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NEW YORK (AP) — Looking fora cool tech gift for a kid in yourlife?

There’s no shortage of fun andfairly educational items thesedays. New toys for the holidaysinclude little robot friends full ofpersonality and magnetic blocks

that snap together to teach thebasics of computer programing.

Here are some toys designed tokeep kids entertained withoutsacrificing on education:

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HANDS-ON TECH

Tablet screens and apps

haven’t gone away, but they’rejust not enough on their own.With these toys, kids can createand build with their hands, notjust a tablet.

— Osmo. As kids arrange mag-netic blocks or puzzle pieces, theircreations show up on the iPadthanks to a mirror attached to thetablet’s camera. By arrangingblocks, for instance, kids puttogether lines of code to guide anon-screen monster. Another gameteaches entrepreneurial and mathskills by letting kids run their ownpizza shop. The base set costs $30.You then buy add-ons, such ascoding for $50 and the pizza busi-ness for $40. It works only withiPads for now.

— Makey Makey. You connectone end to a computer’s USB portand the other to any material thatconducts electricity, such as coinsor even a banana. Kids can thenturn bananas into keyboards andpencil drawings into controls forvideo games. The basic set costs$25, though for $50, you get addi-tional clips and connector wires.

— Meccano sets. This is for thetween or young teen who is handywith a wrench and has a lot oftime. Even the trio of smallerMicronoids sets ($40) require adecent amount of time and signifi-cant motor skills. The larger mod-els, such as the $140 Meccanoid2.0, can take the better part of aday to construct. Once assembled,these robots can be programed todance, play games and interactwith each other.

— Illumicraft. Don’t let the girlycolors or rainbow stickers turn youoff. The $20 kit combines scienceand crafting to introduce basic cir-cuitry. Projects include light-updiaries, jewelry organizers, smart-phone speakers and pictureframes.

— Code This Drone. Softwarecompany Tynker and drone makerParrot have joined forces to createthis kit, which includes a droneand a one-year subscription toTynker’s education service. The kitcosts $100 to $150 depending onthe drone selected. It teaches thebasics of coding through gamesplayed with an app-controlled minidrone. Kids can program their ownflight plan of flips and turns, orbuild their own game to send anon-app through an obstaclecourse, as the real drone mirrorsthe movements.

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CODING FOR

PRESCHOOLERS?

Parents with dreams of futurehigh-tech careers are eager fortheir children to learn computerprogramming. And some toymakers say it’s never too early tointroduce coding concepts, even ifa child is still in diapers.

— Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar.Kids as young as 3 can “write”code by snapping together a $50toy caterpillar. Each section signi-fies a command, such as “gostraight” or “play sounds.” Hit theexecute button to send the toy

crawling in the chosen order.Older kids can program Code-a-Pillar to reach targets placedacross a room, or send it throughan obstacle course of their owncreation. While the kids aren’tlearning a coding language, thetoy does try to teach cause andeffect, as well as problem solving.

— Coji. As its name implies,this $60 mini robot teaches pre-readers to code with emojis. Italso reacts when you tilt or shakeit, and you can control it withyour phone or tablet.

— Code & Go Robot MouseActivity Set. With this $60 toy,kids build a maze with plasticsquares and dividers, then pro-gram their mouse to make itsway through to the cheese at theend.

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ROBOTS WITH

PERSONALITY

Kids want more than robotsthey can guide with a remote orsmartphone. Kids want personal-ity, a little friend to whom theycan relate and who recognizesthem.

— Cozmo. This $180, palm-sized robot is expressive, adorableand fun to play with. A team ofanimators designed more than500 reactions for the robot to pickfrom when it sees someone it rec-ognizes, wins or loses a game, orcompletes a task. The result is avery cute and human-like buddy— think Pixar’s Wall-E.

— CHiP. This $200 robot doggiecuddles, plays fetch and followsyou around your house. Whenhe’s close to running out of juice,he even heads over to his charg-ing pad and parks himself. Thislittle guy is very loud when hezips around the room, so apart-ment-dwellers with hardwoodfloors might want to invest in arug.

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ADDITIONAL REALITIES

“Pokemon Go” isn’t the onlyway kids can play with augment-ed reality, the blending of the realand virtual worlds. And there aretoys that make virtual realityaffordable.

