Naughty or Nice? An email from Santa

Personalize a video from Santa for your favorite youngsters… or young-at-heartsters.

“Quick, some stocking stuffers!”

I’m gonna break with tradition here, and suggest that you stock up on “new” stocking stuffers at this

May your boot be filled with Lebenkuchen, not potatoes.

St. Nicholas Day is December 6, and is celebrated by modest gifts, often tucked into a boot, much like we

Are ‘tweens too cool to recycle? Not with this idea!

What’s that you say? Your ‘tweens are a bit too old to make that gift wrap so beloved of grandparents, the “hand prints on paper bags” idea? They wouldn’t be caught dead doing things with tempera paint and grocery sacks? Well here’s something I (almost) guarantee a bunch of ‘tweens will enjoy:

Give a child the ultimate gift: Your attention

Which option do you think just about any child on your holiday gift list like:

• Another plastic toy made in China that they’ll play with for 20 minutes and forget (imagine the earth’s resources…not to mention yours…that brought that “toy” all the way just to bore your beloved child, nephew, granddaughter…)
• Or an hour and an activity with you that makes a memory they carry for the rest of their lives?

I think we all know

How to keep kids happy while the turkey’s in the oven

It’s a fact of life that kids get bored… especially on Thanksgiving, when they’re thrown

Let the kids help MAKE the holidays

So many families feel their children are audience members at the holidays, rather than participants.

But there’s nothing so memorable, and so just-plain-fun, as participating in the preparations and plans for the big day. Don’t deprive your child of the opportunity to learn to give, as well as receive, in this season.

Let the kids

Is there a toddler on your holiday gift list?

Let’s take a look at the whole custom of giving elaborate gifts to children who would be perfectly happy with something much simpler and much more Earth-friendly.

What does a 3-year-old “want” for Christmas?

As it says over there:

not only are you saving