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Comment on Play and Learn with Santa Year Round by sccbadmin

sccbadmin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:15:54 +0000

My kids play the educational games on Santa.net all the time!

Comment on Are Santa’s Reindeer Boys or Girls? Male or Female? by sccbadmin

sccbadmin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:14:03 +0000

Are Santa Claus reindeer boys or girls. It matters less these days than it did 20 years ago. But let’s hope it’s a mix! The best of both worlds. But thank you for these very interesting facts about reindeer!

Comment on You Vote: Real Trees vs. Fake Ones by sccbadmin

sccbadmin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:10:22 +0000

When I was a kid, my friend’s family had a fake tree every Christmas — a silver one that looked like ugly aluminum foil. There was a color wheel that went around and around. It reflected on the silver, changing it from red to green to yellow to blue. Well, I don’t really remember the order, but you get the drift. I still can’t get that vision out of my mind when I hear the words “artificial tree.” By the way, why don’t people just say “fake”?

Comment on You Vote: Real Trees vs. Fake Ones by sccbadmin

sccbadmin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:07:57 +0000

PVC is a petroleum-based, non-biodegradable plastic. Once you throw your artificial tree away, it’s going to be in the landfill forever. And because the plastic fibers are fused and glued to the metal frame, artificial trees can’t be recycled.

Comment on You Vote: Real Trees vs. Fake Ones by sccbadmin

sccbadmin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:07:16 +0000

Artificial trees are made from PVC plastic. Researchers believe that millions of artificial trees, especially older models, could be harboring lead, which can easily spread inside the home. Furthermore, PVC plastics release dioxins over time. These dioxins are extremely toxic to both humans and animals. When they’re released into the air or water, they’re stored in our fatty tissue and can cause cancer, neurological damage, and many other serious health issues.

Comment on You Vote: Real Trees vs. Fake Ones by sccbadmin

sccbadmin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:06:51 +0000

Fake Artificial Christmas Trees

Advantages
1. One of the biggest advantages of using artificial trees is the cost savings. As I mentioned earlier, once you invest the money you’re done. You can use the tree year after year.

2. Artificial trees are convenient. All you need to do is drag it out of your attic, basement or garage once a year and you’re good to go. It’s always that “perfect shape”, and you don’t have to worry about haggling with the Christmas tree lot salesman to get a good deal. The trees don’t need any watering and won’t scatter mounds of messy needles all over the floor.

Disadvantages
The bad news is that there are a lot of disadvantages to using artificial Christmas trees, many of which you probably didn’t know about.

1. Artificial trees are made from PVC plastic. Researchers believe that millions of artificial trees, especially older models, could be harboring lead, which can easily spread inside the home. Furthermore, PVC plastics release dioxins over time. These dioxins are extremely toxic to both humans and animals. When they’re released into the air or water, they’re stored in our fatty tissue and can cause cancer, neurological damage, and many other serious health issues.

2. PVC is a petroleum-based, non-biodegradable plastic. Once you throw your artificial tree away, it’s going to be in the landfill forever. And because the plastic fibers are fused and glued to the metal frame, artificial trees can’t be recycled.

3. Over 85% of all the artificial trees sold in the U.S. come from China. This not only adds to the carbon footprint, but it means we’re buying (yet again) more products from China instead of something that’s produced here in the U.S.

4. Fake trees are a fire hazard. The Farmington Hills, MI fire department conducted a burn test to see which was more dangerous in a fire: an artificial tree or a real tree. Take a look at what happened.

Comment on You Vote: Real Trees vs. Fake Ones by sccbadmin

sccbadmin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:05:01 +0000

Real tree or fake tree. Whatever Christmas tree you get, hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Comment on Santa Claus Frees Toy Factory Child-Labor Slaves by sccbadmin

sccbadmin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:02:04 +0000

Santa Claus has a lot of good toy makers and very happy people who make toys as well. But these toymakers are hurting wonderful young people and we should stop buying products from manufacturers who do these things!

Comment on How many days till Christmas? by sccbadmin

sccbadmin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:58:54 +0000

This is a really cool looking Christmas Countdown page. You can use it on your own wen page or simply bookmark to it. And it will even countdown to New Years Day! Did Santa Claus’ elves make it?

Comment on British Style Christmas Dinner, Not Exactly Thanksgiving by sccbadmin

sccbadmin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:55:35 +0000

Snowflakes are yummy cookies — try them

Snowflakes are festive, yummy cookies that are perfect for any winter gathering. You will need a cookie cutter to form the snowflakes, or any shaped cookie cutter if you’d rather have differently shaped cookies. Other holiday shapes include bells, Christmas trees, and even reindeer. Of course, you aren’t limited to just making this cookie during [...]