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How to Be Santa Claus

If you’re asked to be Santa at a Christmas party or decide to surprise your family on Christmas morning, you’re actually taking on a rather significant role – especially for small children. Being Santa Claus is more than throwing on a Santa suit. You’re taking on a full persona.
Don the Apparel
Start with the required apparel. [...]

How To Use Promotional Products

If you have a small business, you might have considered some snazzy new pens or other promotional products to use as freebies or give-a-ways. Before you buy thousands of new pens, consider why and how you plan to use these items.
Consider the Point of Promotional Products
Promotional products are an excellent way to build a brand. [...]

How to Check Out a Hoax

Everyone who’s been online has received an email or 6,000 about some terrific opportunity in Africa or a warning to never eat [insert food] here as it will cause [insert affliction here]. Occasionally there is a measure of truth behind an email or an urban legend, but for the most part, these hoaxes have circled [...]

How to Turn Beer Green

Always a fine tradition, St. Patrick’s Day is known for kissing the Irish and that famous green beer. If you’re dying to try your luck with your own green beer this March, try this recipe:

Grab your favorite light beer. You can use a dark beer, but your color might not turn out as clear.
Take a [...]

How to Decorate a Church for a Wedding

When it’s your special day you want everything to be beautiful – including the church. To decorate the church for a wedding, you’ll need to take into account what can be changed and what can not.
The Basics
First consider the existing aspects of the church. Does it have orange carpet? You’ll need to plan for that [...]

How to Make Cookies for Santa

Leaving cookies out for Santa Claus is a holiday tradition that dates back centuries. It’s simply part of the nighttime ritual on the night before Christmas that should be observed by all families with children young enough to believe.
Prepare the Mood
Before making the plate of cookies, you should set the mood by reading a [...]

How to Propose At Christmas

The holidays are a magical time with twinkling lights, cold air, rosy cheeks and romance. For many, the holidays are a terrific time to set things in motion for the future by asking your girlfriend to marry you. If you plan to propose over Christmas, bear a few things in mind.
Consider Your Temperaments
There are three [...]

How to Spend Less This Christmas

If there were ever an expensive holiday, Christmas takes the prize. Between decorations, gifts and entertaining, Christmas spending can quickly spiral out of control. But with families watching their budgets more carefully, spending less over the holidays is more a matter of priorities and planning than being a Scrooge.
Scale Back For the Kids
If your child [...]