Christmas Traditions A special publication of the Messenger-Inquirer Saturday, December 1, 2018
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30 Days of Merriment BY METRO CREATIVE CONNECTION
The holiday season begins in late November and runs through New Year’s Day. It is marked by various gatherings of friends and family, decadent foods, cocktails, traveling, and gift exchanges. The National Retail Federation says consumers will spend an average of $967 during the holiday season. However, the joy of the holidays also is about all of the memorable experiences that tend to make the season so beloved. With that in mind, here are 30 ways to make the holiday season that much more merr y. 1. Visit with an elderly or housebound neighbor and share conversation. 2. Donate gently used toys to a children’s hospital. 3. Research the histor y of the holiday and share it with people you care about. 4. Make handmade Christmas tree ornaments. 5. Donate money to a charity or other good cause. 6. Encourage “pay it for ward” movements in your community. Start by doing something simple like buying a coffee for a complete stranger. 7. Feed birds facing the cold, winter weather. 8. Take a ride or walk around the neighborhood to look at decorated houses. 9. Make a fire in a fire pit in the yard and toast marshmallows while sipping hot chocolate. 10. Binge watch holiday movies. 11. Attend the concert of a children’s choir.
12. Help a friend decorate his or her home. 13. Host a tree-trimming party. 14. Schedule a day for baking cookies. 15. Sing Christmas carols at a nursing home. 16. Put together care packages of items and send them to troops overseas. 17. Share the holidays with a militar y family whose spouse is in ser vice and can’t make it home. 18. Offer to shop for someone who is homebound due to age, a chronic illness or injur y. 19. Visit a large city to look at Christmas window displays. 20. Buy and hang real mistletoe … and use it. 21. Make a new friend and invite him or her to a holiday party for the first time. 22. Babysit a newbor n so his or her parents can get errands done or just catch up on rest. 23. Volunteer at a soup kitchen. 24. Share the religious traditions of your holiday with someone of a different faith. 25. If weather permits, go sledding, build a snowman or have a snowball fight. 26. Share favorite memories at family holiday dinners. 27. Remember a deceased loved one with a special tribute. 28. Construct a gingerbread house. 29. Teach someone how to make a cherished family recipe. 30. Surprise a distant relative with an impromptu visit.
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Keep your natural tree fresh this Christmas BY METRO CREATIVE CONNECTION
possible to cut your own tree, the National Fire Protection Association notes that fresh atural Christmas tree afficionados love trees should have green needles that do not the authenticity such trees provide come off when touched. Trees that appear during the holiday season. Natural to be dried out or those that shed needles trees also provide a unique aroma that when touched should be avoided. can make holiday celebrations feel more • Protect trees on the way home. The homey. Tree Care Industry Association advises When purchasing natural trees, holiday consumers to protect their Christmas trees celebrants, especially those who like to as they transport them home. Wrap the buy their trees in early December, may tree in a plastic wrap so it makes it home be concerned about keeping their trees damage-free. A damaged tree might not fresh throughout the holiday season. The make it through the holiday season. following tips can help trees last until the • Cut pre-cut trees before leaving final present is unwrapped and the last of the lot. Pre-cut trees can make it through the egg nog has been consumed. the holiday season looking their best, but • Buy a freshly cut tree. Whenever buyers should request that employees possible, celebrants should cut their own cut as much as two inches off the bottom trees. This ensures that the tree they bring of the tree before leaving the lot. Once home is fresh, increasing the chances it will trees are cut, sap begins to seal their base, remain so throughout the season. If it’s not making it hard for them to absorb water.
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By requesting that between one and two inches be removed from the bottom of the tree at the time of purchase, buyers are ensuring their trees will be able to absorb the water they’ll need to make it through the season when they get home. • Place the tree in water the moment you get home. To prevent the base of the tree from drying out, place it in water the moment you get home. Freshly cut trees may initially need the water in their tree stands filled in the morning and then again in the evening. As the season progresses, trees likely won’t need their stands filled more than once per day. • Place the tree away from heat sources. Placing trees away from heat sources, such as radiators, fireplaces, heating vents, and lights, reduces the likelihood that trees will dry out and also reduces the risk of fire.
