Christmas is getting closer and festive decorations are already finding their way into numerous shops and department stores. When you want to start with the Christmas decorations is of course up to you. Some set up a decorated Christmas tree as early as the beginning of November and others wait until shortly before Christmas with the first chain of lights. For many, the Sunday of the Dead marks the start of the Christmas season. Christmas markets also open their doors at this time. This year the Sunday of the Dead falls on November 24th. However, if you feel like festive decoration beforehand, you can start decorating now. Here we show you how Christmas will be in your home and which decoration ideas you can implement together with your children.
In winter it gets dark early and the weather usually shows its modest side. That's why you see lights glowing in the dark everywhere at Christmas time. They light up the gray season and create a festive atmosphere.
Well-known classics of festive lighting are fairy lights. They come in all shapes, colors and sizes. This makes them the ideal Christmas decorations because you can use fairy lights anywhere. There is the classic string of lights with little lights, but there are also Christmassy variants, such as these strings of lights with snowflakes.
Here you will find a selection:
The question is, do you want to use real candles or LED candles? Both variants have their advantages and disadvantages. The charm of a real candle is that the flame flickers and gives off warmth. However, real fire can be dangerous, especially for small children. That's why families with children like to use harmless LED candles. The light of the artificial candles should come close to the natural candlelight and flicker atmospherically like the original.
Stars are one of the most popular Christmas classics. They are particularly beautiful when they are bright. This poinsettia has a beautiful lace pattern and conjures up Christmassy patterns on the walls when it lights up. Alternatively, there are also hanging stars that you can attach to windows and ceilings.
It's not just the four walls that can be decorated, the garden or balcony can also be decorated with festive decorations. It is important that the decoration is weatherproof and therefore suitable for outdoor use. So you can leave them in use in wind and weather without any worries. Fairy lights illuminate the wintry darkness best. This net of lights can be placed on a hedge, for example, and thus transforms the garden into a sea of lights.
In the US, some homes have perfected Christmas decorations. So it is not uncommon for houses to appear in all their glory and numerous fairy lights and figures to be found in front of the houses. There is a wide choice, whether Santa Claus or reindeer with sleighs.
The little ones especially look forward to Christmas. The days are counted, advent calendar doors are opened and cookies are baked. The anticipation of Christmas will be even greater if you and your children decorate for Christmas together.
Window pictures to color in are particularly beautiful. The easiest way to do this is with window chalk. It is uncomplicated and easy to remove. In this window chalk set you will find not only the chalk but also beautiful stencils with Christmas motifs. Your children can color in the motifs themselves. Of course, your own creations are also possible.
Tip: The window chalk set usually only contains one pen. So that your children can paint together or with friends, they should have enough chalk pencils ready.
Paper bag stars are also very popular. You need conventional paper bags for this, which are suitable for lunch, for example. You can use this to make beautiful Christmas stars with your children and with just a few simple steps. If the classic white of the bags is not enough for you, you will also find colorful paper bags for handicrafts here. In this video you can see how beautiful stars are formed from it.
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