News — Christmas RSS



Holidays from A-Z

Thank you to Phoenix Magazine for featuring www.UglyChristmasSweaterParty.com in their December issue, which highlights everything you can do in Arizona from A - Z this holiday season.   Adding to our list of fun Holiday Running 5K, 10K and more! Turns out, there's even more thigs to do while wearing your UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER!!! http://www.phoenixmag.com/lifestyle/arizona-holiday-a-to-z.html As in: How many can you run? December is prime time for Arizona pavement hounds, with 5K, 10K and long-distance races almost every day of the month. Here are our picks in several categories: Fun RunAZ Santa Run 2016 on December 10Dress up like Santa and run/walk the 5K course or 1-mile fun run through Victory Lane Sports Park in Glendale. The $65 registration fee...

Continue reading



Make Your Own Buddy the Elf Spirit Clausometer

It's the real Santa! Tis the season for Believing and now you can build your own Clausometer like the one used in the film "Elf".  Check out this amazing step by step DIY from Matsutake Remember in the movie Elf when Papa Elf showed Buddy how Santa's sleigh works? Well, yesterday I was thinking how my Christmas spirit was rising, and then I thought, "Hmm, I wonder if I could make a Clausometer..." Inspired by my lack of a plan for how to pull this off, I opened the package and discovered that the back of the clock pops right off.   Now what? The arms! Pop the arms off!   And I acquired alphabet stickers. Lots of them. Because...

Continue reading



Stand Up to Cancer SU2C Campaign

Stand Up to Cancer Kicks Off Annual Ugly Sweater Campaign Receiving an ugly sweater from your auntie can definitely be a bummer, but you can turn that unwanted gift into something worthwhile by participating in the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) annual “Ugly Sweater” Holiday Campaign, which kicks off today, Nov. 20. For the second year in a row, SU2C is asking holiday goers to proudly rock their garish holiday-themed sweaters to raise funds for innovative cancer research. There are two ways to participate in the SU2C “Ugly Sweater” Holiday Campaign, both of which are easy and fun. The first way to participate in the campaign is to create a free “Ugly Sweater” fundraising page and run a “Sweater-A-Thon”. For this fundraiser...

Continue reading