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Do you know the story behind Kansas City's Most Treasured Christmas Traditions? From Fairy Princesses to Sparkling Lights, the invention of Gift Wrap, and Candlelight Tours... discover a Kansas City Christmas!
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Trying out a new Christmas Tradition is not only fun, it gives you a chance to spend some meaningful time together during the holidays. And who knows, maybe it will be the one your kids will hand down to their own children many years from now. Here are a few ideas:
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We asked our readers to send us tips on how to save time and stay sane during the hectic holiday season. Try 15 Great Tips to reduce Stress and Bring a Happy Holiday!
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Remember when you didn’t have to worry about being in three places at once during the holidays? The dilemma of where to go seemed to be so easily worked out by our parents and extended family. Now that we are grown-ups, by the time the New Year rolls around, most of us seem to have ended up totally frazzled from celebrating the holidays several times over with many sets of relatives. Adding your own kids to the mix can make the situation even more crazy, leaving children feeling like the rope in a game of human tug-of-war. Here are some quick fixes that will help you and your family be peacefully full of holiday cheer this year.
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Celebrate Christmas with a visit to a Living Nativity, a Christmas Light tour of the life of Christ, and puppet show presentations of the First Christmas.
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This year, KCParent.com hosted a Holiday Photo Contest! Over sixty photos were entered in our contest and finalists were selected, with over 1500 votes selecting these five winners! Thank you to everyone who partcipated in our contest this year. Be sure to enter the Barbie Photo Contest to win free passes to the Barbie Exhibit at the Toy & Miniature Museum and see your child featured in Kansas City Parent Magazine!
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Handmade holiday items bring a unique and personal touch to the season, making the giver and receiver feel special. We have several terrific and simple ideas for Christmas!
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Imagine the pure joy of running to the Christmas tree on Christmas morning, tearing the wrapping off all your presents and discovering the toy that you had been wanting for months! It must be one of the best feelings as a child: delight, anticipation and thrill. Here are tips to gaurantee a thrill for your children with these Toy Assembly Tips!
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Add an "extra special" touch to your Christmas greetings with a Holiday Themed Postmark from Bethlehem, Christmas, Nazareth, Rudolph or nearly 100 other holiday-themed cities and towns across the United States!
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Holiday giving does not have to be elaborate or expensive. More and more, people are finding that not only are handmade gifts easy on the wallet, they tend to have more meaning, too.
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Are you frazzled and panicked about how you will be able to get your holiday shopping done without breaking the bank? These tips for saving money on holiday shopping will ease your mind and have visions of sugarplums dancing in your head in no time!
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Kansas City is decked out in Holiday Splendor with sparkling lights all around town. This is your Guide to Christmas Lights in Kansas City!
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From mid-November to mid-December, all across the Kansas City metro the "flips are switched" and the City is decked out in holiday splendor! This is your Guide to Kansas City's Christmas Lighting Ceremonies.
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The Education.com Gift Guide was created to help parents find gifts to find fun, safe, loveable toys that also sneak in some serious educational value. This year’s list is packed with lots of gifts under $20 so parents can wow the kids on their lists without breaking the bank.
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Every Christmas season we're bombarded with extra: extra shopping, extra emails, louder music, more advertising. I'm exhausted before the holiday even arrives, and I find myself browsing bookstores for guides on creating a simpler holiday-something blessedly quieter. If that's what you're looking for, make time for the Overland Park Arboretum's Holiday Luminary Walk.
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If you’re haunted by some of these same ghosts of Craziness Past, look toward ways to deck the holidays: cut out the complications, slow down, smell the apple cider, and enjoy your children. Here are some shortcuts that will lead you to a simpler season of good cheer.
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A Collection of Christmas Traditions.
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