Make Holiday Decorating Meaningful

Published: Tue, 12/03/19

Merry Christmas !

Thanksgiving is over, and the FFTC team is in the holiday spirit. I was going to decorate for Christmas early because we had planned to travel to Michigan for Thanksgiving. However, that all fell through when the biggest Thanksgiving storm of the decade was predicted and we chose to stay home instead.

I normally hate making decisions based on the predicted weather, but since we were traveling so far, we thought it would be the best choice for our family.

Since our Thanksgiving plans changed, my energy to decorate for Christmas before Thanksgiving waned. And now here we are in December.

Sat, Dec 7: Winter Fest | Downtown White Bear Lake
Have your photo taken with Santa and take a horse-drawn trolley ride around downtown. Rides run from 11am-2:45pm. FREE.

Click here for more ways to hitch a ride this weekend

My excitement for the holiday is gaining traction again and it's time to put up those decorations.

Did you know that it's really hard to look on Pinterest for easy kid-friendly decorations? Seriously, I've created a bored to share with you what little I could find.

You can find it here: https://www.pinterest.com/familyfuntc/christmas-fun/kid-friendly-decorations/

But don't despair. I have a few tips for you that can make decorating easy and fun for your whole family.

Sat, Dec 7: Christmas in Excelsior
Free horse-drawn wagon rides rove Water Street form 12-4pm. Also catch Santa arriving by fire truck at 11:15am and the community tree lighting at 7:15.

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Tip 1: Decorate with soft items like pillows and blankets. Have ornaments that are soft and practically indestructible at eye-level for your kiddos to touch.

Tip 2: Decorate with your breakable things if you want to, but keep them high and out of reach.

Tip 3: Decorating like this is temporary, and it won't be long until you can bring everything back to where you had it before you had little ones.

Sat, Dec 7: Plymouth Old Fashioned Christmas | Plymouth Creek Park
Santa, his Missus, the elves and reindeer will all be in attendance. Take a hay ride around the park, then warm up at the fire with refreshments. 2-5pm, FREE.

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FFTC has created a Holiday Gift Shop on Amazon to help you with your gift-purchasing decisions this season. Click on the image below and you will be able to pop over to the shop.

If you decide to purchase any of our suggestions, know that FFTC will receive a small commission since we are an affiliate. However, it is at no extra cost to you.

Sincerely,

Family Fun Twin Cities

anne@familyfuntwincities.com