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Family-friendly activities BY BRANDPOINT
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is the season for baking and crafting — the perfect ways to feel festive and bond with loved ones of all ages. From trying new recipes to creating crafts that will be cherished for years to come, plan a date for some holiday fun and let the memory-making with friends and family begin! These five festive projects will inspire laughter and good cheer while helping you mark the season with togetherness:
GRATITUDE TREE
The family tree gets a thoughtful update in this project that serves as a reminder of what matters most during the holiday season. Use cardboard or poster board to cut out a tree trunk and branches to hang on the wall. Then cut out leaf shapes with construction paper and ask each person to write down what they are grateful for. Then share with each other before adhering the leaves on the branches to create a one-of-a-kind family tree. For a holiday theme, place an evergreen tree on the wall and decorate with paper ornaments with notations of gratitude instead.
PEEPS SNOWY S’MORES
Classic s’mores get a holiday makeover with a tasty and adorable twist thanks to PEEPS marshmallow and its fun seasonal shapes. Just follow the simple instructions and everyone will enjoy a delicious treat. Don’t forget to make a few extras to give away! See instructions below: Servings: 3 Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: less than 1 minute INGREDIENTS
9 ct. pack of PEEPS Marshmallow Snowmen 9 graham cracker squares 1 pack of mini candy canes 6 chocolate squares DIRECTIONS
1. Turn on the oven broiler and place the oven rack in the center of the oven. Line a baking sheet with foil. 2. Break the graham cracker and the chocolate bars into squares. 3. Arrange six graham cracker squares on the baking sheet and top each with a square of chocolate. Place a PEEPS Marshmallow Snowman on top of each chocolate. 4. Place the tray in the oven for 35 seconds. Check to see how toasted the Snowmen are — they should be slightly HAND-PRINT WREATH puffed, looked melted around the sides, Every person is unique and so is the and begin to form a golden-brown crust size and shape of their hand. Outline on top. If they don’t look melted enough, each person’s hand on green felt and leave them in for another 5 to 10 cut out individually. Then use glue to seconds. Keep a very close eye on them adhere the hands together in a circle and use extreme caution when broiling shape to create a wreath, adding in a few PEEPS(R) and pulling them out of the red circles for berries or a bow if you hot oven. desire. Alternatively get a white canvas 5. Remove the tray from the oven and and green acrylic paint from the local immediately begin to build the PEEPS craft store. Gather everyone and paint Snowy S’mores by stacking two melted the palms and underside of fingers and PEEPS topped graham crackers. press each family member’s hand firmly 6. Finish off with a clean graham on the canvas to create various prints in cracker and top off with a PEEPS a beautiful wreath shape. Marshmallow Snowman. Adhere the
Snowman to the top of the graham cracker with a dab of melted chocolate, and then adhere the candy cane to his hand with chocolate — to appear as if the Snowman is holding the candy cane. 7. Break up a candy cane and sprinkle bits to the melted chocolate and PEEPS Marshmallow Snowman. 8. Make sure to enjoy while the treat is still warm!
CUP OF JOY
Want a simple project that is as much fun to create as it is to give? From neighbors and the mail-carrier to teachers and school friends, it’s easy to show you care when you create a treat that lets ever yone enjoy a cup of joy. Simply get packets of classic hot chocolate and PEEPS(R) marshmallow in seasonal shapes like gingerbread men, snowmen and holiday trees. Tie together with a bow and add a tag with a holiday greeting or fun saying like, “You’re our favorite ‘PEEP’le, thanks for being great neighbors!”
SALT-DOUGH ORNAMENTS
Kids love to play with clay, so they certainly will enjoy creating salt-dough ornaments. All you need is flour, salt and water to get started. Look up “salt dough ornament recipe” on the internet and you’ll find quick and easy recipes. Traditionally, you’ll roll out dough and cut with cookie cutters before baking and painting. You can also make threedimensional ornaments like snowmen or people, too. Get creative by using household utensils like a garlic press to create hair or beards. Spending time with loved ones is the best part of the holidays. Let these five DIY activities inspire your friends and family to get together and feel the joy of the season.
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These holiday gifts will inspire comfort
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his year, rethink giving your host that bottle of wine and instead, give the gift of getting cozy and slowing down to truly enjoy everyday moments. Tap into glowing candlelight, cozy textiles, and celebrating simple pleasures when shopping for friends and family. In other words, give the gift of hygge. Pronounced “hoo-ga,” this Danish way of life embraces a feeling of cozy contentment. Here is a collection of gift ideas that will inspire those moments during winter, a hygge-high season, and all year long.
