Shopping for kids at Christmas can be daunting. Buying multiple gifts for multiple children can be expensive under the best of circumstances. If you are someone who picks things up throughout the year, it can also be hard to make sure that everyone has an equitable sort of Christmas without just throwing money at it … Continue reading Christmas Combos: Spend Less, Give More
You know you're in a gift-giving rut when you accidentally buy the very same gift for someone two years in a row, as I recently did for a family member's birthday. Fortunately I caught myself before sending it and could make a switch, but what I switched to wasn't all that creative either. It got … Continue reading Developing New Gift Ideas This Christmas Season
One thing that I love to do at Christmas is to surprise those closest to me with something handmade in addition to, or even instead of, other gifts. Handmade gifts can really reflect what you know and love about the other person, and they always show how much you care. I have always wanted (but … Continue reading Handmade Gifts and How to Plan for Them
Now is a great time to create a Christmas planner! Why? Because the best way to have lots of good ideas for the upcoming Christmas season is to have a place to save and organize your ideas as they come. My Christmas planner is a large binder, where I have sections for things that are … Continue reading Making (and Using) a Christmas Planner