Christmas Safety Tips While You Write Personalized Santa Claus Letters For Every Home

In this day and age, Christmas safety is a huge consideration. There are many products on the market that are not safe for little children – the truth is, kids are curious and most things have to be touched and tasted. That of course poses a significant danger. Christmas is a wonderful holiday and the last thing in the world you want to happen is to rush to the hospital because your child swallowed a small Christmas ball or other item. In order to be safe this and every Christmas, here are some tips to get you through the holidays safe and sound.

In general, it is important to practice good safety measures not only on Christmas but throughout the year. As your children stay up late creating their personalized Santa Claus letters, you need to ensure that the front door is locked. It’s easy to get caught up in festivities as you teach your children good letter-writing skills and forget about your security as you write the letters to Santa. For this reason, making safety a habit is advisable not just for Christmas but the whole year through.

1. Child proof your house
Remember that children put small things in their mouth and tend to swallow them. For this reason, don’t leave bowls of peanuts, walnuts or chestnuts lying around where children can easily reach them and put them in their mouth. Nuts with hard shells as well as tiny Christmas décor are choking hazards. Avoid hanging small trimmings on the tree where tiny hands can reach up and grab them. Avoid using glass bowls that you used to use when you were not a parent yet, now that you have children, these will undoubtedly fall and crash to the floor.

2. Fire-proof your house
As a matter of fact, something as seemingly safe as letter to Santa can become a fire hazard if you are not careful. For Christmas lights need to pass safety accreditation. There are many different varieties of Christmas lights you can decorate your tree with. Not all of these Christmas lights come from legitimate companies. In other words, you need to make sure that the Christmas lights you end up purchasing comes from a recommended or a trustworthy manufacturer rather than from a company which is just out to make a quick buck. Many cases of trees getting burned from bad wiring that the Christmas lights are made with can be avoided by purchasing lights made by a well-recommended Christmas light company that has a good reputation. This is especially true if you decide to purchase your lights online through online stores or auctions.

3. Protect your home this Christmas from theft
Any time of the year, some neighborhoods are vulnerable to thefts. Christmas is an emotional time for many people, provoking some to commit attempted burglaries in neighborhood homes. For this reason, you need to identify which parts of your house need more security measures in order to protect your belongings as well as your family. Be sure that the lighted Christmas décor on your lawn has a chain attached to it that bolts to your porch. These days, something as seemingly safe from theft such as Christmas décor are also targets thieves may become attracted to. Check the locks on your door and make sure your house is secure before you sleep. Christmas is a time where people relax and drink more than the usual amounts of alcohol. Thus, you need to be extra alert for doors that have been left unlocked by one family member or guests who stay over in your house who mistakenly leave your front door or back door unlocked.

Planning ahead will help with improving the safety of your home during the holiday season and all year round. Although it may seem bothersome at times the safety of your family is certainly a worthwhile effort.

A Christmas Dinner Fit For Santa Himself

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Last year I went to my mother-in-laws for Christmas Eve dinner. As our tradition continues, everyone read the Childrens Letters to Santa that would be placed beside the snack we would all leave out for him. And the children merrily shared their Custom Santa Claus Letters from the North Pole with everyone.

My mother-in-law is a talented cook and she made a wonderful chicken dish; it was crispy on the outside but tender and juicy on the inside. It was scrumptious! I have included a dessert recipe to top this delicious meal off, and trust me, everyone will love this. I can't imagine a better meal for the Christmas season. This recipe only calls for about fifteen minutes prep time after marinating overnight. Whether you plan to have a large or small group this year, this recipe has you covered as it provides about 16 servings. You will need the following ingredients:

• 16 boneless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
• 2 cups sour cream
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons celery salt
• 2 teaspoons pepper
• 2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 to 2 cups crushed butter flavor crackers
• ½ canola oil
• ½ cup melted butter

Directions:
Place the chicken in two large zip-lock plastic bags. In a bowl, combine the sour cream, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings. Pour over chicken; seal bags and toss to coat. Refrigerate overnight. When you are ready to cook, drain and discard the marinade. Coat chicken with cracker crumbs; place in two large well-greased baking dishes.

