I know I don’t usually post on Sundays, but I was wondering if you all had any Christmas-specific questions for me. I thought it might be fun to do a Christmas-themed Q&A for a couple of weeks in December, but I need some questions to work with.
So, do you have any questions about frugality and Christmas or about how we do Christmas around here? Or any other Christmas-related question?
If you do, leave your question as a comment in this post, or just email me (thefrugalgirl {at} gmail {dot} com) with your question.
Also, I am working on a Christmas e-book. I’m maybe 75% done with it, and I’m hoping to have it ready to go somewhere around December 1st (it would be lovely if I had it done before them, of course, but I don’t see that happening!).
redwinemom
Wednesday 1st of December 2010
While growing up, my parents did not have a lot of money for Christmas presents for our five kids (and sometimes for food). However, we always had a wonderful time Christmas morning. The first idea was that my mom always gave each child three gifts: one for the mind (ie a book), one for the body (ie a sweater or PJs), and one for the heart (ie a doll). She told me she did this to make sure all aspects of each child was covered. The next idea was to have one child at a time open their gifts. This way, the excitement of the gifts can be shared with everyone over a longer period of time. Lastly, we often had to find each gift via a scavenger hunt. The clues got increasingly harder as the child got older, which was fun (and funny) to try to figure out where to go next for the next clue or present. And, it was enjoyable for everyone to watch as each child (again, one at a time) ran around the house searching. I have continues these traditions with my own children, and they also are delighted with each aspect.
Whitney
Monday 29th of November 2010
Kristen, Does your family share Jesus with those less fortunate around you? Like, do you volunteer at a soup kitchen or the salvation army or anything? Do you get an Angel Tree child and get them gifts?
Whitney
EngineerMom
Monday 29th of November 2010
Do you decorate the outside of your house, and if so, how did you start the process of accumulating those decorations?
Carolynp
Monday 29th of November 2010
I'm sure WAY too many of my questions are food related. I'd like to know if you buy cheap turkey at the holidays and cut it up for future use? Does that make sense?
Casey
Monday 29th of November 2010
Heya Kristen, I'm putting together our advent calendar and trying to come up with activities to do each day. What activities do you have planned for the season?