Homemade Decor for Your Holiday House Party

Ordinarily, putting up Christmas decorations involves adorning the tree with lights, garland and ornaments that hold special memories. This is an affair the entire family participates in. So, if you love to craft and your family is one that makes an entire day out of decking the halls, read on for some tips on how to use your love for crafting to create a memorable yet frugal Christmas.

Simple frugality tips usually include using homemade crafts instead of store-bought ones. Crafting your Christmas tree can be done a few different ways.

1. Use crafts from years past
2. Make new crafts for the tree using household materials
3. Creating themes with crafts every year, depending on the supplies you already have on hand (Note: if you have a lot of Halloween paraphernalia left over, you can use the less scary ones by changing the color scheme from black/orange to red/green)

Using Crafts from Years Gone By

One way you can craft your tree this year is to gather all the goodies your family has made in previous years. A few such times might include those made from by the kids when they were in elementary school, during rainy days that meant crafting the afternoon away or any other times when crafts were made within the family.

Make New Crafts Just for the Christmas Tree

If you don’t have crafts from year’s past, make some new ones. Take an afternoon and spend it making crafts especially for this year’s tree. You can find craft kits with Christmas themed items at your local craft or dollar store or you can make your own from every day items around the house. It doesn’t even have to be Christmas type crafts. Whatever your family wants to make, let them go for it, then decorate your tree with pride – even if it is with finger paints and paper airplanes.

Let the kids choose crafts that show their interests. If your daughter likes Hannah Montana and your son likes aliens, it’s ok; this tree is all about combining the differences in family into one loving and unique tree.

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