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The holidaysare the most festive time ofthe year, and no holiday season is complete without a

party or two with family and friends. Be it to celebrate

a religious holiday or to ring in the New Year, a holi-

day party is an essential element to the holiday season.

While its always great to be a guest, hosting a holiday

party is a great way to show friends and family how

much they mean to you. This holiday season, considerthe following tips to ensure your holiday party is as

memorable as the season is merry.

Make it a themed party. The holiday season is filledwith festivities, from office parties to neighbor-

hood gatherings to gatherings with family. For more

casual affairs, set your party apart with a theme. For

example, a Christmas sweater party, where each

guest wears a Christmas sweater, can be a fun way to

excite guests and inspire a few laughs. Give a prize

to the guest with the most ornate sweater. If sweatersarent your thing, then encourage guests to dress up

like some favorite holiday characters, including Santa

Claus, Frosty the Snowman or even Rudolph.

Dont forget the holiday fare. Just like parties are astaple of the holiday season, so, too, are certain foods

and types of music. Few people indulge in some

eggnog outside of the holiday season, so make sure

theres plenty of eggnog on hand. And dont forget

the gingerbread cookies, either. As people enjoy

holiday goodies, make sure they do so with holiday

music playing in the background. Choose songs that

guests know and to which they can sing along. Such

sing-alongs might become especially memorable

once guests have a glass or two of eggnog in them.

Host a holiday giveaway. Though it can be fun todo a Secret Santa, chances are guests already have

enough gifts to buy. But hosts can spice things up

with a holiday giveaway that rewards guests. Host a

holiday-themed round of Trivial Pursuit or a holiday

movie trivia game that encourages guests to compete

for prizes. Prizes can be small and inexpensive, but

guests will be sure to enjoy some friendly competi-

tion for holiday-themed prizes.

Dont be afraid to take it outside. For those who live

in regions with significant snowfall, consider invitingguests outside to have some fun in the snow. While

fun in the snow is often left to the kids, dont assume

adults wont enjoy building some snowmen or a

Host a Merry, Memorable Holiday Party

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Toys to Place on Your Holiday List

good old fashioned snowball fight in the backyard. If

outdoor fun is going to be on the docket, be sure to

remind guests to dress appropriately. And make sure

theres plenty of hot chocolate ready once everyone

goes back inside to warm up.

Prearrange transportation home for guests.A successful holiday party is one that is safe, so be

sure to prearrange travel home for guests just in case

anyone overindulges in holiday cheer. When sending

out invitations, seek volunteers to be designated driv-

ers, and avoid drinking alcohol yourself.

For larger parties, call a local taxi service and arrange

for a couple of cabs to be on call when the party ends.

Host a Holiday Party

Dutiful but dull, toys intended toenrich a child once sat at the topof adults shopping lists and thebottom of the toy box. No more.Creativity, play value and green cre-dentials combine in some ofthe seasons best bets.

Speed racer:The durable wooden Giant VintageSports Car by Vilac

Somewhereon the spectrum between tech-no-dazzle (iPad apps for toddlers, anyone?) and fuzzy-

wuzzy bears theres a sweet spot: toys that inspire kids to

have fun, stretch their creativity and learn while they play.

With a little effort and some guidance from savvy toy

shop owners any attentive shopper can hit the mark.

Toys that encourage the most beneficial play may not be

the biggest spotlight-grabbers. Their attractions are often

more subtle and require a shopper to search past the danc-

ing dolls massed out in aisle one.

Toys today, especially toys in the mass market, you push

a button and it does something it lights up or it sings or it

turns around and does all kinds of things. But theyre nottoys that allow a child to be imaginative and creative, says

Jennic Law, owner of KangarooBoo toy store. The child

is playing and having a good time, but the toy is doing

most of the actions or thinking for him or her.

Law says classic problem-solving toys like puzzles and

blocks are much better for children. She likes boldly col-

ored Green Toys Blocks ($25, 6 months and up), which

are made from recycled plastic milk containers and come

in many shapes.

Wendy Lippman, owner of Tlaquepaque Toy Town, seeksout toys that spur open-ended play. I like toys where kids

are encouraged to use their imagination, she says. Lippman

recommends toys that can serve as the focus for role-playing,

where kids can act as cashiers or shoppers with a toy cash

register, for example. Such toys also set up scenarios to edu-

cate children, she says.

Science-related toys are no longer aimed at little Leonar-

dos and can be packed with fun, says Jim Davis, owner of

Kids Center toy store. Toys with magnets easily combine

science learning with fun. The popular Discovery Setof magnetic blocks from Tegu ($70, age 3 and up) snap

together and hang in balance, a perfect gift to spark the

imagination of young children.

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Science kits from Thames & Kosmos are perennial award-

winners. The Remote-Control Machines set ($70, age 8 and

up) lets kids build 10 different motorized vehicles (includ-

ing bulldozer, crane, Formula One racer, three-blade dozer,

robotic arm) and then guide them with a remote control unit.

After following the instructions to construct the standard

vehicles, kids can invent their own.

Try re-imagining books as toys. Theres a jillion different

topics for books, Davis says. You just need to know a little

bit about the child and then pick out the appropriate story

book. Press Here is the title and also the instruction for the

new book by Herv Tullet that launches young readers on a

charming adventure. Watch them blow, tilt, shake, rub and

tap colorful dots printed on the page to make them multiply,

grow and rearrange themselves (Chronicle, $15, ages 4-8).

