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1: How To Recycle A Christmas Tree
After Christmas, remove all of the lights, ornaments, and tinsel from the tree and take it out of its stand.Take the tree outdoors, and with a handsaw remove all of the branches. Create an instant wildlife habitat by making a pile with some of the branches in an inconspicuous corner of your yard (i.e., behind a tree or large shrub). Within a matter of weeks your brush pile will provide shelter for birds and other wildlife, including beneficial insects.The evergreen branches of Christmas trees also make an attractive and long lasting mulch in ornamental beds. Place them around the base of shrubs, especially those planted in fall, to prevent frost heaving, a problem that occurs when the repeated freezing and thawing of soil pushes plants out of the ground.Use the trunk in place of a pole. Attract birds to your yard by mounting a bird feeder or bird house to the "pole." This rustic bird heaven blends in especially well in wooded areas.You can also turn your Christmas tree log into a mushroom farm. Several edible mushrooms grow well on coniferous softwood logs and a mushroom log is a great conversation piece in the garden. All you need to do is inoculate your log with mushroom spores (see the Resource section for kits)Of course you can also use your Christmas tree log in more traditional ways. Get some exercise and chop the log into firewood. If you have a chipper shredder, roughly chip the log and use the chips as mulch in ornamental gardens. You can also use the log to edge a raised bed and depending on the size of the bed, you may want to ask your neighbors if you can recycle their Christmas trees in your garden.Thomas Tooma...
2: Holiday Flowers
Every room or event can benefit from the addition of a fine floral arrangement. Poinsettias for Christmas and red roses for Valentine's Day are examples of flowers for different holidays that have become established by tradition, but you are not limited to the traditional holiday flower choices. Give your imagination a chance, and come up with something new....
3: Enjoy That Holiday Food, Too!
No matter how many holiday seasons pass, each one seems to start earlier, than the last. September which has always meant the beginning of autumn, the football season, and cool days, now means the first appearance of Santa Claus, in many stores and commercials....
4: How Will Santa Find Us?
Every young child spends November and December (maybe even October) with one thought burning in the forefront of his mind: Santa Claus is coming on Christmas Eve and is going to leave a great pile of toys and games and goodies under the tree. Because a part of every day is spent planning for Santa's visit, every child assumes Santa knows the way, and the address, and exactly where to leave the presents, long before the sleigh takes off from the North Pole....
5: Grandparents And The Guilt Of Christmas
Most adults enjoy the Christmas season, each year, with its holiday foods, the special concerts and plays and pageants, and of course, all the holiday parties. But as much fun as the holidays promise each year, the joy that adults feel is multiplied tenfold when they become parents and can celebrate Christmas with their children....
6: Christmas Spirit After Christmas
From Halloween to New Year's Day, the holiday season is, for most families, a busy time full of joy and love, music and magic, and of course, Christmas shopping and parties and too much food. And lots and lots of fun and good times. Then, finally, Santa Claus makes his visit on Christmas Eve, there's one week to try and recover, but then comes New Year's Eve and its celebration. After that, many families are ready for a rest....
7: Eco-Friendgly Holiday Gifts
Headlines encouraged consumers to plan their holiday shopping excursions on Black Friday and Cyber Monday -- scouting for the best bargains. Some stores opened at midnight, and found themselves flooded with shoppers who could not wait to burst into the store aisles....
8: Keeping The Christmas Budget
It's so easy to get caught up in the excitement of the Christmas season. When the carols begin to play, we know that there are parties and events to attend, family to visit, and decorations to put up. It's also the time when Santa Claus makes his annual sleigh-ride, with his bag full of goodies for children everywhere....
9: Children And Family Gatherings
The holiday season is a busy time, filled with all kinds of activities that make the approach of Christmas more special, each year. There are always the office parties, the neighborhood gatherings, the holiday house tours, and other Christmas-themed events. On top of all this, most families try to plan at least one large get-together for all the aunts and uncles and cousins, especially the newest family members....
10: Adorn Your Holidays With Your Children's Decorations
After a few Christmases, most families have boxes and boxes of holiday decorations that they pull out of storage, every year, as the Yuletide season blossoms. There are old pieces, handed down from parents, there are discarded ornaments that no one else wanted, there are knick-knacks that were bought at yard sales. Once they've been in storage awhile, most people forget the significance or origins of their decorations....
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