Combine oil and butter; drizzle over chicken. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until juices run clear. Now time for that dessert I was talking about. Nothing says Christmas season like this delicious and easy Slow Cooker dessert. Santa Himself may decide to show up early so he can have some! You will need:

• can (21 ounces) apple pie filling
• cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
• cup canned pumpkin
• 3/4 cup egg product
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• teaspoons baking powder
• teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
* Ice cream

1. Spray 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Spoon the apple pie filling into cooker.
2. Beat remaining ingredients except ice cream with electric mixer on low speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl constantly. Pour batter over pie filling.
3. Cover and cook on High heat setting 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve with ice cream.

This year I plan to cook this same meal for my family. And while the dinner cooks I will help my children write their Authentic Letters to Santa. It has always been a family tradition of ours to write the letters around the dinner table. Last year the kid's letters from Santa even came with genuine reindeer food that they set out for the reindeer to eat. Each year I look forward to seeing the look on my child's face when he opens his North Pole letter. I can't imagine Christmas without it. The Personalized Christmas Letters can even make adults believe in Santa again.

Remembering Santa Himself & Other Favorite Christmas Things

Do you remember what Christmas meant to you when you were a child? I do; I was worried about what kind of new toys and candy I was going to find under that twinkling Christmas tree. I was always hoping that Santa Himself would bring me a new bike or a special game. But that is in the past I don't think of Christmas like that anymore.

Now I am older and wiser and realize the season itself is much more than that. Christmas is about spending time with family and loved ones. Not the material things that you receive. It’s about giving, not receiving, and it’s about family traditions and being with one another.

To me it is the simple things that make Christmas magical; from picking the Christmas tree, to hanging lights and decorating the house, and cooking that special supper for everybody to enjoy. My favorite childhood memories of the holiday season include the simpler things like children's Letters to Santa Claus and just loving the break from school to enjoy time with friends and family. I remember the cold, wintry days that required piling on layers of clothes to start out warm and dry before joyfully running outside to have snow ball fights with the neighborhood kids, make snow angels and snow men and ride slides down the old hill. Afterward mom would have a mug of hot chocolate waiting to warm me up.

I can remember my brother, sister and I gathering around the kitchen table to write our Authentic Letters to Santa every year. As a kid I worried about writing that traditional letter to Santa; we always focused on telling Santa what we wanted but I remember trying to justify our bad behavior. One particular year I told him how good I was doing in school in the hope that I was still on his nice list – but I anxiously worried if my mom and dad had told him about some of my misbehavior. I remember all of us lining up to send our North Pole Letters off together. Then we would anxiously wait for our letters from Santa to arrive.

Writing the Personalized Christmas Letters became a family tradition that we loved because it brought us closer together. Christmas crafts were always a part of the holiday season at my home. We made snowmen out of Styrofoam balls and decorated them with fabric remnants and buttons. We used craft paper, glitter, and pipe cleaners to create our own ornaments to hang on the tree, and we strung popcorn to hang around the tree. Watching mom and dad put presents under the tree for family and friends always made me feel excited about Christmas and how wonderful it is.
I recall that I loved to help make ginger bread cookies with my mom - they were special cookies for Santa. The fragrant smell of the cookies filled the house making it seem warm and comforting. Knowing that I was baking cookies for Santa Himself made it all the better.

On Christmas Eve the smell of honey glazed ham and apple pie was in the air and everything from sweet potatoes, stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes, and gravy covered the table top. But before we could eat mom would always give us our Personalized Christmas Letters from Santa. We read them together as a family, and that is a wonderful tradition that we carry on with our children to this day.

Mistletoe And Authentic Letters To Santa

As Christmas approaches many of us begin thinking about times from the past and how to incorporate the old with the new in a meaningful way. The fact is that most of us feel the ‘old days’ were better days in that they were easier. We think about Santa Himself and other childhood memories. In an effort to bring the joy we once felt during this season back, we re-visit in our minds those times from the past. We wonder why days gone by seemed merrier and brighter; was it because we were younger and more carefree, or does it have something to do with the way times themselves have changed.

