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Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Saturday, 1st September 2007 @ 12:37 AM

Halloween cannot do without jack o' lanterns. A jack o' lantern is a pumpkin whose interior has been removed and whose walls has been thinned out. It is carved into different designs with a light placed inside it. If brilliantly carved, the jack o' lanterns will evoke lifelike images within the mind of a close observer. That's why a lot of people enjoy them, placing them in the porches at the front of their houses visible for passersby. There are many carving competitions all... more...

Family » Holidays | By Ron Berry @ Friday, 31st August 2007 @ 9:03 PM

September 5, 1882, the streets of New York fill with 20,000 workers participating in what was to be the first Labor Day Parade. It was an all day affair kicked off by the parade followed by family picnics all around the city and later in the evening, a fireworks display. Founder of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Peter McGuire is said to have been the first to propose the idea of a day set aside in celebration of the American worker. Working conditions during ... more...

Family » Holidays | By Ajeet Khurana @ Tuesday, 21st August 2007 @ 12:58 AM

Halloween has become almost synonymous with costume parties. "Dress up as your favorite ghost or ghoul" says the invitation card. Then the old question crops up: "What should I go as?" Irrespective of whether we are horror movie fans, there is no denying that we all enjoy the frightening people out of their wits. Halloween allows us to go about scaring people without being reprimanded in return. From children to senior citizens, we all love to look like characters out of o... more...

Family » Holidays | By Gregg Hall @ Saturday, 18th August 2007 @ 12:58 AM

Birthday cards come in all colors shapes and sizes. You can find just about any birthday card you can think of, children's, spouse, grandchildren, and so on. The best store to find these kinds of cards would be at your local grocery store or even try online. Although if it is a birthday card you're getting for someone in your family then you might consider Hallmark. You can always find a birthday card on the internet. You can most likely order them in bulk or just a couple of... more...

Family » Holidays | By Gregg Hall @ Saturday, 18th August 2007 @ 12:57 AM

When you think of holiday cards you probably think of Christmas cards or greetings. There are holiday cards for all kinds of different holidays some of those are Veterans Day, Christmas, Easter, Memorial Day, and many more and you can find all of these cards at your local discount store. Holiday cards were not as popular in the past as they are today. In the past few years a wide variety of holiday cards have began to be come popular in the United States. There are even Halloween cards ... more...

Family » Holidays | By Terri Hunziker @ Friday, 17th August 2007 @ 11:42 PM

Hosting a children's Christmas party for your child or class? Aah, the fun, the games and the noise, noise, noise! Hosting a Christmas party for a gaggle of kids can be a stressful affair. Children eagerly awaiting Santa's visit and caught up in the excitement of the holiday season can be a handful but a well thought-out party plan will save the day and your sanity. Help! Be sure to have help on hand. Other parents or teachers can help keep the kids contained and the party event... more...

Family » Holidays | By Terri Hunziker @ Friday, 17th August 2007 @ 10:46 PM

A popular Christmas party game is the singing of Christmas carols. "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is one of the most popular carols and is sure to be included in any party sing-along. Usually the lyrics become a series of jumbles and giggles as singers struggle to remember each of the twelve gifts that were delivered by the true love as the song's lyrics reveal. Like many Christmas carols, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English carol which lists a series of ext... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Friday, 17th August 2007 @ 12:42 AM

It is during the teenage years when we experience many changes not only physically but emotionally. It is during this time when we start to develop special feelings for the opposite sex. It is during this crucial time as well when we are at our most vulnerable point not knowing how to fit in, making an effort to stand out, get noticed or be popular and trying to find our place amongst our friends. Quite often, many teenagers lack the self confidence probably because of the peer pressure ... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 16th August 2007 @ 4:59 PM

Sages throughout the ages would tell us that the best place to start anything would be at the beginning. That always seems like a logical way to do things. However, what do you do when something has three beginnings? In trying to determine the actual first Thanksgiving, one must recognize that the history of our country, started in three places around the same time. Spanish travelers in the West, French and Spanish travelers in the South, and English Puritans all laid claim to different ... more...

