What are your favourite FREE traditions that you do this time of year?! I want to start a WHITE ELEPHANT gift exchange with my extended family (instead of buying gifts for Secret Santa). This way it's FREE and we are DECLUTTERING at the same time!!
@Clutterbug As a young couple, a small group of us had a White Elephant exchange. We had just put in a new bathroom vanity and took our old sink. Who knew that would be the prize possession of the night? Lol.
I love your idea to light a candle for a loved one that passed. My dad passed away this year after a long illness. I'm going to do just that. Thanks Cass!
Congrats on 1M, The memory I have from Christmas Past, my mom picked up Christmas books from the used book store and library sales all year and then in December, wrapped them each individually, each night we got to pick a "gift book" to open and read as a family. 30+ years later and this is still one of my favorite advent/countdown things she ever did.
Hey Hun. I understand the struggle. I'm alone most holidays as well so I know the struggle. I used to just try to ignore it but I love holidays. I started finding my own ways to enjoy it. Remember that just because it's not the same, doesn't mean it can't still be wonderful. Do some Christmas baking and give it away to friends and family or the homeless. Declutter your linens and take it to the animal shelter as a Christmas gift. Get candy canes and pass them out or leave on the door of your neighbors Have a Christmas party or brunch before Christmas Adopt a senior and spend Christmas with them Volunteer to help feed the homeless on Christmas I love the idea of the bird feeder. On Christmas day I will typically spend it in my jammies curled up watching Christmas movies with my dog and a cup of hot cocoa. Alternative is to have an open house and inviting others who are alone over. I know it's hard, but I promise you can still have an amazing holiday by yourself.
Blessings to you. I was bedridden for seven years but I had a brain awakening and I’ve been in recovery mode for three years. I get you, fully. I’ll watch the video knowing I’ll be with my senior dog looking outside watching the birds and squirrels. Many blessings to you, my dear! ❤️🌹👑
I have been picking up litter around my neighborhood. I go out for a walk with a bucket and a grabber and I get to look at all the holiday decor and meet neighbors I would not have met otherwise.
Losing loved ones through the last few years can make Christmas the saddest time of the year. But to pick myself up, I put on my Elvis Christmas music that lifts my spirit and I remember that the real reason for the season is Jesus! Oh how He comforts my soul❤
One of our favorite traditions when kids were smaller, we had a library of Christmas books (new one added each year). As soon as tree went up, we read a book under the lights of the tree. Kids took turns choosing and reading.
This was beautiful ❤ Thank you! I just lost half of my income at work and this light my heart remembering that I can make my Family Christmas special witb what I alredy have. I hope you have a great Holiday season and enjoy the company of your love ones!!
Speaking of buying coffee for the person in line behind you, I have a funny story about that. I was the recipient of said coffee at a Starbucks drive-thru one Christmas season a few years ago. I was so grateful! I was even more excited when I caught up with them at the stop light and got to express my gratitude. I pulled up next to them gently tapping the horn to get their attention, with a huge smile on my face, held up my cup and mouthed "thank you so much" while waving vigorously with the other hand. When they looked at me like I had 3 heads I slowly came to realize as the light turned green (color me red) and we parted, the secret santa was NOT the person immediately in front of me and I just looked like a complete lunatic!! We have laughed to tears about this SO many times, viewing from their perspective it gets even funnier. I hope you're laughing too!! 😁💕 ps Love you Cas, HUGE congratulations on your 1 million--you're 1 IN a million & awesome enough to have SEVERAL million!!
Congratulations on your 1 million! You are my favorite RUclips creator and I look forward to your videos each week. Thanks for these wonderful ideas to add magic and fun to the season! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
We before dinner do a candle with 3 wishes one is for peace, one for a family member and the third for yourself. It is all internal not shared. I have a tree in our dining room filled with name balls. Every member of the family on my side and my husband’s side is on there right back to great grandparents. This way we are all together at dinner
You have no idea how much you have helped me (and I shared it with my friends) getting back on track with organizing and motivation. God bless you and your family.
❤️❤️ To everyone in the comments that this was tough for ❤️❤️ The holidays can be very lonesome & difficult. Sending love & keeping you & your heart in my prayers. I'm So sorry you are sad.
A few years ago I switched from Advent calendars with little toys that just get tossed in a few weeks to planning family activities and it’s been great! Takes some effort up front but we all really enjoy the dedicated time to spend together leading up to Christmas. We do different game nights, movie nights, baking cookies, doing “gingerbread” houses (we use graham crackers), toy/food donations, we may throw in going to get a special dessert or doing an activity (movie theater, escape room, etc), have a backyard fire pit, go look at Christmas lights in our pjs, etc.
I am a nurse in a nursing home in Alvin, Texas. We started the adopt a grandparent this year. It’s been a mild success, but I think it’s a great idea. So many without family!
Congratulations Cass!! You have worked so hard & continue to diligently crank out incredible content. You are the friend that everyone relates to & needs in their lives. Your voice is like a warm hug & your spirit is beautiful ❤
Watch "Christmas Vacation" and donate to your local pregnancy resource center. Mary was an unwed mother-to-be, too! And look at how well that turned out!!👼 BLESS THE BABIES & MOMS!! 🙏🥰💖💙
I love serving and helping others, but I seriously neglect my home to do so. Thank you for your five minute challenge. I hope it will help me towards a life I can love. I will start the gratitude challenge.
