50 UnGrinchy Christmas Ideas for 2007

Published: December 21, 2007, 1:20 pm

This article was written and recommended by Andy Havens, the Author of Tinkerx. He wrote a post called The UnGrinch 25 last year; a list of ideas on how to keep the fun, spirit and joy in your holiday season. In order to challenge himself, He was upping the ante this year. Let’s see if he can come up with 50 ways to beat the Holiday Humbugs. So away we go. Craft Ideas 1. Make a family calendar. Pick a theme or use pics of your family. Fill it with all the important family dates; birthdays, anniversaries, etc. Include a weird or interesting events from Chase’s Annual Events. You can make monthly calendars using MS Publisher, or the ever-free and wonderful Open Office. Good to have, good to give. 2 Create your own ornaments. My favorite, as a kid, was to take a styrofoam shape (bell, star, even a simple ball), and stick a bajillion sequins to it with pins. Pretty. Shiny. And it keeps kids busy for hours while you do other holiday nonsense. Another ornament idea (bonus!)

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