COZY TEXTILES
Textiles are hygge in the way that they keep us warm, conjure up memories, and make everyday life more beautiful. For example, a chunky throw adds warmth to a couch or the foot of a bed, while a Turkish hand towel is a fresh addition to any bathroom or kitchen for everyday use or when guests arrive. Sheepskins have been bringing warmth and coziness into homes for generations with their soft textures and natural beauty.
sometimes leave behind a distinct smell. Made with essential oils and sourced from natural ingredients, consider a Cannabolish gift set that includes a candle and room sprays. The candles give the gift of glow while clearing away any leftover party odors. Cannabolish comes in chic packaging that can attractively hold court in a guestroom or on the hall table for in-home odor control while guests are visiting. Developed by OMI Industries — the world’s authority on odor control— both the spray and candles are designed to naturally eliminate the toughest household odors, including tobacco and cannabis smoke, delivering discreet confidence to those in legal cannabis markets.
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Give a set of tea, a handcrafted mug, and a book on hygge, such as “The Year of Living Danishly,” by Helen Russell, to be read over the winter. Share teas that can be experienced throughout the day, such as a mid-afternoon pause or a calming toast before bedtime.
BE PRESENT
Finally, one of the most memorable GLOW AND SCENT gifts to give is to turn off the Lighting and fresh scents are key electronics, slow down, and be present elements of hygge, and candles are in the small everyday moments when the perfect gift for any holiday hostess. spending time with family and friends In addition to sharing holiday cheer, over the holidays. The best part? This guests’ personal celebrations can gift fits any budget.
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Get Christmas crafty with these homemade ornaments BY METRO CREATIVE CONNECTION
• Advent calendar: Make an Advent calendar to count down to Christmas by covering andmade gifts, trinkets and treats help a foam board with fabric. Use paper tags or small make the holiday season special. Although ornaments and write a number on each for each cookies and other baked goods are some day of the month. Hang these all from the board. of the most popular homemade creations this As each day passes, move the tag or ornament to time of year, gift-givers young and old can put the tree. their talents to use with various craft projects. • Wooden snowflakes: Have children collect Ornaments and decorations are one such idea. small twigs from outdoors, as well as holly leaves Here are some clever and, not-too-time-consumand some sprigs of evergreen. Arrange similarly ing craft projects to try this holiday season. sized twigs in the shape of snowflakes and • Mini sleighs: Create miniature replicas glue together, or tie with twine. Embellish with of Santa’s famous sleigh. Paint several popsicle stickers, glitter, dried berries, and more. sticks to form the main body of the sleigh • Dough ornaments: Anyone can have fun and glue them together. Put one at the top molding their own ornaments, letting them dry perpendicular to the others to serve as the and then painting them. Use cookie cutters to get steering rudder. Two silver-painted popsicle perfect holiday shapes. Craft stores sell various sticks placed on their thin sides act as the blades types of modeling clays and lightweight modeling of a sled. materials. Or, make your own salt dough. • Popcorn garland: Garland made of • Reindeer bottle topper: Put to use any popcorn is a classic handmade holiday project. wine corks you have lying around. Attach googly For a new twist, toss the popcorn with food eyes and a small fuzzy nose to the front of a cork. coloring and allow it to dry before stringing for Insert twisted, brown pipe cleaners to make the some bright color on the tree. antlers up top. Add ribbons, small snippets of • Photo ornaments: Print out several faux fur or any other extras you desire. different photos that you love. Purchase round • Sweet sentiments: Use old Scrabble letter or square thin wood pieces from a craft store and tiles to form a favorite holiday phrase, like “Joy to attach the photos with Mod Podge. When dry, drill the World.” Glue the tiles together and hang from a hole through the top and thread with twine. the tree on a piece of ribbon.
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3 ways to give back this holiday season BY STATEPOINT
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ant to give back this holiday season? There are many ways to get into the charitable spirit. And if you need some inspiration for how to go about benefiting those in your local and global community, consider the following ideas.