I do a cocoa bar every year with all the fixings. My grandkids look forward to it every year! Love the nursing home idea, when my mom was in one we adopted her wing(12 residents) my grandkids had a ball passing out gifts to them.💕
I make Christmas cards all through the year and then send them to all my friends, family and special people on my list. I want them to know that even though we can't always get together at Christmas, I am still thinking of them and love them.
One of our favorite traditions when the kids were younger was to make Christmas Coupons. You write down coupons for doing a favor per person. On Christmas Eve I would collect them and bind them into a book for each family member. As a family of four, we made 4 coupons for the other 3 people in the family so you'd end up with 12 in your personal coupon book. The kids would put things like "do the dishes without being told" or whatnot. The parents would put things like "get out of chores free day", or "family hiking". The siblings would put, "Do your animal poop chore for you" or "read you a story". And husband and wife would put things like "I will make your favorite dinner" or "back rub". ❤
I live alone, and after the hustle and bustle of preparing for the holidays, dinner etc., there is a let down for the days following. Every year I buy myself a new book and spend those days enjoying reading. Btw, if you make the popcorn a day or two in advance, it will string without exploding.
My favourite free Christmas activity is to walk along the boardwalk, enjoy the snowbanks, wildlife and reflections of lights on the water. It is serene.
Dear Cas. I don't know how to send you a message except here. Thank-you! I have been watching you for the last few weeks & on the weekend cleaned out 4 drawers & 1 cupboard in my kitchen after years of meaning to do it & never moving one thing. Last night, while listening to you, I cleaned off a shelf in my wall unit. You are such an inspiration, down to earth, matter of fact, compassionate, caring and funny. You are changing my life in the most wonderful way. God Bless you and I pray you have a blessed & wonderful Christmas. Watching from Australia
Beautiful ideas for a festive and loving Christmas! Pro tip on stringing popcorn- leave it out a night to get stale. They explode less that way. 😁 Congrats on 1M!
We made the charcute-trees last year! I used sliced starfruit for the tops. One tradition we do is that everyone receives a new ornament on Christmas Eve to commemorate the year. For example, I had back surgery one year and I was gifted a Teddy Bear ornament wrapped in gauze...lol. Congrats on the 1 million and Merry Christmas!
Congratulations on one million subscribers!! That's quite a milestone. I am not surprised. Your videos are so helpful and so much fun. You're awesome. Merry Christmas!!
I love that your daughter wanted to be #1M -- meaning that your whole family wasn't even on board for all your subscribers 😂 you're the BEST! Congrats again and thanks for this calming video. We used to do the gratitude links throughout the year with the kids when they were little, each month I would do a different color and at the end of the year the chain was enormous.
When my kids were growing up I used to make a numbered paper advent chain for the tree. Each link of the chain had a family activity from Dec. 1st until Christmas. The kids would look forward to taking turns each day to see what activity would be revealed. There were items such as A Winter Night Walk in the Woods, Christmas Movie Night, Bring gifts to a shelter night, Bake Cookies for the Neighbors night, Drive around and look at Christmas lights night... Etc. It made the holidays less stressful because we focused on family time and community. Congratulations on 1 Million Subscribers! I'm pretty much a newbie around here as I just found you this year and I'm SO Glad I did because I adore your content and advice... Here's to a Million More!
Congrats on your million subscribers! Thank you for keeping up with new content day after day, week after week, month after month. Here’s to a wonderful holiday season cheer to you and your Fam Jam. All the best for the next year 🥂
A few years ago, I crocheted a gingerbread man. Every year, we take turns hiding him. My youngest is 15 so this isn't just for little kids. Whoever finds it, gets to hide it. We love pulling him out every season!
We have a similar tradition with extended family. Don't remember how it started but someone bought a hideous Elvis ornament and every year we draw a name for the person Elvis goes home with. And when they put up next year's tree Elvis has to be on it. Then they return Elvis to our annual get-together for the next drawing. It's so fun because nobody wants Elvis on their tree.
Congrat Cas. What an achievement but you deserve it so much. Thanks to Emely for her hard work too. You brighten a million people's live. Thanks and happy holidays to you, Emely and your family ❤
@Clutterbug I invite you to go on internet and type 'what a crowd of a million' looks like' to realise how many people live's you are touching. Very impressive to visualize and what a fantastic achievement. Take care 💕🥰
Such wonderful ideas that really bring out the true meaning of Christmas-giving of ourselves. I love you and your videos so much, you crack me up so bad sometimes! I’m watching in bed with headphones and forget that my husband is TRYING to sleep and burst out laughing! (Dirty looks from the other side of the bed). You cheer me up SO much ( speaking as a person who lives in the U.S., we are really depressed.) Your decluttering ideas are amazing and it is clear that you truly care about all of us. You deserve the #1 million! I just wish that you lived next door to ME! I bet you are a wonderful friend💖
Before bed on Christmas Eve my family you get together and we read the nativity story. I also know other people who read twas the night before Christmas. It's something we look forward to
Congratulations on 1 million subscribers! I especially loved this video! You have a way of touching the hearts of others! I hope you and your family have a Blessed Christmas!
My holiday tradition is to sit, with Christmas lights on, hot chocolate in hand, watching Polar Express. I think the mistletoe idea is fantastic for families.
The best popcorn for stringing: plain air-popped and fully cooled Orville Redenbacher's Tender White has been consistently the best for me. No cracking or breaking. One of the fun things we have done in the past is play a game we call "Hide the Elf". At dinner, we draw a name out of Santa's hat and that person is the hider. Sometime before bed they have to go and hide the elf (plus a little treat or nice note) somewhere in the house. Then in the morning, everyone goes and hunts for the elf. We do this all holiday season and the gifts and notes have been pretty funny!
