71 Genius NEW Christmas Hacks you need to try! (you won't believe #34)
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My mother in law would assign a wrapping paper each, but she wouldn’t label the presents. You had to find the square of paper in the toe of your stocking.
That’s really cool! I love that idea.
That is so cute!
How fun
I do the same, but since I have only 2 kids and 1 of each gender, it's easy for them to figure out which is for my daughter vs. son.
I've done this too, I love it
Thanks for all the hacks. That snow making machine was used by my niece and nephew. Their father ,my brother, was very sick with liver disease. One of his last wishes was to see snow. They turned on the machine outside his bedroom window. He loved it. A rare sight in southern Virginia
That’s so sweet. I’m glad they found a way to grant his wish. :)
My grandmother would always add an ornament to each of our gifts as adults. I would love it she would add to my tree every year. Really miss her❤❤❤
Once my children grew & left the house, I quickly downsized to a smaller Christmas tree. I must have waited a bit TOO long to find a decorative tree skirt because I couldn’t find ANYTHING🤦🏻♀️ I happened to be in the sewing/crafts aisle and VOILA’......I saw my solution 🤩 Christmas patterned FABRIC!! Just bought a yard that caught my eye (which was very inexpensive) & draped it around the base, being careful to tuck over the raw edges the best I could - SO pretty!🎄! 👍
I had three kids and I gave each a bow color, green for my son, red for my middle daughter, and gold for my youngest.
Love this
Same. I still do it to this day for them plus the grand kids so I don’t have to label gifts 😂 call me lazy but it works!
My mom did the same.
Right on! That's a great idea actually.
That's actually pretty clever! I wish I had thought of doing that 😂
We use milk crates to lift trees. Just rapid tie them down, cover with a skirt, blanket or fabric. I think we've been doing this for 30 years. Such an easy way to gain more space and make your tree taller.
This is so fantastic. I love everyone of these ideas. Recently retired, living on a fixed income so this brings me so much joy! Thank you!
I used bed risers to raise my tree. 😂
I’m crying for this sweet mom!!! Thank you Secret Santa, Nate and the EIN Team!! Blessings to you all!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Thank you for demonstrating compassion and concern for the well being of others!
That Dollar Tree wreath you used for the centerpiece would look great with some of your dried orange slices on it for a pop of color!!
I’ve been putting my tree on a platform for years and my husband thought it was weird. Glad to see I’m not the only one who does that.😊
same here lol
The squirt bottle for decorating cookies is good for little hands, but also for some of us whose older hands are a little stiff. Buying cookie dough is also great for making the fun part (decorating) a lot easier.
I used 6 of the white mini trees to make a giant snowflake! Lights and decorations on it and a sparkling piece that can stay up after Christmas with my snowman decor ❤!
I really liked that idea of the white trees too!
I think next year I'll use that instead of a door wreath!
I use a white gel or paint pen and draw simple trees on the brown paper - it looks amazing!
I use green pipe cleaners instead of hooks, and I cut them into fours. They're secure, and they bring the ornaments up so there's more room between them, and they don't swing around.
Another great hack is to save your comics in the newspaper if you still receive the newspaper, and you can use the comics as wrapping paper
A few years ago I saw that Walgreens still sells The Clapper and I had a light bulb moment. I use this for both of my trees and just have to clap twice whenever I want them on or off! 🎄
I am really impressed by your wrapping skills. I tried to follow your instructions, but it still looks like a T-Rex wrapped my presents 🤦🏻♀️
LOL… I watched her do that literally like 10 times & knew to not even try!!! 😂
T-Rex. That's funny.
So many great ideas! I've always done wrapping paper for each family member. It is great.
Instead of ornament anchors, I always just bend the hook to be tight on the tree branch. I've been doing it for years and it works really well!
I can't wait to try some of these ideas!
I’ve been putting Star Anise in my simmer pot instead of cloves. Such a lovely scent and it lasts.
Thank you Catherine.
My mom would wrap all our gifts in the same paper with bows--but the bows were our birthstone colors- purple=Feb, blue=Sept...and that's how she knew which gift was for who. My sister and I ALWAYS assign paper to each child or family member. Its soo much fun to shop for wrapping paper
Those are cute ideas.
