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Bored Games: How good old fashioned games saved the Holidays!

'Twas the late morning of Christmas and all through our house, Not a kiddie was stirring, they sat like a louse, For they were uncreative and lazy - they lacked pep and verve, They declared that they were bored!, oh how they had nerve, So I grabbed each one by the tip of their ear, And forced them to the table to sit and to hear, Of my youth in the 80's and how we played games, The kind with flat boards and straight-forward names, Like Clue and Monopoly, Battleship too, We played as a family and everyone knew, That this was called "quality time", when young and old mix, And rolling a die can give you hours of kicks. So this dreary season when cabin fever strikes, Gather 'round a board game that everyone likes!!   That's my holiday poem for you and yours, Below are some games that sure beat doin' chores...   I can't stop rhyming, no matter how I try, I had better stop typing, so long and goodbye...   Seriously,

Stuff this: great gift ideas for stockings!

I'm not one of those TV-types that tries to pretend that I'm all poised and perfect.  In fact, I'll have you know that in my glorious days as a youth, I found many-an-onion (or three) stuffed into my fireside stocking at Xmas.  Can't believe it?  I know...I look like such an angel too...(wink wink).  Nothing says Xmas morn' disappointment like racing down a flight of stairs on the 25th, sleep in your eyes, joy in your heart, pep in your step, only to discover half the produce aisle wedged into your stocking: onions, clementines, an apple, lettuce (I never said my family was normal).  This year, whether you're the primary stocking stuffer for the family or simply looking to stuff some stuff in a single stocking (say that 10 times fast),  I beg you to keep your hands out of the crisper and get a little more creative - after all, sometimes the stocking is the best part of Xmas morning!!  As featured on CTV's Canada AM, here are some really fun, festive, pretty