Save Electricity During The Holidays

It's the season of abundance, and while everyone is busy trying to make their homes look nice for the holidays, they lose sight of the amount of power they use to make their surroundings prettier. You can employ several techniques to help avoid having a heart attack when you get your next electricity bill. Remember that the less amount of power used, the greater your contribution into greening up the planet.
Use LED lights. LED Lights are much safer than regular lights. They do not heat up - which is great especially if you're going to twirl them around your real Christmas tree. LEDs use up 90% less electricity, and can last up to 100,000 hours. Imagine using the same lights for 500 years? The average usage per household each year is 200 hours, thus - you, as well as your children can save Earth for the next 500 years.
Use Fiber Optic Decorations. Fiber optic decorations are thin plastic-like wires where light can pass through. They are great for decorations, as it most probably only requires one small source of light, strategically positioned at the base. Since light passes through the wires, the effect is one fascinating display of light that can be altered in various shapes, are these wires are thin, pliable and bouncy. Use them a centerpieces to save on electricity.
Limit the time the lights are kept on. Of course, you must wait for it to grow dark before you turn on your Christmas lights, and you also must turn them off maybe at midnight - or before you go to bed. NEVER leave the lights unattended as your house might end up like one huge fireplace.
When the Christmas tree is lit, turn off the room lights. Those Christmas tree lights always look better when the surrounding area is dark - so kill the lights and stare at your beautiful tree.
Why not use candles? Try to stand out from the rest of the neighborhood by lighting small candles alongside your walkway - the effect is some traditional vintage Christmastime in the countryside. Nice, actually.
Buy gifts that are not battery nor electrically-run. Save the environment by lessening the amount of garbage/batteries you dump into the garbage. Imagine also the amount of money you save by not buying battery-run toys? Opt for energy-free toys and gifts.
If you can't avoid batteries, then buy rechargeable batteries. If you need to save money, then use rechargeable batteries for your gifts. At least, you can use the batteries over and over, and end up wasting less money. When you do recharge the batteries, unplug the charger as soon as the batteries are fully charged.