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When Do You Put Up/take down Your Holiday Decorations?
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on November 22, 2010
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Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas, I am just super surprised at how many of my friends have already had their Christmas tree up for 2 weeks! Thanksgiving hasn't eve...
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- When I was growing up we didn't put up our tree until Christmas Eve (because we could usually get a tree for free) then it was taken down New Year's Day. Before childr...
- I can't stand the Christmas decorations up before Thanksgiving. We have THREE radio stations already playing 24/7 Christmas music. Like others in this forum, I LOVE ...
- i'm still taking down halloween decorations! but we have more of them than we do christmas stuff...... we'll put up the outside decorations this weekend, then all the...
How Soon Is Too Soon for Holiday Decor?
Asked by C.T. from Kansas City
on November 1, 2006
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just curious....with Halloween over now how soon is too soon to take it all down and put up Christmas decor? I am eager this year to get it all out and overwith to adm...
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- It's never too soon to enjoy the wonderful blessings of the Christmas season. I used to think so, but not anymore. I would't put your tree up though until closer to...
- So, I am soooo glad there is another christmas perosn in the world. I loveeeee christmas. It will be my baby's first so I am super excited. Anyways, This is just my op...
- I would take the Halloween down and If you have some Thanksgiving stuff put it up. If not then I would wait till the day of or the day after. Now the stores have chris...
Who Does the Holiday Decorating?
Asked by J.H. from Phoenix
on November 27, 2010
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Happy holidays everyone! Question here... who does the holiday decorating in your home? Is putting up the Christmas tree a family effort that has evolved into a tradi...
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- We all do. This year we bought a fake tree that is already lighted so I helped hubby separate the leaves and he and the kids put the ornaments on. I will have hubby ta...
- I do the decorating, I do the planning, I do the shopping, I do the wrapping, I do the cooking, I get the guest rooms ready, and I do all the cleaning up and I'm feel...
- My husband plays no part in the decoration process LOL He's just not into that. He sits there with coffee and observes. He helps if I ask him but he can care less ab...
Christmas Decorations
Asked by J.H. from Denver
on September 23, 2009
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Hi Moms -
This may be a little early to ask, but I am a planner and with a much tighter budget this year I am looking to get started on some good ideas for home decor...
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- Make little "mice" ornaments for your tree. Use a walnut for the body, and an acorn for the head (top of acorn looks like stocking cap, really cute). Red felt Ch...
- We've had those years. I ended up doing a lot of my shopping at thrift stores-if you look hard, you can find some great stuff at an even better price. My boys got FUBU...
- One of my favorite memories as a kid was making "play dough" ornaments (salt four and water) using cookie cutters (and our hands) mom would bake them then we would pai...
Best Time to Decorate for Christmas?
Asked by L.M. from Dallas
on November 7, 2010
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I love,love,love this time of year!! Needless to say I cant wait to start decorating for Christmas. I was just wondering when others began their decorating. Is it beca...
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- If we are home, we decorate on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Forget black Friday, we go get our tree and swap from our Thanksgiving decorations to Christmas that day...
- Hi! Our family tradition has been since I was a baby to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as a family on Thanksgiving morning. Then we all got VERY excited ...
- I am with you ILOVE X-Mas to we start the the day after Thanksgiving and it take about a week to finish. I like to keep everything up until the 3rd wk of January. Afte...
Holiday Traditions
Asked by B.H. from Albuquerque
on November 26, 2007
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hi, mommies! just wondering what you do as a holiday family tradition? i'd really like to do something special this year that we can do every year as a family! any ...
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- We get each of our kids a special tree ornament (either made or bought) and that way, when they are adults, they'll have 18 ornaments of their own - for keepsakes or f...
- One of the years we had the children make up a rap song and dance to a holiday song...We(Moms)wrote a little something special about each of our nieces and nephews...T...
- I love everyone's ideas! I would also suggest the APS Festival of Lights parade and the Santa's World at Firebird Raceway both are awesome, we have gone for the last t...
Holiday Traditions
Asked by N.C. from Melbourne
on November 9, 2006
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My daughter is 16 mos and I am pregnant with my 2nd. I would like to start some interesting holiday traditions with her. I did a few last year and have some from my ...
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- Yay for these kinds of topics and so far I see some wonderful suggestions! We do the giant Christmas Eve dinner at my aunt's house and the adults exchange presents ...
- My daughter is 12 and my son is 10. Up until they were 6 and 4 we lived down the street from my sister and her 3 kids. Every holiday season I would have all of the k...
- I purchased a tree skirt and every year i take fabric paint, put it on my kids feet and let them pace one set of prints around the trim so we can watch them grow throu...
Holiday Traditions
Asked by M.A. from Chicago
on November 4, 2011
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I have a 2 yr old and 5 mo old and would like to start having Christmas at our home with our own traditions and pull away from going to the inlaws for hours on end..(y...
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- I know you don't want people over, so you might not like this idea. But we do this tradition and LOVE IT! We invite family over for opening Christmas gifts and breakfa...
- you deserve some rest with work and a 2yo and a 5 mo. Jess gave great advice to not make a big deal. In a few more years they will be more than ready to hit the road...
- On Christmas Morning we go downstairs in our PJs (usually Christmas or winter themed). We don't tear into the gifts right away...my hubbie and I get our coffee in han...
Special Holiday Ideas
Asked by M.H. from Hartford
on October 29, 2009
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Hello Mamas,
I have seen this in the past & thought I would ask since the season is upon us. What special things do you do for the holidays. We celebrate christmas, b...
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- My son is only 2, but something that I have always wanted to do and plan to do is, before he opens any presents, we are going to start Christmas the way it should be s...
- Make it about tradition. We create Advent Rings and the kids can tear off one by one. Also, Christmas PJ's, they wear the night before. The other thing to remember ...
- So far you have good ideas. But I like to stress that it is giving of yourself (not objects or money). So with my 2 boys (4 yrs and 24 years and married) I have them...
Holiday Visits with Family
Asked by B.S. from Odessa
on December 24, 2009
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I would like to get some advice on what we should do. How do you divide up time between parents and in-laws as far as holiday visits? Ever since my brother got marrie...
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- My married son, also, spends more time with his in-laws than with us. While my married daughter's family is closer to us. I know everyone has several choices and oppor...
- Our situation is a little more complicated, we have 2 MIL's & one Step-MIL/FIL to visit so what we started doing is, visit one on Christmas Eve Day/Christmas Eve & MIL...
- My husband, daughter and I live in Texas while the rest of our families live 900 miles away. Each Thanksgiving and Christmas we're there has worked pretty well for us...
