Special Moments, Celebrations, Love & Memories for 2012

Celebrations can bring joy, goodbyes can bring tears - find ideas for creating memorable occasions whatever is happening in your life!

If you're looking for ideas for celebrating, commiserating or just getting a few friends and family together, you'll find plenty of inspiration.

Dozens of creative gift ideas from inexpensive , homemade gifts to suggestions for creating luxurious or unique presents, to save you the headache of hours of shopping.

New Life

There's something everyone loves about a newborn baby - it somehow seems to give us hope and joy for the future.

Children can bring real joy to their parents , family & friends.

Welcoming them with gifts , celebrating christenings and even pre-birth baby showers have become a firm and enjoyable traditions for the mother-to-be .

Family

With us in the good times and the bad, our family are often the closest to us.

Those days throughout the year when we thank them and show our gratitude and appreciate for all that they mean to us and all that they do for us may have become a little commercialised.

However, the underlying thoughts are the same - appreciating our mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, grandparents and wider family, as well as remembering and celebrating that special anniversary or event .

Special Occasions

Marking milestones in our lives, such as birthdays, anniversaries , graduation , retirement and even New Year can create wonderful memories and special times together.

Often we enjoy a party as a way of celebrating and to help us remember the occasion - find tips for online shopping, cake decorating and party games and other ideas.

Tips on planning those big milestones such as a 40th birthday , golden wedding (50th), or first teenage party - who to invite, menu suggestions, party games and gift ideas .

Stuck with planning the office party this year ? Tips on planning a really successful and memorable celebration together .

Holidays

Traditional holidays such as Thanksgiving , Christmas, Cinco de Mayo and Easter can become times of stress or even anxiety, with too high expectations and too little time.

Find tips and stress-reducing suggestions for holiday food and dinner menus,lists to help make it through with a little of your sanity intact and stuff to keep the kids busy.

Free or cheap creative craft and decoration tips, made from items you already have around the home, to keep the children happy and entertained.

Love & Romance 

From that special Wedding Days to Valentines Day, love is sung about, probably more than any other single subject.

Discover unusual , romantic ideas for a special date, unique ways to create and enhance that special wedding day or just a way to surprise your Valentine with a proposal or evening filled with romance .

Tips on finding great wedding favors as well as fun games for the bride-to-be's wedding shower.

Sad Times

Remembering those that we have loved and lost is important - whether it's giving them a memorable funeral , or paying tribute in a meaningful way.

Gift Ideas

Stuck for ideas for a present for the man in your life, your boyfriend , girlfriend, wife or husband ? Create your own gift basket themed just for her, or find him unique, memorable and unusual gifts for men .

Love, Romance, Appreciation Ideas for a Special Occasion

Is your New Year’s resolutions to fall in love all over again with your significant other? Michael Leunig’s quotes states, “Love one another and you will be happy; it is as simple and as difficult as that.” My husband  … … Continue reading →

Don’t have access to a TV to watch the races live? Even if you do, join us here Thursday at 2 p.m. ET as ESPN.com’s writers and editors and fans of the sport dissect every aspect of the race! Special … Continue reading →

Police are looking into the possibility that a love triangle might have motivated a 73-year-old man to fatally shoot a 62-year-old man outside the headquarters of the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District. Before turning the gun on himself … Special Occasions: … Continue reading →

REDDING, Calif., Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Humor amidst sadness and love amidst suffering. This is author Peter Wright’s touching true love story of The Art of the Gentle Healer.  In 1983, a single Registered Nurse from Michigan, Gloria … Special … Continue reading →

Visitors to Google’s home page today are receiving a valentine from the company, in the form of the company’s first animated narrative film. The whimsical Valentine’s Day story, which clocks in at just over a minute, follows a young boy’s … Continue reading →

Valentine’s Day sales don’t measure up to Christmas, but for some businesses, the holiday is still pretty sweet. On average, shoppers will spend about $126 each on loved ones this year, up 8.5 percent from 2011 and the highest amount … Continue reading →

Special Occasion Resources

Each section also has a "recommended resources" section where you can find further tips and suggestions - either on the internet , in books or elsewhere.

You'll also find party and celebration tips as well as our card & gift ideas and suggestions for each occasion - ranging from the inexpensive to the outrageously expensive , from unusual to unique, and from homemade to online store bought .

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