Celebrating Christmas

How to Have a Homemade Christmas

By Cherie Burbach

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Instead of buying all your gifts this year, why not make a few? Homemade presents are a way to show the receiver how much you care about them. After all, when you take the time to create something entirely unique just for them, how can they ... more »

How to Help Families in Other Countries This Holiday Season

By eHow Culture & Society Editor

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This holiday season, keep in mind that families in countries around the world are struggling simply to survive. Take a minute out of your celebrations to send money or supplies to help them get by... more »

How to Hold a Christmas Scavenger Hunt

By Sheila Wilkinson

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Start a new holiday tradition for your family this year. A Christmas scavenger hunt takes a little extra time and effort but it's a ball for kids and grownups alike. The whole process of gift giving is over so quickly with kids sometimes barely ... more »

How to host a holiday cookie exchange

By Karen Cotton

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Love home baked cookies but aren't able to fit baking into your hectic holiday schedule? Hosting a cookie exchange allows you the opportunity to relax with friends while enjoying an array of tasty cookies during the holiday season... more »

How to Light an Advent Wreath

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Advent marks the coming or arrival of the Christ child. The observance begins four Sundays before the arrival of Christmas and continues until the Sunday before Christmas. Lighting the candles on an Advent wreath can be a meaningful part of your ... more »

How to Make a Ballet Slipper Christmas Stocking

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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If you're one of those people for whom no Christmas season is complete without a performance of the Nutcracker Suite - or if there's someone in your life who's just dying to dance the part of Clara - try this ballet slipper Christmas stocking... more »

How to Make a Barefoot Christmas Stocking

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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If you're one of those people for whom even the smell of elegant Italian leather cannot compete with the pleasures of going barefoot, why not state your case with a stocking that lets you wiggle your toes?.. more »

How to Make a Christmas Flash Album

By kena

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Annual Christmas is near, Have you picked gifts for your family, friends or lovers? Not yet? Well, I think it's a good idea to make a spcecial Christmas Album! If you are not familar with flash, but want to make a flash album, Flash Album Studio ... more »

How to Make a Perpetual Gingerbread House

By Jane Smith

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Make a perpetual gingerbread house from craft foam and keep it forever... more »

How to Make an Advent Calendar

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Children will love to help make this Advent calendar - and enjoy the candy cane treat each pocket holds!.. more »

How to Make an Angel Tree Topper

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Top your Christmas tree with an adorable angel. You can make an elegant angel adorned in lace or gold-trimmed velvet. You can also make a country angel with raffia hair, dressed in calico. There are so many styles of angels ' make yours unique ... more »

How to Make Plum Pudding, Traditional Christmas Dish

By iwuvstaylin

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Plum Pudding is a traditional English dessert immortalized by Charles Dickens in the book "A Christmas Carol." It really is best if you make it a year in advace to give it a chance to mellow, but if you can't do that then at least give ... more »

How to Make Your Kids Believe in Santa Claus

By abbeyroad920

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Many kids believe in Santa Claus when they are young. This is not something that is simply inherited, though. It must be taught by parents and family members. Here is how you can get your kids to believe in Santa Claus... more »

How to Organize a Secret Santa Event at Work

By Bob Strauss

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It’s been a slow day at work, and your supervisor has just volunteered you to oversee your office’s annual “Secret Santa” event—an anonymous exchange of holiday gifts among coworkers (or at least among those coworkers who choose to participate). ... more »

How to Pick the Perfect Christmas Tree

By AFrieske

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The one thing that truly makes Christmas time and decorating complete is a great tree. For all of you traditionalists who still get a real live tree every year, this is the article for you. I’m a bit of Christmas fanatic and I simply love ... more »

How to Plan an Australian Christmas Feast

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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In Australia, you might forego the traditional Christmas dinner in favor of a barbecue on the beach or a picnic meal that will allow you to take full advantage of the beautiful summer weather... more »

How to Prepare a Traditional Polish Christmas Eve Dinner

By eHow Culture & Society Editor

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The menu for a traditional 12-course Polish Wigilia dinner served on Christmas Eve may vary, but it is always meatless and usually includes carp. Remember to fill your heart with good will and fast until the first star, Gwiazdka, appears in the sky... more »

How to Put Christ Back in Christmas

By Cherie Burbach

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Unfortunately Christmas has become a holiday that many people now find a hurried and stressful time. In an effort to give better gifts and make sure we get cards out, what we’ve ultimately done is pushed the real meaning of the season out. ... more »

How to Save Money On Your Christmas Shopping

By Sabah

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Buying gifts and decorations for the holiday season can be expensive. Even when you're working with a budget, it can be hard to keep expenses under control. Last-minute gifts and unplanned holiday events can quickly add up, and you can max out ... more »

How to Set Up Rooftop Christmas Decorations

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Wait for a nice day to do this project. You don't want to be up on your roof wrestling reindeer in a snowstorm... more »

How to Spend Christmas in a Victorian Setting

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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There are many different ways to spend Christmas, at home or away, but little compares to going back in time. A Victorian setting is the perfect way to celebrate the holidays with a bit of a twist. If you don't have a time machine or can't afford ... more »

How to Spend Christmas in Wisconsin

By Sabah

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When you’re planning your trip to the Midwest over Christmas, you’ll find plenty of exciting activities in Wisconsin. The nation’s Dairy State lights up with festive celebrations and holiday decorations for a unique and memorable Christmas ... more »

How to Stay Home for the Holidays

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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The extra demands of the season make visiting relatives especially stressful. You grit your teeth last year as you rush to visit endless family members on both sides. Pack away the stress of holiday travel and enjoy staying home for the holidays ... more »

How to Survive a Solo Christmas

By BarbaraWrites

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You're far from family or you're a loner, and find yourself without holiday plans. It doesn't mean you have to be miserable! I move so often I've been there, and there are definitely ways to make the holidays special when you're on your own... more »

How to Tie a Christmas Tree to a Car

By eHow Holidays & Celebrations Editor

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Getting your beautiful Christmas tree home can be a less-than-cheerful event. Here are a few tips to make the trip smoother... more »

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