— Airhogs Connect. With this$150 system, kids use an app tofly an included drone over a sen-sor pad that, combined with aphone or tablet’s camera, placesthe drone into the game on thescreen. As the physical dronemoves, so does the one in thegame. Kids fly the drone throughhoops and shoot down alieninvaders. Play is limited by thedrone’s estimated 10-minute fly-

ing time.— VR Real Feel Virtual Reality

Car Racing Gaming System. This$30 car racing game includes awireless steering wheel and a vir-tual-reality headset you stick yourphone into. It’s not the fanciest VR

technology, but it’s a lot of fun forwhat you pay. The system is set toship on Dec. 12.

—-Online: AP’s look at how tech

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This season, faux furs, wools andother softly textured materials are giv-ing holiday decor a cozy, festive feel.

The trend was prominent at thisfall’s Maison et Objet trade show inParis. Booths were populated withwinsome, appliquéd, felt people andanimals. Glamorous, jewel-tonedfeather trees dressed up tabletops.There were furry pillows printed withwildlife photos or embellished withmetallic threads, sequins and pearls.

“That natural, organic, homespunfeeling was all over the runways andit’s trending at home, too,” says NewYork designer Elaine Griffin. “For holi-day, it manifests as an emphasis onbringing the outdoors in — think styl-ish, simple-chic arrangements ofbranches, leaves, berries, pine conesand moss — coupled with cozy, tex-tured, wintry textiles like felt, faux furand chenille.”

There’s a lot of versatility in thesematerials because faux fur, brushedwool, hides, and even velvet or featherscan say “winter cabin” as easily as“luxury suite.” It’s all in how youincorporate other style elements.

Emily Henderson, host of HGTV’s“Secrets from a Stylist” and a Targethome-style expert, is also a fan.

“Yarn and wovens are two of myfavorites — they make a space feelextra warm and welcoming, which iswhat the holidays are all about,” shesays.

Some examples from retailers:Little cone trees wrapped in cream-

colored yarn, from Target’s Thresholdholiday collection, make a cozytablescape. Here too are felted wooldeer, bears and snowmen ready to cre-ate an arboreal winter woodland. Aphoto-printed stag on a soft, velvetythrow pillow makes for a welcomingaccessory. (https://protect-us.mime-cast.com/s/VAOGBmTwavnfZ)

Restoration Hardware’s felt stockinggarland is a different take on theadvent calendar. And there are plushygift bags and stockings in faux mink,coyote or wolf fur. (https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/5JgLBrTnw3LF6; https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/g5a0BEFKVNXUL)

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And Grandin Road has a collectionof hooked wool pillows with whimsicalimages of moose, cardinals, foxes andvarious canines sporting holiday garb.

A faux fur throw that looks likepheasant feathers could be repur-posed as a glamorous tree skirt.

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Another nice thing about this trendis that it isn’t limited to Christmas; ifyou’re celebrating Hanukkah, you caneasily incorporate some blues and sil-vers. Or if you just want to celebratewinter, you’re good to go.

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This PhOTO provided by Osmo shows an Osmo Creative Set.Toys that teach aren’t a new thing, but a growing number are callingfor kids to build with blocks, circuits or everyday items before reach-ing for a tablet screen.

Gift guide: Cool tech toys for the kid in your life

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The TVlovers in your life deserve holidaygifts that recognize their passion.

There’s lots of ways to achievethat, with creative goods that letsfans flaunt their series alle-giances or products new and oldthat adds to the ease andpleasure of TV viewing.

Another solid choice:TV-related books thatprovide good reason tomake time for readingeven in the “platinum age” ofsuperb television, as one of theauthors has labeled it.

Here’s a list of some appealingpicks to consider, with prices asfound online. We’re leaving thebargain hunting and naughty ornice decision-making up to you.

THE GOODS— Cyberthriller “Mr. Robot”

has spawned fun merchandise,official and otherwise. For truedevotees, consider a black-and-gold-toned bar necklaceinscribed “Mrs. Robot” (under $8)or a print of an original drawingmerging the faces of stars RamiMalek and Christian Slater for$19.20 (both at etsy.com/mar-ket/mr-robot).

— Practical gifts aren’t at oddswith the lavishly romantic“Outlander,” if they’re arm warm-ers ($19.95) inspired by the lead-ing lady’s or a plaid lambswoolscarf ($54.95). On the obsessiveside, fans of Caitriona Balfe’sClaire and Sam Heughan’s Jamiemight covet their roughly 8-inch-high photo depictions ready fordesktop display ($12.95 each).All available atoutlanderstore.com.

