really need been having a rough couple weeks and praise God for his blessing to have laughter in my life
Socks and jammies are always a good to go Christmas gift to start off the new year!!! Also with the kids we clean out the toys and gift them to kids in need!
The latest Adventures in Odyssey Cds. We own them all.
Love ?? your products and your videos Watch them all the time they make me laugh some days which I really need been having a rough couple weeks and praise God for his blessing to have laughter in my life
Ever since my husband and I have been together, while dating as well, we started to collect ornaments from the places we visited together And memories. We’re hoping we’ll need a three story Christmas tree to fit all the ornaments by the time we’re 50 and look back on all the memories we shared together and remember the good times together and share all the stories with our loved ones!!!
Each Christmas, I love getting my friends a simple gift of a Christmas mug with candy, hot cocoa, and Christmas socks along with a handwritten letter from me. I love being able to tell my friends just how much they truly mean to me and how much I love them!
Hope to win something
My mom has always made it a tradition to open up one gift before Christmas that contained Christmas Pajamas and a fun movie bundle to enjoy while watching a Christmas movie on Christmas Eve. It’s been a fun tradition for sure! I have to say I love your tradition of only gifting 3 gifts on Christmas Day and the meaning behind them.
It’s not every year but my favorite gift to give my friends children is a children’s bible. I’ve done this for all of my friends kids first Christmas.
Each year my kids get a new pair of Christmas pajamas and we do one new ornament every year. For the teacher gifts this year, we are making snow globes!
The kids get one big gift and the usual smaller gifts.
I don’t have any recurring gift ideas yet, but I’m enjoying reading the comments and getting lots of ideas!
My babies get their matching Christmas morning PJs on Christmas eve. Then my son gets the years collector box of Baseball Cards and my daughter gets the holiday Barbie. Some day they can look back at their collections and how much things changed over their life time.
Each year since I was a little girl my sister and I would always receive a new ornament for our Christmas tree. It started with the year we were born, I am turning 40 next Wednesday and have continued to do this even as an adult for both my husband and I.
I give my kids a Christmas Eve box that includes pajamas, a movie and snacks to watch the movie. That way on Christmas Eve we spend the evening together as a family watching movies and enjoying being together. Also for the past 9 years I gift my best friend a ornament for her Christmas tree.
I love everything about h th e 12 days of Christmas. Thank you to Candace, Andrea and Jodie for making me smile and laugh!!thank you!
My gift idea this year: A monthly subscription to a daily devotional for each member of my family!