My first Christmas tree was a stately, 5-foot fir that was a little too tall for the living room ceiling and tilted ever so slightly to the left. It was beautiful. It smelled like Christmas and ...

Kick off the winter holidays with a trip to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. On display now through Jan. 2, 2011, the Arboretum is hosting an exhibit of 20 gingerbread lands. The exhibit, called ...

Have fun decorating other gingerbread shapes too, whether it’s a Christmas tree with a zig-zag garland and a star sprinkle on ...

Decorate the Christmas trees with piped icing and fix them onto the cake board with icing and gingerbread props. Dust the roof with icing sugar and light the night lights using a candle lighter ...