It’s the season for magic-Christmas is. Anything and everything is possible during this time of the year. And because invisible gold dust is in the air, which makes the fabulous the standard of measure, you know have a license to go beyond the ordinary and go all the way with exciting yuletide decorations. So you’ve had a blue print of your home’s Christmas designs since July-have you finalized anything yet with your front yard? Read on to find awesome outdoor Xmas decorations you and your family can use today.
We have been sufficiently pepped and prepped-let’s get on with it. I dare you to exceed last year’s Christmas. One way of doing this is by involving your children in this project. But Giselle, you might be saying, you don’t know my kids. Yes, not personally but I’m sure they’re crazy, impractical, oftentimes pesky-they are children. You will be surprised how much fun and what a great bonding experience this will turn out to be. Take a leap of faith and you will not regret it.
Agree on a general theme to base all your outdoor Xmas decorations on. Remind people on the true meaning of the season by setting up a beautiful Nativity scene in your softly lit front yard. Figurines or cut outs of angels, shepherds with their sheep, and wise kings can be appropriately positioned all across the yard to making its way to pay homage to the infant Savior-it will be your homage to Him as well.
How does a Santa Claus setting sound to you? You can have him landing on your roof with his posse of reindeer; or set up the front part of your house as a chilly, toy-making North Pole factory. Incorporate Christmas tree themes into it by designing an icy Christmas tree of blue, silver and white ornaments. Attach little tin icicles on the tips of the tree’s boughs for an added effect.
Depending on the neighborhood, you can also design a few outdoor trees with edible accessories hanging from them. String popcorn or cranberry and wind these strands prettily across the tree. Hang candy canes and ribboned little treats on the boughs of the tree. Just remember that you need to space the Christmas lights well when you decorate. Keep the sizzle in the kitchen not on your tree. When you go for the food inspired creations, let your imaginations loose and don’t hold back.
You don’t even have to keep to the traditional images of Christmas. Push the envelope and see where your creativity will take you. How about a 50’s inspired holiday theme? Have cutouts of iconic men and women of this era and have them strewn around your lawn in holiday fashions. Do you have kids who are so into Disney? Then have a mini Disneyland in your front yard with characters all in Santa hats. Simulate snow by sprinkling Styrofoam balls all over the place.
There might not have been a lot of particularly happy moments the past months-but don’t count the year out just yet. Live as how you want even in the last few weeks of the year. Make your outdoor Xmas decorations work for you-it’s the faithful forerunner of Christmas magic. Enjoy!
This year I’m going all out with Outdoor Christmas Decorations. I’ve started to purchase lights and wreaths. Looking for a Santa and his reindeer for the roof. Great article. I like the Styrofoam balls idea. Thanks.