I used to string popcorn with my boys, who are now 37 and 34. I found that the stale ones don’t break as much. The problem is that they are usually eaten before they get stale 🤤
I'm 65; my Mom had the best Christmas thing ever: with 4 kids under 12, she'd put a beautiful angel on top of the tree that had a magic wand and moveable arms. If we were naughty, the wand would go down; Mom would say, "Look! You won't get presents because the angel saw that you were naughty!" So we'd behave ourselves and when we looked again, the wand would be up. When we were grown Mom said, "I never had to worry about gaining weight over Christmas. All day long I was UP the ladder, DOWN the ladder..." 😅
Our favorite holiday traditions WERE to take a family picture at Thanksgiving that we used for cards (even when the kids moved out, we still met at their uncle's house for Thanksgiving) then, we served, as a family, at our church through the Christmas services, and after the last one on Christmas Eve, we'd go home and open a jammy gift and drink hot chocolate, or hot apple cider and have snacks and play charades. It was super fun and festive, and the next day we opened gifts until noon and at Christmas breakfast casserole and the rest of the family came around 2 for dinner and often stayed until the wee hours of the morning. Great memories... Now, my husband and I will host some of the kids and their families and we're still looking for new traditions so these ideas are great!! 😊
Congratulations on the 1 million! You are definitely worthy of it! And th 14:09 is Christmas list was right up my alley. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Congrats Cas !!!!! 🥳 👏 🎉 Ive been with you for years. I just want to say Thank you from the bottom of my heart for you just being you!!! Your so real. Your such an inspiration to so many of us!! Pat yourself on the back girl, you've got this!!!! Love from Ky USA 🇺🇸 💕
We have feeders for the birds. I need to get some suet for them. We do random acts of kindness on a regular basis. I like the Adopt a Senior idea. Lovely idea for the candle lighting. We memorize our favorite places to view. We rate the best. The owners don't get prizes, but it's fun for us.
Love your video ❤my daughter is older now, a teenager and doesn't ask for much, so i asked her what are the most memorable plans we could do together ❤️ and were doing those, and not so much overwhelming gifts. Keep it simple and declutter the house . Keeping it simple and stressless helps bring more joy in.
Loved this one so much! ❤️ Such great ideas, I wrote most of them down to do with my husband. Thank you for this! And, Cas, we are so grateful for YOU! Congratulations on reaching a million viewers. Those of us who have been here a while know that YOU are one in a million, and we thank you! 🎊
I saw the live for the 1 million and it made me so excited for you! Congratulations. To celebrate may I suggest a collaboration with Adam Savage at Tested! I would love for you to see his shop and discuss what kind of bug he is and hear you both talk about organization. I feel it’s a fabulous match and would expose both of your communities to another creator they would enjoy 😃. Thanks for all your hard work. 🧡🖤🧡
Hey Cass our tradition is assembling and decorating the Christmas tree at my sister's place with iced eggnog cos we're Australian (no snow on our horizon). Please don't stop your content as your decluttering vlogs are immensely helpful. I wish you and your family a safe and happy Christmas and so looking forward to your year to come input. 1.5 million here we come. Thank you.🦘🦘🐨🐨👍👍
I work in a library so for xmas I pick out a few books to borrow that I think my parents will enjoy. I give them a purchased present and then also give them the library books to borrow so it feels like they are getting more gifts (and its free!) They enjoy it because they never seem to get out to the library themselves. Later I return the books for them so they don't have the hassle.
Congratulations on the million subscribers! I love watching your videos and you are such an inspiration to all! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Congratulations!!!! I would love to have most of these things, but it is so hot here in Australia, we have bbq's and snacks, pools and water guns. It is such a contrast to the US.
I love this ideas ♥️ My kids are grown now and I know they make their Christmas time very special with traditions. I wish I had done more with them when they were little. I know that one of our traditions was baking Christmas cookies ❤❤
We started bringing back little Christmas on the 6th Jan literally gathering the left overs from family members all the ladies getting together and just chatting and with the family going around the garden that day blessing the wildlife, plants and trees
You really are such an amazing person- and so brave! I am celebrating with you over the 1 Million! I always appreciate your REAL and down to earth content. You have such a way of encouraging others and you have so much to offer this world (the RUclips world and beyond!)- you are not too much and you are not too little- you are just right and you make a difference in so many lives through the content that you share. Thank you and Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Loved all your ideas Cass - the most important one is being grateful for your beautiful family - enjoy every moment and here's to the Christmas spirit lighting up your holiday celebrations this year! ☃🎄 🎅
My family likes to take at least one evening to bundle up and walk the neighborhood to look at all the festive lights and decorations. I also bake a lot. Christmastime in retail can be brutal, so I bake a lot for my kids, who both work retail. I try to send a new treat in with them every day for them to share with their coworkers. I also love to bake treats for my favorite Starbucks crew.
Congratulations on 1M subscribers! I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos over the years and have learned so much! You are so authentic and truly one of my favorite channels to watch! So happy for you!!
OMG!!! CONGRATULATIONS CASS!!! SO well deserved. We love all your efforts in helping the world to be better. XO Hugs and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Congratulations, this is so deserved. I love your content, and as a ADHDer you have made my life better. Your ideas are wonderful although I don't celebrate christmas, since my husband died four years ago. At this time, I will volontair at the hedgehog care where I'm helping all over the year. Here in Germany (maybe all over Europe), hedgehogs are on the red list because they don't find enough food any more. And of course I feed birds in my garden. I wish you and your family happy holidays.
