Holidays

Key advice for even the biggest scaredy cat.

A new report breaks down how Gen Z and millennials will navigate holiday shopping amid COVID-19.

Though weddings are always going to be beautiful, meaningful events, it turns out that there are certain purchases that might not always be worth it in the end.

Just because large social gatherings are being discouraged at this year’s Halloween festivities doesn’t mean you also have to skip the large decorations.Home Depot is celebrating the spooky season in a big way, quite literally. They’re selling a 12-foot-tall skeleton figurine that has eyes made of LCD screens, allowing it to stare and blink at unsuspecting trick-or-treaters.

The more Janine Micheletti and Stephanie Lim talked about it, the more they believed a Zoom wedding might be not just practical, but perfect for them. Thanks to the couple’s creativity and attention to detail, they were right.

A health expert weighs in on how to have a fun Halloween while social distancing.

Back in February, when Qahir Popat bought an engagement ring for his longtime girlfriend, Jasmine Rolle, and booked an event space with plans for an elaborate proposal in March, he couldn’t have predicted that the world would soon change radically.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the mix of items that soon-to-be spouses are filling their wedding wish lists with might look a little different than in the past.

Creepy Company’s "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Halloween" VHS Throw Blankets are based on the original VHS covers for the 1970s-era horror flicks—front, back, and spine.

One family came up with a super creative way to safely dole out candy to trick-or-treaters: a DIY candy slide that allows them to pass treats through without hand-to-hand contact.

Let me explain why Halloween is my very favorite holiday... and why you should consider decorating for your favorite holiday early this year (and maybe every year).

The voice in my head parroting my mother's rules took some time to silence.

Using data from Google Maps, Google News Lab has figured out where we’re going, what we’re looking for and when we’re getting there around Thanksgiving. So, if you’re trying to eat Chinese food on the way to the plant nursery on Black Friday, you’re not alone—but you should probably avoid driving at 9am. So how’d they figure out that folks in Texas are particularly interested in bicycle sharing locations?

With picnics, festivals, and large gatherings cancelled due to COVID-19, how can we honor this monumental holiday during a time like this?

You might mark the change in season with a decluttering or organizing project that sets you up to enjoy summer to the fullest. Or, your inaugural summer activity might look less like work and more like a party.

It's also perfect for last-minute gifting.

I’ve been known to splay out on the sofa on Thanksgiving Day in my unbuttoned jeans, with a glass of wine in one hand and a plate of food in the other. Guilty as charged. But if you’ve got an acute case of cabin fever, or are itching to do something more productive, there’s much to offer beyond football.

Growing up, I had a pretty well defined gift opening tradition: go see a movie Christmas Eve (to pass the time for my sister and I anxiously waiting for Christmas Day), then open one gift when we returned home that night. Then, Christmas morning, we’d wake up, sort our gifts, and then each take turns to open one gift at a time while the others watched.

Including Amazon devices and a treat-dispensing dog camera.

There's nothing uglier than pollution.

There are currently 6 reported incidents of the glass jars shattering, causing fire damage to nearby items.

They've heard everything.

Cats climbing in Christmas trees takes the idea of a “cat tree” to a whole new level (perhaps literally).

Thanks again, Amazon Prime.

There are some proactive steps you can take to protect your packages.

It all started with a pocket square.

While we can’t bug Santa’s chair to hear all the answers, we did the next best thing and asked Santa at Macy’s.

Yup, we're talking about Amazon.

Gone are the days that a candle is looked at as a last resort gift. But how did we get here?

Thanks to a viral Reddit post, a Trader Joe’s plant has gained recent attention for allegedly not needing much attention at all

This Elf-themed suite is bound to be attractive to those who find Buddy to be a kindred spirit (and also like a lot of sugar).

We've got fun ideas for you to try no matter your interests.

Like the Grinch's heart, it may grow with love and care.

Sometimes, it's not as easy as "there's no place like home for the holidays".

Plus a cheat-sheet of Thanksgiving foods your dog can and can't safely eat.

We have a first look at all the seasonal items that we can't wait to add to cart.

Why not get even more creative and find a costume that aligns with the traits of your zodiac sign?

Nobody does holiday decoration like Hogwarts.

It's so cute, it instantly sold out online, but it's still available in stores.

(If you want to, that is.)

We asked Apartment Therapy staffers for the best home tips they've ever gotten from dear old dad (and other father figures in their lives).

Many people are divided on the idea of “games” at weddings. There are those who find them fun and harmless, and those who think that surely weddings are enjoyable enough as-is, and question the need to add opportunities for embarrassment to the day’s schedule. While I have sympathies with the latter group, my older sister, who married last summer, is firmly in the former camp.

I sense that I’m in the minority here, but I’m quite fond of seeing children at weddings. The smaller the better. Because even if they cry during the ceremony or interrupt the first dance, you at least get some really adorable pictures of tiny children in formal wear. So… even? If you’re planning a wedding, you can use these pictures as inspiration for flower girl and ring bearer outfits.

Let’s pour one out right now for all the personalized matchbooks and mesh-wrapped Jordan almonds of the world. They get left behind on wedding reception tables and probably tossed in the trash at the end of the night. Not what you had in mind for your gift to your guests, huh? Here are nine better ideas for wedding favors that your guests will love to take with them. The most important thing when choosing wedding favors is this: Know your guests!

I don’t think you choose to have a restaurant wedding as much as a restaurant wedding chooses you. You have to be a laid-back couple who are after a relaxed affair. The type of wedding planners where “great food” is the most important item on the list of what you want for your big day, and second is “not really having to decorate.” If that sounds like you, there are some big pros to hosting your wedding reception at one of your city’s finest eateries.

If the stress of wedding planning is enough to make your head explode, you and your beloved might just be the ideal candidates for a short, sweet and itty-bitty city hall wedding. There’s a long list of “pros”: Courthouse weddings are affordable, they come together quickly, and they can still be just as drop dead gorgeous as the bigger bashes. They’re more personal, too.

Let’s face it–some weddings can be, well, boring (especially if you’re not the dancing type). You’re probably happy to be there, just to support the couple as they commit their lives to each other forever. But sometime between the rubbery chicken dinner and the encore performance of the Cha Cha Slide, you’re bound to be sitting there thinking to yourself, “This wedding would be so much better if there was a bounce house.” And you know what?

It seems like every year, droves of new holiday albums come out—so many that it’s hard to keep track of them all. Sometimes the best Christmas songs are right under our noses, we just have no idea because there’s too much to choose from.

Maybe it’s not that you hate all holiday music; it’s just that you’re sick of hearing the same peppy-on-the-verge-of-cheesy songs with the same message year after year. You’re tired of hearing “Jingle Bell Rock” at every single Christmas party (and really, everywhere you turn) and getting “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” stuck in your head for weeks on end.