Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Creative ideas that are so fun, they're sure to become your family's favorite holiday tradition
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- Sue Kirchner
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Don’t you just love holiday family traditions? The anticipation. The preparation. Knowing that your family has done this activity in the past and will continue to do so, makes a tradition powerful. Hopefully, your family traditions are also a load of fun, because the holidays are all about spending time together as a family and making memories. You may already have a few family holiday traditions in place but I want to inspire you to do something new. Maybe you could add a fun twist to an existing family tradition or maybe your kids are a little older now so they can do more things. Either way, plan to have some fun. Here's a list of 7 Fun Holiday Traditions to start this year. 1. Decorate a Gingerbread House. Every year my kids have …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
5 Ideas to Connect with your Mom Friends this Holiday Season
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- Sue Kirchner
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
There are so many Holiday traditions that I look forward to every year. But, you know, Holiday Traditions don’t always have to be about family. One of my favorite traditions is a Mom’s Night Out with great friends. For a quite a few years now, a bunch of girl friends and I have been getting together in December to have Holiday Tea. We meet, drink, eat, relax, laugh and exchange some gifts. I really look forward to the fun and the chance to unwind every year. Tea parties not your thing? No problem. It doesn't matter what you do as long as you spend time together. To help get you planning, here are some other ideas for outings with your bestest Mom friends. Take some time for yourself during the Holiday Season to unwind and recharge. After …
Friday, November 19, 2010
Class on making parols lets participants share in their homeland holiday spirit in Niles.
The leaves were still bright with fall colors when about 50 people gathered at St. John Brebeuf Parish in Niles on a recent Sunday to learn how to make parols, a kind of lantern that has been a Filipino symbol of Christmas for centuries. "Here, it seems early to be thinking about Christmas," said Fred DeAsis, a Filipino-American artist who was leading his fifth annual workshop. "In the Philippines, it starts in September and some people extend it to January." Participants shared Filipino food and listened to Christmas carols in the Tagalog language while DeAsis explained the symbolism of parols, which are star-shaped frames covered with rice paper or tissue paper, trailing long, decorative tails. Traditionally, they would have been …
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