Many people look forward to putting up Christmas decorations all year long. They make the house feel festive and happy for the holiday season. Fortunately, there are some new ideas for Christmas window decorations.

1. One idea is to hang snowflakes from the ceiling in front of the windows. If you have window blinds raise them about half way up, and then let the snowflakes show through the bottom half of the window. One idea is to decorate the snowflakes with small, white lights to make them shine through the glass. Another idea is to sprinkle gold or silver glitter to make them shine and glisten.

2. Set up a display on a table in front of the window. For example by placing three or four red vases of various heights in front of the window open the window blinds or curtains so that passers-by can easily view the display. To add further visual interest, place some large Christmas ornaments in the vases. Using gold or silver ornaments works particularly well.

3. Kids love looking at Christmas decorations. Imagine a child’s surprise and delight when he looks into a window and sees someone looking back at him! For this idea, pull a small table in front of the window, so you can create the display. Purchase or make a large snowman to sit on the table and look out of the window. Other possibilities are a large Santa Claus, a large reindeer, or a tall gingerbread man. Place a spotlight under the window to bring attention to the display, or hang Christmas lights around the window to highlight the display.

4. Another Christmas decoration that kids love to use is window paint. Use window paint to create a festive window scene on each window. Paint simple scenes of snowy meadows or festive scenes of happy elves dancing in Santa’s workshop.

5. One simple and beautiful idea is to place a single candle in each window of the house. Place the candle in a gorgeous candleholder. Then, hang a wreath on the top half of each window. Placing small lights in each wreath further enhances this elegant look.

6. Silver bells are also great window decorations. These can be hung from the ceiling in front of the window using heavy wire, or they can be placed in the windowsill. They can be placed at various heights. Place the bells on stacks of Christmas books in the window.

7. One final idea is to raise the window blinds and cover the windows with beautiful Christmas wrapping paper. There are endless looks that can be achieved using wrapping paper. For example, candy cane striped paper can be colourful and vibrant on the windows while blue paper featuring white snowflakes looks pretty, too.

Creating stunning Christmas window displays can help a house feel joyful for the holidays. Decorate each window with a similar theme, or vary the decorations in each window to create unique presentations. Passers-by will definitely enjoy looking at the Christmas window decorations.