Holiday Shopping Guide - According to a segment on NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw this holiday season will bring with it even more frustration and longer lines than normal. This is due to the low unemployment rate which in turn means that stores cannot find enough qualified holiday season help. So don't get frustrated this year, take a look at our online guide for ideas for gifts for the whole family. Find the gifts here, buy them online, have them shipped to all their different destinations already wrapped in Christmas paper and get it all done in an hour or two while sipping some hot chocolate in front of your computer. No long lines, no post office trips, no traffic jams, just a quiet night at home. My husband and I will be buying all our Christmas gifts online this year.

Christmas Crafts 101- This site has more Christmas crafts and activities than you could possibly use. Chose from general Christmas crafts, ornaments, wreaths, clothing & jewelry, Christmas trees, cards & wrapping paper, candles and holders and angels.

How to Decorate for a Holiday Party - This page will give you quick and easy ideas on how to decorate for your holiday party. They say the difficulty level is easy and the time required is 15 minutes minimum.

Gifts in a Jar - These gifts are all recipes put together in a jar. You'll find "mixed recipes", layered recipes, baked in the jar recipes and more.

Home Made Gift Ideas - You will find some great home made gift ideas including candles and candle holders, stationary, handprints, frames and more. There's also links to other home made gift idea pages.

101 Great Gifts to Make - another site that will help you make home made gifts. Not only does it help you save on money and allow you to use your creativity, but it is nice to get gifts made with love.

Christmas Gift Wrap Ideas - There are 18 creative, fun and money saving ideas for making your own wrapping paper. Our family makes our own wrapping paper each year while spending quality family time together. 

Home-Made Gift Wrap - Here you'll find out how to make gift wrap for different occasions.

Reader's Digest Christmas - Here you'll find recipes and party planning, decorating tips and ideas, homemade gifts and crafts for all ages, stories and carols and more.

Martha Stewart's Holiday Special - There are some absolutely GREAT ideas here that even I can do. You will find recipes, crafts, home made gift ideas and more. I caught part of her show on TV and loved it and decided to check out her web site. 

Gingerbread House Party - Regardless of if you are an old pro or just a newbie at making gingerbread houses, this site is great. They have recipes for those of us who have hardly any time as well as for those who want to create an absolute masterpiece. How-to instructions, recipes, pictures even links to the history behind the gingerbread house.

Billy Bear says... Merry Christmas! - Advent calendar, online games, Christmas cards, clip art and screen savers, letter from Santa, Christmas crafts, make a snowman and other fun stuff to do.

Santa's Favorites - Find Christmas and holiday food recipes from all around the world.

Email Santa - This year instead of doing the traditional letter to Santa, you can email it to him and he will send you a reply. And you can read emails sent to Santa last year by other kids, they are really cute. If you give him permission, he might publish your letter for others to read.

Santa Claus Village - Visit the toy workshop, play games in elf school, print elf diplomas, try funny holiday recipes, send email to Santa, track Santa in his sleigh on Christmas Eve and lots more. A fun site for kids to visit.

Christmas Activities and Games - Coloring pages, write to Santa, games and programs to download, online games and activities and more.

Celebrate with JOI - Hanukkah - Sections included on this site include: Blessings, History, Traditions and Activities.

Holidays on the Net - Well, whatever the holiday, this is the site to visit. For Christmas you can read the story of Christmas, the religious meaning of Christmas, the many faces of Santa, Holiday music, animated advent calendar and more.

VJ Presents Chanukah - Here you can find the history, a "how to" guide, miracles, food & fun, a kids section and more.

Sears Portrait Studio - Holiday portrait offer, letters from Santa, personalized children's story, animated holiday greeting cards, win great toys for Christmas, coupons activities and more.

Toy Safety - Consumer Product Safety Commission Releases Toy Safety Tips for Holiday Shoppers. Take a look at their article.

A World Wide Christmas Calendar - spend some time learning how other countries and cultures celebrate Christmas. This is an advent calendar and under each "gift" you will learn how different families all over the world celebrate Christmas.

Christmas Around The World - this is another good site for learning about how different countries and cultures celebrate Christmas.

Kwanzaa - for those of you celebrating Kwanzaa, this is the site for you. It is CNN's events site and they have links to history, traditions, recipes etc.

Kwanzaa Information Center - this has everything you need to know about Kwanzaa. It is a year-round site which will contain additional information meant to help strengthen families and communities.

Hanukkah Recipes - Hanukkah recipes but also for other Jewish holidays.