Have an Eco-Friendly Christmas

Looking for affordable, eco-friendly decorations this Christmas? Find a basket. Bundle up the kids. Head to the woods. Grab pine cones, fir branches, winterberries and acorns. Back at home, fill window boxes with pinecones, berries and branches. Head inside and put on the cocoa for the kids. While you’re in the kitchen, turn on the oven to 200 degrees, slice oranges and apples and bake on cookie sheet until dried. Have kids thread red ribbon into each slice. Fill a tall vase with some small branches and hang apple and orange slices from branch “tree.” Now, find some cream pillar candles and plop them into some large clear glass hurricaines or bowls. Place some small pine branches around the base of each candle. Add a few fresh cranberries. Now light the candles and sip some cocoa.