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SHELBY COUNTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION’S
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DECEMBER 2015 NEWSLETTER
Holiday
Bucket List
Do Candy Canes
Grow on Trees?
Not quite! Candy canes were
first made about 350 years ago
as plain hard sugar sticks. The
original candy was complete-
Make the holidays magical by having some fun at home
and around town during your winter break!
Host a holiday cookie baking day
with your friends and share the
cookies with your neighbors.
Walk through the holiday lights the
Memphis Zoo Lights and take a ride
on the Ferris wheel.
Surprise the neighbors with Christmas carols.
Take a ride through Starry Nights at
Shelby Farms, rated one of the top
10 lighting displays in the country,
ly white and straight. In the
early days of Christmas trees,
candy and cookies were used
to decorate the trees. Then
a choirmaster at the Cologne
Cathedral in Germany bent the
sugar-sticks into canes to rep-
Make a batch of reindeer food.
resent a shepherd’s staff. The
Get crafty and make DIY gifts for
your teachers and coaches.
all-white candy canes were
Donate toys to charity.
Go to the Pink Palace and see the
Enchanted Forrest.
the long-winded nativity ser-
Take a tour of holiday lights and
decorated community trees.
Make a playlist of your favorite holiday classics and have a dance party.
of handing out candy canes
Go to the Germantown Holiday Parade on December 12 at 2pm.
Participate in the Frozen Sing-ALong with Elsa on the giant 3D
screen at the Pink Palace.
Watch a few holiday classics with the
family by the fire like Home Alone,
Polar Express, Elf, Miracle on 34th
Street.
Send Christmas cards to soldiers.
given out to children during
vices. The clergymen’s custom
during Christmas services
spread throughout Europe and
later to America. Sometime
Read a holiday class before bed.
around 1900s, the red stripes
Roast marshmallows in the fire to
make holiday s’mores.
appeared and then peppermint
Have a camp-out under the Christmas tree.
Decorate a gingerbread house.
Ain’t that sweet?
Visit the Peabody Hotel to see the
decorated lobby.
Cut out your own snowflakes and
hang them in your window.
Learn to make hot chocolate from
scratch.
Don’t forget to mail your letter to
Santa!
Drive by Graceland to check out the
manger.
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Giving Back Year
Round
You don’t have to wait until the holidays to give
back. Choose a charity and help a cause you support throughout the year! Whether you want to feed,
clothe and shelter those in need, prevent animal
cruelty, support natural resources, or support other
issues, there are many organizations supporting varied causes your parents can help you find. If you save
30-cents a day to accumulate $100 for the year, that
will go a long way to support your cause! Talk with
your parents, school, or place of worship to find out
how you can get involved.
Top 10 Hottest Toy Crazes in History
Every Christmas there’s one toy that seems to be at the top of almost every list, but some years there are toys that are in such demand
that they cause TopTenz.com has identified these popular toys as the top toys that have caused crazes and frinzied mobs of shoppers
Cabbage Patch
at
malls.
Mr. Potato Head
Pong
The Pet Rock
Atari
Introduced in 1952, this
was the first toy ever
advertised on TV.
Introduced in 1975, more
than 5 million rocks were
sold in 6 months. Yes,
rocks.
Game Boy
Tickle Me Elmo
Introduced in America in
1991, more than 1 million
were sold during the
Christmas season.
Introduced in 1996, more
than 10 million Elmos
have been sold to date.
Introduced in 1975, two
Introduced in 1979, this
lines and a dot on a screen video system was considbecame the first home
ered groundbreaking at
video game.
the time.
Furby
Introduced in Feb 1998
at a Toy Fair, all of the
dolls sold out before
production of the toy
actually began.
Holiday Trivia Test
1. What did the traffic cop holler to Frosty?
2. Grinch stole presents from the residents of which town?
3. What does Ralphie from “Christmas Story” want for Christmas?
4. Who said “God Bless Us, Every One!”?
5. How many pipers piping did my true love give to me?
6. What charity has people ringing bells near grocery stores?
7. What singer had a Blue Christmas without you?
PlayStation 3
Introduced in 2006,
PS3s were pre-selling
for thousands of dollars
online before they were
released.
Dolls
Introduced in 1983 this doll
was the most successful
new doll launch in history.
Zhu Zhu Pets
Introduced in 2009, these
$10 robotic hamsters
were selling for $250 on
eBay.
“We elves try to
stick to the four
main food groups:
candy, candy
canes, candy corns
and syrup.”
- Buddy The Elf
1. Stop! 2. Whoville 3. Red Ryder BB Gun 4. Tiny Tim 5. 11 6. Salvation Army 7. Elvis