Category Archives: Holidays
How to Plan a Fantastic Birthday Party
Everybody loves a party, particularly if it’s for them. When it’s time to plan your child’s next birthday party you may be at a loss. The following ideas will show you how to plan a fantastic birthday party, giving you a checklist of things to do and when to do them.
1) Two months before
Start talking to your birthday boy or girl about what they want to do for their birthday. Get them to start thinking about a theme and how many people they want to invite.
2) Three to four weeks before
How to Host a Valentine’s Day Party
Hosting a Valentine’s Day party can actually be pretty versatile. All you really need is to create a warm, loving atmosphere that makes your guests feel welcome and loved. It can be a couples’ party, or it can just be a fun time with a group of friends. Here are some ideas on how to make your Valentine’s party a time to remember.
Pick a Time
If you are going for a romantic love type of theme, an evening time would set the right mood. For a friendship party, you could do brunch or a late afternoon party. If you are having children, early afternoon might work best. The key is to choose a time that fits the schedule and lifestyle of the majority of your guests.
Christmas With Jesus And Santa
This has been on my mind for a while, a few weeks ago there was a question posted on Facebook from one of the news pages, ‘ Do your kids believe in Santa?’ then it linked to an article about technology maybe making it harder for children to believe in Santa. Well Yea this can be true there are some very techy kids out there. As I was reading the comments this one person said My kids believe in Jesus. Well this got me thinking hard about both.
Top Tips for a Stress-Free Thanksgiving Dinner Party
Families will soon be gathering to celebrate the holidays. If you are looking for tips for a stress-free Thanksgiving dinner party, take a look at the ideas. Some of them may help make your Thanksgiving less stressful.
Plan as much as you can ahead of time. What will the menu include? Will you prepare the entire meal or will others bring food as well? Keep track of who will prepare and bring which dishes so you?ll know what needs to be cooked and you don?t end up with too many deviled eggs and desserts with no other sides.
How to Teach Your Children about Thanksgiving and What It Means to You
It isn’t uncommon for a country to celebrate being thankful at some point during the year. In fact, many countries around the world continue to do so. Explaining these celebrations isn’t always easy. Think about how to teach your children about Thanksgiving and what it means to you as the holiday draws near.
Delve into the history of the holiday. Tradition and fact are often two different things. Learn about the circumstances which led to the first Thanksgiving because children aren’t always taught about this in school any longer. There are surviving documents written by observers of that first celebration. It is also interesting to note the differences of how the holiday has evolved since that time.
8 Thanksgiving Freebies
With Thanksgiving coming quicky, I am planning to make sure everything goes smoothly,? As I begun wanting to make this the best it could be I wanted decorations, different recipes so I went searching and found some awesome freebies to help organize and celebrate this year. I hope you are able to use some of these.? All of these are downloads so no having to wait for anything in the mail.
10 Frugal Tips to Save This Christmas
Christmas time is coming up pretty quick, I have seen this question around communities a lot, and I figured maybe adding it to one place it would help more to stretch that dollar this Christmas season.
For Meal time
- Your dinner does not ‘have’ to be ham or turkey, it can be a nice sit down meal.
- If you are having family over or going to someones house set up a potluck type everyone brings something that is special to them.
- Make another meal the ‘big’ meal of the day like breakfast or lunch.
Handmade Bubble Baths and Bath Salts
When money is tight, you may not be able to purchase all of the things you’d like to at Christmas. Luckily giving doesn?t have to cost much. Handmade bubble baths and bath salts are easy to make, inexpensive and something many people on your Christmas list will enjoy.
You can make bubble bath mix for one or in bulk, depending upon how many people you have on your list. Below are recipes for large quantities as well as an individual bath. You?ll need the following ingredients for bulk quantities:
- 1 cup baking soda
- 1 cup cream of tarter
