Have Fun Family Time with Your Christmas Tree Decorations

Every family wants to celebrate Christmas around an old-fashioned tree displaying lovely Christmas tree decorations. A Christmas tree offers the home a delightful addition to the atmosphere while creating a main focus point for family gatherings during the holiday season. Every person in a family needs to get involved in decorating the tree.

Prior to the fun that occurs when everyone gets involved in decorating, a family first needs to find an acceptable tree. A live tree bursting with vivid green color and vitality is the ideal type of tree; make sure the chosen tree will fit through the front door and not take up too much room in the living room.

When the tree is cut down, put the stump in an ample amount of water to keep it fresh. Water helps the tree live longer while reducing the amount of dry needles from dropping on the living room floor. Check the water level for the first few days, and add more water as needed. An older child or teenager can have the responsibility of checking the water supply and adding more water; this responsibility helps the child have a sense of belonging to the family during the holiday season.

After setting up the Christmas tree and making sure it receives plenty of water, start decorating the tree! First, add a few lights. Buy light bulbs in strands, or buy lights that blink on and off. Prices for different types of lights are similar, and lights with various settings add more variety to the tree's decorations.

Check all light bulbs prior to stringing them on the tree to make sure they all work. Next, begin on the outer part of the branches, and wind the lights toward the inner part of the tree. After winding the light bulbs, space them out evenly all around the tree to create a more festive appearance.

Involve children with decorating the tree. Even if the tree does not look perfect, kids will not notice the difference, and they will feel proud they participated in the joyous event. Several pairs of children's hands can help a tree look extremely attractive!

Design the living room with decorations that fit in with the rest of the decor. Use traditional colors of gold, red and green for decorations. Silver, blue and purple are also good colors. Try combining silver  with another bright hue.

Do not make decorating a complicated event. Using too many colors detracts from the simple beauty of the tree. Use garlands, traditional and contemporary ornaments and an angel or star for the tree's topper. Wrap a strand of colorful ribbon around the stump.

After adding lights, add garlands. Add garlands in visible areas rather than in the parts of the tree people

do not see.

The kids will love this candy garland which you can purchase here.

Place ornaments high enough to prevent younger children and pets from knocking them out of the tree. Spread ornaments at equal distances to achieve a more beautiful effect.

Use antique ornaments, and place delicate ornaments near the upper portion of the Christmas tree. The last step is to place an angel or star at the top of the tree.