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Holiday 2012

Sunday, December 16, 2012

How to Celebrate the Holidays on a Budget

Here are ten ways to have fun and spread holiday cheer in Freehold without breaking the bank.

This year’s holiday season can be special for you and your family regardless of your budget. Here are some fun tips for creating new holiday traditions while saving money. 1)    Make your cards from recycled materials. Cards can be made from paper grocery bags, cereal boxes, used file folders and even last year’s holiday cards. Feature your family’s artwork and use recycled wrapping paper or paper from catalogs and magazines for backgrounds. A great resource for making cards from recycled materials is "Creative Correspondence" by Michael and Judy Jacobs, available at Amazon.com.  2)    Have fun together and create a festive decoration by making a gingerbread house. You can bake the gingerbread yourself and use royal icing to construct the …

Thursday, November 22, 2012

POLL: What is Your Favorite Part of Thanksgiving?

What do you think is the best part of the Thanksgiving holiday?

Gathering with family and gobbling up turkey (pun intended) is a great way to spend the Thanksgiving holiday. But, if you were hard-pressed to decide, what is your favorite part of Thanksgiving Day? The meal? Your family? The football game? Maybe your family engages in a special tradition every year that makes the day special, or maybe you don't think Thanksgiving is special at all. Vote in our poll and tell us what your favorite part of Thanksgiving is, or if you hate the hubub of Turkey Day! Your favorite part not listed in the poll? Tell us in the comments below what you love or hate about this holiday.

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