Salt Dough Christmas Ornaments

The art of making objects using salt dough is a popular way to make Christmas ornaments and is fun for all the family the only requirements needed to get started are flour, salt, water and basic equipment found in the kitchen. These include: A bowl to mix your dough A rolling pin for producing smooth sheets...

A Child’s View of the Nativity

After hearing the Christmas story and singing “Silent Night”, a Sunday School Class in Sao Paulo, Brazil was asked to draw what they thought the Nativity Scene might have looked like. One little fellow did a good likeness of Joseph, Mary and the baby Jesus, but off to the side was a roly-poly...

We are Going to Spend More This Christmas

U.S. Christmas shoppers may spend more this year than last year, a Gallup Poll indicated Monday. The poll, conducted Oct. 4-7, found U.S. shoppers plan to spend an average of $909 on Christmas gifts this season — $2 more than a similar forecast at this time last year, the Gallup Organization...

Upside Down Tradition

Here they go again. The British media is all a ga-ga about Christmas trees — upside down Christmas trees. This trend started in earnest two years ago when trendy trees colored with black feathers first hit the media. They were supposed to be all the rage. But at more than $500 per tree the trend never...

Going Green with the Christmas Tree

Having a live Christmas tree that you plant outdoors after the holidays may seem like the green thing to do. But there are complexities to consider. It’s a lot of trouble and the tree’s long-term survival is iffy. 1. You would have to dig the hole before the ground freezes — by...