[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-detail-the-kkh-guide-to-chic-kid-friendly-holiday-decor":3,"blog-related-the-kkh-guide-to-chic-kid-friendly-holiday-decor":36},{"id":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"subtitle":7,"bodyHtml":8,"heroImageUrl":9,"heroImageAlt":7,"authorName":10,"authorImageUrl":7,"publishedDt":11,"categories":12,"tags":16,"products":29,"inlineProducts":30,"seo":31},411,"the-kkh-guide-to-chic-kid-friendly-holiday-decor","The KKH Guide to Chic & Kid-Friendly Holiday Decor",null,"\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/blog/tis-the-season-for-holiday-gifting-giveaways-more/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Happy holidays\u003C/a>, cuties! While large holiday parties and much of holiday travel are both going to be on hold this year, for safety's sake, the tradition of holiday decor is still very much on for me and my family! I love decorating my the apartment with my children...and of course playing Santa to them (even though my oldest is starting to doubt the magic of old St. Nick)--sob!).\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">To help all my fellow parents out there get into the holiday decorating spirit (trust me, I know it's not always easy!), I'm sharing my favorite tips, tricks, and traditions, along with some of my absolute favorite kids' gift items from our KKH Holiday Gift Shop!\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Cscript src=\"https://cdn.dashhudson.com/web/js/board-carousel-embed.js\" type=\"text/javascript\" data-name=\"dhboard-carousel\" data-gallery-id=\"533648\" data-row-size=\"1.35\" data-gap-size=\"1\" data-mobile-row-size=\"1.35\" data-mobile-gap-size=\"1\" data-call-to-action=\"shop_now\" >\u003Cspan data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\u003C/span>\u003Cspan data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\u003C/span>\u003Cspan data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\u003C/span>\u003Cspan data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\u003C/span>\u003Cspan data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\u003Cspan data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\u003C/span>\u003C/span>\u003C/script>\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cem>Click to shop!\u003C/em>\u003C/span>\u003C/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cstrong>How I Decorate for the Holidays with My Kids\u003C/strong>\u003C/span>\u003C/h2>\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">The first thing to remember when your little ones join you in putting up \u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/Product/ProductList/Holiday?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=kidsholiday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">holiday decor\u003C/a> is to remember that they are going to give you \u003Cem>maybe\u003C/em> an hour where they’re actually being helpful with decorating. The vast majority of the time, they aren’t going to be helpful and if you’re like me, and you want it to look perfect, you have to allocate what they actually do on the tree.\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">Usually I have two \u003Ca href=\"https://www.kathykuohome.com/Product/Detail/37949-Rhys-ft-Frosted-Spruce-Snowy-Christmas-Tree-Real-Feel-with-Clear-Lights?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=kidsholiday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trees\u003C/a>--a pretty tree and a fun tree. In certain years we’ve combined the two, if we have a really big tree. The fun tree--I love decorating this one with my kids so much--features souvenir \u003Ca href=\"https://rstyle.me/+6e28QLY0SRGl2Tzoy01uIw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ornaments\u003C/a> from any vacation or trip we go on. When I travel, if I see souvenir ornaments, or any little thing that could be turned into an ornament, I buy it. I’m the person who goes right to the cheesy gift shop and buys the ornament with a crab on it that says “Rehoboth Beach.” \u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">I like to allocate specific areas for the kids to decorate, and then any special hand-blown glass ornaments, expensive collectibles, and heirlooms get tucked away way up high where the kids can’t reach. But the kids get to place the fun souvenir ornaments, or the stuffed animals and plush taxi cab ornaments, and they really love those things.\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Chr />\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">\u003Cstrong>How We Create Traditions\u003C/strong>\u003C/span>\u003C/h2>\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: opensans-regular;\">Crafting special holiday traditions with my children is such a joy! Traditionally, we \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">go to Connecticut and cut down our tree at a tree farm. And we bring it home and have \u003Ca href=\"https://rstyle.me/+MvUGCK6_CRJlEU3JehUfMg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hot cocoa\u003C/a>. Of course, the unsexy part is hauling it into the building and getting it hoisted up into the stand without it killing someone or wrecking the furniture on the way in!\u003C/span>\u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\"> Once the tree is secure, we pull out all of our other Christmas stuff--we have these little figurines that are plush and they’re skiing and snowshoeing. The kids get those out, they pull out the sled, and the light up holiday village buildings--and we do the decorating together. It’s really wonderful. They also write notes to Santa--in years past they’ve done two notes, one in English and one in Chinese. They also stamp the letters and give them to me to mail--though, of course I save them away in a drawer so that when they’re older we can go back and look at them. \u003C/span>\r\n\r\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: opensans-regular;\">I think the best part about decorating is creating the tradition and repeating every single year. So, whatever you choose to do, make sure you can repeat in years to come--whether that’s having hot chocolate and singing carols or watching a special Christmas movie. 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