2007-12-08 06:50:13 · 4 answers · asked by kay h 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
The atmosphere of your Christmas Eve is very important for a "good' Christmas. You could go to church, at the Midnight Mass. The special songs, the happiness of participants, returning later at your place with a light candle...all of these will transform your Christmas evening in a magic one.
2007-12-08 06:58:36 · answer #1 · answered by momotzange5 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ideas for Christmas on a budget:
-Go Potluck! You buy the turkey -- Have everyone else bring the side dishes and drinks. Turkeys in our area are .39/lb this time of year. If you buy just the turkey, it will only cost you about $5-$10 to feed everyone for a large family gathering.
-Celebrate Christmas the week after Christmas. Take advantage of the after Christmas sales and plan your large extended family gathering for the week after Christmas. Besides being less expensive, it is unlikely to interfere with anyone else's Christmas plans.
-Break up gift sets. If you find an item that comes in a gift set at Christmas, give parts of it to different recipients. This is great for bath or perfume sets.
-Yard sales and thrift stores equal great savings. You can find a lot of new or nearly new items for pennies on the dollar.
-Make memories, not more junk. Most kids get more than plenty for Christmas from grandparents, aunts and uncles. If you can only afford one gift for your child, make it a memory! Wrap a note in a box with instructions for a treasure hunt. Send your child all over the house with clues and then have the real gift sitting under the tree when they return. Simple, but a great memory for them!
Gift ideas...
-Photo collages.
-Homemade sweets (cookies, brownies, fudge)
-Handmade gifts
2007-12-08 15:00:51 · answer #2 · answered by ♪ La La La Not Listening... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make coupon books with things like good for on house cleaning good for one baby siting you make it personal to the person and get to give of your self at the same time after all that is what the season is all about
2007-12-08 15:01:09 · answer #3 · answered by irish_matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
always smile, dont aplogize for not having money...if its little kids go for quatinty not quality(which means visit the dollar store) do family activities, you dont need money for them
2007-12-08 14:57:06 · answer #4 · answered by kingsholto 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