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Christmas

Welcome to the Christmas section of Tell Me How! Here we have a series of articles on information, telling you how to have the best Christmas ever!

Our hints and tips cover Christmas food tips, presents and Christmas gifts ideas, and how to have fun without spending a fortune. Although it is true that Christmas only comes around once a year, we all know that the planning for it starts as soon as the previous one has ended. From shops having their decorations up in August and some people planning ahead and buying next years cards and even presents perhaps in the January sales, we hope that you enjoy browsing the ideas in this section no matter what time of the year you visit us in.

Holiday Party Tips And Checklist
It is getting close to that time of year when we are going to be entertaining more than usual and we will need a Master Plan in order to remember everything...

A Christmas Table Colour Scheme
Most Christmas tables will be set in traditional colours. There might be red and gold and white on show. But how about trying something different, powerful...

Buying Online - Use A Credit Card
It is always worth buying with a credit card when you make online purchases. The reason is that you tend to have extra protection when you use a credit card...

Children's Christmas Party Game
For children a great fun game to play at Christmas is called animal snap. You have heard of snap haven't you, where the first person to call snap wins when...

Christmas Counting Game: Fizz Buzz
Fizz buzz is a hilarious counting game that is guaranteed to get your brain in a right pickle over Christmas time! The way this game works is to substitute...

Christmas Cracker Jokes
Christmas cracker jokes - they are so unfunny they are almost funny! Here's a selection of five of the best Christmas cracker jokes out there, so sit back...

Christmas Decorations - Their Origin
It seems natural to decorate at Christmas as it shows it is a time of celebration and festivities. However, until around 140 years ago it was just a case of...

Christmas Explained - Kissing Under Mistletoe
One tradition at Christmas that is in place in a lot of countries is with regard to mistletoe, and specifically kissing under the mistletoe. What is the...

Christmas Explained - Why We Eat Turkey
Everyone always associated Christmas and turkey together, as turkey is the bird that we traditionally eat for our Christmas meal. This is easily seen by the...

Christmas Facts
Here are some fun Christmas facts for you: The first Christmas card is said to have been designed way back in 1843, by a certain JR Horsley There are...

Christmas Games: The Balance Test
Here's a great party game for you to play. Challenge people to balance, and the first person to lose their balance is out. Choose a more difficult and...

Christmas Gift Ideas - Men
Looking for the perfect gift for your man this Christmas? Then why not consider buying one of the following: A DIY kit for him to fiddle with and...

Christmas Gift Ideas - Women
If you are struggling for the right gift for the woman, or women in your life, this Christmas, then why not consider the following: A stylish cardigan from...

Christmas Gifts For Puzzle Lovers
Christmas gifts for puzzle lovers are a lot easier this year than others. Whilst in the past you had to search high and low for games that they could enjoy,...

Christmas Gifts For The Gadget Lover
It can be hard to buy for the gadget lover each year, as costs tend to be quite high. This year if the gadget lover doesn't have one then the obvious choice...

Christmas Party Game Ideas
Here are some great ideas for Christmas party games that all of the family can enjoy! Why not play musical statues to all that funky Christmas music? Get...

Christmas Presents For Left Handers
If you know a left hander, then why not think about getting them something specifically tailored to them this Christmas. There are many gifts, from left...

Cleaning Up Those Last Minute Odds And Ends
We are in the last days before Christmas and soon the house will be full of family and friends and we still have cards lying on the desk, wrapping paper shoved...

Create A Christmas Budget
Write down every person you want to buy a gift for this year. Include family members, friends and work colleagues. Remember presents for party hosts or special...

Decorating A Gift
Sometimes we just want to create a beautiful gift, you might have an amazing present for someone, but maybe you don't want to just pop it into a gift bag or...

Gift Ideas For A Woman Who Likes Expensive Gifts
If you need to spend a decent sum of money on someone who expects expensive gifts, then what to buy? Well luckily there are many gifts out there that cost a...

Gift Ideas For Children At Christmas
It might seem easy to buy for children as they are never short of a long list of things they want. However how do you strike the right balance of...

Great Christmas Crackers!
If you are going to be having Christmas crackers this year, then you will want to have great ones - that means, great presents! The best way to ensure this...

