| Making homemade christmas cards and
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| | planning session. It teaches the kids
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| christmas crafts is a great way to spend
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| | organizational skills.
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| quality family time together. The
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| | Bring out those old unused christmas
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| creative use of colors, drawing pictures
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| | cards, clothes and anything else that can
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| for painting, listening to the christmas
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| | be cut up to make a craft. Do you have
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| music, all contribute to making christmas
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| | any of those broken colorful floppy disks
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| a special time.
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| | lying around? Bet you could do a whole
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| Encourage your children to participate in
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| | lot with those and a bit of glue?
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| the making of different crafts to place
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| | Recycle as much as you can. Do not throw
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| around the home for the holidays. It
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| | your old wig out yet? That is fair game
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| places special meaning and emphasis on
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| | too! Have you tried looking on the
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| the holidays. Lock the television in a
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| | internet for craft ideas? That is the
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| back room.
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| | best place to look.
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| Only bring it out for special time that
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| | Halloween is long gone but were are those
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| is set aside during the holiday period.
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| | costumes and decorations? Use them now!
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| The family can use it for a designated
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| | With all of this activity the kids are
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| movie night.
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| | sure to get hungry. Have a special meal
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| Be sure to rent special movies on the
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| | or light snacks for them. A nice dessert
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| night. Watch teachable family movies with
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| | treat is always welcomed.
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| meaningful story lines.
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| | Let the girls help out with baking
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| Bring out the board games. Although it is
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| | Christmas cookies. Use your famous cookie
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| christmas Monopoly is always a great
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| | cut outs.
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| choice. They may even sell a christmas
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| | When the fun time is over let all the
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| edition.
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| | kids help to clean up. This will be an
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| Have christmas music playing throughout
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| | important task. The living room will be
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| the house at all times. The children will
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| | transformed into the family theater for
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| be humming and singing their favorite
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| | later on in the evening.
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| tunes.
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| | Children should also be encouraged to
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| Encourage inside activities such as ping
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| | pursue calmer mental activities. They can
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| pong, musical chairs and Simon Says (a
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| | write poems and stories.
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| great game). They keep the kids active
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| | A parent can start a story and the
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| and in a fun mood. These games also teach
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| | children can each finish the story in
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| valuable lessons along with the fun that
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| | their own words. They can then take turns
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| comes with playing them.
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| | and read their story to the others.
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| They teach children to accept defeat
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| | Encourage the children to think of games
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| graciously (depending on the child). They
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| | they can play the next day. You may be
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| teach how to accept victory without
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| | pleasantly surprised what they come up
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| rubbing it into the losers. Obviously
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| | with. Use the christmas holidays wisely.
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| parents have to be there to nurture,
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| | Tell your children constantly about the
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| coach and guide.
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| | things that make christmas time a special
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| How about decorating the Christmas tree
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| | time. Lets make this a family filled
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| with homemade ornaments? That is a great
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| | christmas. You are building memories, men
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| idea. Bring out a few craft books to help
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| | and women.
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| with brainstorming ideas. Have a quick
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