Family » Holidays | By Bob Alexander @ Monday, 13th August 2007 @ 5:39 PM

Most of us take vacations for granted today. I know I do. Growing up, I can't remember my father or any of my relatives taking one. Back then it was hard enough to raise a family by working every day, without taking a week or so off without pay. The closest thing to a vacation my folks had was a weekend off from work such as on the Fourth of July or Labor Day. Our families would all get together to cook barbeque and make homemade ice cream whenever one of those special weekend h... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Monday, 13th August 2007 @ 1:44 PM

There are some family members that never seem to make it home to their families for Christmas. Perhaps it is because their work takes them out of the country and each year they must celebrate Christmas away from family and friends that they love dearly. When doing Christmas shopping for families overseas, the shopping has to be finished long before December arrives each year. By not seeing their family members for years at a time, it might be difficult for them to remember the sizes in cl... more...

Family » Holidays | By Terri Hunziker @ Monday, 6th August 2007 @ 6:29 PM

Christmas season, for many the best holiday of the year. Who doesn't like the celebrations, family gatherings, food, gifts and merriment of the season? Of course, all that merriment is the result of a lot of work on the part of some dear one who enjoys sharing the season as a holiday host. Is that you? Are you hosting a holiday party or planning the office Christmas party this year? Add some Christmas cheer to your holiday party with Christmas party games for the whole gang! Chri... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 2nd August 2007 @ 4:09 PM

Halloween is a day that is full of parties, fun, and trick-or-treating. A lot of teenagers enjoy going to Halloween parties while the younger children at home prefer to go trick-or-treating up and down the street for hours at a time. Every child, no matter how old or young they are, really enjoys being able to get dressed up for Halloween in scary costumes. Even parents like to get dressed up for Halloween and will definitely get all dressed up if they are hosting a Halloween party. Paren... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 2nd August 2007 @ 12:41 AM

Each year, malls and shopping centers get bombarded with so many people who are busy doing their Christmas shopping most especially as Christmas day draws near with everybody doing everything at the last minute. Christmas shopping shouldn't be such a dreadful task for after all this is the one time of the year when majority of the population are in their festive moods and gift giving is never absent. With a bit of planning and organization, Christmas shopping shall be such a breeze to accom... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Wednesday, 1st August 2007 @ 12:39 AM

Photographs may be just bits of paper prints but it has potent effects to your memory. With pictures, our memory runs wild. It makes you recall, let alone reminisce the time that the photo was taken. Then you will find yourself smiling if not laughing at the thought of it. Thus, photographs bring memories, fresh and crisp to our minds. In addition, photos are sort of like an evidence that we were once such and so. With pictures taken, you can show it to someone just to prove that you were... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Tuesday, 31st July 2007 @ 10:24 PM

Little children enjoy Halloween just as much as teenagers do. Small children really like trick-or-treating, buying costumes and hanging out with friends for most of the afternoon. They also like to decorate the house as long as the decorations are not too scary. One of the best things that children like about Halloween is being able to keep all of the candy that they get from all of the houses that they go to for a very brief visit. Getting little children ready for Halloween and the part... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Tuesday, 31st July 2007 @ 6:16 PM

Halloween is the time of year when children get ready to be scared out of their wits and are more than willing to have the opportunity to scare other people too. Halloween is the time of year when people start decorating their houses and buying all sorts of candy to give to the little children that have the courage to walk up their dark walk and knock on the front door of the spooky house on the corner. Halloween is also the time for all the teenagers to want to go to parties to celebrate... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Saturday, 28th July 2007 @ 9:44 AM

Halloween is an exciting holiday that many people enjoy immensely, but it is also a very scary time of the year for small children. Small children do not understand the purpose for all of the scary costumes that they see and might even think that some of them are going to hurt them at some point during the day. Small children are innocents that have no understanding of evil things and they react to things that are scary by crying and running to their Mommy for safety. Small children do no... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 26th July 2007 @ 8:15 PM

Halloween can be a very exciting day for kids of all ages and for the adults as well. It is the time of year for trick or treating and kids seem to enjoy doing this very much. Although it can sometimes be dangerous, kids do not seem to let this keep them from having a fun Halloween. They enjoy dressing up in their costumes and going door to door to get as much candy as they can. It is exciting for parents to watch their children put on their costumes and watching their faces light up with... more...

Family » Holidays | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 26th July 2007 @ 8:12 PM

Many people in the United States take great pleasure in welcoming the arrival of a New Year. They will make all sorts of plans to attend parties and might choose to have one of their own. People want to be invited to parties where celebrities will be and some of those parties are so elite that tickets are sold each year to the highest bidder. Of course, the money for those tickets will go to a favorite charity. Chefs will begin to go New Year's party shopping at the last minute. They... more...