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jema 11-17-2021 11:12 PM

I would love to see a kit about the old movies; Rudolph, Heat Meiser, etc.

Our town has a big "lights on ceremony" with a lighted parade, so I would love a kit for that too.

Beth Swann 11-17-2021 11:48 PM

I'm glad to see such a variety in taste.

But just so the designers know, I LOVE the traditional red, green, gold, silver, etc! And I am a Christmas kit connoisseur.

I love all the pretty, scrolly texts and fun elements about Christmas morning, opening presents, the Reason for the season, Christmas Eve, Christmas shopping (online and in stores), casual Christmas parties, Christmas music, Hallmark movies, decorating the tree, etc.

renatasluis 11-18-2021 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by LeeAndra (Post 1063074060)
These are themes I'd use but haven't see many/any Christmas kits for yet:

-adult parties/get-togethers for Christmas that are not alcohol-themed and not "fancy"/black-tie e.g. cookie parties, Hallmark Christmas movie watch parties, open houses, etc.

-sarcastic/funny Christmas kits (or at least wordart/journaling card packs) but not "bah humbug" ones

-missing a loved one

-"doing good"/volunteering/service during the season kits

-children finding out the truth about Santa/growing up with a Christmas flair

-St. Nicholas (like the holiday in early December) kit

A st Nicholas ( Sinterklaas) kit would be great.
We celebrate this on dec 5 th in the Netherlands.

HeideC 11-18-2021 07:49 AM

I love all the suggestions. Living Florida is hard at Christmas - no snow, barely cold, etc. I would love a city kit too but more of Christmas past theme so I could recall times at my grandparents

littlekiwi 11-18-2021 11:58 AM

I echo a few of the suggestions….love the single adult and Boxing Day and Christmas in the city ideas.

I’d also love a “relaxed celebrations” kit. Living in New Zealand, Christmas is in the summer but at least for my family we don’t celebrate at the beach like many of the Christmas downunder kits or Christmas in July kits.

I’d also love a “shopping for gifts” kit - doesn’t necessarily need to be a Christmas kit though.

Ooh one final semi random thought, could there be an add on for kits that talk about Summer to include mentions of the opposite months (that actually applies to most seasonal kits that mention months)….ie: instead of June, July & August it would have December, January & February. It could be as simple as some word art or word strips rather than a full kit.

Kimberly27 11-18-2021 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bienejen (Post 1063074096)
Wow! That reminds me of the Great Christmas Light Fight on ABC. Very impressive!!!!

There is a house in this neighborhood that is going to be on the show. :thumbup:

micheley 11-18-2021 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Kimberly27 (Post 1063074352)
There is a house in this neighborhood that is going to be on the show. :thumbup:

Ahhhh! I didn’t know it was coming back this year. Thanks for the heads up!

I will 2nd or 3rd the Hallmark movie & Rankin-Bass ideas. (eta: I also faithfully watch every single holiday competition on the Food Network)

Oh and the Christmas lights. We go to Wildlights at the Zoo and Fantasy of Lights (drive through display) almost every year and I’ve only had one or two kits that worked.

Christmas Eve traditions: hanging up stockings, cookies & milk for Santa, new pjs, cocoa in front of the fire, reading Twas the Night before Christmas...

angiekey 11-19-2021 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Kimberly27 (Post 1063074092)
2020 Your Dad's Yard. :wub:
...

2013 Your Dad's Yard won 1st place for handcrafted
...
Santa greeting folks at the fire station 2013
...

Holy crap!!! My mind is totally blown, Kimberly - talk about a small world! Yup, that's my parent's house, and yard, and my Dad's crazy Christmas display, and my Dad as Santa at the Fire Station doing the Light Up ceremony. I think I was there with them that year, and it was absolutely wild; after coming in on the fire truck, he threw the switch to light the tree, and spent the next three hours in the fire truck bay visiting with kids and posing for photos. I worked it with him and my Mom, and I was absolutely dead on my feet by the end of the night... I don't know how they do it!

My husband and I are actually here, in Windcrest, right now. We drove down from Dallas this evening to spend the weekend with my folks as an early Thanksgiving. And my husband is going to help my father (you guessed it) start setting up the yard. :)

JanetteV 11-19-2021 08:05 AM

A kit for those of us in the hot Southern Hemisphere.
Some more sunny Santas! x

renatasluis 11-20-2021 07:30 AM

Disney christmaskit with the 50 th aniversary colors ��

LJSDesigns 11-22-2021 11:10 AM

Thank you all for the suggestions. I am working on a few of them now. Not sure I will have them ready for release on Black Friday, but thanks to you all, I will have ideas to work with all month long. :)


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