I’m Jan, a mom to 3 boys, doing all sorts of boy mom things. (Cub Scout Den Leader, anyone?) Thankfully, my family lets me go girly-crazy once a year in the form of obsessive Christmas decorating. You can follow us at The Ingpire Strikes Back!
Now before we get started:
1. I prefer the nickname “Little Miss Christmas” to “Crazy Christmas Lady”
2. Yes, All my decorations are up. (9 large fully decorated trees)
Theming your trees makes them super easy to decorate. I’m a native Texan, so I filled our Texas Tree with flags and all things western. This tree could work for almost any southern state.
Anything can be an ornament. You don’t even have to hang them.
Old license plates make great conversation pieces. As do political buttons, hats, and trinkets from sporting events.
One of my Texas Tree “ornaments” is a small plastic hat that held our ice cream at an Astros game.
Looking for something to do with your child’s art?
This tree is in my oldest son’s room, and is filled with his artwork.
I’ve laminated most of it so it will keep from year to year.
Don’t worry about all the artwork being Christmas themed.
In this picture you can see a VBS photo with frame, a ghost, and a St. Patrick’s Day rainbow mobile.
And what could be more perfect to top it off with than a school made star?
My son loves looking at his artwork, and I get a little misty eyed hanging his preschool art projects.
The next two trees are in my twins’ bedroom. One for each of them, of course.
I know everyone has enough stuffed animals sitting around to fill a tree.
And a toy tree is the perfect place for all those kid meal toys that seem to multiply throughout the house.
The Rubber Duckie Tree was favorite from last year.
This tree is in our guest bathroom, and I’ve spiced it up a bit this year by adding tooth brushes.
So ooh and ahh your family and friends with your creativity this Christmas.
The best ornaments don’t come from the store!