December 4th is... Ribbons and Wrap Day, National Cookie Day, Santa's List Day, National Dice Day, Wear Brown Shoes Day, Extraordinary Work Team Recognition Day, Manila Paper Birthday (1845), National Grange Birthday (1786),
Falcon CrestTV Premiere (1981), Cabernet Franc Day/Cab Franc Day, National Sock Day, World Wildlife Conservation Day, Barbórka/Miners' Day, International Cheetah Day, Saint Barbara's Day/Feast Day of Saint Barbara, St. John Damascene's Day/Feast of Saint John Damascene, International Hug Day, National Kitten Day, Worldwide Handsome Day (South Korea), Fred Hampton Day (Illinois)
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Ribbons and Wrap Day-- Have you started wrapping your gifts yet? Buy your wrapping paper, gift tags, ribbon, and tape today. Or bring home a few rolls of plain brown paper and let your kids decorate them with potato prints, stickers, or glue and glitter!
Read: Gifted Wrapping: Creative Wraps and Ribbons for Every Occasion
-- Gift-wrapping has become big business, as busy people flock to the gift-wrapping departments of their favorite stores, and to high-end personal gift wrappers. Gift givers are frequently spending as much or more on wrapping than on the gift itself. For anyone who pays attention to the details and insists upon the finishing touch a creatively wrapped gift provides, this book is for you. It teaches, through step-by-step projects, how to wrap commonly shaped gifts beautifully and affordable. Design tips and resources for materials and designing home gift centers help take anyone's skill to the next level.
• Jumbo Rolls Kraft Gift Wrap -- Each roll measures 23" wide and 35 feet long - a total of 67 square feet! This heavy paper makes a great table cover and is perfect for gift wrapping, art projects, and classroom use. Set of three rolls (natural, red, and white) • 120 Christmas Gift Tags -- Beautiful Christmas die cut gift tags with shiny metallic red foil on black and white accents! Write in your personal holiday wishes on the back of the tag! Each tag comes with to and from in the back for easy gift giving!
• Christmas Coloring, Sticker, and Activity Books
Wrap with Love: Holiday Gift Giving
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Free Printables, Coloring Pages, Activities and Crafts:
• Gift Wrap Ideas; DIY Printable Ribbon
• Printable Paper Ribbon
• 72 Beautiful DIY Gift Wrap and Tags
• An Easy Gift Wrapping System + Free Printable Gift Tags
• Creative Gift Wrap Ideas and Christmas Printables
• DIY Wrap Up: 90+ Tags, Toppers and Wraps {Freebies}
• Christmas Gift Tags (Free Printable)
• DIY Printable Gift Tags
• How to Wrap a Gift: Step-By-Step Guide
• Creative Ways to Gift Wrap with Ribbon
• Free Printable Holiday Gift Wrap and Paper Chain Decoration
• 10 DIY Christmas giftwrapping ideas
• Easy Christmas Gift Wrap Ideas
• Printable Vintage Wrapping Accents
National Cookie Day
- A day for honoring and enjoying the sweet flavor of cookies and sharing them with friends and family. A day to sit down with a tall cold glass of milk or hot coffee, a large plate of fresh cookies, and have no guilt at eating them all up.
Santa's List Day
- Have you been good all year? Have you been Naughty? Or, have you been nice? Santa knows.
National Dice Day
- A day for everyone to enjoy playing the game of dice. You could also celebrate by playing your favorite role-playing game, or maybe just Monopoly! And if you're superstitious, don't forget to blow on the dice for good luck!
Wear Brown Shoes Day
- Dust off those seldom-worn brown shoes and put them on your feet. Brown boots, loafers, or any other brown colored footwear will do. Oh, and wear brown socks to match.
Extraordinary Work Team Recognition Day
- Set aside this day to celebrate those teams who consistently work extraordinarily well together to produce significant results for their companies or organizations.
Manila Paper Birthday (1845)
- Manila paper (made from sails, canvas, and rope) was patented in Reading, Massachusetts on December 4, 1845.
National Grange Birthday (1786)
- The anniversary of the National Grange, the first organized agricultural movement in the US in 1786 - to unite private citizens in improving the economic and social position of the nation's farm population. The National Grange is the nation's oldest national agricultural organization, with grassroots units established in 2,700 local communities in 40 states.
Falcon CrestTV Premiere (1981)
- This 1981 nighttime serial was set in California wine country and originally focused on Angela Channing's determined efforts to gain control of the Falcon Crest vineyard and winery; later in the nine-year run, the emphasis turned to crime.
Saint Barbara's Day
- On this day, traditionally the feast day of St. Barbara, a young girl places a twig from a cherry tree in a glass of water. If it blooms by Christmas Eve, she is certain to marry the following year. Because the narratives of her life and martyrdom are legendary, St. Barbara was dropped from the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints in 1970.
