Pack Away Christmas with These Easy Tips

There nothing more fun than the holiday season but after the festivities are over it is nice to start the New Year with a fresh start. One way my family likes to start the New Year is with having all our Christmas decor packed up. As you pack up your holiday decor, make it easy on yourself by checking out these tips.

As you pack up your decor, break them into categories. Separate your outdoor decor from your indoor decor, your Christmas tree ornaments and your decorative items, your holiday cards and your linens. This is also a great time to go through the items you no longer love or are broken and give or throw them away.

Once you have these items categorized, pack them away in their appropriate boxes. Egg cartons are an excellent way to store small, special ornaments and protect them from getting broken. For larger ornaments, wrap them protectively in paper towel and, if you want, place them in paper cups to keep them organized. Once your boxes are packed, label your boxes to remind yourself what is in them for next year.

With your outdoor decorations, as you take down your Christmas lights, go through your lights and throw away any tangled or unusable lights. Lighting professionals recommend you should replace Christmas lights every 3-4 years.