Monday, August 8, 2011

Create Christmas Décor, Fun And Holiday Food You’ll Be Proud Of!

Decorating for Christmas is lots of fun but it can also be a bit of a hassle. After all – you have to shop for your decorating supplies and then you have to find a way to make everything work together and look great. I have some easy tips for you that will help. In fact, I am also going to share some ideas about some holiday fun and things that will help you have a wonderful dinner.

To start, let’s talk about the fun. One way to have fun during the holiday season is to add in some activities that everyone will enjoy. Little kids can be the easiest to please. All you need to make them happy is to put a focus on Santa Claus. I do this when I plan my Santa letter writing event. For this activity all you need is a well supplied craft box, an imagination, and maybe some patience.

Besides writing letters to Santa Claus my grandkids like to create various Christmas craft projects. The older kids pretty much tend to their own projects. When it comes to the younger ones we all pitch in to help.

We always have a special treat or two to munch on during the fun. In the end, young and old alike have fun. And the outcome is also that I get a new collection of hand-crafted decorative items to display.

Believe it or not – I do use those items as part of my holiday décor. My Christmas dinner table always has Styrofoam snowmen and decorated Santa cards and letters as a centerpiece.

I mentioned that there are easy ways to decorate and make things look good. What I do is simple. Every year I decide on either a primary theme or a color that will be used throughout my home. Two years ago I use snowmen as a theme. Besides the Styrofoam snowmen decorated by my grandkids I had countless snowmen everywhere. In fact, the kids even decided to use snowmen stickers on their letters to Santa Claus.

Other years I have used angels, Santa Claus, Reindeer, and stars as my holiday theme. Last year I simply used the color red. This meant that I used red ribbons and garlands throughout my decorations. Even my snowmen had red scarves tied around their necks!

The point is, this simple tactic works to tie things together – even if you are like me and use a mix of old and new decorations. Try it, I really think you will agree.

When it comes to Christmas dinner I’m sure you have your own traditions that include family favorite dishes. I know my family always expects certain things to be offered at our holiday meals. But just so things aren’t too predictable I always scope out at least one or two new dishes to have on a special occasion. To ensure the dish will be great I always do a ‘practice run’. 

A few weeks ahead of time I will fix the dish to see if it is well received. If it’s a winner it gets included on Christmas – and if not my search has to continue. I have found fabulous recipes online and in magazines.
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