Last week, love was in the air as National Guard families gathered for their party in a hangar at the St. Paul Downtown Airport. Joyous pandemonium reigned as the kids raced from face painting to cookie decorating to a "fish pond" for prizes.
Suddenly, the hangar door rolled up and a beaming Santa -- seated on an aircraft tow tractor -- rode in from a Chinook helicopter. Amid squeals of delight, he settled into a big chair in front of a Black Hawk Continue reading »
give their six kids for Christmas? Something preferably handmade, says Pitt.
"We do exchange gifts, although we don't feel any pressure to make them big or expensive gifts," the 44-year-old actor tells
Hello!
magazine.
"The kids don't ask for the big gifts for the reason that they don't see a lot of the American cartoon television, which is packed with all those manipulative commercials," he said.
He also has the kids make their own gifts: Continue reading »
Merchant associations and other market observers say they have seen a similar trend in which adults may not be shopping for themselves or other adults, but are spending on children.
According to a National Retail Federation survey, shoppers spent an average of $372.57 over the weekend kicked off by Black Friday, up 7.2 percent from last year, with toy sales expected to be near the top of the list at mass market retailers, Toy Industry Association Continue reading »
NEW YORK — Get ready for a pyjama party.
PJs look to be a popular gift this holiday season, as families struggling with high heating bills are bundling up at night, and older kids have turned sleep pants into cool daywear.
"I can't afford to buy gifts just for fun," said Lisa Jenkins, who has lowered the temperature at her Clarkston, Wash., home and is cutting back on presents for her children amid the weak economy. "Pyjamas will keep them Continue reading »
Single mom Melanie Holt says getting back into the dating game wasn't like an eHarmony or Match.com commercial. Four years ago, her friends had to convince her to call the man she's still dating now.
"We both weren't looking for a relationship," Holt says.
They each have two children and were cautious about introducing them to one another.
"We've tried to make decisions in our relationship based on what would be best for our children," Holt, Continue reading »