— “I am doubtful of all youpeople” is among the catchphras-es from ABC’s sitcom “black-ish”imprinted on T-shirts, mugs,totes and more. Besides thatquote from whiz kid Diane,there’s Dre’s buoyant, “When Isay cup, you say cake” featuredon similarly varied stuff(http://www.cafepress.com/+blackishtv+gifts, prices vary).

—-THE BOOKS

— For the discerning viewer,“The Platinum Age of Television”($32.50, Doubleday) by veterancritic David Bianculli will score abullseye. He lays out his theoryof how TV evolved to its currentrarified form in engagingly writ-ten, well-organized detail. Thereare sections devoted to genresincluding animation, Westernsand medical shows (for that, thedots are connected starting at“Dr. Kildare” and ending with“Grey’s Anatomy”). Other chap-ters profile such vaunted figuresas Carol Burnett, Mel Brooksand Norman Lear.

— “Mars: Our Future on theRed Planet” ($30, NationalGeographic) is a companion bookto National GeographicChannel’s hybrid docu-dramaseries “Mars” about an imaginedcolonization of the planet.Journalist Leonard David’s bookexplores the science behind sucha mission and the challengesthat await the first settlers.There’s a generous selection ofphotographs taken on Mars andin space, along with maps andcommentary from planetary sci-entists.

— “Mad Men” is gone but farfrom forgotten by admirers, wholikely would treasure this two-volume, 1,048-page set detailingthe drama’s creation and artistry($200, Taschen). Volume oneuses stills and script excerpts tochronicle its seven seasons. Thesecond volume includes inter-views with series creatorMatthew Weiner, star JonHamm, the show’s writers, cos-tume designer Janie Bryant andothers, along with set photos andwhat’s intriguingly described as“production ephemera.”

—-THE COMFORT ZONE

— Multiple remotes are a TVwatcher’s bane. Help control thecontrols with universal versions,such as the Logitech HarmonyCompanion (around $150),which can handle nearly all elec-tronics in all rooms of a home,including TVs, gaming consolesand streaming systems. For amajor splurge, consider the newSavant Remote + Host, with acool design and touch screen, at$500. The RCA Universal Remote(about $9) is a thrifty choice.

— Introduce your favoriteLuddites to a good streamingdevice and their lives will neverbe the same, with access to serv-ices including Netflix, Amazon,and Hulu. The Chromecast(about $35) gets the job done andso does the Amazon Fire TV Stick($40), which has added AlexaVoice Remote. The RokuStreaming Stick (about $50) ishandy for travelers.

— Until everything is voice-

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Last-minuteshopping tips

(MS) — Holiday shopping sea-son typically begins the day afterThanksgiving and extends all theway to Christmas Eve. Whilethat’s a considerable amount oftime for shoppers to find gifts foreveryone on their shopping list,many people will still find them-selves putting holiday shoppingoff until the last minute.

In certain ways, last-minuteholiday shopping is easier thanever. Thanks to online retailerswho can ship products overnight,men and women who delay theirholiday shopping have moreoptions at their disposal thanthey did before the arrival of theInternet. And unlike the days ofyore when the best deals werelargely exclusive to Black Friday,some shoppers find that competi-tion between online retailers andtraditional brick-and-mortarstores is so great that deals canbe found regardless of when theybegin shopping. But while waitinguntil the last minute to begin hol-iday shopping may not be as riskyas it used to be, shoppers maystill benefit by sticking to certainstrategies so they can find theperfect gifts without breaking thebank.

n Stay within your budget.Even last-minute shoppers haveholiday shopping budgets. But itcan be harder for last-minuteshoppers to stick to their budgetsbecause they have less time tocomparison shop and hunt fordeals. As the holiday shoppingseason winds down, resist thetemptation to go over budget. If agift you had in mind is availablebut more than you can spend,look for something else.Overspending on holiday shop-ping in December is a recipe fordebt in January, and no shopperwants to begin the new yearweighed down by consumer debt.

n Shop local. National chainsand big box retailers arerenowned for rolling out greatdeals during the holiday season,but such stores may have verylimited or unimpressive inventoryleft by the time last-minute shop-pers begin shopping. Local retail-ers are often incapable of slashingprices as significantly as theirlarger competitors, and that maymean they have more extensiveinventories available throughoutthe holiday shopping season. Inaddition, shoppers who stick with

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By JENNIFER FORKERAP writer

Making your own ornamentsand decorations for the holidayshas its own rewards — the needto create is strong in many of us— but it feels particularly good todig out your art supplies at thistime of year.