KangarooBoos Law advises avoiding electronic educa-

tional and leisure toys for age 5 and under. If [children]are able to sit down and solve a problem or a puzzle or

build something, it makes

the foundation for them as

a person, she says. She

also says toys that involve

physical play help children

develop fine motor skills,

gross motor skills, patience

and other mental capacities.

Fastrack, a new board game

by Blue Orange, pits oppo-nents who twang elastic

cords to send wooden disks

shooting across the board

and through a narrow slot.

The first to get all 10 to the

other side wins ($20, age 5

and up).

To get kids up off the couch

and develop their physical

well-being, Davis suggestsnew classic toys for out-

doors, such as jump ropes

and sports balls, and new

throw toys, including Rhino

Toys SkyO, a flexible fly-

ing ring thats easy to catch

and throw ($8, age 3 and

up). The Z-Curve Bow

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up).

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Tackling lifes little challenges:Remote-control machines by

Thames & Kosmos

says, stop, think and proceed with inspiration. You really

need to know the child and try to engage the child in the

purchase you make.

Convoi by Haba($45, 18 months)Kids can pull it, stack it, sort it and all the while

theyre learning color recognition, counting and

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Shesgot it all a TV show,restaurants, cookbooks and product lines.Whatever Paula Deen dishes out, she does it

with that down-home style unique to onlyher. We caught up with Deen to chat about

her plans for the holidays and how she bringsher signature style to seasonal dcor.

Although her brand has expanded to encom-pass many products, food is still at the center

of Deens universe. This is apparent from theway she talks about Christmas dinner at her

house. Thirty of her closest family membersand friends share an enormous home-cooked

meal, which features beef, ham, turkey andside dishes galore. Dessert includes ambrosia

with cream sauce, coconut cake, red velvet

cake and Japanese fruit cake.

Her Southern style extends to the decorationsin her home, which are as charming as thefood. A 15-foot fake tree stands in her living

room while three real trees decorate her bed-room, kitchen foyer and game room.

Deen is a big fan of natural decorations thatcan tickle more than one of the senses. We

pull most of the things we use out of the yard,and I love using real food to decorate the

mantel, she says.Her must-have decoration is a homemade

apple tree.You can buy little wooden trees with nailssticking out to place the apples on, then you

put greenery in between all the apples and apineapple on top. Its gorgeous and real and

smells absolutely amazing.

Deen brought her design sensibilities to her

own line of furniture from Universal Furni-

ture: the Paula Deen Home Collection. Sherecently added 42 pieces to the original

50-piece collection.

My furniture screams, Yall come on in and

get comfortable, she says. It wraps its armsaround you when you walk into a room. Its

homey, yet elegant, and each piece has style,value and is affordable.

Some furniture pieces are inspired by Deens

own furniture, and some are named after fam-ily members. But Deens favorite piece is the

Bag Ladys Cabinet from the lines firstseries. I love utilitarian things. Other than

just being pretty, I like for them to have a pur-pose, she says. This particular piece has a

glass top and drawers underneath, and can beuseful in any room.

Comfort, family and purpose are threethemes that describe her furniture and her

holiday entertaining style.

The purpose part is particularly importantduring Christmas. While Deen says she loves

the holiday, she doesnt like the hectic feelingof choosing the right gifts for everyone. To

her, the meaning of Christmas is giving backto those less

fortunate.

Last year, Deens family and friends began

giving gifts to needy families rather than each

other. They even personally delivered thegifts on Christmas Eve.

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A basic wooden basket

takes center stage whenloaded with holiday staples

BasketCASE

Aunique and inexpensive holi-

day centerpiece can be as

easy as putting all your eggs

in a basket, so to speak. Bas-

kets are useful as both organizational and

decorative accessories. In December,

when embellished with holiday staples

such as fresh fruits, gift tags, ribbon, ever-

greens, firewood or presents, they also

can double as centerpieces for living

rooms and dining rooms.

The beauty of baskets is that once you

decorate them, they give you a lovely holi-

day feel, says Flora Brown, a professional

gift basket decorator. In some cases, you

dont even need a tree, because you can

build a large basket as tall as you want.

Shirley George Frazier, author of The

Gift Basket Design Book (Globe Pequot,

2008), says that decorative baskets are

often used as gifts and have stood the test

of time. Their appeal is their simplicity.

To create a decorative basket, Frazier sug-

gests starting with a basket of any color

and size with a sturdy wood frame. The

basket should be smooth on all sides aswell as on the bottom and the handle.

When placed on the floor, a well-made

basket sits flat and doesnt wobble, she

adds. A few coats of spray paint can give it

some holiday color.

Brown says that the most important tip is

to fill the basket so that whatever sits

inside is raised high and positioned well.

Once a foundation is established, the

opportunities are endless.

Here are some basic ideas for baskets as

holiday dcor.

GIFT BEARER

Use a large, elongated basket to display

and collect the wrapped family gifts. Use

real or artificial greenery inside and wrap

battery-operated lights throughout the

design. Depending on the size, the basket

can be placed by the fireplace or on top of

a coffee table against a wall.

ENTRANCE GREETER

Fill a large, curved basket with greenery,

silver balls of various sizes and floral

sprigs. Attach the greenery tightly to the

basket so that additional ornaments and

bells can be wired to it. Place in the foyer

or near the front door for guests to admire.

FOOD CARRIER

Select a basket with a flared-over handle

and decorate the edges with painted cones

or artificial greenery. Line the bottom

with paper. Fill with either fresh food that

can be served immediately, such as fruit

and cheese, or with dried items that can

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