Banner Graphic, Volume 19, Number 68, Greencastle, Putnam County, 23 November 1988 — Page 19

Planning for holidays? Don’t forget about the kids!

“Children thawing in front of an open fire” is not an exact line from Mel Torme’s 1946 Yuletide standard “The Christmas song," but maybe it should be. If you think about it, a traditional Christmas wouldn’t be complete without rosy-cheeked children, rushing in from the cold after a long day of winter fun to snuggle by the fire. ' Mom and dad thawing little numb noses afid frozen fingers is a scene as warming to the heart as it is to the body. • Christmastime is often associated with many such family moments. While it is everyone’s favorite time of year, the exhilaration of increased merrymaking on the “home front” can be particularly strenuous for young families with children between the ages of “kindergarten scholar” and “teeny-bopper.” The pressures that parents must deal with in keeping their children entertained during this joyous season are monumental. Roses Inc., representing America’s fresh-cut rose growers, suggest the following activities to lower parents’ blood pressure, and to ensure that both parents and children enjoy what should be a relaxed and meaningful time. Deck the halls Somehow, the happy moments which rrtake Christmas so enchanting wouldn’t be as special if we couldn’t share the “magic” with others. Holidays are synonymous with reunions and get-togethers with family and friends. >. To welcome holiday guests to your home, hang a wreath or swag of Christinnas greens with plaid or green bows or ribbons, and candy canes on the front, door. For an extra personalized touch, try' adding fresh cut roses and a “treasure” supplied by each family member. The result will be a unique decorative door piece that includes your family’s “signature.” Children love being included in grownup plans! So, be sure to include them on your trip to the flower shop and let them pick out the roses to be used in your home decor. (Remember, if your schedule is a really hectic one, your florist is as near as your telephone and will deliver to your door. Or, you may find fresh roses at your local supermarket and can pick them up as you do your grocery shopping.) If you are entertaining, let the eldest child supervise setting the dinner table. When plates and silver are arranged, have the “baby of the family” tuck a rose into each napkin at the table. At the end of the evening, everyone -will feel like they have been an important .part of the celebration, and each guest

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Terrific tips for wrapping up holiday season in style

Looking for new ways to make the holidays even more special for kids? The following gift wrap suggestions—a far cry from traditional green and red ♦‘card store” wrappings—are guaranteed to please children of all ages. , *Wrap a gift in white paper. Purchase a stamp with the child’s name or nickname along with stamp pads in different colored inks. Stamp the name in a rainbow of color all over the package. •Replace store-bought bows with the new fashion rage—colorful or outrageous shoelaces. To make a shoelace bow, simply arrange laces in bow shape, knot as usual and secure with “Bow Biters” shoe fashion accesories. Available in six characters from cool to cute, the Bow Biter “bites” the knot and keeps laces tied all day long. Laces and Bow Biters make the wrapping a gift in itself. Carefully cut glossy photos of popular rock stars, movie actors and sports heros from teen and sports magazines

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can take home a rose as a remembrance of the good time they had. Brighten every corner of the house by inserting sweetheart roses in tiny, empty, perfume bottles. Sweetheart roses fit perfectly in small hands and, after the roses are prepared, each child can then choose where he or she would like this special holiday decoration to be displayed. When gathering to decorate the home, remember, roses make any room come alive with red and green holiday hues. Work as a team to lace the staircase banister with a garland of red roses mixed with traditional Christmas greens. Or, put a red rose in a bud vase by the kitchen sink for Santa’s helpers who get “stuck” with the holiday dinner dishes. Gifts for little hands to give Fresh roses are the “ultimate” gift for both teenage and younger children to give. Send the “apple of your eye” to school with red roses in a bud vase or a single rose in a “rose bowl” as a gift for a favorite teacher. (Don’t forget: Male teachers like roses, too!) Take your child along with you to call on a “shut-in” friend who can’t go out of town this season. A personal visit means so much more when children accompany you. Prepare a basket of fruit tied up with a big green ribbon and a Christmas red rose for the child to give. This gift, unlike any other, provides nourishment for the body and the soul. As their gift to brother, sister, mom or dad, smaller children can easily top off Christmas stockings with a red rose. Children attending Christmas services can feel like “big people” by laying a rose on the altar as your family’s addition to holiday worship. If you are invited to pay a visit to the neighbors, let the children spread holiday cheer by giving roses to the host or hostess as a gift of thanks in return for the courtesy and kindness shown throughout the year. Perhaps the rose gift would include one rose for each of your family members, or one per child. Kids like roses, too! Roses are unexpected “treats” for small children who help out with Christmas decorating, baking and gift wrapping. Kids of all ages get a thrill out of receiving roses which they can handle, care for and watch develop through their stages of life. Your child’s first vision on Christmas morning should be bright and cheery, so surprise each youngster that holds a place in your heart with a few roses on his or her night stand. For your little girl’s hair, shape bendable wire into a halo. Wrap with green

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and use as wrapping paper. For larger gifts, use a poster of kids’ idols. •For younger kids, cut out illustrations of their favorite action figures or cartoon characters, such as Snoopy or Garfield, from comic or coloring books and make enlarged photocopies. To extend the theme, top the gift with mini replicas of action figures and ’toon characters. •Look for favorite comic strip characters and wrap up a gift in the “funnies.” •Draw a tree, angel or snowman on the front of a standard paper lunch bag. Cut out the shape and fill the bag with green or red tissue paper. Next, punch holes at the top of the bag with a hole punch. Thread glitter shoelaces through the holes, pull together, knot and secure with a Bow Biters character for added flair. •Wrap a gift in a map that pinpoints the town where the chiid was bom and circle it in red.

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ribbon and insert red roses with baby’s breath to complement her holiday attire. Any little “gentleman” would look dashing with a single sweetheart rose and holly sprig boutonniere. If your family is posing for a photo to send to faraway friends this year, use red roses and holiday greens for the “crowning” touch. Roses are always in season, and are available when you’re ready to say “cheese.” On caring Children and roses both need a little special attention from time to time. Handling and caring for their roses can help build a tender loving care attitude when youngsters are responsible for the rose in their charge.

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Here’s a few simple tips you can pass on that will help ensure you get the longest life from your roses! • Any rose that has been out of water long enough for the base end of the stem to dry out will benefit from having an inch or more of the stem end cut off under water with a pair of shears. After making the cut, place the rose in a waterfilled container for display. • Keep your roses out of direct sun and hot drafts. • If a rose should wilt prematurely, follow the recutting under water procedure above; but, after the cut is made, leave the rose to lay flat in a sink or pan of tepid water. Let it float there for an hour or so, and it will revive. Then, replace the rose in your arrangement.

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