SERVE A HOLIDAY MEAL
Food is one of the most fundamental ways to show you care, and, delicious food and the holidays go hand-in-hand. Consider ser ving a warm holiday meal to someone who needs it. There are many ways to do this, such as preparing a meal at home and delivering it to a sick or elderly neighbor, inviting a colleague or friend who doesn’t have family in the area to your home for a holiday meal, or volunteering in a food pantr y to ser ve a meal to other members of your community. If these efforts are
not possible, look for a canned food drive near you and pick up some extra groceries to donate when shopping.
GIVE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER
Give a gift to a loved one this season that’s not only thoughtful for him or her, but also benefits the community at large. One great way to do that is through the gift of water. Due to microplastics and other common water contaminants, safe drinking water is not necessarily a given these days. However, you can provide someone you love with at-home and on-the-go access to safe drinking water with a LifeStraw water filtration product. Helping to reduce plastic waste by providing an alternative to single-use bottles, you’ll be making a global difference. What’s more, for every LifeStraw product purchased, including LifeStraw Go 2-Stage Special Edition, LifeStraw Universal and LifeStraw Play, one child in a community in need receives safe drinking water for an
entire school year. LifeStraw provided its one millionth child with safe drinking water in Kenya in 2018. And new special edition bottles benefit the Conservation Alliance, a public lands conservation organization, and LifeStraw’s Safe Water Fund, which supports natural disaster victims by providing them with safe drinking water.
GIVE LIFE
Did you know that the simple act of donating blood can save a life? Indeed, one pint of blood is all that’s needed to save three lives, according to America’s Blood Centers. Make an appointment at a local blood bank. It takes just about 10 minutes, and afterwards you can feel good about the potential difference you’ve made. Another way you can be a life saver is by ensuring you are a registered organ donor. Use the holiday season as an opportunity to add your name to the National Donate Life Registry.
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How the rest of world celebrates the holidays BY JENNIFER HASSAN THE WASHINGTON POST
“In Russia, gift-giving, holiday trees and garish ornaments are all associated with New Year’s Eve rather than Christmas.“
or some people, Christmas means it’s time to break out the gaudy decorations, twinkling lights and holiday shopping lists. For others, this is a deeply religious time, commemorating — David Filipov the birth of Jesus Christ, the Hanukkah Moscow miracle or other festivals. From Egypt to India, Brazil to Japan, Washington Post correspondents around the world share Christmas is a purely commercial affair. how the holidays are celebrated where The master of Christmas commercialthey live. ization here is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Yes, for more than four decades, BRITAIN Japanese families have been tucking London is a magical place to be into a bucket of finger-licking goodness over the Christmas holidays. Lights from KFC at Christmastime. This sparkle above the streets, outdoor year, more than 3.5 million Japanese parks are transformed by Christmas families are expected to enjoy one of the markets with wooden chalets, and ice “Kentucky Christmas” party barrels, rinks pop up outside iconic buildings. which range from the $32 set of fried Dubbed “Britain’s most festive pub,” chicken to the $42 version complete the Churchill Arms in Notting Hill, with green salad and tiramisu. a neighborhood in West London, is — Anna Fifield, Tokyo decorated with 90 trees and 20,000 lights. LEBANON — Karla Adam, London Christmas is taken seriously in Lebanon — very seriously. Unlike its BELGIUM neighbors, the tiny Arab country has a Christmas markets are common large, vibrant and confident Christian across Europe, but Brussels puts a community that holds especially festive fantastical twist on the tradition with Christmas activities during the holidays. a pair of carousels filled with Jules In the Geitawi neighborhood of Beirut, Verne-like deep-sea creatures and a a predominantly Christian area of the rocket ship that blasts through the Lebanese capital, religious iconography roof. Parents can sip champagne and can be seen on just about every street. slurp oysters at the Sainte-Catherine — Hugh Naylor, Beirut Market while their children twirl on the carousels, which were built in the 1990s RUSSIA by a French artist. In Russia, gift-giving, holiday trees — Michael Birnbaum, Brussels and garish ornaments are all associated with New Year’s Eve rather than JAPAN Christmas. It’s a leftover tradition of the In Japan, where only 1 percent of atheist Soviet Union. Post-Soviet Russia the population identifies as Christian, now celebrates Orthodox Christmas
on Jan. 7, but it is entirely a religious holiday. Bright holiday lights and characters from Western Europe and the United States populate Moscow as the new year approaches. Traditionally, Russia’s Grandfather Frost is a lanky figure in a blue suit who symbolizes winter’s cold. Roly-poly Santa in his red and white suit is a more recent addition to Russian holiday celebrations. — David Filipov, Moscow
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“Around Cairo, stores and hotels put up Christmas trees and decorations, which are also sold in supermarkets. Many middle- and upper-class Muslims view Christmas as a time for festivities and gift giving, especially for their kids.”
