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51. Become a Secret Santa - Have your family or friends exchange names for Secret Santa fun! Each day or one day a week, leave a small surprise (candy, card, ornament, etc) with a note saying, "From your Secret Santa". Reveal who you are on Christmas day!

52. Homemade Greetings - Make your own holiday cards this year! A homemade card will show how much thought you put into your family and friends and will be cherished for years to come. Pop-up Card.

53. You're A Great Teacher - Older kids might want to consider finding out what their teacher collects. How about a picture of you in a nice frame with your name and the date underneath. Add a card that tells the teacher how much you appreciate the effort they put forth for their class. for more ideas check out this site, Lesson Exchange.

54. Kris Kringles - Call all your friends and say Merry Christmas but try to sound like Kris Kringle.

55. 12 Days of Christmas - Do you know the true meaning of the song? Let's live it this Christmas!

56. Christmas Tree Facts - Learn all there is to know about the tradition of the Christmas Tree. It's a tradition that started overseas.

57. Christmas Traditions - Learn About Christmas in other countries and cultures!

58. Christmas Bark Candy - Make candy for gifts! We make it every Christmas and it is always one of the first treats to go. Christmas Recipes

59. Christmas Memory Game - Place an assortment of ornaments and decorations on a tray. Let the children study the tray for one minute. Cover the tray with a cloth. Tell the children how many items were on the tray and ask them to write down the items they remember. The person who remembers the most items wins!

60. The Night Before Christmas - It just isn't Christmas without the traditional reading of The Night Before Christmas. Get your pajama's on and curl up beside the fireplace with a glass of eggnog.

The Grant Beach Neighborhood Betterment Association is a group of citizens working together to maintain and improve the quality of living in our area. We meet monthly on a regular basis to address neighborhood concerns, and encourage residents to start smaller neighborhood watch groups in their block. We believe that people should actively participate as citizens in a democracy and as neighbors in in a community. We are a group of citizens interested in working together to maintain and improve the living quality of our neighborhood, motivate the city to address our concerns, be a spawning ground for neighborhood watch programs and build a sense of community among us. Working together, there is little that cannot be done, working apart there is little that can be done.

Mission Statement: "Improving the quality of life in our neighborhood"

This website is simply a tool we use to help keep our neighbors connected to each other, to their neighborhood and to their City of Springfield, Missouri. Please consider attending the monthly meeting. Potluck Dinner for the whole family and Free child care for the meeting

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