Christmas
Let Your Semi-Verbal Kids Write the Thank-Yous
December 29, 2008
Ah, the 8th candle has been lit, the tree is starting to mildew, and all that remains of the gift-giving portion of the holidays is everyone's favorite pastime: the Thank-You Cards. Like many parents of a toddler, I used to approach thank-you notes pragmatically. I wrote ostensibly in my toddler's voice -- "Thank you for that bath towel! I use it every day!" -- and if her mood allowed, she Read more...
Merry Christmas and the Long Slowdown
December 25, 2008
For those of you who celebrate them, Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah -- but whether you do or not, Happy Slowdown! What's the Slowdown, you ask? That's how I refer to the weeks after "the holidays" dedicated to quiet family visits, putting the house back together, and maybe, just maybe, finding a quiet minute to think about what the new year will bring. Here on Savvy, I'll spend some of the Read more...
Last Minute Shoppers' Paradise
December 24, 2008
Really? It's December 24th and you still have a couple of folks on your shopping list, and you've run out of funky wrapping paper, and you've got your toddler in tow? It's days like today when my mall aversion shines: I know the perfect spot. Ample parking, not near a mall or even much of a shopping neighborhood, and creative gifts for just about any kid (or adult, for that matter): Flax Read more...
Last-Minute Gift Ideas for Preschoolers
December 19, 2008
Now, four days until Christmas and one until the first candle of Hanukkah, is when the last-minute gift idea requests come rolling in. I'm widely known as a reformed procrastinator, so I get many of these desperate pleas for help. Here are a few of my old standbys for last-minute presents preschool-aged kids: Magazines I'm really fond of getting a subscription to Baby Bug or Wild Animal Read more...
Sit With Santa -- No Waiting!
December 17, 2008
I always feared the obligatory Santa Claus portrait -- not the actual sitting, but the waiting. Call me crazy, but the thought of waiting most of an hour in line to pay extortionist rates for posed and washed-out photos seemed less than savory. So when we went down to Macy's the other day, it was actually to see the cute (and adoptable!) puppies and kittens that the SPCA puts in Macy's Read more...
Drop Off Your Letters to Santa at Macy's. Raise a Buck. Get a Scarf. (Or, Two Out of Three, anyway.)
December 10, 2008
Macy's will eternally be the Scarf Store for me -- as a teenager, I went there exactly once, to get a Windsor plaid scarf like the one I'd seen Ally Sheedy wearing in a magazine. (I know. I know.) Finally, Macy's reputation (in my head) is changing into the Santa Store: they've set up "Letters to Santa" boxes at their stores, and for every stamped letter to Santa you deliver, they'll donate Read more...
A San Francisco Holiday -- Kid-Style
December 02, 2008
San Francisco goes a little nutso around the holidays. Once those outlining lights appear on the Financial District's skyscrapers, holiday events start to crop up on every corner. If you're really intent on not missing a single one, you can check out the Visitors' Bureau's entire list of festivities , but to trim it down, here are some of my favorites: I love to ice skate, and there are once Read more...
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