As Bob Richter puts it in hisnew book, “A Very VintageChristmas” (Rowman &Littlefield): “At the heart of it, thisis what Christmas means to me .passing along warmth, memories,tradition, stories and so muchmore.”

Richter keeps his childhoodmemories alive by decorating withvintage ornaments, some of whichhe received as a small child fromrelatives. Each delicate pieceevokes a memory.

“As my grandmother grewolder, she took pleasure in lettingme decorate her tree, and I havemany happy memories of doingit,” Richter reminisces in hisbook. “Now one of my favorite andmost treasured ornaments is herfavorite Santa Claus. Each yearwhen I hang him on my tree, Ithink of her and smile.”

Our children’s handmade orna-ments — perhaps incorporating atiny handprint, a school photo orthe year of its making — evokesimilar sentiments every holidayseason.

“Especially in this culture oftime-pressed, technology-obsessed and often distractedpeople, I think it’s more importantthan ever to pass along the thingsthat really connect us,” saysRichter. “And Christmas doesthat.”

From the December/Januarypages of Woman’s Day magazinecome a few ornaments that evokeholidays past. We’ve amendedthem with another from the mag-azine’s website that evokes a vin-tage feel. These crafts require justthe simplest of materials, such astoothpicks, yarn and woodenclothespins.

Especially when little glue-sticky fingers are at work, thesecrafts could become next year’streasures.

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KNIT BAUBLE

“The ball ornament is the mostrecognizable ornament atChristmastime,” says Woman’sDay lifestyle director TarynMohrman. “You can use onethat’s a little chipped . with a bitof yarn, you can turn it intosomething that evokes soft andcozy, and adds warmth to yourtree.”

Remove the metal top from aplain ball ornament. Hold two col-ors of yarn together and hot-gluethem inside the opening of theornament. Once dry, wrap bothstrands around the ornament tocover it completely; use hot glueto secure as you go.

Then apply red acrylic paint tothe balls of two rock candy sticks,and trim the ends into pointsusing scissors. Once dry, threadthese “knitting needles” throughthe yarn on the ornament andreplace the metal top.

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SWEET SCENTED TREE

“These ornaments make greatgift toppers,” says Mohrman.

Bend a 3 1/2-inch piece of nat-urally coiled wrapped wire, avail-able at crafts stores, in half toform a loop, and then gently pusheach end into the hollow part of acinnamon stick. Use hot glue toattach cut sprigs of fresh rose-mary for branches and smallgems for ornaments.

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SPARKLING STARBURST

This ornament “is about themetallic, the glitter and theshine,” says Mohrman.

Carefully push whole andhalved toothpicks into a 1 1/2-inch foam ball, and then applyone or two coats of silver spraypaint. While the ornament’s stillwet, dust fine silver glitter over it.Use a dab of hot glue to attach astring for hanging.

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CLOTHESPIN SNOWFLAKE

“This is a good sturdy orna-ment that can be packed awayand stand the test of time,” saysMohrman.

You need: eight clothespins,craft glue, white acrylic paint, apaintbrush, a foam paintbrush,white glitter, red string and scis-sors.

Start by carefully sliding themetal clips off of the eight clothes-pins and discard. Reattach twowooden clothespin pieces by glu-ing the flat sides together. Repeatfor the remaining wood pieces.Arrange these reattached woodpieces in the shape of a snowflake

and glue together at the base; letdry completely.

Apply white paint to the edgesand one side of the snowflake.While the paint is still wet, sprin-kle on white glitter.

Once dry, flip the snowflakeover and apply paint and glitter tothe other side.

Finally, slip a length of redstring through one of the open-ings in the snowflake and tie theends into a bow; use it to hangthe ornament.

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EVEN SIMPLER NOSTALGIC

DIY IDEAS?

