This
is a quick and easy guide to our Christmas articles, tips, and contests.
~May peace surround your family this holiday season.~
Gift & Craft Ideas:
Creative Gifts for the Holidays - Can't think of the perfect gift for that special person this holiday season? Maybe these tips will help.
Make Christmas Stockings With Cookie Cutters? - Well, you can't make fabric Christmas stockings with a cookie cutter, but try this easy craft for embellishing items for Christmas using cookie cutters.
Beautiful Button Crafts - Using buttons to make special keepsake crafts for family and friends. irections for projects and tips. (Please remember this is for older children only, buttons pose a choking hazard.)
Light Bulb Santa Ornaments - Here's a great way to recycle light bulbs! Make a bunch of them to hang on the tree or give as gifts. This is a great craft to sit down and do with the kids.
50 Quick Gift Ideas - Find cretive, quick gifts to give anyone on your list.
Great Christmas Craft Ideas - Need an inexpensive gift to give? How about something homemade from the little ones? Try these great ideas for loads of fun for the whole family!
Christmas Presents to Last a Lifetime - Do you know what you are giving for Christmas this year? Tips for giving the perfect gift.
Make Holiday Envelopes - Here are some fun recipes to make special envelopes for cards, gifts and thank yous.
Puzzling Holiday Fun - Create a hand-held skill puzzle using the theme of your favorite December holiday, whether it's Kwanzaa, Christmas, or Hanukkah. The puzzles are easy to make and even more fun to play with.
Christmas Tree Candy Cups Don't throw away those 16-ounce size plastic soda (pop) and water bottles. Turn them into decorative Christmas tree candy holders that will add a festive feel to your holiday table.
Gift Craft Recipes - Recipes for great crafts you can make with your children to use as holiday gifts!
Handprint Crafts - Great crafts for having fun with handprints.
Cornflake Wreath Christmas Cookies - Recipe
Christmas Apple Sauce - Recipe
Ranch Stars Appetizers - Recipe
Cheese Ball - Recipe
Helpful Holiday Articles:
Holiday Time Savers - Use these holiday timesavers to keep your holidays stress free.
Mom and Dad's Holiday Survival Guide - Learn how to have a safe and sane holiday this year.
Don't Let the Marketers Ruin Your Holiday Season - Every holiday season, we are barraged by a flood of advertising reminding us that our love for our children will be measured by how much money we spend on them. It's no surprise that kids take the opportunity to demand...
Easy Does it Christmas Food - Since my mom always makes a big beautiful dinner and we have so much going on at the time, I usually make a snack buffet table for the Christmas Eve celebration at our house.
Gingerbread House Party, Blueprints.. - Everything you need to create wonderful gingerbread houses!
Give Presence Not Presents - Give Presence Not Presents. Giving more of our Presence than our presents uses more creativity, less of our money and more of our heart!
Holiday Leftover Ideas - The holidays are a time for friends and family and good old-fashioned home cooking. Try some of these great leftover ideas.
Holiday Safety Tips - CPSC suggests following these tips to make your holiday a safe one.
Opening Your Home For The Holidays - TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE VISITORS, and all through the house, the hostess was obsessing, drafting children and spouse. Do you really need to dust the top of the refrigerator?
Tempting Holiday Treats - The holidays are a great time for spending time with family and cooking up tempting holiday treats.
Twas The Night Before Christmas PARTY - Ready for St. Nick? This party plan includes some really fun recipes!
What Did You GIVE For Christmas? - Set an example for your children by putting more importance on your own gift giving and this Christmas morning when you see your friends and neighbors, help them remember the most important part of Christmas and ask, "What Did you GIVE for Christmas"
Where did St. Patrick come from? - Most people know that St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, but not too much else about him. His youth was not saintly, but his story is facinating.
12 Days of Christmas Movie Style
Scrooge's Christmas List - How many gifts are you buying because you really want to bless the person receiving it?