This year is going to be tough. We lost mum last year. And my hubby has terminal cancer. But we have decorated early to enjoy the season,had candles and christmas movies. Friends have been over in christmas jumoers x
Great ideas Cas! Thanks! We make various Christmas cookies every year and my grands and their cousins all get their own home baked sugar cookies to decorate themselves. They ❤ this tradition.
Just love this And so many I did with my kids. There older and doing there thing so this just makes me happy but sad . Ik many parents understand. but this a blessing video ty so much for sharing ❤
I love this video I can’t wait to start some of these traditions with my little ones thank you for the ideas!! ❤❤ can you sure more details about the red solo cup game? It looked like you were stringing something each time?
Congratulations Cas!!! I'm so excited for you to reach 1 million subscribers!! You deserve it!! You work your butt off to bring us fresh, interesting and motivating content that literally changes lives!! Thank YOU!! ❤❤❤
Congratulations 1,000,000 🎉❤ way to go Cas. You are friggin amazing. You never cease to inspire me. This video makes me so excited to try all of these. Thank you for all of the sweet, simple, thoughtful and kind ideas. It’s an honor to hang with you day to day and I always look forward to a new video. It’s a privilege to call you a friend. Thank you 🩷🩷🩷
Libraries have FREE holiday events for kids and adults, ranging from arts and crafts, live musical entertainment and holiday movies. Enjoyed listening to my favorite band that played at a Christmas party/tree lighting at a local library on Saturday.
I use acrylic paints for doing window decor.. it lasts longer and vibrant. haven't done that in yrs as we are no longer in an apt /house where it would be seen, doing decals mostly.
I love the “you’ve been 🧝ed” for your neighbor but everyone has a ring doorbell these days so it’s hard to make it a surprise. Maybe I could wear a creepy Halloween mask 😅 - that wouldn’t be creepy or weird at all… 😂
Our Free or low cost traditions .. I wear a Santa or Elf hat when out.. it makes people laugh, strikes up conversations with neighbors, friends and strangers too! I wrap each persons gifts in their own paper.. no name tags needed! I sometimes make a game of who’s papers who’s. One year I said zi forget who’s papers who’s so for now open up these envelopes with their names that held scratch off tickets. With small piece of their wrapping paper in the envelope. Was fun when first person figured it out then they all started looking again . We took our dog to see Christmas lights this year. So fun! Great video Cass, Merry Christmas and congratulations on 1 million!!
This is a WONDERFUL video! The one film my family watch every December is a Canadian film called 'Battle of the Bulbs'. It is our all time family favourite! Love from England
We do a special dessert (usually cheesecake because it's our favorite but anything works, we did a traditional birthday cake when the kids were little) turn out the lights and put a single candle in it and sing happy birthday to Jesus at Christmas dinner. It then usually moves into all of us singing several Christmas carols :0)
I like Its a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol (1984) with George C. Scott. I also like White Christmas and The Homecoming (1971), which later became The Waltons. I'm putting a list of my favorites on my website to share with friends and family.
We make homemade cards out of paper we already have. We also go caroling to neighbors. I want to change our New Testament reading tradition to reading it with the lights low and the fire going.
Congratulations!!!! Does that mean that we put you out of work since there are so many or do we just like hearing you tell us what we should be doing??? Merry Christmas!
What are your favourite FREE traditions that you do this time of year?! I want to start a WHITE ELEPHANT gift exchange with my extended family (instead of buying gifts for Secret Santa). This way it's FREE and we are DECLUTTERING at the same time!!
@Clutterbug As a young couple, a small group of us had a White Elephant exchange. We had just put in a new bathroom vanity and took our old sink. Who knew that would be the prize possession of the night? Lol.
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I love your idea to light a candle for a loved one that passed. My dad passed away this year after a long illness. I'm going to do just that. Thanks Cass!
Making Gingerbread houses. We bake them ourselves, but you can always make them out of graham crackers or buy a kit.
Be careful not to re-gift right in front of the original gift-giver!!
Congrats on 1M, The memory I have from Christmas Past, my mom picked up Christmas books from the used book store and library sales all year and then in December, wrapped them each individually, each night we got to pick a "gift book" to open and read as a family. 30+ years later and this is still one of my favorite advent/countdown things she ever did.
That sounds like such a beautiful tradition!
Had to stop watching this one. I'm usually alone at the holidays now and I miss so much being with family and friends. It made me cry!
I totally understand ❤
Hey Hun. I understand the struggle. I'm alone most holidays as well so I know the struggle. I used to just try to ignore it but I love holidays. I started finding my own ways to enjoy it. Remember that just because it's not the same, doesn't mean it can't still be wonderful.
Do some Christmas baking and give it away to friends and family or the homeless.
Declutter your linens and take it to the animal shelter as a Christmas gift.
Get candy canes and pass them out or leave on the door of your neighbors
Have a Christmas party or brunch before Christmas
Adopt a senior and spend Christmas with them
Volunteer to help feed the homeless on Christmas
I love the idea of the bird feeder.
On Christmas day I will typically spend it in my jammies curled up watching Christmas movies with my dog and a cup of hot cocoa.
Alternative is to have an open house and inviting others who are alone over.
I know it's hard, but I promise you can still have an amazing holiday by yourself.
