• Don’t toss that turkey or chicken wishbone, save them. Wash and dry thoroughly and spray-paint it a bright holiday color, like red or green. Attach and ribbon and use it as a package decoration. Kids will jump at the chance to make a special Christmas wish.
• Run errands for an elderly or homebound person. This is especially needy for those states which have snow as many elderly people cannot or will not drive when it snows
• Write Christmas greetings on red and green balloons and deliver them to a nursing home or hospital patients.
• Give an anonymous gift of money to someone who has hit some hard times or has been laid off from their jobs.
• Learn the history of one holiday tradition-mistletoe, the Christmas tree, reindeer, etc. – and share it with your family as you eat your Christmas Cookies.