Plan Your Christmas Tree Around a Theme

When you're thinking about decorating your main Christmas tree or a small Christmas tree in the kitchen, child's room, or family room, you might want to focus on a theme. Choose a special interest, favorite sport, hobby, or travel memories.

You can also choose a theme for your whole home or a party you're giving during the holidays.

See some of our ideas for Christmas tree themes.

• Snow, Angel, and Santa Themes
  How appropriate to focus your Christmas tree decorations around snow! Choose snowflakes, a white color scheme, delicate angels, snowmen, or stars for an elegant, serene look to your Christmas tree or room decor.

• Food, Cookie, and Candy Themes
  Candy canes, candy garlands, cut-out cookies, popcorn and cranberries, cookie cutters, and mini kitchen utensils work great for this theme. It's very appropriate for a tree in the kitchen of anyone who loves to cook or eat!

• Rustic and Cabin Themes
  Using raffia, carved wooden ornaments, wooden beads, pine cones, and nosegays of dried flowers, leaves, and sticks, you can achieve a wonderful, rustic look for your Christmas tree. Any cabin or family room will feel welcoming and cozy if you decorate your Christmas tree around this theme.

• Sparkles, Sports, and Unique Themes
  A child will feel special with a tree decorated to focus on his special interest, like sports or computers. Memories of family getaways or vacations are also a great way to choose decorations for a Christmas tree.

~ Coral Nafie

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