Thank you for sharing what if two or more people . Like the color big Smile and just wondering?😊
I love this idea
I love the ornament anchor idea, but I will have to add them a few at a time. I put up three trees, the largest has almost 200 angels on it! My Christmas tree skirt is actually a circular shawl my MIL crocheted for me in the 60s to wear to a formal dance. It is huge! I never wore it as a shawl, but is an awesome Christmas tree skirt. It is extra special now since we lost her in 2021.
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very cool that you use it each Christmas in her honor :)
I so loved all of your ideas as always. I’m now so excited for the holidays. Plus, I’m an RN working in a hospital. Our unit hardly ever had holiday cheer. I’d like to make a few of those stars made from the mini trees and used command hooks to fasten them to the walls.
Our main tree (in the living room) is 12 feet tall so no need to raise it. But I always put up a smaller 6 foot tree in the kitchen with all of my angel ornaments. I use the plastic bin that stores the angel ornaments to raise the tree. Just cover with a Christmas plaid fabric and then lay the tree skirt over that. It’s one less box to stash back in the garage during the Christmas season.
Love these ideas. I haven't wrapped a gift for my 2 children since 2018, we use heavy duty canvas laundry bags that look like Santa's bag. Using their favorite color, I drew their names and decorated each. It's great because the size helps with limiting the amount of gifts and the only clean up, is the packaging the items came in. The only down side is as they get older (not wanting toys anymore), the bag looks flatter compared to the younger sibling because a lot of what they want are usually smaller more expensive items.
You'll have to sew up the edges of the bags so they become smaller. If they notice, just tell them the washer or dryer must have shrunk them!
For your aromatic, go ahead and make spiced apple cider. Just pour apple juice in a crock pot, add in orange slices, cinnamon sticks, cloves, etc, and a bit of sugar. It'll taste as good as it smells.
You can buy a big container of cinnamon, mix it with a single serving apple sauce and mix it to make a dough. Roll the dough and use cookie cutters to cut shapes out, poke a hole for a ribbon or string, and let them dry to hang on the tree--they'll smell amazing.
It’s so funny. Those of us that are 60s have been doing a lot of these talks forever. But I’m always certain that there are new people especially the younger group that don’t know these hacks.
For the candles, wrap with tissue paper then wax paper, then heat with the hair dryer. That way your candles look and feel like wax. The method in the video works, they just dont look quite as nice as using wax paper.
That is a really good tip. Thank you.
I wanted the kids to do the kraft paper for grandparents. I had the kids put their hands in paper plates with paint and do hand prints all over. Then we did the feet! It was so much fun for the kids, they still remember it and grandparents loved it!
Cloth placemats glued together stuffed with pillows, stuffing or even plastic grocery bags for outdoor pillows
Made a paper star while watching! I LOVE it. Brought out my inner kindergarten self 🤣 Amazing tips and ideas!!
I have always placed our Christmas trees (we do several every year) on top of tables!
I promise you, it's an absolute game-changer!! (We always buy REAL trees, and they're quite large - over 12' tall. The tables I use are usually end tables, around 18" high.) Makes it SO much easier to place gifts under - And it just LOOKS prettier! Cover the table with a beautiful faux fur/cable knit/sherpa/fuzzy blanket and let it puddle onto the floor... GORGEOUS! ❤💚
Give me all the lights!! Ornament anchors?!?!?!? I need them! Love the garland around your tv 😂 Love those wrapping clips! DT is great for bags and boxes. Love all of these!
My tip for kids decorating cookies and cupcakes... I literally cover the entire table with plastic wrap. Spritz it with a little water so the wrap sticks and then you just roll it up and toss it in the trash.
You always give us so many ideas for things that we might not think about, thanks so much.
I have 7 Thuga green giant trees in pots and will plant just before spring. They are about 4 ft tall so perfect size for outdoor decoration. I'm putting food for birds on them. Berries, suet, pine cones peanut butter and bird seed. ❤ battery operated lights
The brown paper stars are the best, I will definitely try my hand at making them. Thank you for all the terrific ideas, you always teach me something.
