Santa, religion, and the economy: parenting and the 2008 holidays. Babble.com’s Christmas Special Issue.
Recession-proof your holidays!
Everyone’s broke. People are being laid off right and left. It’s not exactly the merriest holiday season on record. And yet, there are plenty of ways to make the yuletide (whatever that is) gay despite the economic downturn. In fact, one of the few upsides of these dark times is that families are more likely to indulge in the free, simple pastime of hanging out together. In that spirit, we bring you our writers’ strategies for recession-proofing your holidays. – The Babble Editors
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Top 10 Kid Christmas-Special Moments That Make Parents Cry
By Jen Chaney
Seven Holiday Card-inal Sins
Jen Chaney
Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus (And Now You Can I.M. Him).
By the Editors
The Babble Holiday Gift Guide
By the Editors
Eighty-five gift ideas, 17 categories, 30 giveaways!
Babble Best: Building Sets
By Kate Bayless
Five perfect gifts for your little architect.
Babble Best: Train Sets
By Kate Bayless
All aboard our five favorite toy railways!
The Best and Worst of 2008
By the Editors
The year in parenting, from Sarah Palin to Suri Cruise. by Babble Editors
Parental Advisory: A Jew Among Gentiles
By Rebecca Odes and Ceridwen Morris
How do I tell my five-year-old that Santa’s bringing toys to her friends but not to her?
Bad Parent: Sorry, Can’t Make It
By Jeanne Sager
There’s no place like home for the holidays – my home.
A Very Muslim Christmas
By Hadeel Masseoud
Would having a tree betray our faith?
Babble Best: Puppet Theaters
By Jeanne Sager
Boost your indoor fun quotient with these five puppet playscapes.
Babble Best: Wagons
By Jeanne Sager
Our five favorite forms of public toddler transportation.
Babes in Toyland
By Kevin Keck
I fought the toy invasion and lost.
FROM OUR ARCHIVES
The Babble Holiday Gift Guide 2007
By the Editors
Choosing His Religion
By Erin K. Blakely
I’m Catholic. My husband’s Jewish. What does that make our son?
Presents, Please
By Amy Lutz
Why I don’t believe in “no gifts” parties.
The Grinch
By Sasha Brown Worsham
Why I won’t let my child believe in Santa.
You Better Not Cry
By Jennifer Cattui
Santa’s the disciplinarian at our house.
‘Tis the Season
By Kim Brooks
Why my Jewish baby is celebrating Christmas.
Christmas Special Round-Up 2007
By Lisa Carver and kids
Shrek vs. Dudley Moore vs. The Doodlebops!
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