Same 😢
Blessings to you. I was bedridden for seven years but I had a brain awakening and I’ve been in recovery mode for three years. I get you, fully. I’ll watch the video knowing I’ll be with my senior dog looking outside watching the birds and squirrels. Many blessings to you, my dear! ❤️🌹👑
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I have been picking up litter around my neighborhood. I go out for a walk with a bucket and a grabber and I get to look at all the holiday decor and meet neighbors I would not have met otherwise.
Love this! Have a blessed Christmas.
Losing loved ones through the last few years can make Christmas the saddest time of the year. But to pick myself up, I put on my Elvis Christmas music that lifts my spirit and I remember that the real reason for the season is Jesus! Oh how He comforts my soul❤
Yes!!🙌
Our boys are grown and no grandkids are in sight.
One of our favorite traditions when kids were smaller, we had a library of Christmas books (new one added each year). As soon as tree went up, we read a book under the lights of the tree. Kids took turns choosing and reading.
What a sweet tradition! I love that!
Ok I LOVE this! I might have to steal this idea. Your mom sounds like a lovely woman.❤
This was beautiful ❤
Thank you! I just lost half of my income at work and this light my heart remembering that I can make my Family Christmas special witb what I alredy have. I hope you have a great Holiday season and enjoy the company of your love ones!!
I love that the first thing you're grateful for is chocolate! 😂 You're my people Cas!
Speaking of buying coffee for the person in line behind you, I have a funny story about that. I was the recipient of said coffee at a Starbucks drive-thru one Christmas season a few years ago. I was so grateful! I was even more excited when I caught up with them at the stop light and got to express my gratitude. I pulled up next to them gently tapping the horn to get their attention, with a huge smile on my face, held up my cup and mouthed "thank you so much" while waving vigorously with the other hand. When they looked at me like I had 3 heads I slowly came to realize as the light turned green (color me red) and we parted, the secret santa was NOT the person immediately in front of me and I just looked like a complete lunatic!! We have laughed to tears about this SO many times, viewing from their perspective it gets even funnier. I hope you're laughing too!! 😁💕 ps Love you Cas, HUGE congratulations on your 1 million--you're 1 IN a million & awesome enough to have SEVERAL million!!
That's definitely an end-of-the-video story! 😄
Congratulations on your 1 million! You are my favorite RUclips creator and I look forward to your videos each week. Thanks for these wonderful ideas to add magic and fun to the season! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
We before dinner do a candle with 3 wishes one is for peace, one for a family member and the third for yourself. It is all internal not shared. I have a tree in our dining room filled with name balls. Every member of the family on my side and my husband’s side is on there right back to great grandparents. This way we are all together at dinner
You have no idea how much you have helped me (and I shared it with my friends) getting back on track with organizing and motivation.
God bless you and your family.
❤️❤️ To everyone in the comments that this was tough for ❤️❤️ The holidays can be very lonesome & difficult. Sending love & keeping you & your heart in my prayers. I'm
So sorry you are sad.
A few years ago I switched from Advent calendars with little toys that just get tossed in a few weeks to planning family activities and it’s been great! Takes some effort up front but we all really enjoy the dedicated time to spend together leading up to Christmas.
We do different game nights, movie nights, baking cookies, doing “gingerbread” houses (we use graham crackers), toy/food donations, we may throw in going to get a special dessert or doing an activity (movie theater, escape room, etc), have a backyard fire pit, go look at Christmas lights in our pjs, etc.
I am a nurse in a nursing home in Alvin, Texas.
We started the adopt a grandparent this year. It’s been a mild success, but I think it’s a great idea. So many without family!
Congratulations Cass!! You have worked so hard & continue to diligently crank out incredible content. You are the friend that everyone relates to & needs in their lives. Your voice is like a warm hug & your spirit is beautiful ❤
Watch "Christmas Vacation" and donate to your local pregnancy resource center. Mary was an unwed mother-to-be, too! And look at how well that turned out!!👼 BLESS THE BABIES & MOMS!! 🙏🥰💖💙
I love serving and helping others, but I seriously neglect my home to do so. Thank you for your five minute challenge. I hope it will help me towards a life I can love. I will start the gratitude challenge.
The daily 5 minute challenge is the perfect way to take control of your home while still having time for all the wonderful things you do!
I do a cocoa bar every year with all the fixings. My grandkids look forward to it every year! Love the nursing home idea, when my mom was in one we adopted her wing(12 residents) my grandkids had a ball passing out gifts to them.💕
Tip for stringing popcorn is to leave it to soften for a day or so in an uncovered bowl, it makes life easier xxxxxx
I make Christmas cards all through the year and then send them to all my friends, family and special people on my list. I want them to know that even though we can't always get together at Christmas, I am still thinking of them and love them.
Make sure to go to a Christmas concert as a family. Thanks for showing your dog in this video. He or she is precious!
One of our favorite traditions when the kids were younger was to make Christmas Coupons. You write down coupons for doing a favor per person. On Christmas Eve I would collect them and bind them into a book for each family member. As a family of four, we made 4 coupons for the other 3 people in the family so you'd end up with 12 in your personal coupon book. The kids would put things like "do the dishes without being told" or whatnot. The parents would put things like "get out of chores free day", or "family hiking". The siblings would put, "Do your animal poop chore for you" or "read you a story". And husband and wife would put things like "I will make your favorite dinner" or "back rub". ❤
Ooh I love this idea!
I love this!!!!
I live alone, and after the hustle and bustle of preparing for the holidays, dinner etc., there is a let down for the days following. Every year I buy myself a new book and spend those days enjoying reading.