Richter suggests stringing pop-corn and cranberry chains —three popcorns for each cranberry— and tying hole-punched vin-tage holiday cards to tree branch-es with red ribbon. Find boxes ofold cards at flea markets for a fewdollars, he says.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The latesttechnology can make for an easyholiday gift, but when it comesto the ultra-tech-savvy people inyour life, finding a cool gadgetthey don’t already own can betough.

Fear not! From “Star Wars”-themed speakers to radiation-blocking boxer briefs, there’s alot to pick from for all the supergeeks in your life.

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DEATH STAR LEVITATING

SPEAKER

That’s no moon. It’s a $180wireless speaker shaped like theDeath Star from “Star Wars.”

It’s a little tricky to set up, butonce you get the Death Starpositioned correctly over itsbase, it floats in the air thanksto well-placed magnets and a lit-tle help from the Force. TheDeath Star rotates with a tap.The sound quality is pretty good,and the rechargeable battery willgive you five hours of sound.

Just keep it away from rebelfighter pilots.

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It’s a Faraday cage for your,um, crown jewels.

Silver fibers woven intoSpartan’s boxer briefs aredesigned to block radiation fromelectronics. That’s good news formen who might be worried abouttheir laptops spending too muchtime on their laps. But whilerecent research has pointed to apossible link between radiationfrom wireless devices anddecreased sperm count, studiesare far from conclusive, sothere’s no reason to panic justyet.

Until January, the underwearis available only on Spartan’swebsite for about $45.

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3-D IMAGING

Got a friend with mice or ter-mites in their house?

WalabotDIY is a 3-D-imagingtool that lets you see deep intoyour walls. The device attachesto an Android phone (sorry,iPhone users) and lets you seeup to four inches through dry-wall, cement and other materi-als, just like Superman’s X-rayvision.

How? Sensors pick up heat

from mice motion and termitenests. At a recent demonstra-tion, heat from hiding rodentscould easily be seen in glowingred on a device screen.

The sensors also will let youknow the depth and location ofpipes, wires and other objects toavoid if your next home improve-ment project calls for drillinginto your walls.

The WalabotDIY is availableonline for $200.

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LEGO PHONE CASES

Ever wish your smartphone ortablet could keep your fussychildren entertained long after itruns out of battery?

Belkin’s Lego cases offerhands-on play, bringing newmeaning to the term “screentime.” The back sides are cov-ered with those familiar Legodots, giving kids something toattach their creations to duringlong road trips and painful visitsto grandma’s house with no Wi-Fi. Of course, they help protectthe devices when dropped, too.

Cases are available for theiPhone 6 and 6S ($45), 6 Plusand 6S Plus ($50), and the iPadMini ($60). There’s no versionyet for the iPhone 7 or Android.Belkin makes these underlicense from Lego, so theyshould work fine with standard

Lego bricks.—-

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The $60 NES Classic Editionincludes all your childhoodfavorites, assuming you came ofage in the late 1980s or 1990s. Ifnot, think of them as the horri-bly dated, super-pixellatedgames you sometimes see in theback of dive bars.

To amp up the nostalgia evenmore, the system looks just likea miniature version of the oneyou remember, complete with acord-connected black and greycontroller. But there’s no stackof cartridges to clutter yourroom. All 30 games are stored inthe system.

Before you get too excitedabout getting on your “DonkeyKong” or finally saving PrincessZelda, be warned that these sys-tems are very hard to find.They’re selling on eBay andother sites for well over theirretail price.

You’re probably going to haveto collect a lot of gold coins ifyou want to land one of these foryour favorite child — or morelikely, the adult child in yourlife.

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NEW YORK (AP) — For mostAmericans, major holidays likeThanksgiving and Christmas arean opportunity to gather withfamily and friends. But somefolks choose to spend those holi-days alone — not because theyhave nobody to celebrate with,but as a way of unplugging frombusy lives and creating a serene,relaxing day. They might take ahike or a bath, read a book orjust spend time reflecting.

For Ben Freedland of Austin,Texas, the holidays are a “crazytime.” He runs his own fashionbusiness, Zink , and betweenextra orders, website traffic andpopup stores, “we do so muchbusiness in those weeks,” hesaid.

As a result, he often spendsThanksgiving “alone in order todecompress, relax, have time tomyself, to gather my thoughts forthe busy holiday season. ... Youknow nobody will be calling you

or emailing anything that’s work-related.”