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“This is a family time, with many people coming together for late-evening meals and prayers on Dec. 24. Others host big family lunches for dozens on Dec. 25, when samba, speeches and piles of meat, rice, cod and desserts are all on the menu.”
— Sudarsan Raghavan
— Dom Phillips
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In Egypt, Santa is called Baba Noel, meaning Father Christmas. Around Cairo, stores and hotels put up Christmas trees and decorations, which are also sold in supermarkets. Many middle- and upper-class Muslims view Christmas as a time for festivities and gift giving, especially for their kids. About 10 percent of Egypt’s 94 million people are Christians. Most belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church, whose Christmas traditions are different than much of the world, including celebrating the holiday on Jan. 7. The Coptic month leading to Christmas is called Kiahk. Special praise songs are sung by followers before the traditional Sunday service. From November 25 to January 6, many Christians partake in a special “holy nativity fast,” where they don’t eat any animal products, including chicken, beef and eggs. Coptic Christmas Eve is on January 6, when followers attend a special night service. Afterward, they go home and break their fast. The next morning, Orthodox Christmas Day, Christians celebrate in their homes, and people often hand out sweet biscuits known as “kahk” as gifts. — Sudarsan Raghavan, Cairo
INDIA
Christmas celebrations take place primarily along that coast, in the states of Kerala and Goa, as well as in Catholic neighborhoods of Mumbai such as Bandra. India’s northeastern states are also heavily Christian, and generally Protestant, having been converted by English, Welsh, and U.S. missionaries in the 19th century. In cosmopolitan urban centers like Mumbai, the commercial-
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gourmet doughnuts have also appeared. what they have done in the past year and — Ruth Eglash, Jerusalem how they can move forward and better themselves in the new year. With such a diverse population, holiday decorations UNITED STATES come in all shapes and sizes. One holiday Christmas is just one of a plethora of symbol is everywhere, both in public and holidays celebrated in the United States. in many homes: the Christmas tree. The Whether it’s Christmas, Hannukah or National Christmas Tree in Washington Kwanzaa or other nondenominational is lit every year by the president in celebrations, the theme and spirit across celebration of the holidays. the country is giving and gratitude. — Tauhid Chappell, BRAZIL The year ends on an uplifting note, with Washington, D.C. In December, most of Brazil is melting people giving time to others to reflect on in intense tropical heat — or sheltering from huge rainstorms — but that does not stop people in this largely Catholic nation from reaching for the same Yuletide icons as many other countries. Father Christmas, sleighs and even reindeer are all part of the decorations, though they are often given a tropical Visit our Studio SKINTELLIGENT GIFT SET twist. This is a family time, with many to find the perfect gifts people coming together for late-evening for the beauty lovers meals and prayers on Dec. 24. Others on your list. host big family lunches for dozens on Dec. 25, when samba, speeches and piles of meat, rice, cod and desserts are all on the menu. LIP DUO — Dom Phillips, Rio de Janeiro ization of Christmas familiar to those in the West has lately begun in earnest. In December, beggars hawk Santa hats and felt reindeer antlers. Despite a resurgence of Hindu nationalism, it has become more common every year to see these Christmas trinkets for sale at India’s streetlights and in its bazaars. — Max Bearak, Mumbai
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Known as the Festival of Lights, Hannukah celebrates the rededication of the second Jewish temple in Jerusalem more than 2000 years ago, when a one-day supply oil for the temple’s lamp miraculously burned for eight days. In Israel, over the eight-day festival, Jews celebrate by lighting candles, exchanging gifts and eating foods cooked in oil. In anticipation of the not-so-healthy holiday, sweet and sugary “sufganiyot,” (doughnuts minus a hole) hit the stores weeks before the festival. These delicacies are filled with all types of delights. The classic doughnuts are jelly, chocolate or creme caramel flavored. In recent years,
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Holiday Recipes for the Whole Family Reindeer Hot Dogs Prep time: 20 minutes Servings: 10
Ingredients • 1 can refrigerated crescent rolls • 1 package Gwaltney Hot Dogs • 1 slice white cheese • black olives • ketchup
Spiced Yogurt Muffins Yield: 50 servings
Cut hot dogs into three equal sections.
