Local Holiday Information
The holiday are here! And during this season, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. While you are planning the decorating, entertaining, shopping and cooking, it is easy to loose track of all the concerts and festivals that are happening. The solution? Let someone else do it for you! When you have a moment to take a break, check out the following sites and plan a night out!
The Holidazzle Parade happens in downtown Minneapolis every night from Friday, Nov. 28 through Tuesday, Dec. 23, and from Friday, Dec. 26 through Tuesday, Dec. 30. Visit this site for more details, including float information!
Microsoft's Sidewalk.com Holiday Events Guide is a comprehensive list of concerts, plays and other local holiday activities.
Dive In Holiday Event Guide takes a long time to load, but is worth the wait! This is the most comprehensive list of Twin Cities happenings that I have found on the 'net so far.
Contact Santa Claus
Have you given your list to Santa yet? If not, there are several high tech solutions. Take advantage of your e-mail program to quickly send Santa your kid's lists! (Or yours! It can't hurt to try...) Several of these sites guarantee that you or your child will get a response back from Santa when your list is received.
www.Claus.com Check your Naughty or Nice rating. (A very funny and highly recommended feature) Choose your very own Elf Buddy. Play games in Elf School. Print your Honorary Elf Diploma. Sing along with Holiday Karaoke. Try funny holiday recipes. Visit the Toy Workshop. Send E-mail to Santa Claus. Track Santa Claus in his sleigh on Christmas Eve. See how many cookies Santa Claus eats on his trip. And much more.
www.SantaClaus.com See the Favorite Books of Santa and the Elves, Email Santa! Send Virtual Christmas Cards! See the Christmas Countdown Clock! Enjoy Games, Crafts and Fun Ideas and lots more.
www.Santa.com Write to Santa, get shopping tips, fun and games and more.
The Official Internet Site of Santa Claus Enjoy the The Christmas Music Box - Christmas Music Right On Your Computer.....Elves Dance To It! Read the The Northpole Gazette™ - Santa's Internet News Paper printed by the Elves. Monitor Santa's Northpole Meters - Computer Meters to see how the Toys and E-mail is coming along!
Christmas Food/Recipes
And if you don't have your Christmas menu completely planned a la Martha Stewart, here are some sites that are sure to spark your imagination, or begin a new holiday tradition!
Christmas Recipes This site has recipes for loads of sweets and drinks. Satisfy your sweet tooth here!
Christmas Cookie Recipes Yep, more cookies. Perfect for those last minute gifts or cookie exchanges.
Prevention's Healthy Christmas Dinner Menu If you are looking for nutritious and healthy ideas for holiday dinners, here they are!
Holiday Menus Click here for complete menus with recipes! Truly a time saver.
There are a multitude of Hanukkah sites on the Web too! Here are just a few of the biggest and most informative sites. All are kid friendly, too.
Chanukah 1997 Megasite A truly inclusive site with history and explanation of Chanukah traditions, songs and more.
Hanukkah: from the JCN History, links, recipes and the Internet's first virtual Dreidel.
The Festival of Lights Lots of fun areas for the kids to explore.
The food served during Hanukkuh is an important part of the tradition. If you are looking for some "new" traditional recipes, here are a few sites for you to try.
Chanukah.Com Recipes Latkes and Kugel
A Great Miracle Happened There: Hanukkah Recipes Steve Holzinger's recipes and a story about latkes.
Traditional Chanukah Recipes Mouthwatering photos accompany these recipes.