Posts Tagged ‘family’

Use H-O-L-L-Y to Beat Christmas Cooking Stress

Monday, December 27th, 2010

What does holly, that untidy traditional greenery you just have to festoon your house with every year, have to do with not tearing your hair out before it’s even Thanksgiving? Plenty. You can use H-O-L-L-Y to help you get organized. 1. H: Help How many times have you tried to do the perfect turkey all [...]

Family Christmas Activities That Create Sweet Memories

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Christmas quickly approaches and vacation time for children as well. We therefore wonder how we are going to entertain our children during the end of year holidays. Holiday season is the best moment to share activities between adults and children. The first of these activities is to get back into the mood for the magic [...]

Traditional Russian Christmas Ornaments and Decor

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Russian Christmas ornaments come in almost every shape and design imaginable; making any Yuletide d閏or more festive. Many Russian Christmas ornaments are made from durable plastic, but many are still hand made and hand painted in delicate wood and blown glass. Some are designed not to grace your tree but to beautify every room in [...]

Homemade Christmas Gifts in a Jar Recipes – Get Great Mixes in a Jar For Gifts

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Gift giving has never been this much fun and so easy. And when you prepare gifts in a jar, your family and friends will be delighted with these thoughtful gifts straight from your own kitchen. Below are some great gifts in jar recipes to get you started: Apple Cake in a Jar Ingredients: – 2/3 [...]

Find Out How to Build a Beautiful White Christmas Reindeer – Woodworking Project

Monday, September 27th, 2010

It seems that even those of us that aren’t all that artistic seem to become more creative around the Christmas season. This is where you see the wood working tools being taken out of storage and some really nifty ornaments showing up. One of the most admired outdoor ornaments is the white Christmas reindeer made [...]

Christmas — How To Create A Fun & Cherished Christmas!

Monday, September 27th, 2010

A great way to ensure your Christmas will be remembered with warm and cherished memories is to incorporate some rituals. Adding rituals to the festivities will create fun and magic moments that will not only live in your families memories forever but will be excitedly looked forward to each year. Rituals will bring your family [...]

Christmas Present – Will it Be Just Like Christmas Past?

Friday, September 24th, 2010

What do you want your Christmas to be like? Is this down to you, or do other people have to behave in a certain way, do certain things for your vision of Christmas to be realised? Do they know your expectations? Just a couple of weeks to Christmas and the tension is palpable!! There are [...]

Christmas Gifts and Celebrations That Won’t Break the Bank

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

If not for the fact that Christmas is a time of laughter and merriment, the yuletide season can be awfully frustrating especially for people who have a budget to think of. With lots of expenses for the Christmas celebration already lined up at your door ?decorations, dinner, gifts ?sticking to the family budget can be [...]

The Family At Christmas

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

There is nothing more precious nothing more dear Than God’s gift of your family year after year Each member is priceless far beyond compare So gifted so talented quite unique and rare Family at Christmas is much more than you see More than the lights shining the gifts or the tree Its time to look [...]

Christmas Gifts

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

We all know that the holiday season can be fast and furious. Why not give yourself the gift of being extremely organised and frugal, yet creative, for Christmas this year? Here are some ideas you can get to work on right now! Consider Christmas gifts in a jar or Christmas in a box. Set aside [...]