By Kim Tilley
http://frugal-moms.com
It is easier to pull things
together if you have a theme. Here are some of the
decorating themes I came up with for the holidays,
whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or
Kwanzaa, I tried to include a large amount of ideas.
Decorating Themes:
1.Monochromatic- White Christmas,
all neutral, all gold or all silver, etc.
2.Color Schemes- red and green,
blue and silver, gold and burgundy, black and white,
etc.
3.Shapes- all hearts, stars,
snowflakes, menorrahs, etc.
4.Motifs-snowmen, gingerbread men,
angels, etc.
5.Religious-nativity, angels,
noah's ark, Jesse tree (bible stories- Old and/or
New Testament), Hanukkah, etc.
6.Cultural/Ethnic-African,
European, Native American, Middle Eastern (the Holy
Land)
7.National-design your theme
around a particular country-ie. Russia, Germany,
U.S.A., Africa, etc.
8.Christmas around the World- do
the Christmas legend from each of several countries,
such as Father Christmas, Pierre Noel, Santa Claus,
etc.
9.Regional- Southern, New England,
Southwestern, Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch
10.Historical-Colonial, Medieval,
Renaissance, Classical, Wild West, Victorian,
Edwardian, Art Deco, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Modern
11.Secular-Santa Claus, elves,
toys, mice, snowmen, people, children, babies,
cherubs, etc.
12.Food-gingerbread men, candy
(sugarplums!), cookie cutters, cookies, pomanders,
cranberries, popcorn
13.Nature- birds and birds' nests,
bird houses, dried flowers, vines, evergreens,
pinecones, nuts, berries, etc.
14.Favorite Christmas songs and
poems- The Night Before Christmas, 12 Days of
Christmas, Jingle bells (horses, sleighs, etc),
music theme-bells, harps, etc
15.Stories- biblical, nursery rhymes, secular.
16.Plays and Movies-It's A
Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, The Nutcracker
17.Pop Culture-cartoon characters,
toys (Barbie, et al), movie, and tv show characters
(Star Trek and Sesame Street come to mind!), Elvis
(he is everywhere anyhow!), Etc.
18.Winter Sports
Contributed By
www.childfun.com
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