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It’s here already– the beginning of the holiday season! First we have Halloween with all of it’s frivolous and fun traditions. Next is Thanksgiving with formal parties and feasts galore, and then all of the winter holidays and New Year’s with their rich traditions and celebrations.

Among all of the holiday preparations there is the task of finding the perfect outfit for each special occasion. Halloween requires a costume of course, whether an elaborate fairy princess costume complete with princess gown, magic wand, fairy wings, a crown or tiara and a princess cape to keep her warm, or a simple ballerina costume with a fluffy tutu. You can find a lot of fun costume dress up outfits and festive accessories at www.AngelHeadbands.com.

The more formal holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Day, etc., also require dressing up. This is why AngelHeadbands.com has just opened a new line of formal wear for girls and boys. You can find adorable fancy dresses for little girls to wear to parties, concerts, recitals, dances, festivals and more.

You will also find our brand new line of boys tuxedos and suits. These tuxes and suits come complete with jacket, shirt, bow tie or regular tie, cummerbund or vest, and pants. Your little boys can now match your little girls in style! We also have the perfect shoes available to match these suits, so you can pick up the whole ensemble for a fraction of department store prices.

Our new line of tuxedos, vest sets, and church or business style suits are available in baby sizes through boys size twenty (20), so you will find the perfect size for any boy you are shopping for, and they are available in several different colors as well to match any event or occasion.

And of course, AngelHeadbands.com always wants to give you the best prices out there, so you can be assured that you are getting a great deal on great quality items.

Enjoy this holiday season and all of the fun parties and events that come along with it, and enjoy having your kids well dressed in costume or formal attire.

Children love playing and letting their imaginations run wild. To help boost your child’s creativity you probably buy toys, games, arts and crafts supplies, and numerous other items to help keep your child occupied and learning in a fun way. Here’s a great idea that is sure to become a favorite: Build or fill up a dress up trunk for your children.

Children are great imitators. They love to dress up like their favorite cartoon character, hero, storybook character or wherever their imagination carries them. One important part of any child’s toy collection is a dress up trunk!

This can be simple, such as old Halloween costumes placed in a box. A more organized and thought out dress up play corner can be made by purchasing a trunk or other container and filling it with hats, gloves, beads, boas, masks, wigs, lab coats, tutus, fancy dresses, bow ties, regular ties, shoes, firemen and policemen costumes, etc.

This trunk can be the starting point of many childhood adventures and family play times. Mom and Dad can get involved by helping the children to dress up and act out a story, poem or nursery rhyme.
Children learn so much through their play. Dress up play can add significantly to a child’s imagination and sense of self.

Angelheadbands.com is a great place to purchase some of the fancy finery that makes a dress up trunk so much fun! Check out their collection of fairy princess halo headbands, tutus, and fancy dresses—and get ready for endless hours of fun!

Nothing is quite as exciting as watching children at Christmas time. This morning I had the pleasure of witnessing the pure joy of innocence as my three year old really was able to anticipate Santa’s arrival and woke up so excited. He woke up and the first thing he said was “Did Santa come to our house? Did he bring presents? Can I go and see him?” He thought Santa was going to stay at our house after making his deliveries.

Our 20 month old is too little to really understand everything that’s going on, but he caught on to the present opening and new toys really fast and was so excited every time we put another present in front of him. The toys he was happiest with and carried around the longest were the simplest toys that Santa had brought– a little toy truck and a suction-cup ball that sticks to any hard surface. He walked around the house saying “Ball, car, ball, car!”

As a parent the thing I want most for Christmas is for my kids to be able to have those happy memories that I remember from my own childhood. Christmas has a different meaning for me now that I have kids- it’s no longer about what I want or what I get surprised with. It’s all about making Christmas magical for my children so I can see their happy faces and tell them how much I love them.

This year I also had the opportunity to help with a project to bring Christmas to homeless children in our community. I got to organize the making of 200 Christmas stockings in an organization of women in my neighborhood. It was a neat experience to watch a couple dozen women donate supplies, money, time and creativity to the project, all for children they would probably never meet.

This was just another reminder to me that Christmas is a time to think beyond ourselves and reach out to love the world. Whether this is a community project or within the walls of our own homes, I think every person can make a huge difference in the world. Merry Christmas!

Leave a comment to let me know how your Christmas was.

A few days ago I asked my 3 year old son where Santa was and what he was doing. He said “Santa’s at the North Pole and he’s making toys.”

I said “That’s right. Is Santa going to come to our house and bring you presents and fill up your stocking?”

He said “Nope. The mailman is going to go to the North Pole and get all the presents and bring them to our mailbox.”

Well, that would certainly make Santa’s job easier, but look out mail carriers– your Christmas Eve delivery schedule could get even more crazy! We finally convinced our toddler that Santa would bring the presents down the chimney himself, but we’ve been laughing about the inventiveness of our kids since that incident.

I’m sure everyone has stories like this to tell. Please share them with a comment.