Christmas Carolers - Carol Singing - 2010 Christmas Carol Singing - 2010For some people, Christmas carolers are a special part of Christmas, and without them, the holiday would not be the same. There is something beautiful about hearing Christmas carolers outside your home, singing in beautiful harmony as the snow falls and twilight looms. Some sing traditional carols while others choose to go with more modern songs. Sadly, this is...more
Combine Your Christmas Party Planning with Your Christmas To-do List and Start a Tradition Thanksgiving has come and gone and Christmas is just around the corner. There's nothing like a festive holiday party to get into the Christmas spirit. But frankly, you're finding it hard to regroup and launch into Christmas party planning so soon.There are so many things to do just to get ready for the holidays! The house and the Christmas...more
YASUNI ITT: A Big Idea from a Small Country… will the world respond? The best things in life do come in small packages, and such is the case of an idea that came from a little package: a country called Ecuador. As some may already know, Ecuador's economy depends directly on oil resources whose gains are then invested on health, education and housing. This is the reason why, even though the planet is experiencing a climate crisis, the Ecuadorian and worldwide oil industry are expanding to new frontiers. One of these oil industry's new horizon is located in the heart of the Amazon basin: the Yasuni Forest. Declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1999, Yasuni is the most biologically diverse place on earth, with 13.000 species of mammals, amphibious, reptiles, birds and fish; and more than 100.000 species of insects. Just one hectare of this forest has as many as 655 tree species, more than what the United States and Canada combined have. The Yasuni forest is also home to some of the last indigenous people still living in voluntary isolation. These people are now waiting for a miracle for the deforestation to stop, since they happen to live above Ecuador's...more
Original Christmas Decorating Ideas - 2010 Christmas Decorating Ideas - 2010There is nothing as beautiful, for some people, as a white Christmas. There is something serene and calming about fresh fallen snow glistening in the sunlight on Christmas morning. Snow isn't always a given on Christmas though, and you have the rest of your...more
Santa Letters And Making Christmas Special Have you ever thought about Santa Letters and how they can brighten up a winter day? When the holiday season gets close it's time to start making plans for special time with your family. The good news is, that special time can be spent in simple ways. Just plan an evening around writing...more
Christmas Gift Baskets For 2010 The holidays conjure up all sorts of feelings in people. For families that have experienced happy harmonious celebrations the holidays are something to look forward to. For families that have a history of being dysfunctional the holidays my mean sad memories and dread at getting together again. For families that do not celebrate the holidays due to their belief's it may be a time of feeling excluded and even alienated. No matter where you fall in this continuum the holidays are quickly approaching and gift lists and shopping needs to begin. I have been fortunate to have wonderful memories of Christmas' past. My family had many wonderful traditions involving gift giving, baking, visiting relatives and friends and of course attending religious services. Now that I am an adult I continue to see Christmas as a magical time. I rarely stress about what I am going to give people on my gift list because I make the majority of my gifts. Through the year I make several different craft items which I include in Christmas gift baskets along with goodies that I make in my kitchen. I originally started giving the Christmas gift baskets when I was a...more
Vampires as Well as Halloween Vampires are one of the mythic animals that have apparently been known in various civilizations around the world from the earliest of days. Eastern European countries especially appear to have, if not...more
Halloween Scary Characters For nearly as long as Hollywood has been making movies, they've been making horror movies. From the very beginning, many of these movies highlighted characters coming from mythology as well as legends that...more
Advantages Of Artificial Grass In The Summer During the summertime, artificial grass provides several useful benefits. This season is marked by heat, drought, and sometimes humidity. Synthetic grass accommodates these conditions,...more
Christmas Gifts For Mothers - 2010 Christmas Gifts For Mothers - 2010There are a few times a year when children get to show their mom how much they really mean to them. Though many think of birthday or Mother's Day first, Christmas is...more
Good Ways to Learn French Fast You can learn French fast, provided that you have the right materials in front of you. Language skills, especially between French and English, are very closely related, no matter what language you happen...more
How to Incorporate Songs into the French Classroom If you're trying to make it fun to learn French in the classroom, there are materials that can help. Most of the materials on the market are really just variations on phrasebooks. They...more