I’m waiting for the glue to dry as I sit here lol I’m excited to see how it turns out
I do the same thing with my faux Christmas tree! Balance it on a milk cart under coordinating fabric.
Kallie where were you when I was a new mom ❤😂I would have loved these ideas 40 years ago !!!! I love your Christmas videos ! Glenda
One of my favorite hacks is to use laundry baskets to hold presents my kids have just opened. We used to get these massive gift bags, and they would break right away! Laundry baskets have been such a great time saver when it comes to clean up.
For a tree skirt, i use a round Christmas table cloth. Just make a cut to the center to allow you to wrap around the tree.
I’ve done the different wrapping paper per each person for over 30 years. It was easy for when my kids and now my grandkids were younger because they didn’t have to know how to read the tag. My grown kids use this idea also.
A few years ago I ordered white paper bags to make the snowflakes and stars. You can order bags in practically every color. So you could make flowers and stars for birthday decorations. Any occasion really.
Thank you so much for all the great ideas
Love these ideas! Need to watch it again to make sure I didn’t miss anything! Love the paper bag stars/snowflakes! I just discovered those last year! I really love them! Thanks for sharing all your very cute & practical ideas! ❤
Thank you so much for sharing these awesome tips. I was feeling a little 'humbuggie' about Christmas so far this year and your ideas have given me the inspiration to start planning.
"Hot glue- saving lives everywhere!" 😂
Using different wrapping paper for different family members is a good idea, BUT, BUT, BUT...there's something really elegant and stunning about seeing tons of presents under the tree all in the same paper that matches the rest of your holiday decor.
You could do coordinated colors/patterns in your theme? For instance: Candy cane red and white stripes; a green buffalo plaid; a plain red; a plain green; even a plain white. Sometimes you can buy sets of paper that all coordinate with one another even. So each person could still have an individual color, but all together they still coordinate and go with your theme. :)
@@DawnDavidsongood ideas.
Everyone is assigned a paper but it all matches the tree. It looks amazing!!!
Ornament anchors - you don't have a cat do you, Kallie? My cat would bring the tree down trying to pull the ornament off the branch. But it's a nice idea....hahahahaha
Speaking of cats, I have 2 new ones this year and there is no way one of them won’t be climbing a tree. Any ideas for alternatives?
@@kristineparisi5842 citronella oil on the bark works on my cats
Kallie TFS all these ideas! I did the DT houses all brown. And trimmed in white puffy paint to look like a gingerbread house. Also totally agree the DT wrapping paper is not my favorite. I always like to use the Hallmark paper. I definitely would love to make that white star with the tree! ❤
LOVE the gingerbread house idea!! Thanks!
Great idea!
Dollar Tree paper is great for stocking stuffer or very small kids because it rips so easy!!!
Thank you for so many great ideas! I love watching your videos. Gives me an excuse to relax a bit and just enjoy them! Love the cookie decorating….memories in the making❤️💚
This was an awesome video I took so many notes and made a list of the things I want to pick up at the dollar store! 🙏🏽 thank you 🎄HAPPY HOLIDAYS🎅
Our kids and grandkids are grown, so I now only glossy white guft wrap. I have a good assortment of bows and ribbon, and its always appropriate for any occasion. I buy it from a floral supply wholesaler 👍
I saw the cutest little ( DollarTree) 1 ft. faux tree decorated for Thanksgiving. Someone had glued individual ( cut from a garland or pic ?) colorful Fall leaves on the tips of several branches. Nestled on top of each leaf was a smallplastic, orange pumpkin. They finished off the tree top with 2 ( gold cord or ribbon) sandwiched on either side of the tree top between 2 leaves.
Thank you Kallie for sharing your beautiful family Christmas shots/videos with us. Your baby girl is gorgeous and you boys both look like their dad. That was a cute baby pic of him in the video. You must be a very proud mommy.👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
•I gotta move near an IKEA…
•We designate a box for instructions and warranty cards: all those little papers and booklets that come with toys and electronics. THEN when we are all done and there is paper and chaos everywhere; at least we know where the instructions for Papa’s drone or Jax’s dinosaur are…😊 we haven’t lost anything “important” yet!
