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We have prepared a page full of interesting Christmas links, information and articles. Save Time Online wishes you a very happy and safe time over Christmas...and a wonderful new year!


Christmas and your business
Christmas Articles
Creating the Christmas Feel
Santa Letters
Thank you gifts for hostesses
Small 'token' Christmas Gifts
Australian Christmas
Baby's First Christmas
Christmas Eating
Christmas trees
Relationships at Christmas Time
Christmas and Children

 

Creating the Christmas Feel

Christmas Colouring-in pages
Keep them amused or use the results as cards or wrapping paper!

Christmas Recipes from DLTK
Fabulous Christmas cooking ideas.

Christmas Trivia Game
Two sets of 30 Christmas trivia questions.
Contains a wide variety of interesting, though lesser-known facts.

Christmas and Business
Christmas is a busy and important time for many businesses. Find some tips on making it a bit easier and happier for everyone.

Chrisco Christmas Hampers
Start planning for next year and pay in instalments for a variety of hampers to help everyone save for a magical Christmas.

Christmas Guide
Check out this site - with all things Christmassy!

Santa Christmas Colouring Pages
Santa has provided some colouring pages to entertain the children as they wait for his arrival!

Humour hub
Pass on a clever joke or funny story this Christmas

The Wrapping Paper Co

Free Christmas patterns

You can also share some Santa and Christmas memories in their blog - or just got read other peoples' stories for ideas for your own Christmas traditions.

Thank you gift ideas for a hostess:

It is courteous to organise a little thank you when you have spent a celebration or evening at another person's home.
 

Small 'token' Christmas Gifts

Groups of friends and colleagues often give gifts as Kris Kringle. Here are some appropriate gifts to consider.

Australian Christmas

We all know that an Aussie Christmas has nothing to do with snow and rugging up in woollen jumpers and coats, although it isn’t always a hot day!

More and more people are moving away from the ‘traditional’ hot roast dinner for Christmas and wanting to have an authentically Australian celebration. Let’s face it, the hot Christmas dinner works much better in the middle of winter! Read full article.

Make sure any letters from Santa acknowledge the Australian heat and lack of snow! Australian, personalised Santa letters will bring joy to any child.

Send some Australian Christmas cards - especially to those friends and family overseas.

Enjoy some Australian cooking for your Christmas celebrations this year. Find some recipes at  The Koala

To keep the feel of Christmas as our Northern Hemisphere friends celebrate it, you can celebrate again with Christmas in July. The Save Time Online Guide to a winter Christmas has loads of warming ideas to try.
 

Baby's First Christmas

Even if baby is too young to understand what is happening, it is a special time for a family when the baby celebrates his or her first Christmas. Taking the care to acknowledge the event will create memories and mementoes the family can treasure for many Christmases to come.

These tips on how to celebrate baby's first Christmas won't change the main traditions you usually celebrate with.

Gifts especially for a baby's first Christmas are a nice way to make it a special occasion.
 

Christmas Eating

Some Christmas recipes for you to drool over and sample can be found at the following sites:

Berta's Cooking

Merry Christmas

Christmas Joy

Santa land

Christmas is not seen as a good time for anyone on a diet. It doesn’t matter if you are on a diet to lose weight, be healthy or deal with a disease, the range of food available at Christmas is intimidating for dieters.

However, Christmas need not mean the end of your diet or a struggle through January to compensate. There are ways to keep your diet healthy during the Christmas season.

Read Full Article
 

Christmas Trees

You can buy trees online from the Artificial Xmas Tree Warehouse - they even offer a 10 year warranty on every tree!

Relationships at Christmas Time

Christmas can be a very lonely time of year for many people, whether they are alone or surrounded by people. This year, watch out for other people and be sure to give them a smile and some warmth - it could be the best present you give.

Whether it's finding someone new or wanting ideas on dealing with current relationships, the Save Time Online relationships guide will point you in the right direction.

Dealing with Christmas after divorce can be tricky, but with some compassion and care, it can be managed.
 

Christmas and Children

 How often have you heard someone say "Christmas isn't Christmas without children around" or "It's all for the kids"? It's their wonder and belief in the magic of the season that makes us enjoy Christmas with children. Don't forget that we as adults can also choose to enjoy the magic and spirit of Christmas...

Create some special memories and traditions in your family. You can find and share ideas and traditions in the Love Santa blog.

Visit Elle's Christmas for lots of fun and games online while you wait for Christmas to arrive! You can even help Mrs Claus tidy the kitchen after the elves visit!

Kids.net offers a range of international Christmas celebrations for the kids.

Christmas Time Together has a long list of craft ideas and instructions for you to follow

Christmas Domain is full of activities for children as Christmas approaches.

Santa.net could only offer Christmas activities that kids of all ages will enjoy!

Giving more than toys to children at Christmas can be very rewarding and teach the children more than commercialism.

The Central Valley Christian School made a Christmas collection videos, eBooks, slide shows and more. The collection is no longer maintained (since Christmas 2006) but the resources are still available.

Christmas games from A Kids Heart will provide many happy hours this December.