After using one of the Head Start schedules, you may want to look at this list of other handy hints to help make your holiday season even easier.

Handy Links and Holiday Hints

Here are some special Holiday Links offering services, ideas, educational information and more.

You made the lists and checked them twice,

and wrapped all the gifts for those who have been nice.

You've decorated the house, mailed holiday cards,

done all of your shopping, now that wasn't too hard.

You have cooked 'n baked your candies and sweets,

prepared for visitors and friends that you'll meet,

December's arrived, you've worked as hard as an elf,

Now's the time to ease stress and care for yourself.

Take the kids to the grandparents, if its fun that they seek,

or have a sitter watch them a day or two each week.

Spend some time at a spa, a salon or your gym,

go golf, relax ,build some peace within.

There's always a little shopping and cooking to do,

but that's OK if you booked some free time for you.

Santa Hollywood

Real Santas for your Holiday Party	Enjoy the magic as a 'Real' Bearded Santas arrives at your party or Special Event. With over 100 'Real' Santas across the U.S. and Canada.
A very special "Real" Santa	You've seen him on the Tonight Show and some of your favorite television shows. Now this "Real" Santa is available for your Holiday event! Schedule a visit from the "Real" Santa or invite him to your club or association to speak on the "History of Santa Claus," "The Symbols of Christmas" or "How to Get a Head Start on the Holidays."
Beautiful Portraits from Reinbold Gallery	Beautiful Family portraits, wedding photos, schools photos and more. The award winning photographers at Reinbold Gallery Photography will create that photo to remember.
Holiday Books from Barnes & Nobel	Order your favorite holiday books. Family and Children's books, Cook Books, Decorating Books and Books of all types for gift giving.
Save time, Organize your Life! Click here for more information	Tips, ideas, books, free newsletters on how to organize your home, office, computer, etc., from nationally known expert, Jan Hall, at Overhall Consulting Click here for more information
Are You Naughty or Nice?	Are the Children Naughty or Nice. Santa always hopes they are nice and he encourages them to be children of Character. Visit this special page with other links to Character Counts, a special program that fosters Caring, Citizenship, Fairness, Respect Responsibility and Trustworthiness.
Reindeer Information & Fact	If you are interested in reindeer—the Reindeer Owners and Breeders Association (ROBA) will assist you. Dedicated to the advancement of public awareness of reindeer, ROBA also supplies their members with reindeer education, research, and conservation training.
Holiday Cooking Checklist	Holiday Cooking Tips: Keep a couple of lists
Christmas with Homemaking Homemakers	This a wonderful site with hundreds of ideas, games, poems, stories and lots & lots of recipes!l
Holiday Recipes	Hundreds of Holiday Recipes and suggestions for your Holiday Parties.
Write a Letter to Santa Claus	Write your letter to Santa Claus (not just from "one to ninety-two!")
NORAD Tracks Santa Website	Track Santa's Progress on Christmas Eve! (in six languages, with lots of extras; after November 25)
NASA's Santa Track	Not to be outdone, NASA has also set up a team to keep track of Santa and the Reindeer.
Polar Express the Movie	This favorite holiday book is now a full-length feature fill starring Tom Hanks.
Holiday Music, Songs, Lyrics	The most popular Chirstmas and Holiday songs, Audio Files, Sheet Music. Browse by Composer, Artist, Title

Links on the origins of Santa Claus

Saint Nicholas - Discovering the Truth about Santa Claus

The Life of Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas Comes to the New World

The Father of Santa Claus: Washington Irving

A Visit from St. Nicholas – The Poem

Moore or Less – Disputed Authorship of the Poem

Santa Gets A Face: Thomas Nast

The Reformation

Santa Claus and His Works – The Illustrated Poem

Santa Gets a Helping Hand: The Elves

The Christmas Revival Continues – A Christmas Carol

The Christmas Card

"Is There A Santa Claus?"

The Family Grows – Santa Takes a Wife

The Modern Santa Evolves – Norman Rockwell and Haddon Sundblom

The Family Grows Again – Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer

The Evolution Continues

Demise of a Saint

Santa: The Real Story - Extensive Santa Claus site; includes a version in French: Père Noël: L'Histoire vraie

Makenzie Snyder's Children To Children. Makenzie Snyder was troubled to see foster children moving from new home to new home, with belongings in trash bags. She launched Children to Children to provide foster kids duffel bags, books and teddy bears. She's donated more than 28,000 gift bags to date.

Operation Christmas Child sends a message of hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and Christian literature.

Secret Santa is a non-profit organization that connects individuals with local toy drives -- helping direct much-needed support, gifts and donations to underprivileged children during the holiday season

Feed The Children. You can make a tremendous difference for hungry children!

Sing We Now Of Christmas is an organization dedicated to the promotion of a quickly vanishing form: caroling. Nothing better expresses the simple joy of the season than group singing of Christmas carols.

Santa Claus Related References

Christmas Trees & More Tree Facts Provides an array of Christmas tree facts from traditions to tree events.
Claus.com Award-winning Santa Claus site for parents and kids. Check your naughty or nice rating. Play games in Elf School. Print your Honorary Elf Diploma. Christmas recipes. Choose and name your Elf Buddy. See Santa's amazing Magnetic Kinetic Hulla-Ballu toy-making machine. Holiday Karaoke. Track Santa's journey Christmas Eve. Count how many cookies he eats.
Santa Claus and Christmas at the Northpole Enjoy Christmas with Santa Claus at the North pole, an award-winning Christmas web site. Send a letter to Santa Clause or a Christmas card to a friend. Find yummy Christmas recipes, Christmas stories, Christmas entertainment and free games to play. Take the naughty or nice quiz.
Santa Claus Online Connect directly to Santa Claus and enjoy the Christmas spirit all year round!