Great Christmas Gifts
- Glass wide vases with stones or pebbles - your choice laced at the bottom of spring bulbs - tie ribbon around the vase - there is your gift...

Great Gift Idea For Animal Lovers
For the animal lover in your life, why not give the gift of life! That is, adopt an animal on their behalf. There is no shortage of animals that you...

Great Gift Idea For Nature Lovers
If someone in your life is a big fan of wildlife and animals - and more and more of us are these days - then how about giving the gift of a sea lion pup this...

Hilarious Christmas Cracker Jokes
If you make your own Christmas crackers this year, then the chances are that you will need to come up with jokes to go inside them! If that's the case, and...

Home Shopping: Your Rights
If you are shopping from home, then it might interest you that in the UK you have additional rights over shopping in person. The main right that you have is...

How Children Can Make Special Christmas Presents
With the emphasis these days placed so much on the commercial aspect of Christmas and spending money, it is well to remember that a great hand made gift that...

How To Add Flavour To Yorkshire Puddings
Yorkshire puddings are really delicious and most people love them even if not with the traditional roast beef meat served with them! But if you want to add...

How To Adorn Doors At Christmas
There is no limit to what you can decorate at Christmas. Whilst most people concentrate on ceilings and windows and of course the tree, there is no reason...

How To Avoid A Christmas Hangover
At Christmas many people get a little worse for wear on alcohol, so be sure to be steady and pace yourself well. The best tip is to ensure that you do not...

How To Avoid Drinking Too Much At Christmas Parties
The best way is actually to eat a good quality and sizeable meal. Because your stomach is quite full with food then you will naturally not feel like drinking...

How To Avoid Stress At Christmas
Christmas hey... Supposedly it is a time of joy and happiness where we relax with families. But so many people get stressed and worried at this time of...

How To Be Happy At Christmas
Most people are naturally happy at Christmas as they have their family and loved ones around them. However for many people Christmas is not a happy time,...

How To Buy Electrical Goods At Christmas
At Christmas time, traders are desperate for your business. That's because Christmas is, pure and simple, make or break time for retailers. A good...

How To Buy Great Presents
It can be hard to find the right present for the right person. Often the loved ones in your life will have everything that you think they need, so therefore...

How To Buy Recycled Presents
If being 'green' is important to you, then you could consider picking up some novel presents - those that are actually recycled presents! If you live in the...

How To Choose A Christmas Tree
There are two key things you need to think about when getting a Christmas tree. These are the height, and the width, of the space you have assigned in your...

How To Choose Christmas Tree Lights
When buying Christmas tree lights, you will know that there is a huge variety on the market. Typically these will fall into four categories: - lights...

How To Deal With Christmas Stress
Christmas is above all a time to show your love and care for your family and get together and spend quality time together. If you are religious of course it...

How To Deal With Christmas Stress
Manage your expectations by being careful with how much you spend on presents. Children sometimes expect a lot more than is realistic and parents feel they...

How To Deal With Empty Bottles This Christmas
Each Christmas, many rubbish bins end up piled high with empty bottles - from beer, wine and of course champagne for those who like to celebrate in...

How To Decorate Bowls This Christmas
If you have some bowls lying around gathering dust, then why not decorate them a bit this Christmas? Fill them with baubles and place them all over the...

How To Decorate The Ceiling At Christmas
There are many ways that you can decorate the ceiling at Christmas. One of the simplest ways is to buy some multi coloured streamers (these are long rolls...

How To Decorate The Christmas Mantelpiece
If you have a mantelpiece, then it is probably the centrepiece for family photos or vases and other decorations. At Christmas, consider replacing these with...

How To Decorate Your Christmas Tree
There are many potential decorations and you can choose how little or how much decoration to add to your tree. However as a guide here are some decorations...

How To Decorate Your Christmas Tree For Free
When it comes to decorating the tree, you can run out of decorations. And as much as we love decorations they can be expensive or the shop might have run...

How To Decorate Your Entrance At Christmas
A nice cheery entrance to the home is great fun at Christmas - for you, the kids and visitors. It really shows what time of year it is as soon as the door...

