Frogs run the gamut of being perceived as anything from adorable and to a little weird and slimy. These unique creatures can swallow by pulling their eyeballs into the roof of their mouth, breathe through their skin, and a group of them is often called
Gingerbread dates back to ancient times, but the human-shaped cookie has its own story. Queen Elizabeth I is said to have had them made in the likeness of visiting dignitaries as a show of flattery. In 1875, The Gingerbread Man story gave the world its
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The Christmas wreath was once a popular indoor decoration. Not on doors, but on tables. In 16th century Germany, Advent wreaths held four candles. One was lit each Sunday leading up to Christmas. It wasn’t until the Victorian era that wreaths made their move to
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So who decided Christmas gifts needed to look so good? It was all a happy accident. In 1917, the Kansas City shop (that would later become the Hallmark company) sold out of their tissue paper gift wrap, so they improvised with envelope liners. They sold
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Hanging actual food, like apples and gingerbread, on your Christmas tree was the go-to before glass and plastic baubles arrived on the scene. Somehow, it doesn’t seem that antiquated given things like popcorn garland still exist! Our free Christmas ornament coloring pages are full of
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Around the 5th century AD, elves started out as villains of Old English folklore. To give an idea of their reputation, the word used for a nightmare was “elf-disease.” Harsh. Whether through good PR or dumb luck, things changed around 1873. A women’s magazine called
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You can deck all the halls and hang a million strings of lights à la Clark Griswold, but the scent of Christmas cookies baking in the oven filling your home? That’s when you know the holiday season has kicked into full gear! Our set of
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The late 1600s brought the proverbial birth of the candy cane, but it wasn’t until the early 1900s that they finally earned their stripes. Candy makers probably understand the phrase “you eat with your eyes first” better than anyone, so stripes were added for visual
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If you’ve ever wondered why garden gnomes look like they’re frozen mid-thought, folklore has an answer. Gnomes are said to turn to stone in sunlight. Our free gnome coloring pages depict the fantasy characters with life and motion in each drawing. Each hand drawn coloring
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The Christmas stocking has been a holiday staple for centuries thanks to a happy accident. Legend has it that St. Nicholas tossed bags of gold through a window to help a poor family. One coin landed in a stocking left drying by the fire and
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