holiday traditions

Family Activities

Celebrating the holidays away from home

For many families, being away from home at the holidays is inevitable. Whether you're staying with grandparents on the other side of...

Pets & Animals

Easy ways to include your pets in holiday traditions

The holidays are a special moment to spend time with the ones you love most -- including your pets! This year, don't leave out the...

Family Activities

5 Fun Advent calendars for the holiday season

The countdown to Christmas starts on the day you flip the calendar over to December 1st and if your kids are old enough to know that...

Family Activities

5 Fun family traditions to start for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving day is full of wonderful traditions, from eating turkey to watching the big game on TV. This year, start some new...

Halloween Crafts & Activities

5 Fun Halloween movies for the family

When your kids are all jazzed up from their trick-or-treating sugar rush, mellow them out with spook-tacular movies. Start your...

Family Activities

New twists on classic holiday traditions

Remember those fun, quirky holiday traditions from your childhood? Maybe it was stringing popcorn and cranberries for the tree or...

Marriage

How to cope during the holidays after the death of a spouse

The first Christmas after your spouse has passed away can seem impossible to bear. You may be still mourning and the thoughts of...

Christmas Holiday Tips

Start a holiday tradition with loved ones

If money is tight this Christmas because of the economic downturn, or if you simply feel you have lost the reason for the season,...