How To Decorate Your Stairs At Christmas
One area of the home that many people neglect to decorate at Christmas is their stairway - yet this can look spectacular when presented in the right...

How To Dispose Of Your Christmas Tree
If you have a Christmas tree that is live, then you will need to dispose of it carefully after the period is over. First, you should ensure that the lights...

How To Drain Fat From Meat Effectively
One method to drain fat from meat and stop the meat cooking in its own fat if that's what you want to do is to place the meat on top of the vegetables rather...

How To Ensure Your Christmas Tree Is Safe
There are several things you can do to ensure the Christmas tree is safe and not likely to fall on someone, or be a hazard for small children. The most...

How To Fill A Christmas Stocking
The Christmas stocking is more exciting for many children than their presents under the tree. This is because it evokes the true magic of Christmas, with Santa...

How To Finance Gifts If You Have Split-up
A recently split-up couple may be strapped for cash individually for obvious reasons. Therefore if this happens, then you should consider trying to put your...

How To Get A Cheap Christmas Tree
If you are looking for a decent Christmas tree for your house, then you might be shocked at the prices. The cost of some varieties of live tree,...

How To Get A Healthy Christmas Tree
In the excitement to buy a tree, many people pick up a tree that meets their height and width requirements, and then forget to check the health of the...

How To Get Children To Sleep On Christmas Eve
Getting excited children to sleep on Christmas Eve so that Santa can deliver their presents before being too exhausted waiting for them to fall asleep can be a...

How To Get Customised Christmas Stamps
If you want to send a card with a difference this year, then why not put your face on the stamp - or someone else's! These are called 'smilers' and come in...

How To Get Free Christmas Cards
The best way to get free Christmas cards is to make them yourself. Or if you have them left over from last year, in a sense you can use them again for...

How To Get Rid Of Unwanted Presents
One of the best ways to get rid of unwanted presents these days is to sell them on the internet! Indeed, you could consider logging onto eBay and selling...

How To Get The Classic Christmas Look
If you want to get that classic Christmas look at your dining table this Christmas for dinner, then you can't go wrong by sticking to the old classic...

How To Get The Prize In The Christmas Cracker
Do you pull lots of Christmas crackers, but always get left holding the empty half with perhaps just the cracker section to show for it? Depressing isn't...

How To Gift Wrap Your Items
If you are gift wrapping your item this Christmas, then you will want to get it right! First, choose a long roll of paper - your choice - something plain...

How To Give To Everyone This Christmas
At Christmas many people turn their thoughts to helping others, and the welfare of others. Why not help out this Christmas in any way you can: You...

How To Have A Snowy Christmas Tree
Gone are the days where you have to have a live, dark green Christmas tree. Now they come in all sizes, shapes and colours - and you can get white ones...

How To Have Deluxe Christmas Roast Vegetables
We all love Christmas vegetables, however sometimes they can dry out, particularly when we are cooking a large bird it can be hard to get the timings right for...

How To Hear From Santa This Christmas
If you want to hear the voice of Santa and see what he is up to, then why not check out his own recording this Christmas! Called a podcast, you can hear...

How To Help Others At Christmas
If you want to help others at Christmas, then remember there are all sorts of things you can do. There are many charities like Shelter that are always...

How To Keep New Years Resolutions
It is almost the done thing - to laugh about breaking Resolutions after a week or two. No big deal perhaps, but if there are things we genuinely want to...

How To Keep The Calories Off At Christmas Parties
Many companies have a Christmas party, about one of the few things that still happens at Christmas. If your company does this then think about the option...

How To Keep Your Christmas Tree Fresh
Select the freshest tree possible. Ideally, buy one that is cut the day you bring it home. 2. Cut 1 inch off the base, place the tree in a bucket of...

How To Knit Socks For Christmas Presents
If you knit socks on double pointed needles, you often end up with tramlines or ladders where each needle ends. To avoid this, do the following: Introduce...

How To Look After Santa Claus
As any child will know, Santa Claus has a lot of houses to get around every Christmas. Therefore it is important that you remember to put out some food and...