He feels obligated to haveturkey, even dining solo, butusually picks up a meal to gofrom Whole Foods.

Dagny McKinley, an author,blogger and photographer wholives in Steamboat Springs,Colorado, has “spent birthdays,Thanksgiving and Christmas andNew Year’s alone. For me, havinga day of peace and quiet is thebest way I can spend any day.”

Her routine is “to get up early,go for a long hike with my dog,come home and clean the house,cook a favorite meal — eitherspaghetti or roast beef — take mydog for another good walk, take along bath and read a book.”

Alena Gerst, a New York City-based psychotherapist whosepractice focuses on the “mind-body connection,” says it’s notsurprising that some folks decideto “opt out of the frenzy” sur-

rounding the holidays. Manypeople feel emotional and finan-cial stress connected to shop-ping, gift-giving and traveling toholiday gatherings, while othersmay experience “anxiety aboutspending time with family mem-bers whose company leaves themfeeling worse off.”

As a result, Gerst said, “optingto spend one or more of the holi-days completely alone to tend toone’s own emotional, physicaland financial health can becomeits own cherished tradition.”

But it is important to distin-guish between “solitude andloneliness,” says J.W. Freiberg,an attorney, social psychologistand author of a book called “FourSeasons of Loneliness: ALawyer’s Case Stories,” whichchronicles four cases whereextreme social isolation left indi-viduals “no ally when traumaentered their lives.” Being “anx-iously disconnected from others”

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—-READING

“Alexander Hamilton,” by RonChernow. The best-seller thatstarted it all has been out since2005, but at 832 pages it mayfeel daunting to theater loverswho are not necessarily histori-cal biography book lovers.Presenting it as a gift may bejust the needed hurdle jump.From Penguin.

Too wonky? Then gift“Hamilton: The Revolution”instead. It’s the Tony-winningmusical’s libretto with footnotes,photos and interviews, by theman himself, Lin-ManuelMiranda, and Jeremy McCarter.From Grand Central Publishing.

Or “Alexander Hamilton: TheIllustrated Biography,” byRichard Sylla. Because, beauti-ful illustrations. From SterlingPublishing.

—-LISTENING

“The Hamilton Mixtape,” byMiranda and Questlove, whoexecutive produced theGrammy-winning cast album.Miranda has been teasing the23-track Mixtape on socialmedia and it will be out in plentyof time for the holidays — onDec. 2, with pre-orders thatstarted Nov. 4. It’s an ode to thehip-hop roots of the show and tothose who inspired by it. Withcontributions from Miranda, TheRoots, Alicia Keys, Nas, Usher,Kelly Clarkson, Chance theRapper, Sia, Regina Spektor, WizKhalifa, John Legend and more.Two songs have alreadydropped.

“Simply Christmas,” by LeslieOdom Jr. For the gift recipientfeeling nostalgic about the origi-nal cast. This former Aaron Burrreinterprets eight holiday clas-sics, including “Have Yourself aMerry Little Christmas,” ‘’FirstNoel,” ‘’Ave Maria” and “I’ll beHome for Christmas.” On S-Curve records. Widely available.

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For older kids, take yourchoice of shirts, mugs, phonecases, notebooks. We could goon. Start ‘em early, parents.Search around for just the rightone. Plentiful.

—-COSPLAY

Yes, Halloween is over and no,this isn’t an appeal to hardcorecosplayers here.

But consider Hamilton-maniathe best excuse to buy someonea killer pair of black, brown orblack-and-brown knee-highboots, a la everybody who wearsthem on stage. Plentiful, as arepuffy-sleeve, front-ruffle shirtsjust for fun.

A long, Schuyler-sister dressor bright green men’s suit withlong coat and knickers might bea bit much, but what aboutthose great button vests? Somany approximations out thereto actually be worn and enjoyed.Dig in.

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Considering more than 10,000people per show do this on theregular, and only a limited num-ber of tickets are sold this way tobegin with, you should probablyhave another little actualHamilton gift in hand.

The show has opened inChicago, where some hotels areoffering special luxe Hamiltonpackages that include tickets,while supplies last. Thatincludes the Peninsula.

Next year, the show is sched-uled to travel to San Franciscobefore moving to Los Angelesand other cities. Look ahead ifyou’re hoping to gift tickets orhotel packages.

