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Santa Claus 101: The Ultimate Guide to Playing Santa at Christmas

A great Santa Claus impersonation is a useful skill to have: you can thrill your young children on Christmas Eve, make extra gift-buying money by working as a mall Santa, volunteer your services as a Salvation Army bell ringer, or be the life of your next office holiday party. Playing one of the most [...]

November 18 2007 | Holidays | No Comments »

Hottest Gifts For Christmas 2007

Give lots of love and attention to your children this holiday season. Of course, there are ‘the presents’. While you should for sure consider giving gifts of things that your child needs and could use daily, such as bedroom furniture, school & hobby supplies, sports & other ‘fun’ classes, cloths, boots, and so much more, [...]

November 14 2007 | Holiday Gift Idea and Holidays | No Comments »

College Parents – Students Are Coming Home For The Holidays

Featured at RaiseYourChild.org
By Shelley Ladin
Where did the Fall Term go? You just dropped off your son or daughter in August and now you are making plans with them to come home for Thanksgiving/winter break. Transportation arrangements are set. Dates and times figured out. Bring home some items for storage. Make a list of [...]

November 13 2007 | Child Development and College and Holidays | No Comments »

10 Free & Low-Cost Ways to Give Kids the Best Christmas Ever

By Norma Schmidt

A fantastic Christmas doesn’t have to mean big bills in January.
The real magic of Christmas – the stuff that makes kids’ eyes light up, gives them a warm glow inside, and creates delicious memories – costs little or nothing.
Here are ten ideas for free and low-cost “magic” the kids will love:
1. Sing [...]

November 12 2007 | Child Development and Child Play and Holiday Gift Idea and Holidays | No Comments »

Tips for a Great Halloween Photo Card

Halloween photo cards are the perfect way to show of your growing children to family and friends. Here are some ways to capture the perfect Halloween photo.
1. Costume Photo
A snapshot of your child in their Halloween costume is a very popular choice for a Halloween photo card. What could be cuter than dressed up babies? [...]

October 29 2007 | Child Play and Holidays | No Comments »

Organize for Christmas: 59 days to Go

As promised here is the first of my Christmas ideas for preparing and organizing
Firstly lets look at getting the present lists and card lists ready.
Okay so the card list, how often do you get your Christmas cards and find come January they are still sitting in the office, on the dinning table or in a [...]

October 26 2007 | Holidays | No Comments »

Face Painting Courses: Learn from Home

“Taking face painting courses is a fun and exciting activity, it has become a popular hobby for many people. Aside from bringing out the creativity in a person, it is also a lucrative and fun activity.
Instead of taking time to go to a specific school or establishment just to take up face painting courses or [...]

October 24 2007 | Child Play and Holidays | No Comments »

Halloween Make-up Tips for Children

“Halloween is a great time for kids to have fun, and be creative. Creating the finishing touches to your costumes can be really easy with these Halloween make up tips.
Playing dress up isn’t as fun if the face doesn’t match the costume, and you have a few options: make up or face paint, or [...]

October 22 2007 | Holidays | No Comments »

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