A tropical twist on Christmas: feather and chocolate “trees,” spicy coastal dishes, shadow-puppet stories, cocoa-volcano games, and a candy-cane cannon that stole the show. A bright, playful Indonesia-meets-Minnesota celebration of flavor, creativity, and Christmas joy.

A Judy Garland–themed kickoff to Christmas featuring wreath-shaped treats, kid crafts, classic films, oversized DIY porch lights, and plenty of twinkling garland. A cozy, music-filled day that moved from Halloween night straight into the Christmas season with oranges, popcorn, cocktails, and Judy’s golden-age holiday soundtrack.

A chance to celebrate “A Charlie Brown Christmas” complete with an inspired menu, viewing of the movie, a Charlie Brown Christmas tree game, Vince Guaraldi playlist, and other elements inspired by a "Brown Christmas”.

A cute way to kick-off decorating for the Christmas season complete with the iconic children's book, mini trees for the kids, and a special treat for our neighborhood wildlife.

A fun look at the phrase from Luke 2 including flocked Christmas trees, feeding flocks of birds, Shepherd's Pie, and the annual church Christmas celebration!

A celebration of the Christmas traditions in Argentina complete with cotton balls as snowflakes, building a paper mache goat to burn it down, listening to Christmas tango, and a spread of vitel tone, beef tongue, and Andes mints!

A holiday date celebrating Christmas trees including a holiday episode of "Frasier", fir-ry socks, Scotch cocktails, the"10 Most Famous Christmas Trees in the World", and more!

A heartwarming evening paying homage to the iconic Christmas tree including homemade Christmas tree pita bites and watching the touching "Tree Man" documentary.

A simple date for the family decorating the house for the holiday season!