Wrapping a gift is a key Christmas Camp skill. You must be able to wrap a package (any size, any shape) and do it at a professional level to earn your “Essential Skills of Christmas” Merit Badge from Christmas Camp. To that end, we present another video on how to wrap a package/gift. It’s not …
Tag Archives: Christmas Camp
Christmas Camp: How to Wrap a Package
At Christmas one key skill(which has a very good shelf life) of the season is package wrapping. Women seem to know–genetically–how to do it better than guys. But, hey, there’s no reason why you can’t put yourself in the Gift Wrapping Hall of Fame once you learn a few basics and treat it as a …
Christmas Camp: How to Make a Garland for Christmas Stairs
As long as we’re talking garland, let’s talk location for the garland and what you might have to do to make it special. This video covers creating garland for the stairs. If you have a two story house, garland on the stairs is an absolute must. It’s a snap. Just pay attention to the nice …
Continue reading “Christmas Camp: How to Make a Garland for Christmas Stairs”
Christmas Camp: How to String Lights on a Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree (we’re taking liberties with capitalization). You’ve seen it forever, in all its’ lighted glory. And, of course, you’ve no doubt put the lights on many a tree. But did you know that–like most things in life–lighting up a tree is neither as simple or complicated as it looks. There are, actually, three …
Continue reading “Christmas Camp: How to String Lights on a Christmas Tree”
Christmas Camp: How to make a Christmas Centerpiece
Christmas is for entertaining–friends, family, work buddies. Mid-week or weekend parties, outside events if you live in a warm climate. Entertaining means holiday food (and of course, there will be a Christmas dinner, right?) and when you spread a table with food and refreshments, you should also decorate the table–it’s that time of the year. …
Continue reading “Christmas Camp: How to make a Christmas Centerpiece”
Christmas Camp: How to Put Christmas Lights on the Roofline
This is the second of two videos about Christmas lighting (we haven’t touched on laser lighting yet..). This one deals with the very stylish trend to light the roofline of your house. Please note that this can be hazardous–if you’re not used to being on ladders or working twenty to thirty feet above the ground, …
Continue reading “Christmas Camp: How to Put Christmas Lights on the Roofline”
Christmas Camp: How to Hang Exterior Lights
During the holidays, it’s time to light up the house. You do not want to be the occupant of the only house on the block (or in the neighborhood) who has not put up Christmas lights. First–a word of caution. At a certain point in your life, you may want to delegate hanging the lights …
Continue reading “Christmas Camp: How to Hang Exterior Lights”
Christmas Camp: How to Decorate a Christmas Wreath
More intelligent, informed, instruction on how to celebrate the year’s biggest holiday. This installment is focused on not just making the wreath (see previous video or click this link) but how to decorate the wreath once you’ve got it made. Making the wreath provides one part of the canvas; decorating it–either traditionally or more creatively–is …
Continue reading “Christmas Camp: How to Decorate a Christmas Wreath”
Christmas Camp: How to Make a Christmas Wreath
One thing you will want is a wreath for your front door (or back door, or just to hang over the fireplace). You can buy a wreath or make your own, but making a wreath is a lot of fun, a great experience for everyone in the family, and something that builds wonderful memories of …
Continue reading “Christmas Camp: How to Make a Christmas Wreath”
Christmas Camp: How to Find Your Christmas Tree
You’ll need a tree. You can buy a live one, cut down your own, or use an artificial tree. Each has its’ advantages. Live trees purchased from a Christmas tree lot bring the smell and feel of a traditional Christmas tree into the house without the necessity to go out to a farm and cut …
Continue reading “Christmas Camp: How to Find Your Christmas Tree”