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Halloween is more a holiday for the children than it is adults, and when it comes to decorating the home for Halloween, it’s best to involve the kids.  Instead of parents decorating the home, have the kids do it.  You might even think about letting them make a haunted house in the basement or garage.  There are all kinds of creative ways to have children involved in Halloween.  For example, with the amount of leaves on the ground during the fall, chances are there’s a few that need raking up in the yard.  Purchase the Halloween style pumpkin bags and have kids fill them with leaves from the yard, then place them on the porch.  Let the kids decorate the exterior of the home too on Halloween; it’s a great activity that will foster their creativity and their love of the holiday. 

Make it a point to purchase a couple new Halloween ornaments every year; it doesn’t have to be an expensive purchase, but just something fun that the kids will enjoy.  With a little practice, kids might even want to help more around the house on other holidays. 

The Christmas season is a festive time that most people look forward too. Each year many families drag out heavy boxes stuffed with Christmas decorations. Though people usually save their decorations to use year after year; many struggle over whether to purchase a real tree or a fake tree.

These days it’s important to be environmentally conscious. One may wonder whether that fake tree in their Christmas home décor is better than a real pine tree. But there are downsides to both types of trees.

Many of the “needles” on the fake trees are made of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, which is a major source of dioxins. Even worse, PVC is often stabilized with lead, which can pollute your home as the fake tree ages.