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Someone who is extra busy atwork in the lead-up to Christmasand then “exhales” with a dayspent alone, “to the extent thatthat’s a reflection of finding amoment of peace and calm, wecan all understand that,”Freiburg said.

Jayo Miko Macasaquit, ahuman resources manager for anonprofit in Oakland, California,has spent Christmas alone nearlyevery year for the past five years.Macasaquit says that’s partlydue to his unusual upbringing asa “Filipino-born, New Zealandcitizen who grew up in a veryMormon-like religious environ-ment that prohibited celebrationof most of the major holidays,”including Christmas and Easter.

“It sucked not getting presents,but I’ve come to appreciatealways being situated on the out-

skirts of the mainstream lookingin,” Macasaquit said.

He’s also come to enjoy usingChristmas breaks to undertake“a mini-reinvention” of himself:“One break I took up bakingbread in an aggressive way.Another break I picked up all myinstruments again in a seriousway. This break I’ll probably goon a trip by myself and recordsomething, who knows.”

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Preserve family’s holiday traditions(Family Features) — Holiday

traditions come in many forms –from decorating the tree andshopping for loved ones to movienights and your favorite festivefoods. However, there is no holi-day tradition quite as enjoyableand rewarding as giving back.

Here are several ways that youcan create and preserve thisimportant holiday tradition withyour family.

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Macy’s has given $100 millionin total to Make-A-Wish since2003, with nearly $13 milliondonated through the Believecampaign.

Keep the tradition of letter-writing alive and support thecause by spending time as afamily writing letters to Santa.

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Encourage your family toparticipate in the season of giv-ing by taking on charitableactivities. Projects couldinclude volunteering at a foodpantry or soup kitchen, coordi-nating a caroling group for anursing home or collecting carepackages for deployed soldiers.

There are also plenty of waysto show children how easy it isto give back in small ways –whether it’s paying for astranger’s coffee, creating afeel-good holiday playlist for afriend or leaving a treat for themail carrier in the mailbox.

By preserving these kinds ofholiday traditions, you’ll helpmake others’ days brighter andinstill the importance of givingin a younger generation.

Spread the Spirit ofBelieving

Belief in Santa builds familytraditions such as writing let-ters, setting out cookies andmilk, and hanging stockings bythe tree. Part of this year’sBelieve campaign is The SantaProject, a nationwide movementto fill the internet with positiveaffirmations of belief.

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Colorful and frameablewildlife photographs are widelyavailable. Hunt around for afavored species and spring for anice frame.

Or pick up a box of animal-theme note cards. Also widelyavailable. While you’re at it, theU.S. Postal Service has Forever47-cent pet stamps in a book of20 with photographs by EricIsselee. Puppies, betta fish,

iguanas, mice, hermit crabs,chinchillas, corn snakes and,yes, dogs and cats are amongthem. Wildlife stamps are alsoout there.

—-PET TREATS

Gifty boxed-up collectionsthat look like human food fitright into the humanization ofpets trend building over theyears, said PetSmart’s Larson.

Her company carries treatsthat look like cannolis and mac-aroons, along with a bag oftreats in the shape of lumps ofcoal, from Bocce’s Bakery.Organic. $4.49.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Pets arepeople, too — at least when itcomes to holiday gifts.

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PET TOYS: Flatties, somethat squeak, are always popular,said Mardi Larson, a spokes-woman for the retail chainPetSmart. And they can becheap. For the holidays,PetSmart has some withChristmas motifs, like a brightgreen dinosaur in a Santa cap.

“Pets just love to destroy theirtoys. Flatties are safe becausethey have no stuffing,” Larsonsaid.

You can’t go wrong with balls.Lots of balls. Or go for durabletoys in sturdy nylon or rope.Consider safety in such thingsas sewn-on doodads or otherswallowable bits.

—-PET BEDS & BEDDING: Face

it, a pet’s bed is part of homedecor. You might as well find onethat looks reasonably good as agift. Choose one with a holidaytheme for an added festive feel.

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Petplay.com will donate 20percent of any pet bed pur-chased in November to supportMovember and the fight againstprostate cancer. That includesbeds adorned with bright yellowmustaches.

Oprah chose as one of herFavorite Things of 2016 theCharles Fradin HomeCustomizable Pet Blanket. It’s a60-by-54, micro-fleece printedwith an original hand-drawnimage of said pet, for $395.Head to Amazon.

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