How to celebrate a not-so-white holiday season

While Bonner County usually boasts a white Christmas, the lack of snow this year doesn't mean the holiday cheer has to disappear.

There are many ways to enjoy holiday festivities without making snow angels, snowmen or spending the holiday weekends skiing at Schweitzer. Indoor crafts can be a great way to decorate your home while spending time together. Paper snowflakes are easy and fun to make and can be taped to windows or strung up around the house.

Baking holiday pastries can also be a fun way to bring holiday cheer to the home, as well as making the house smell amazing in the process. A simple sugar cookie recipe with some fun cookie cutters and frosting can help cure the lack-of-snow blues.