•10:06 I’m doing this at Thanksgiving this year with the kiddos!! It’ll keep ‘em busy and happy AND we’ll end up with a useable creation thats like two gifts in one!! G’parents LOVE it!
•NOW!! I know why I can’t find those little white (or green!) trees from DT!!!
What a cute project!!!
Thanks so much!!!
Remember NO extry CHEAP cords for all those lights.>>>PREVENT HOUSE FIRES!
I get so sick of creators using the term "hacks" when they are no such thing. But these, these are real hacks and I learned so much. Thank you!
The blowdryer to get labels off!!! THANK YOU so much!
Wow, you put too much effort on this video! You just don't have a ton of great ideas but you really spend time and effort to make them. Thanks. You are amazing!
My book club holiday party fell to me several years ago. For adult table decor I had a couple rolls of narrow metallic gold and silver ribbon and just cut them to different lengths. Some I curled with scissors some just the natural softer curls from being wound up. Silver candles and dollar tree small gold tree ornament balls. All went on a white tablecloth. Frankly, it made the food and wine, which provided the color, look great.
Love the white star, may have to do that for my front door. Thank you!! Merry Christmas to you and your family.
I used to do reindeer names for my kids. But I love the wrapping paper hack! Also, all your other hacks! Definitely, doing the ribbon . Thank you for so many new tips!!
Love the glitter mop n glo bulbs❤
The paper stars are great but I would have used white lunch bags.
Absolutely Loved these ideas and can't wait to get working on some. Thank you, really appreciate your content and all that you do. Blessings to you and your family!
Thank you for the suggestion of one print of wrapping paper for each family member! I have heard it before but forget too and then I play the game of whose gift is this! The orange garland sounds wonderful but the price of oranges is high! I have always thought it was called a tree skirt and not a collar!
Tree skirt when it's fabric and floppy and Tree collar when it is stiff and upright.
Thank you! Loved every tip! My only detail I do, I have multiple trees and I put red roses and red glitter pointsetta into the tree. Just adds pop. ❤
I bet those are beautiful.💖
We have a family tradition. My husband and myself go to our sons for Christmas week. We have Christmas on Christmas eve. Christmas day we bake!!! Pap is in charge of sugar cookies!!! My daughter in law buys the premade dough too. She also covers the table with a plastic table cloth from Dollar tree. When we are done, we fold it up & throw it away. Even though they are 11, 10 & 8, theres frosting every where & Nana might be alittle messy too 😊
We have a tradition of doing the wrapper paper per kid and one more for parent/everybody gifts. They each get a small gift wrapped in their stocking so they know which paper is theirs, then we take turns wearing a Santa hat and whoever is wearing said hat distributes one present to each person. Slows down the whole process and makes them appreciate each gift a little more before ripping into the next one and just makes Christmas feel bigger over all lol (I just have to make sure there's at least an even number of presents spread among the kiddos and enough "everybody" presents so they have something to hand to mom and dad, they don't like it when they run out of stuff to give us too, cuties 💕). I also save nice boxes, tissue paper, and have nice homemade reusable tags and ribbon. That way every year the most I'm spending in wrapping might be replacing just the paper if I ran out the year before so more of my Christmas budget can go to their presents instead of throw aways. It works out pretty well for us.
One year I tried to use different paper formeach person, I forgot to write dow whose was whose😂😂😂
Thanks for all the great idea's, not only from this video but all your other videos. I'm 65+ and you continue to teach this old dog new tricks and idea's. Keep your motivational spirit going.
Beautiful and creative hack ideas! Thank you!
Kallie!! when the thumbnail is outlined in red it looks like the red play through bar and I think I have already watched because of it 😩 its subtle but I know I have missed some for this reason... I hope this is a helpful comment, love your content!
Oh my goodness. Your babies are so darn Cute 🥰
Last year we had SO MUCH family here for the holidays. I bought inexpensive tissue paper and assigned each person a different color. I made a master list for myself, but otherwise labeled nothing. I managed to find 12 colors for 12 people. It was SO helpful!!! (Especially since I HATE, LOATHE, and DESPISE wrapping gifts.)
