For an instance, there was a time that I wished for two gentlemen to court me on Valentine’s Day, and it happened. A goofy smile came over my face later that month, because I was thinking Santa made it happened. I thought I would try my luck again the next year, so for a second year I thought I would make a big wish, I wished with all my heart that I would meet the man of my dreams when I took my trip to Germany. And then three days before the next Christmas day, when I went to Germany on the train, a man spilled dark coffee at me. That man became my husband, Ralph. Now that is a great gift no one gets under their LED pre lit christmas tree.

I figure after so many years of great presents that Santa has delivered to me I would ask for something for someone else. I would like to wish something great for one of my patient who is suffering from diabetes. She is scheduled to have an amputation on the 28th of December, after she acquired a diabetic foot . She is a Native American, and a mother of six girls; the eldest is only twelve and the youngest is two and a half. Her husband died of myocardial infarction two years ago. Her life will be a lot different if she has the operation, since I don’t even know how she will make money if she can’t continue to work at the grocery store if she ha no foot.

If I can decide what I really wanted this Christmas season, I would ask that I do a good job on the operating table, and I can give the best advice to her family so that other complications of diabetes will be prevented. A less realistic wish is that people in powerful positions like government would care more about disadvantaged groups.

Christmas ornaments are popular purchases. Everyone wants a decorated Christmas tree, and everyone has his or her ideas of what a perfect tree looks like. Some individuals prefer designer trees, trees with matching lights, tinsel and ornaments, all crafted with a specific color scheme in mind. Still others prefer an eclectic mixture of ornaments, none of them matching, but all of them combining to bring to life the spirit of Christmas.

This last group of collectors is perhaps the most interesting group. Christmas ornaments are far more than decorations. They are living memories. They are symbols of family vacations, births, weddings and even family members who have passed away. In a way, they function like photographs. But perhaps some of the most memory-invoking ornaments are homemade Christmas ornaments. Not only do these crafts symbolize the family and immortalize memories, they were created directly from the heart, by the hands of the family joining around the tree to decorate it.

The Power of Art

Homemade Christmas ornaments are usually not the fanciest ornaments on the tree. Professional ornaments are literal works of art. Crafted from any number of materials, they are often beautiful, ornate and unique. But homemade Christmas ornaments are works of art too, but a different kind of art. The kind of art that may not be beautiful in the eyes of the public, but that is absolutely stunning in the eyes of the parents of the children who crafted them. Homemade Christmas ornaments can also be made from any number of materials.

Families can sit down during craft time and paint wooden ornaments, create felt and pipe cleaner animals, or even design stained-glass ornaments. Most importantly, children have the freedom to do whatever they want. They can paint themselves, write the date, recreate their family, design a landscape or bring to life a memory of their favorite vacation. If Christmas truly is about family and joining together to celebrate life, than homemade Christmas ornaments are the perfect Christmas tree decorations.

Homemade Christmas ornaments can also make wonderful gifts. Parents and children can craft presents for the rest of the family, or at summer camp, children can design the perfect package for a parent’s birthday, Christmas itself or even Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. Not only do homemade Christmas ornaments help symbolize family trips, they also symbolize family love. Even when they do not directly reflect a specific event, they reflect the family, and sometimes parents especially prefer receiving them as gifts than helping in the process. There is nothing more beautiful at Christmas time than receiving a present from a child who thought enough about his or her parents to work hard, possibly for days, on a certain, beautiful object.

Choosing A Party Theme

Themes are not just for birthdays and baby showers anymore. You can come up with cute and sophisticated themes for your Christmas holiday party, depending on the age groups that you will be entertaining. For adults, they will want to be able to participate in a themes party as well as children. For adults, you can throw a party with a holiday foods theme. You can have a few people take care of each part of the meal and have all of the cooking done together so that its not just one or two people doing all the cooking for a dozen people. You can suggest to the guests that they bring one of the favorite holiday recipes and show everyone how to cook it.

A Christmas holiday party is not complete without dessert, and to get the guests to be a part of the Christmas holiday party celebrations, you can bake mini pumpkin pies or cookies and have everyone decorate their own. Give a prize to the best looking one. This Christmas holiday party idea also works well with kids.

Another idea for a Christmas holiday party activity for children is to get them together in order to create a project. You can have them get together and write their Christmas wish lists on strips of paper and have them construct a chain that can decorate the tree or be strung around the room for everyone to see.

Projects for children can range anywhere from decorating their own wrapping paper to giving them craft supplies to make their own ornaments. This way all of the children will be busy and not trying to snoop into the presents.

A Christmas holiday party is a time where friends and family can get together and celebrate the holidays with one another. If you are feeling stressed out and angry, don’t be afraid to ask for with your party ideas. You can have a spectacular party for everyone with just a little bit of planning and a lot of love.