How To Look After Your Christmas Tree
If you buy a live Christmas tree, then there is a good deal you can do to ensure that it gets through the season unscathed, and still has at least most of its...

How To Look Great In Christmas Photos
Here are some tips on how to ensure that those Christmas photos look a little better this year than other years! First of all, the biggest mistake people...

How To Make An Advent Calendar
For a memorable present yourself, consider making a personalised advent calendar. It's easy to do and great to open year after year - and appreciate the...

How To Make An Advent Wreath
An Advent Wreath is used to observe the four weeks in the run up to Christmas, with one candle lit on each of the four Sundays before Christmas. To make...

How To Make Christmas Balls
Here is a great tip on how to make Christmas Balls submitted by Charity - what could be better! Blow up a balloon and cover with paper mache, once dry, pop...

How To Make Christmas Crackers
It can be great fun - and save money - to make your own Christmas crackers. Here's what to do: A month or so before Christmas, start saving toilet rolls...

How To Make Christmas Roast Potatoes
At Christmas you want lovely, perfect, fluffy potatoes for that most memorable of dinners. But how do you get them? Well when making roasters, you should...

How To Make New Years Resolutions
Making New Years Resolutions might sound easy - it's keeping them that is hard, right? Well, yes in a sense - but often it is hard to keep them because you...

How To Make Ribbons Curl
If you are tying ribbons onto presents this Christmas, you will know that they look really attractive with the ends crimped and curly. But how do you do...

How To Make Your Own Christmas Cards
For a truly personalised touch, consider making your own Christmas card. The good news is that you don't need to be a great designer, as you can use a...

How To Make Your Own Christmas Stocking
If you want to make your own Christmas stocking to have your own unique memory every Christmas, then why not follow this tip: First, buy a plain stocking...

How To Make Your Own Wrapping Paper
Rather than spending a fortune on a piece of wrapping paper from the shops that it turns out someone else has also used why not add that unique touch to your...

How To Plan A Christmas Dinner
Decide how many guests you will be having at least a fortnight before. See if you have enough table space and in your house in general. Work out a menu in...

How To Prepare For Christmas Dinner
Cooking Christmas dinner is very hard particularly with excited kids running around and so on, so therefore you need to do what you can to prepare the night...

How To Prepare Your Christmas Tree
Often you will not be able to buy the perfect Christmas tree for your room or the area where the tree will be placed. It will either be slightly too tall,...

How To Prove Rudolph The Reindeer Exists
Some children start to get a little curious around Christmas time and start to wonder, shock horror, if Rudolph and the other reindeer really exist or if they...

How To Recycle This Christmas
Here are some recycling tips for you to follow this Christmas, and be a good citizen in the process! - recycle your Christmas tree: there will be collection...

How To Reduce The Calories In Your Wine
Most of us love wine and at times like Christmas most of us don't worry about the calories in the wine. For those of you who do worry about that even at...

How To Remove Price Stickers From Gifts
Removing stickers from gifts can be pretty tricky work. Here are two simple methods that you can use to remove the stickers. The first way to get rid of...

How To Safely Get A Kiss This Christmas
One of the great traditions at Christmas is a kiss under the mistletoe. However, less and less people are decorating their home with mistletoe which is a...

How To Save On Christmas Washing Up
Ah, the Christmas meal is eaten, wasn't it truly delicious? But now... it is time to wash up all those plates, pots and pans... a bit of a nightmare really...

How To Save On Food Packaging This Christmas
For the green lovers amongst you, you might be concerned by the amount of wasted packaging that there is over the Christmas period. One thing that you can...

How To Secure Your Christmas Tree
The easiest way to secure your Christmas tree once you have got it home is to use a dedicated Christmas tree stand. There are several sizes available,...

How To Set Good New Years Resolutions
If you want to keep your resolutions then you need to set ones that you can easily phrase in terms of a goal. This means that you need to be specific with...

How To Stop Family Problems On Christmas Day
Many people do not have the 'model' family these days, with parents for instance who have split up and in with new partners. However children will want to...

How To Stop Pine Needles Dropping
When Christmas is over it is always in some sense a sad time, as that lovely live Christmas tree and the wonderful and distinctive smell that it brings into...

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