Make Your Christmas Lights Less Dangerous
Photo: imging (Shutterstock) Whether multicolored or classic white, a few strands of holiday lights can make pretty much anything look festive, both indoors and outdoors. And while the strings of…
Four Ways to DIY a Christmas Tree
Photo: Tatyana Soares (Shutterstock) Real Christmas trees don’t work for everyone. You might have destructive pets, toddlers, a small apartment, or a small budget. You might have allergies to trees…
Keep Your Christmas Tree Away From Windows, and Other Ways to Avoid a Holiday Break-In
Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas tried to warn us. Home Alone did too. Although winter isn’t peak season for burglaries, it offers would-be breakers and enterers some unique…
Use Nature for Free Christmas Decorations
Photo: Sergey Mikheev (Shutterstock) Looking to save money on holiday decorations this year? Along with reusing (or repurposing) pieces you have from previous years, you can freshen up your festive…
Go to These Cheap (or Free) Holiday Events This Year
Photo: TravnikovStudio (Shutterstock) Want to do something with the kids for the holidays, but can’t afford breakfast with Santa or the Polar Express train ride? Or perhaps you’re looking for…
Your Christmas Decorations Don’t Need to Use Electricity
Photo: Bartosz Zakrzewski (Shutterstock) ‘Tis the season to dig out the decorations and trim your tree, and any other parts of your home that you think could use some holiday…
How to Fix a Broken String of Christmas Lights
Photo: amipi (Shutterstock) Generally speaking, technology is improving all the time. And yet, strings of holiday lights—whether they’re for an indoor tree, or the outside of a house—never seem to…
How to Keep Little Kids From Destroying Your Christmas Tree
Photo: FamVeld (Shutterstock) You’ve made the annal trip to the Christmas tree farm, selected the fullest Fraser fir, (or erected that surprisingly lifelike pre-lit Aspen artificial from Costco), placed each…
Why You Should Replace Your Old Christmas Lights With LED Lights
Photo: Arina P Habich (Shutterstock) Holiday lights are a cozy tradition—as the days get shorter, a few sparkly strands can really brighten up the endless evenings. While this holiday tradition…
How to Tell Exactly How Many Christmas Lights You Need
Photo: William Warner (Shutterstock) There is an unspoken rule dictating that any Christmas comedy must include a scene where one of the characters gets completely tangled in strings of holiday…