Baby Boom

Have found numerous baby announcements or shower invitations (all HPD I am sure!) in the mail thanks to the recent baby boom? I think we can thank the 2 major blizzards earlier this year. Are struggling to think of the perfect gift? Well, Hampton Paper help! We have a variety of gifts for baby that are sure to impress and you can get all your shopping done with ease. Take a peek at our personalized burb cloths and baby blankets.

Personalized Burp Cloths 16.00

Personalized Baby Blankets 32.00

Please visit our website for all the options http://www.hamptonpaperdesigns.com/

What Are You Asking Santa For This Year?

What are you asking Santa for this year? Regardless of what is on your list (something that sparkles and is on page 86 of the NM Catalog) experience the fun of the season by helping your kids write their letter to Santa and address it to the North Pole this year with Hampton Paper "Dear Santa Cards". Avail for $3.00 each. It makes a great keepsake for years to come!

Journals for Kids - November Challenges

I hope you enjoyed working on the October Challenges with your kids and compiling the info in their journals. I must admit I had to look up a lot of info on the web!

November journal challenges for Kids are finally here. Enjoy!

1. Why do we celebrate Veteran's Day? When is it?

2. How many words can you spell using the letters in THANKSGIVING

3. List 5 parts of the body above the neck that have 3 letters (only 3!)

4. How many animals can you name that begin with a vowel?

5. What was the first space shuttle launched? When did it happen?

6. Add the digits in your phone number.

7. Games manufactured Milton Bradley was born on Nov 8, 1836. How many Milton Bradley games can you name?

8. Practice saying the months of the year. Put them in ABC Order.

9. Claude Monet, the famous artist was born on Nov 14th. What is his style of painting? How is it different from Picasso?

10. The flying squirrels are preparing for winter by storing away food in trees. Can they really fly?

11. What is the heaviest fruit in your house? The lightest? Which weigh about the same?

12. If you bought something for a dime each day during the month of November, how much money would you spend? How about a quarter?

13. What are the different time zones in the US? Where are they?

14. Samuel Clemens' birthday is Nov 30th. By which name do we better know him?

15. The Suez canal opened on Nov 17th. Where is it? What does the canal do?

16. November is the month when the grass, cornstalks and some leaves turn golden. List as many things as you can that are gold. Name books or song with an Autumn color in the title.

17. Birds migrate during November. What are some other things that move or change locations?

Why?

18. The answer is "It's hot" What is the question?

19. When was Daniel Boone born? Why is he remembered as a Famous American?

20. What did Zebulon Pike see on Nov 15, 1806?

21. How would it feel to be an Indian or Pilgrim at the First Thanksgiving Feast?

22. Children's author Madeline L'englewas born on Nov 29,1918. What is her most famous book?

23. Practice skip counting by 2's, 3's, 5's and 10's

24. Write a letter to someone telling them why you are thankful

25. The first formal intercollegiate football gaem was played on Nov 6th. Who were the teams that played in thsi game?

26. Who is Ruth Nicols? What did she do?

27. How was popcorn invented?

28. Make up your own invention for something. How does it work? What will it be able to do?

We're Off to See the Wizard!

As promised the final outcome of the costumes in 2010- The Tin Man and Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz. An unprecedented amount of candy came home with my Trick or Treators!

Next year we are going to characters from one of my all time favorite movies, The Sound of Music! Cant wait to work on the costumes!

What Are You Thankful For?

Find out what your family and friends are thankful for by including Hampton Paper Thankful cards on your table. Their answers may just surprise you!

A distinguished guest of ours last year was thankful for his 6 speed transmission- which is not a surprise given his longtime love of BMWs but... it was #1!

Thankful cards with 2 new options this year are 8 for $6.00. Please email info@hamptonpaperdesigns.com to order.

The Ghost of Halloween Past!

My mom has been making Halloween costumes for over 40 years (just to clarify, I have an older sister). She has quite a following, as people who have seen and marveled at her work, began to look foward to her next creation. Many neighbors still talk about her stunning masterpieces.

Each year, hours were dedicated to selecting the pattern & fabric and sewing elaborate costumes. Many pieces were sewn by hand - every stitch was done with love. The tradition continues now that my mom, "Marmee" makes costumes for her 3 grandsons. This year is no exception..... trick or treating in the Norther Virginia suburbs will be the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Man from the Wizard of Oz. Pics will be on the blog on Monday.

For fun - some pictures included from the 70s and 80s. Happy Halloween!

I LOVE Mail

Yes- its true. I am obsessed with getting the mail. All morning I look forward to it's arrival. I don't know why, I have always been this way. It may be the hope that something really great will arrive - a beautifully written letter, an invitation to a party, one of my favorite magazines (Bazaar just arrived today -yippee!) or even a check of some kind!

Since the debut of Hampton Paper, I have found an all new love with the mail - invitations and note cards sent to me on Hampton Paper. Just something small that really makes my day!