Modern conveniences have given us many opportunities to enjoy things that we never imagined possible. But when it gets down to it, the classic and basic approaches to a favorite childhood Christmas tradition always tend to stand out as the most meaningful memories. Simple Children's Letters to Santa Claus were a big part of our Christmas celebration – they helped to keep the season alive with magic.

Most adults can remember simple Christmas decorations that included strands of lights around a Christmas tree that twinkled in the darkness. The drawback was that if one of those magical light bulbs burnt out, none of the lights worked. And finding the single culprit was quite a task! At the time the situation could be very frustrating, but in hindsight, such things are great memories.

We also remember mistletoe being hung in doorways. The idea was that if a couple was under the mistletoe they could kiss. But the reality is that the origin of the folklore of mistletoe is unclear. It can be traced back to ancient Scandinavian times. The story goes that if enemies met up under mistletoe they would lay down their arms and call a truce until the next day. As the mistletoe tradition was passed down through the generations it changed.

Nowadays the actual process is supposed to be that we hang mistletoe in a doorway and if there is a kiss, a berry is to be removed. When all berries are gone, the privilege of a free kiss no longer exists. But most people simply hang mistletoe, with or without berries, and completely ignore the rule pertaining to the removal of berries.

When it comes to writing Custom Santa Claus letters, the rules are out the window. Some children stick to the essentials. They simply write a note to ask for a list of toys and other gift items that they would like for Christmas. But others craft Authentic Letters to Santa that explain in detail how they have been good and also justify any misbehavior. After all, no child wants to be on Santa’s ‘Naughty List’!

Then the wait begins for the enchanting Personalized Christmas Letters from Santa to arrive. Children everywhere look forward to Santa’s acknowledgment of their letter. They need to know that they will have the Christmas they dream of. As parents we want to make that happen. North Pole Letters are an inexpensive way to create lasting holiday memories that children will take into their adulthood and a tradition they will pass on to their children.

Even Santa Himself Appreciates Saving Money!

It seems everyone is looking for ways to save money these days. From saving money on groceries to the gasoline we put in the cars we drive, we want to get the most for every dollar we spend. And as thoughts of the holiday season begin many of us to look for ways to continue treasured traditions without going broke.

More and more families are opting to spend the holidays in new ways that are less expensive, but have more meaning. Decorating our homes has always been a big part of the Christmas holiday and nowadays there are literally hundreds if not thousands of elaborate choices available to us; from dazzling digital electronics to optic lights that are ever-changing, we could spend hours trying to decide how to decorate our homes. But with all that impressiveness come a stunning price tag.

Getting back to basics has never been more important than now. Parents and grandparents are longing for the simpler times of the past – times when Christmas was enjoyed without the stress and worry of money. When they reminisce about those times one of the most cherished memories is that of the Childrens Letters To Santa Claus.

Believe it or not, as adults recall a favorite childhood Christmas, the simple tradition of the family spending that quality time together as they customize their Authentic Letters to Santa seems to be one of the best things about the holiday. The reality is that this tradition provides the family a time to share and bond.

Traditionally, the letters are written after the tree has been decorated. A favorite treat (usually some delicious cookies fresh from the oven) is a part of the tradition as the delicacy can spur the imagination past a writer’s block. So as the family gathers around a favorite spot and enjoys the sights of a beautifully decorated tree while savoring a wonderful treat, together they write their Custom Santa Claus letters.

The truth is that the writing of the letters is only the beginning of another bonding experience. As soon as those letters are sent off to the North Pole the children wait anxiously for letters from Santa Himself. Because the entire family has participated, this is a shared event and gives a sense of a team. These are the things that great childhood memories are made of!

Fortunately, even in today’s modern world, parents can insure that their children receive responses to those carefully crafted Christmas letters, and it is very inexpensive. The North Pole Letters are customized and authentic, and often become the keepsake that keeps the memory of a perfect Christmas alive. Simple traditions are what create lasting memories – and that’s what makes a childhood special.