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52 ways to trim your holiday budget

52 ways to trim your holiday budget

Here's how to have some festive fun without breaking the bank.

Dory Cerny

Turtle Fudge

Chocolate + caramel + pecans (with a dash of salt) = holiday baking perfection. Make a big batch, so you can wrap up the leftovers as gifts.

Total 235 min

10 awesome Advent calendars for adults

10 awesome Advent calendars for adults

Why should the kids be the ones to have all the fun? Celebrate the holidays with tea, candy and more!

Chatelaine

How to make a string art ornament

How to make a string art ornament

On your mark, get set, string! The kids can make a geometric Christmas tree ornament with just a little string and some creativity.

Today's Parent

Thank-you notes are the worst and we should totally ban them

Thank-you notes are the worst and we should totally ban them

The point is to teach kids the importance of expressing gratitude, and I don’t think obligatory thank-you notes teach them that.

Liz

This is the age that kids stop believing in Santa

This is the age that kids stop believing in Santa

Research from the '70s and from experts today demonstrate that kids' belief in Santa continues to drop off around the same age.

Amy Valm

Your Christmas struggles told in 24 GIFs

Your Christmas struggles told in 24 GIFs

Carols are on the radio, decorations are everywhere and you still need to find your Christmas A-game and somehow stay sane. These Christmas GIFs will help.

Christine Chua

Watch this nativity play go so wrong when the sheep goes rogue

Watch this nativity play go so wrong when the sheep goes rogue

Let's just say there's a toddler headlock. This nativity play was no silent night.

Kevin John Siazon

The boy who moved Christmas

The boy who moved Christmas

Doctors didn't think the seven-year-old Evan would survive past Christmas. So the town of St. George, Ont. moved Christmas up for him.

Meagan Campbell, Maclean's

I was molested; now I'd never ask my kid to sit on Santa's lap

I was molested; now I'd never ask my kid to sit on Santa's lap

After being molested on her grandfather's lap, this mother seeks to teach her daughter about physical boundaries, and that includes Santa's lap.

Nicole Paseka Grundmeier

This mom totally won Elf on the Shelf while also escaping her nightly duties

This mom totally won Elf on the Shelf while also escaping her nightly duties

Elf on the Shelf can be a total chore, but this mom found a way to get out of it while keeping the magic alive for her kids. Here's how she did it.

Kevin John Siazon

17 holiday crafts kids can make

17 holiday crafts kids can make

Keep kids busy over the holidays with these cute and easy crafts that they can make themselves.

Mandy Milks

Where to buy Fingerlings—the hottest toy of 2017

Where to buy Fingerlings—the hottest toy of 2017

The season's hottest toy may be sold out everywhere, but don't panic! More Fingerlings will be coming to shelves near you in time for the holidays.

Jessica Spera

How much people spend on holiday gifts may surprise you

How much people spend on holiday gifts may surprise you

A new report on holiday gift spending from RetailMeNot has surprising data on how much money people spend on holiday gifts.

Liz Krieger

This kid is so done with Santa

This kid is so done with Santa

You have to read this kid's epic Santa letter—a scathing indictment of the man in red and the entire North Pole establishment.

Liz Krieger

Mom's brutally hilarious Christmas card tells it like it is

Mom's brutally hilarious Christmas card tells it like it is

You'll never guess which "accomplishments" this mom decided to celebrate in her family's Christmas card.

Kevin John Siazon

5 ways to set boundaries with family over the holidays

5 ways to set boundaries with family over the holidays

Don’t want to feel rushed from one family event to the next this year? Use these strategies for setting boundaries and doing the holidays your way.

Raina Delisle

Why I don't use Santa as a bribe for good behaviour

Why I don't use Santa as a bribe for good behaviour

"Leveraging Christmas runs counter to the very point of the holiday, which should be more about generosity, goodwill and love."

Kristen Thompson

Teach your kids kindness with this cute Elf on the Shelf alternative

Teach your kids kindness with this cute Elf on the Shelf alternative

December has just begun and you're already tired of moving your Elf on the Shelf every single night. Luckily, these Kindness Elves have got you covered.

Kevin John Siazon

You’ve got to see Prince George’s Christmas list to Santa

You’ve got to see Prince George’s Christmas list to Santa

Prince William hand delivered Prince George’s Christmas list to Santa and it’s so cute—and his handwriting is pretty impressive.

Alyssa Ashton

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