Btw, if you make the popcorn a day or two in advance, it will string without exploding.
My favourite free Christmas activity is to walk along the boardwalk, enjoy the snowbanks, wildlife and reflections of lights on the water. It is serene.
Dear Cas. I don't know how to send you a message except here. Thank-you! I have been watching you for the last few weeks & on the weekend cleaned out 4 drawers & 1 cupboard in my kitchen after years of meaning to do it & never moving one thing. Last night, while listening to you, I cleaned off a shelf in my wall unit. You are such an inspiration, down to earth, matter of fact, compassionate, caring and funny. You are changing my life in the most wonderful way. God Bless you and I pray you have a blessed & wonderful Christmas. Watching from Australia
That's so sweet! Have a wonderful Christmas too!
i love how when you were making your outdoor treats your dog was behind you looking like, 'yeah! fantanstic idea---can i go outside now?"
Penny is a squirrel chaser for sure. She is happy I've lured them closer to the house 😂. Don't worry, she has only ever actually caught one 😳
Beautiful ideas for a festive and loving Christmas! Pro tip on stringing popcorn- leave it out a night to get stale. They explode less that way. 😁 Congrats on 1M!
Thanks for the tip!!
You are loved and appreciated beyond measure!!!!
We made the charcute-trees last year! I used sliced starfruit for the tops. One tradition we do is that everyone receives a new ornament on Christmas Eve to commemorate the year. For example, I had back surgery one year and I was gifted a Teddy Bear ornament wrapped in gauze...lol. Congrats on the 1 million and Merry Christmas!
Congratulations on one million subscribers!! That's quite a milestone. I am not surprised. Your videos are so helpful and so much fun. You're awesome. Merry Christmas!!
I love that your daughter wanted to be #1M -- meaning that your whole family wasn't even on board for all your subscribers 😂 you're the BEST! Congrats again and thanks for this calming video. We used to do the gratitude links throughout the year with the kids when they were little, each month I would do a different color and at the end of the year the chain was enormous.
When my kids were growing up I used to make a numbered paper advent chain for the tree. Each link of the chain had a family activity from Dec. 1st until Christmas. The kids would look forward to taking turns each day to see what activity would be revealed. There were items such as A Winter Night Walk in the Woods, Christmas Movie Night, Bring gifts to a shelter night, Bake Cookies for the Neighbors night, Drive around and look at Christmas lights night... Etc. It made the holidays less stressful because we focused on family time and community.
Congratulations on 1 Million Subscribers! I'm pretty much a newbie around here as I just found you this year and I'm SO Glad I did because I adore your content and advice... Here's to a Million More!
Congrats on your million subscribers! Thank you for keeping up with new content day after day, week after week, month after month. Here’s to a wonderful holiday season cheer to you and your Fam
Jam. All the best for the next year 🥂
We make gingerbread houses out of pop tarts…so much fun for the littles in our family!
A few years ago, I crocheted a gingerbread man. Every year, we take turns hiding him. My youngest is 15 so this isn't just for little kids. Whoever finds it, gets to hide it. We love pulling him out every season!
That sounds so fun!
We have a similar tradition with extended family. Don't remember how it started but someone bought a hideous Elvis ornament and every year we draw a name for the person Elvis goes home with. And when they put up next year's tree Elvis has to be on it. Then they return Elvis to our annual get-together for the next drawing. It's so fun because nobody wants Elvis on their tree.
P.S. Congratulations, Cas. I've been with you since the lawn guy Adonis days. Remember him???
@judihightower595 that's hilarious
Congrat Cas. What an achievement but you deserve it so much. Thanks to Emely for her hard work too. You brighten a million people's live. Thanks and happy holidays to you, Emely and your family ❤
Thank you so much! It truly takes a village!
@Clutterbug I invite you to go on internet and type 'what a crowd of a million' looks like' to realise how many people live's you are touching. Very impressive to visualize and what a fantastic achievement. Take care 💕🥰
@@beatricefiset113 I've just done that, I had no idea what a million people looked like. Gosh that's "crazy pants" to quote our favourite friend
Such wonderful ideas that really bring out the true meaning of Christmas-giving of ourselves. I love you and your videos so much, you crack me up so bad sometimes! I’m watching in bed with headphones and forget that my husband is TRYING to sleep and burst out laughing!
(Dirty looks from the other side of the bed). You cheer me up SO much ( speaking as a person who lives in the U.S., we are really depressed.) Your decluttering ideas are amazing and it is clear that you truly care about all of us. You deserve the #1 million! I just wish that you lived next door to ME! I bet you are a wonderful friend💖
Before bed on Christmas Eve my family you get together and we read the nativity story. I also know other people who read twas the night before Christmas. It's something we look forward to
Congratulations on 1 million subscribers! I especially loved this video! You have a way of touching the hearts of others! I hope you and your family have a Blessed Christmas!
Thank you so much! That means a lot!
I loved this one because it was focused on being kind and loving and there were so many creative ideas!
Congratulations, Cas!!! Thanks for all of the great ideas today and always!!!
Your blessings are on their way. Trust the timing of your life. Trust your journey. All is well.
My holiday tradition is to sit, with Christmas lights on, hot chocolate in hand, watching Polar Express. I think the mistletoe idea is fantastic for families.
Congratulations 🎉 you are amazing, and funny, and kind. And you help so many of us!
