2009 has been a difficult year in many ways, but it hasn’t dimmed my spirits for the holiday season. In fact, I am looking forward to the Holidays even more this year, and I can’t wait to see the houses on my block lit up with colorful Christmas yard decorations.
I have noticed outdoor holiday decorations popping up earlier and earlier every year on my block, and the displays are getting larger and more elaborate. It used to be that the first weekend after Thanksgiving was the soonest that you would ever see lights being strung along houses in my neighborhood…Not anymore! October is the new November when it comes to installing Christmas yard decorations, and I don’t expect this trend to stop.
If you are in the market for some new Holiday decorations this year, get ready to be surprised! You will have many new choices this year– From solar powered outdoor lighting, to LED animal displays with thousands of lights…and from 3-D holographic holiday images, to an amazing selection of inflatable Christmas displays, you will find plenty of new Christmas yard decorations to fit every style, theme, and budget.
Before you begin, please take a moment to carefully plan your new Holiday yard display. With the right planning, your new and improved Christmas yard decorations will be a hit with both your wife and the guy next door. Here’s a few tips to get you going this year.
Here is a the first question that you need to answer: do you have access to electricity in your front yard? If yes, terrific! You’re in business! But if you don’t, you actually have a few options available to you:
1. You will be surprised how may Christmas yard decorations do not require the use of electricity at all, including plywood figurines and cutouts, nativity scenes, bows, garlands, and large Christmas tree ornaments. Decorations like these are actually used quite often in combination with electrical decorations so that they are visible during daylight hours.
2. New technology like solar Christmas lighting is a great way to light up trees and bushes that are beyond the reach of long extension cords.
3. You can always use the tried-and-true method of running a hundred feet of extension cord out to any remote location that you would like to decorate (make sure to use a heavy duty cord for this…at least 12 guage wire).
But you have plenty of juice to light up your front yard, then the sky is the limit! You can start with some lighting close to the house, like icicle lights strung along your roofline or across your front porch. Net lighting also looks great installed over some bushes, shrubbery, and small trees.
Are you ready to do something completely different this year? Don’t know where to start? It’s always easiest to begin by picking a theme and working around that…Here are some ideas for you to get you started: Santa’s village, reindeer, snowmen, toy soldiers, Peanuts characters, candy canes, gingerbread cookies, etc…You can even brainstorm with your kids and have some fun with it!
Once you have a theme, it’s time to pick out the decorations: White lights? Colored lights? Do you prefer a contemporary display, or will you keep it traditional this year? And there’s one more thing to consider…your spouse may like to have some input as well on what the front lawn looks like during the holidays for the next ten years.
I recommend that if you are purchasing your new Christmas yard decorations online, please be careful in your choice of vendors. The fact is that it’s difficult, if not impossible, to know what quality standards your new Christmas yard decorations are manufactured, and it’s just not worth it to gamble on cheap products that can pose a fire risk to your home. You can still find a great deal online with free shipping and no taxes, but from do it from a reputable website like Amazon with solid reputation and no-questions-asked return policy.
Most importantly, have some fun this year with your Christmas decorating! And I wish you and your family all the best for this Holiday season, and here’s hoping that 2010 brings you much happiness and prosperity.
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