Ingredients • 6.5 cups Dannon plain fat-free Greek yogurt • 4 cups water, room temperature • 1 box (5 pounds) Gold Medal muffin mix, whole grain variety • 3 tablespoons McCormick pumpkin pie spice • 2 tablespoons McCormick • Chipotle cinnamon
Lay out crescent rolls and wrap around middle sections of hot dog pieces.
Combine yogurt and water in mixing bowl. Whisk until blended. Set aside.
Cut triangles out of end sections to look like antlers.
Add spices to dry muffin mix in a large bowl. Add yogurt and water mixture to the muffin mixture. Mix until just blended. Don’t overmix.
Heat oven according to crescent roll package directions.
Cut two slits at top of dough; press end hot dog pieces into slits. Bake according to crescent roll package directions. Cut out small circles from sliced cheese for reindeer eyes. Cover cheese pieces with small slices of black olives for pupils. Add ketchup to hot dogs for red noses.
Using a scoop, portion into greased or lined muffin pans. Bake at 350 F for 24 minutes, or 17 to 20 minutes in a convection oven, until the tops are golden brown.
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Roasted Leg of Lamb • 3 tablespoons Filippo Berio Olive Oil • 2 tablespoons Filippo Berio Raspberry Balsamic Glaze • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary • 4 teaspoons grainy mustard • 1 bone-in leg of lamb (about 6 pounds) • 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon pepper • 3 onions, quartered • 1 cup water Gravy • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour • 1/2 cup dry red wine • 4 cups chicken stock • 2 tablespoons Filippo Berio Raspberry Balsamic Glaze • 1 sprig fresh rosemary • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Make small incisions in lamb and insert garlic slices. Rub olive oil mixture over lamb. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Transfer to roasting pan fitted with rack. Add onions; pour water into bottom of pan. Roast 80-90 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 145 F for medium-rare, adding water to pan as needed to avoid scorching and onions drying out. Transfer lamb to carving board and tent with foil. To make Gravy Place roasting pan on stovetop over medium-high heat; stir in flour. Whisk in wine; boil 1-2 minutes, or until reduced by half. Whisk in chicken stock and raspberry balsamic glaze. Add rosemary; bring to boil and simmer 8-10 minutes, or until thickened. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with lamb.
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Build kids’ social skills with these gift ideas BY STATEPOINT
lessons about making new friends or learning how to navigate challenges. or young children, social-emoThe gift of an experience will be tional development is one of the an exciting life-long memor y and a most valuable aspects of school great opportunity for you to spend readiness. This holiday season, focus time together while kids hone on toys and gifts for preschoolers important skills. that will build children’s empathy, communication skills and the ability INTERACTIVE TOYS to resolve conflicts and navigate Those who want to help children challenges. Here are a few gift ideas learn important lessons might that do just that. consider putting Zoonicorns at the top of their holiday gift lists. EXPERIENTIAL GIFTS Fun and engaging animated music A petting zoo can be a great place videos, game apps, books and for kids to learn about compassion. online activities capture children’s A puppet show may teach important imaginations while offering parents
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and children an opportunity to work through and overcome obstacles together. Kids can watch inspiring music videos like “Yes, You Can!” on YouTube and play along with the soft and cuddly plush Zoonicorns, which are a combination of a unicorn and zebra. The new Wish Me Zoonicorns by Jay@Play have four touch points where children may interact with them. When kids kiss the Zoonicorn on the nose the horn glows and kids can make a wish. The animated videos stories focus on tools children can use to identify and solve problems for themselves
through the comforting animal characters of the Zooniverse.
BOARD GAMES
Playing age-appropriate card games and board games is a great way for kids to learn to follow rules, take turns, cooperate and be a good sport. Card games such as Uno and Go Fish make great stocking stuffers. As for board games, think classics like Candyland, checkers and Chutes and Ladders, or go for newer games designed specifically to familiarize kids with letters, shapes, numbers and colors.
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