The best popcorn for stringing: plain air-popped and fully cooled Orville Redenbacher's Tender White has been consistently the best for me. No cracking or breaking. One of the fun things we have done in the past is play a game we call "Hide the Elf". At dinner, we draw a name out of Santa's hat and that person is the hider. Sometime before bed they have to go and hide the elf (plus a little treat or nice note) somewhere in the house. Then in the morning, everyone goes and hunts for the elf. We do this all holiday season and the gifts and notes have been pretty funny!
I used to string popcorn with my boys, who are now 37 and 34. I found that the stale ones don’t break as much. The problem is that they are usually eaten before they get stale 🤤
I'm 65; my Mom had the best Christmas thing ever: with 4 kids under 12, she'd put a beautiful angel on top of the tree that had a magic wand and moveable arms. If we were naughty, the wand would go down; Mom would say, "Look! You won't get presents because the angel saw that you were naughty!" So we'd behave ourselves and when we looked again, the wand would be up. When we were grown Mom said, "I never had to worry about gaining weight over Christmas. All day long I was UP the ladder, DOWN the ladder..." 😅
When I was little we’d get our sleeping bags out one night and sleep around the tree. And we’d spend the evening singing carols.
Our favorite holiday traditions WERE to take a family picture at Thanksgiving that we used for cards (even when the kids moved out, we still met at their uncle's house for Thanksgiving) then, we served, as a family, at our church through the Christmas services, and after the last one on Christmas Eve, we'd go home and open a jammy gift and drink hot chocolate, or hot apple cider and have snacks and play charades. It was super fun and festive, and the next day we opened gifts until noon and at Christmas breakfast casserole and the rest of the family came around 2 for dinner and often stayed until the wee hours of the morning. Great memories...
Now, my husband and I will host some of the kids and their families and we're still looking for new traditions so these ideas are great!! 😊
I love these ideas. Kindness should be spread all year.
I totally agree!
Congratulations on the 1 million! You are definitely worthy of it! And th 14:09 is Christmas list was right up my alley. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Congrats Cas !!!!! 🥳 👏 🎉
Ive been with you for years. I just want to say Thank you from the bottom of my heart for you just being you!!! Your so real. Your such an inspiration to so many of us!!
Pat yourself on the back girl, you've got this!!!! Love from Ky USA 🇺🇸 💕
We have feeders for the birds. I need to get some suet for them. We do random acts of kindness on a regular basis. I like the Adopt a Senior idea. Lovely idea for the candle lighting. We memorize our favorite places to view. We rate the best. The owners don't get prizes, but it's fun for us.
Love your video ❤my daughter is older now, a teenager and doesn't ask for much, so i asked her what are the most memorable plans we could do together ❤️ and were doing those, and not so much overwhelming gifts. Keep it simple and declutter the house . Keeping it simple and stressless helps bring more joy in.
Loved this one so much! ❤️ Such great ideas, I wrote most of them down to do with my husband. Thank you for this!
And, Cas, we are so grateful for YOU! Congratulations on reaching a million viewers. Those of us who have been here a while know that YOU are one in a million, and we thank you! 🎊
Great video! At 3:12 one thing I would add to this is (if it's food) a list of ingredients incase the person you're giving it to has allergies 😊
I saw the live for the 1 million and it made me so excited for you! Congratulations. To celebrate may I suggest a collaboration with Adam Savage at Tested! I would love for you to see his shop and discuss what kind of bug he is and hear you both talk about organization. I feel it’s a fabulous match and would expose both of your communities to another creator they would enjoy 😃. Thanks for all your hard work. 🧡🖤🧡
Hey Cass our tradition is assembling and decorating the Christmas tree at my sister's place with iced eggnog cos we're Australian (no snow on our horizon). Please don't stop your content as your decluttering vlogs are immensely helpful. I wish you and your family a safe and happy Christmas and so looking forward to your year to come input. 1.5 million here we come. Thank you.🦘🦘🐨🐨👍👍
I work in a library so for xmas I pick out a few books to borrow that I think my parents will enjoy. I give them a purchased present and then also give them the library books to borrow so it feels like they are getting more gifts (and its free!) They enjoy it because they never seem to get out to the library themselves. Later I return the books for them so they don't have the hassle.
Congratulations on the million subscribers! I love watching your videos and you are such an inspiration to all! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Congratulations!!!! I would love to have most of these things, but it is so hot here in Australia, we have bbq's and snacks, pools and water guns. It is such a contrast to the US.
I can imagine it's a very different kind of Christmas celebration for you! 🥵🏖️
I love this ideas ♥️ My kids are grown now and I know they make their Christmas time very special with traditions. I wish I had done more with them when they were little. I know that one of our traditions was baking Christmas cookies ❤❤
We just watched the Polar exspress at my daughters 🤣🤣☃️☃️☃️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
We started bringing back little Christmas on the 6th Jan literally gathering the left overs from family members all the ladies getting together and just chatting and with the family going around the garden that day blessing the wildlife, plants and trees
You really are such an amazing person- and so brave! I am celebrating with you over the 1 Million! I always appreciate your REAL and down to earth content. You have such a way of encouraging others and you have so much to offer this world (the RUclips world and beyond!)- you are not too much and you are not too little- you are just right and you make a difference in so many lives through the content that you share. Thank you and Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Loved all your ideas Cass - the most important one is being grateful for your beautiful family - enjoy every moment and here's to the Christmas spirit lighting up your holiday celebrations this year! ☃🎄 🎅
Congratulations! You deserve it! Keep spreading Joy!
