CHRISTMAS

Christmas is a great time of the year. Making and putting up outdoor decorations, indoor decorations for tables and hallways, creating those special recipes, smelling the cinnamon wafting out of the kitchen and wondering what that crazy box is under the tree are what make memories. The excitement builds from Halloween until December 25.

Making it EXCLUSIVELY YOURS is even better. It is fun to watch people drive by real slow looking and pointing at your one-of-a- kind outdoor decorations. Some people have a family tradition of driving by other peoples yards or attending a local light Display.

The friends you invite are WOW’d by how spectacularly you have decorated your tree or spruced up the tops of the draperies, hallways or walls with garland, or made the centerpiece yourself. The spirit soars, the smile grows and so does the good memories of each Holiday.

Great food is easy to make and tops off everything.

Like anything else that is worth doing and keeping; traditions are made one at a time. Start with some simple things and grow from there.

HOW TO MAKE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS

Inspired by a mother who always made the holidays magical, John Hagerman loves Christmas and has made it his mission in life to keep the spirit of Santa alive for “kids” from 1 to 92. InspiredSanta.com is built around Santa Claus. "Expanding on the ideas of a book I wrote", said John, "about Santa, the site has info onholiday traditions, activities, music, history andall things Santa."

According to legend, St. Nicholas, the Patron Saint of Giving, wanted to help one particular poor family while remaining anonymous. He threw some gold coins down their chimney and they landed in the stockings that had been hung over the fire to dry. So the tradition started to hang our Christmas stockings over the fireplace to be filled with gifts from our modern day Santa Claus. Stocking Stuffer ideas is the place to start your hunt for stockings or stocking stuffers.

Kids Activities And Games.

It is tough to keep kids occupied during this season, they are so anxious for Santa to appear they drive most parents crazy with all kind of silly antics. With the Kids Activities And Games, you can give them something to do. These are printable Kids Activities - Ideal For Entertaining Kids At Home Or School. Includes Word Puzzles, Mazes, Games, Math Worksheets, Coloring Pages, Cards, Gift Tags And Much More. Bonus Kids Party Games Included.

Another source of entertainment if you have a computer is get the

Christmas Clipart - Huge Christmas Graphics Package. Have your children create their own gift tags and cards. The 156 Meg Graphics Super Pack, Is Chock Full Of .jpg, .gif, And .png Files To Keep You Busy. Need a quick card? Just find one in this collection, print it out - and you're ready to send it to your loved one. Out of gift tags? No problem! Find an appropriate image, print it out - and stick it to your Gift. You won't be running to the corner shop this year because you ran out of gift tags, and you will probably find some gift tags in here that you will never find in any shop. Especially for that "Vintage or Victorian" look.