How to have an ethical Christmas; five simple ways to do good this year
December is fast approaching and now is perhaps a good time to think about planning how to celebrate the Holiday period; maybe you already have. But have you considered how ethical your plans are?...
Christmas without the Expense
Christmas can be an expensive time for most people but there are ways to cut the costs as well as the time and effort involved. Many gifts can be hand-made at home using very basic resources. For...
The Art of Gift Giving and Receiving
As Christmas approaches, the excitement of gift giving peaks inside us all. Children wonder what Santa has thought of their behavior for the year fearfully. Adults enjoy relaxing days off from...
8 Decorating Ideas for Your Victorian Christmas
Would you like to decorate your holiday home and tree on a theme this year? You can do so with elegance by planning a Victorian Christmas. Search rummage sales, estate sales, and resale shops for...
Creative Christmas Gifts for Dads
Break away from the usual trend of buying tools, hats and socks for dad this year! With a little creativity and time you can create some very special gifts for dad that he's sure to love and...
Why Go Out This Holiday Season?
It's that time of year again. That's right, the most stressful time of the year, and it doesn't even include being audited. The holiday shopping season is here, and you're definitely not happy...
Light Up the Holidays with LED Lights
The holiday season is upon us. During this time of year, we celebrate family traditions, we decorate our homes, and we string garlands of festively colored lights. During this time we also...
Unique Christmas Gifts for Any Age
Christmas is the time of giving and holiday cheer. Every year we struggle and ponder on what our loved ones would most like to find under the tree on Christmas morning. We tire of getting the same...
Keeping the Holiday Magic Alive for Your Children during a Recession
Children love the holidays for many reasons - traditions, family closeness, parties, festive moods, wildly fantastic expectations, and magic in the very air they breathe. They also love presents....
What Not To Buy Your Wife For Christmas
Christmas will soon be here and it is time to start thinking about buying that fateful present for your wife. What did you give her last year for Christmas?? Was it the latest version of a new pot...
Christmas Gift Ideas for Preteens
We all remember getting gifts we didn't like when we were kids and preteens. Maybe it was the recipe book, the turtleneck sweater, or the childish encyclopedia. Whatever it was, it made us vow to...
Have a Herbal Christmas
If you grow your own herbs, you can make delightful and unique Christmas presents for your relatives and friends. Not only are they more personal, but the lovely fragrance of herbs will make...
Toys for Tots - 7 Tips for Perfect Toddler Christmas Presents
At this time of year, many people not blessed with children will be tramping around the toy stores hopelessly seeking inspiration for what to get little nephews and nieces for Christmas. It's a...
Christmas Tree Themes
The Christmas tree got its start in ancient Germany. The winters at the top of the world are brutal. The people of the past had no heat, no thermal blankets or packaged hot cocoa. What they had,...