Great video! My favorite was peeling the stickers off new items. I spend so much time soaking those in rubbing alcohol or some sort of oil and scrubbing off with paper towels. Excited to try it!
I find that oil works, too. Vegetable, olive, whatever you have. Sometimes you need to use a scrubby, but it does come off without much trouble. The hairdryer trick would help to get it started for that, too. Smart idea!
Yes, coconut oil works better than vegetable oil but all oils work. Goo Gone stinks too bad but it also works
@@angelad.redcay738 I agree; Goo Gone is sickening and its odor gives me a headache.
I look forward to this video from you each year. I literally have been taking notes! 😂 Thank you!!
Each year we pick a "color theme" from a bowl filled with various options and our decor and everything else revolves around that, last year was Mad Plaid, and this year it is Traditions, with green, red, charcoal and the metallic is silver. Each person will get assigned a paper that has some of the various colors and even "the house" gets gifts and it's own wrap, because who really wants a new remote for Xmas, only the house! LOL... I love the idea of people learning which paper is theirs by sticking a piece in the toe of their stocking... That's a fab idea!
You can have all of our snow when we get it!! Here in ND we get lots!!
Two years ago was the year to clean up the decades of left over wrapping paper ends from everyone having a distinct one every year. It took much longer. Since the youngest was a teenager and I was exhausted, I put name tags on nothing. We have always taken turns, guessing what the gift is before opening. Most gifts were obvious as to whom the recipient should be (but I had veto rights) - it was a hit with much laughter. I, too, raise my tree up on something but I differ in that I use a table cloth as the tree skirt. It drapes beautifully and already works in the room.
EXCELLENT IDEAS...every single one!!! Thanks so much for sharing! ❤
Great hacks! Although I celebrate Christmas to an extent, I really don’t put up much as far as decorations and wrapping. I do love your simmer pot idea! I will definitely use that! ( probably add apples, too) Thanks for the video!
I love the wreath hack to make our Advent wreath this year! ❤
Another good place to get smaller fir trees for decor is At Home. I had a little too much fun shopping there this past weekend.
When I was a kid, my Mom used a white sheet as a tree skirt. It looked so pretty!
Loving the paper stars ❤
Condiment squeeze tubes for frosting is my favorite idea from this!!!! Thanks!
Thank you for all these amazing ideas❤
🙌🏻 I appreciate your channel 🖤 thank you!!!
Years ago I worked at a pop up christmas store in the mall and I had to decorate 25 trees and one of the ways to really make your tree bright and beautiful is when you are putting on your lights start at the inside of the tree (where the pole or trunk is) and that way illuminates your tree from the inside out.
Love all these hacks for Christmas! Thank you, I always enjoy all your videos🥰
This was like THE BEST Video. Loved most of your hacks and if not for me, for others I know. Really loved how original the ideas were, all brand new. Thanxs for all the great ideas. I think this is my favorite video from you. Happy Holidays.
I like the wreath inside a wreath table decor. Thanks!
OMG ORNAMENT ANCHORS! Thank you!!! I did not know about those and after 27 years of marriage and 4 kids, we have so many precious ornaments that I worry every single year about. Love your content. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Loving the snowflake at the end❤❤❤
Wow, just 2 minutes in and already learning a lot! Love the thought of using ornament hooks for garland! Why didn't I think or that? I recommend putting a nail/screw/ hook somewhere to anchor the tree to a wall and/or ceiling. Especially if you raise the tree. Cats, kids, tipsy folks, wobbly folks, and trying to put more water in reservoir can all lead to disaster. Heavy duty fishing line is nearly invisible for this. Wish I kept my old MOP and GLO.
Really enjoyed your video. Lots of great ideas. Thanks for sharing! 😊
Nice vid! Your website is nice too. Congrats on all you've accomplished
What fun! Great ideas!❤
Great makeover. It looks cozy. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Love 💕 and Hugs. ❤❤❤
FABULOUS TIPS!!!!!
Thank you for sharing this! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS! 🎉