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Gifting How to plan a gift scavenger hunt

If you want to make unwrapping a present even more fun, there’s nothing better than a gift scavenger hunt. Send partn...

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Congratulations How to Give a Toast from the Heart

At some point in your life, you’ll need to give a toast. You might get advance notice as a Maid of Honor or host o...

Card Ideas What to Say When Someone Loses a Pet

My first cat died when I was 8 years old. His name was Barnabus—after the soap opera vampire—and he was a handsome bl...

A plate of Christmas cookies wrapped up like a piece of hard candy, with curled ribbon tied on its ends.

Christmas A sweet and easy way to wrap cookies for Christmas

Bakers gonna bake, y'all. And if you're one of them, you already know homemade Christmas cookies are the best gifts y...

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Christmas A Christmas tribute: meaningful ways to weave memories of lost loved ones into new holiday traditions

For many of us, Christmas is the time of year when we miss our lost loved ones the most. Finding ways to memoriali...

A pile of Hanukkah gifts on a table, wrapped in paper in varying shades of blue and gold, with a white ceramic menorah with blue candles in the background.

Hanukkah How to Wrap Hanukkah Gifts for Kids

Hanukkah gifts for kids haven't always been part of Jewish tradition. Even giving gelt, the most familiar treat, bega...

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Thanksgiving The History of Thanksgiving and Alternative Ideas for Celebrating Gratitude

Many of us in the United States have celebrated Thanksgiving through the years without knowing its origins, perhaps h...

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Gift Wrapping Easy and festive ways to wrap Christmas treats

You’ve made lots of festive goodies and have lots of friends…so we’ve got cute, easy ideas for wrapping Christmas tre...

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Gift Wrapping Hostess gift wrap ideas for wine, gift cards and more

Who doesn’t love a bottle of wine or a gift card to a favorite place? Treat the hostess of your next holiday gatherin...

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Christmas Baby’s First Christmas Ideas

Baby's first Christmas means more fun, more cuteness, more joy...and definitely more wonder as you see the holiday se...

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Card Ideas What to write: Messages for grandparents

Nana, Bumpa, Gam, Pop…such short names for people who hold such a big part of your heart! Maybe it’s because they spo...

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Halloween Itsy-Bitsy Spiderweb Cake

The kids get candy. But you—the fabulous passer-outer of treats—deserve something more grown up. Something fancier. S...