Ind if it rattles it might be more convincing. But I have never heard this before.

Remember to wrap your turkey 🦃 in tin full put on gas mark 6 to cook to keep all the juices in it and tender

I've heard similar before, but throw them on the fire

This is a great hack. Stick something in the box that you want to throw out anyway (so it has some weight).

Wrap up empty boxes to look like Christmas presents and place them under your tree. Put your children's names on them. Whenever the children misbehave you can throw one of the pretend presents away as a punishment.

Mistletoe and holly are both poisonous.

The 1500 different species of mistletoe are poisonous to different degrees. The pretty red berries are notably more poisonous to children.
Holly and its pretty red berries are poisonous as well.

If you have pets that like to eat everything or toddlers who eat everything as well you probably don't want to endanger them with these plants.

Cookie Cutter Pancakes

Put your pancake mix in a plastic squeeze ketchup or mustard container. Fill your fry pan with metal cookie cutters and pour the pancake mix into each of them.

Make breakfast fun for the family by using your Christmas cookie cutters to make the cutest pancakes ever.

( Would like Christmas Token #7 )

Apply painters tape then hot glue to hang light weight wall decorations. (I'd like goldie #2)

Instead I'd Christmas candy 4 school party I have find ornaments that are spilling ornaments that have peace on earth happy holidays merry Christmas so pretty find them at family dollar 1.25 each .

This month, everyone who enters a Christmas Hack will win a random Christmas Token from above.

Tis the season for anxiety attacks. Carry candy called warheads in your pocket or any really sour candy will work. When you are feeling overwhelmed with anxiety have one

Its said to distract the brain long enough to focus on something else.

Put an aspirin in a pan of water and let your tree sit in it. It will keep it green and vibrant longer.

Use Fir Trimmings Instead of Purchasing a Wreath!

Hang bells on the bottom of your tree to hear when kids and pets pull on branches.

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Entries
1. Never walk empty handed. There is always something that needs to be somewhere else.
2. My main life hack is to make sure I drink water throughout the day. It will make you feel so much better in so many ways.
3. Mine is the most wake up and have coffee it sure helps me a lot.
4. Use a clothespin to hold a nail while you hammer. It'll save your fingers.
5. Don't waste money buying both storage bags and freezer bags. Buy only freezer bags because they can be used for both storage and freezing.
6. My purpoise is to spread joy as much as I can.🐬
7. “It seems the older I get, the more keys I carry around. Between the car, house, shed and garage, I have a whole pocket full of keys. To make it easier to quickly find my most used keys, I paint both sides of the key head with brightly colored nail polish.
8. Use coffee filters as a small bowl to put in chips and raisins or nuts in for the little ones to snack out of instead of regular bowls.
9. My Life Hack is always remember: "Treat people the way you want to be treated, Talk to people the way you want to be talked to, and ALWAYS remember, Respect is earned, not automatically given".
10. Always be humble and kind. It goes a long way.
11. Rub beeswax over your shoes to waterproof them.
12. Traveling? Keep a bar of scented soap in the same compartment or bag as your dirty laundry. It will keep your clothes smelling clean.
13. I carry a few safety pins with me everywhere I go. They are fantastically useful in the event of wardrobe failure or needing to join other things together eg projection screens that are falling apart.
14. Leftovers..Always make a double batch at dinner so you’ve got enough for the next day’s lunch.
15. Save your passwords to the site's you use on Google save passwords or similar apps. You will have access to them if you're forget your phone or have to use a computer/tablet something else.
16. Have you ever heated up leftovers in a microwave and discovered cold patches when you’re eating? Spread food out on the plate and leave a space in the middle to ensure it heats up evenly.
17. Focus on doing one thing at a time. Give yourself small rewards for completing big tasks.
18. Satisfaction. That which you wanted so bad and worked so hard to obtain just doesn't do it for you anymore...and it never will until ... you know how to be happy with what you have to be happy with.
19. Pinic or cookout. If having a cookout or being at a park sitting up tables outside, if you will take long a spray bottle with water spray table then place a tablecloth and spread out it will not blow up or away.
20. To keep bananas fresh and not get black quickly. I have to eat a banana a day and don't shop every day or so, I learned this on I believe Facebook. When getting your bananas home, Wash them with plain water then wet a few paper towels and wrap the stem. then every time you take one moisten that paper towel and Amazingly the bananas do not blacken.
21. Use an electric bike. For short trips where you'd normally use a car. Great for going up hills that you'd struggle with on a normal bike.
22. Avoiding leaky waste cans. Put Old newspaper at the bottom of your kitchen waste can to keep the food juices or whatever liquid from seeping out.
23. Wood screws made easy. After you've pre-drilled wood for your wood screw, stuff beeswax in the hole and your wood screw will go in like butter.
24. Balance. Need to have a good balance of physical activity and mental activity to keep the inevitable at bay.

I have to eat a banana a day and don't shop every day or so, I learned this on I believe FAKEBOOK.
When getting your bananas home, Wash them with plain water then wet a few paper towels and wrap the stem. then every time you take one moisten that paper towel and Amazingly the bananas do not blacken..

Any more entries? I will the poll up in the next day or two.

For short trips where you'd normally use a car. Great for going up hills that you'd struggle with on a normal bike.