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Our mission: to help you simplify your holidays and get ready for Christmas.

Browse our articles for great ideas to simplify the holidays. Choose a holiday plan, and print a free Christmas planner to get organized for Christmas.

Try easy gifts and crafts, recipes and free printables to celebrate the season.

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Cutting Costs at Christmas?

Try these ideas to celebrate like Santa (but spend like Scrooge):

christmas countdown
Christmas is coming!
Will you be ready?

“Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind.”

— Helen Rice

Not Just Another Hostess Gift: The Box Girls!

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on November 29, 2006 - 10:00am

Christmas Box of QuestionsGive the gift of meaning and connection this year, with clever conversation-starters from TheBoxGirls.com.

The Christmas Box of Questions holds 35 question cards designed to spark dinner-table conversation; 5 blank cards make it easy to add your own personalized discussion prompts.

Whether used as coasters, hidden under plates or hung as tree ornaments, the cards pose questions like, "What gifts do we give at Christmas that do not come in boxes?" or "What is your Christmas wish?" Answering them will spark discussion and memories during holiday celebrations.

With "Box of Questions" editions for Hanukkah, Thanksgiving or for groups of friends, your hostess gift will shine. Not another kitchen towel set this year:

The Christmas Box Of Questions


Regifting Questions? Ask Emily Post!

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on November 27, 2006 - 10:00am

Surprise, surprise--America's etiquette maven weighs in on regifting, and it's not a total ban! Okay, it's rarely appropriate, but Emily Post shares her criteria under which regifting passes the (etiquette) sniff test:

Reduce, Reuse, Regift?


More Recipes for Turkey Leftovers

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on November 24, 2006 - 12:06pm

Courtesy of the University of Illinois Extension Office: more recipes for leftover turkey. Look for the Turkey and Black Bean Wraps: yum!

Turkey Leftovers


56 Recipes for Turkey Leftovers

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on November 23, 2006 - 10:00am

turkey leftoversIt's the day after the big feast, and the refrigerator is crammed with the trimmings from the Thanksgiving turkey.

Go beyond the humble turkey sandwich with these creative recipes for turkey leftovers! From HoneysuckleWhite.com:

56 Recipes for Turkey Leftovers


Sustainable Celebrations: Trim Your Holiday Wasteline

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on November 19, 2006 - 10:00am

November 21 is "Use Less Stuff" Day! To honor the occasion, scan this list of ways to have a less "waste-ful" holiday season. Reuse, reduce, recycle to give Mother Earth a Christmas gift, too:

42 Ways To Trim Your Holiday Wasteline


Perfect Pie Crust with Paula Deen: Video!

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on November 17, 2006 - 10:00am

She's sweet and sassy and has a way with pastry: get Paula Deen's best pie-crust tips with this video from the Food Network. Just in time for Thanksgiving baking!

How To Make Perfect Pie Crusts


Cookie Gift Presentation Ideas: Video!

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on November 16, 2006 - 10:00am

You've baked your little heart out, but stacked on a paper plate, homemade treats don't show the love and care you've invested.

Punch up cookie gift recipes with these presentation tips from Hersheys.com. Check out the video clip for packaging ideas, and don't miss the link for free printable gift tags for cookie gifts:

Cookie Gift Ideas from Hersheys.com


50 Christmas Cookie Recipes

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on November 15, 2006 - 10:00am

Looking for new favorites for the season's cookie trays? Try these 50 Christmas cookie recipes from LandOLakes.com. From easy bars and slice-and-bake choices, to luscious rolled or shaped cookies, you'll find tempting, tasty recipes for holiday baking:

50 Fabulous Holiday Cookie Recipes


How To Set A Holiday Table

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on November 10, 2006 - 10:00am

Dress up your dining table for holiday meals with these tips from RDLiving.com. Whether it's a traditional table-setting, a buffet service or the kids' table, you'll have it covered (pun intended):

Setting The Table: Your Guide To Making The Holiday Dinner Table Look Spectacular


Countdown to Christmas For Kids

Submitted by Cynthia Ewer on November 9, 2006 - 10:00am

It's a Christmas Countdown of a different color: a crafts countdown for kids, from FamilyFun.com! With a different free printable craft for each day in December, children can have fun preparing for Christmas, too.

Projects include coloring pages, ornaments, gifts and decorations. Get 'em now:

Countdown to Christmas


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