My family likes to take at least one evening to bundle up and walk the neighborhood to look at all the festive lights and decorations. I also bake a lot. Christmastime in retail can be brutal, so I bake a lot for my kids, who both work retail. I try to send a new treat in with them every day for them to share with their coworkers. I also love to bake treats for my favorite Starbucks crew.
My heart is with the seniors ❤ Great ideas Cass!
Go to a Christmas concert at a local church, the town Christmas tree lighting and going out caroling- all are FREE!
Thank you Cass! Love the clutterbug community!
Congratulations on 1M subscribers! I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos over the years and have learned so much! You are so authentic and truly one of my favorite channels to watch! So happy for you!!
OMG!!! CONGRATULATIONS CASS!!! SO well deserved. We love all your efforts in helping the world to be better. XO Hugs and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Merry Christmas to you too!
Congratulations, this is so deserved. I love your content, and as a ADHDer you have made my life better. Your ideas are wonderful although I don't celebrate christmas, since my husband died four years ago. At this time, I will volontair at the hedgehog care where I'm helping all over the year. Here in Germany (maybe all over Europe), hedgehogs are on the red list because they don't find enough food any more. And of course I feed birds in my garden. I wish you and your family happy holidays.
Thank you and I love that you've found a way to start new traditions - hedgehogs are so cute!
This year is going to be tough.
We lost mum last year. And my hubby has terminal cancer.
But we have decorated early to enjoy the season,had candles and christmas movies. Friends have been over in christmas jumoers x
Great ideas Cas! Thanks! We make various Christmas cookies every year and my grands and their cousins all get their own home baked sugar cookies to decorate themselves. They ❤ this tradition.
Just love this And so many I did with my kids. There older and doing there thing so this just makes me happy but sad . Ik many parents understand. but this a blessing video ty so much for sharing ❤
When I left to work as a nurse early, I left silly jokes on the mirror for our girls , before school ,they would leave the funniest answers 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I love this video I can’t wait to start some of these traditions with my little ones thank you for the ideas!! ❤❤ can you sure more details about the red solo cup game? It looked like you were stringing something each time?
Congratulations Cas!!! I'm so excited for you to reach 1 million subscribers!! You deserve it!! You work your butt off to bring us fresh, interesting and motivating content that literally changes lives!! Thank YOU!! ❤❤❤
Congratulations 1,000,000 🎉❤ way to go Cas. You are friggin amazing. You never cease to inspire me. This video makes me so excited to try all of these. Thank you for all of the sweet, simple, thoughtful and kind ideas. It’s an honor to hang with you day to day and I always look forward to a new video. It’s a privilege to call you a friend. Thank you 🩷🩷🩷
Great ideas. We also all sleep by the Christmas tree one night. We keep the tree lit all night and we just pile on couches and the floor.
What a sweet tradition!🎄
Libraries have FREE holiday events for kids and adults, ranging from arts and crafts, live musical entertainment and holiday movies. Enjoyed listening to my favorite band that played at a Christmas party/tree lighting at a local library on Saturday.
I use acrylic paints for doing window decor.. it lasts longer and vibrant. haven't done that in yrs as we are no longer in an apt /house where it would be seen, doing decals mostly.
I love the “you’ve been 🧝ed” for your neighbor but everyone has a ring doorbell these days so it’s hard to make it a surprise. Maybe I could wear a creepy Halloween mask 😅 - that wouldn’t be creepy or weird at all… 😂
Our Free or low cost traditions .. I wear a Santa or Elf hat when out.. it makes people laugh, strikes up conversations with neighbors, friends and strangers too! I wrap each persons gifts in their own paper.. no name tags needed! I sometimes make a game of who’s papers who’s. One year I said zi forget who’s papers who’s so for now open up these envelopes with their names that held scratch off tickets. With small piece of their wrapping paper in the envelope. Was fun when first person figured it out then they all started looking again . We took our dog to see Christmas lights this year. So fun! Great video Cass, Merry Christmas and congratulations on 1 million!!
This is a WONDERFUL video! The one film my family watch every December is a Canadian film called 'Battle of the Bulbs'. It is our all time family favourite! Love from England
You're dog is so cute and sweet. Special place in my heart for all the good boys and girls out there.
I am so happy and proud of you Cas!! Congratulations. So well-deserved! :)
We do a special dessert (usually cheesecake because it's our favorite but anything works, we did a traditional birthday cake when the kids were little) turn out the lights and put a single candle in it and sing happy birthday to Jesus at Christmas dinner. It then usually moves into all of us singing several Christmas carols :0)
I love watching Love Actually, The Bishop's Wife (1947, a must-see) and Scrooge (the 1951 version) every year.
Congrats on 1M, Cassandra! You rock!
Love love love Every single one of these!!! Thank you so much Cass!!! Congratulations on 1Million!!!!! 🎉wooohoooooo!!!!
These are fantastic ideas--I will definitely be using some with the little cousins and the youth at church!
We love you, Cass!❤️🙏
I like Its a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol (1984) with George C. Scott. I also like White Christmas and The Homecoming (1971), which later became The Waltons. I'm putting a list of my favorites on my website to share with friends and family.
We make homemade cards out of paper we already have. We also go caroling to neighbors. I want to change our New Testament reading tradition to reading it with the lights low and the fire going.
We are doing White Elephant gifts this year with our adult children and I can’t wait to see how it goes.
Dear Santa, on Prime is also very heart warming.
Congratulations!!!! Does that mean that we put you out of work since there are so many or do we just like hearing you tell us what we should be doing??? Merry Christmas!