“We make cookie wreaths out of corn flakes, butter, green food coloring and lots of marshmallows, and then we put three red-hots on each of them for decoration.”

— Ruth Hoffman, library assistant, Lawrence

“No. We've made ornaments with our kids when they were younger, but nothing recently.”

— Mike Williams, insurance sales, Lawrence

“My roommates and I made and decorated sugar cookies, but they were just for us.”

— Kelsi Shorthouse, waitress, Lawrence

“Yes. I make Christmas cards for people, and I always try to be creative when I wrap their gifts. This year I'm making lots of little paper boxes to put random gifts in so I won't know who is getting what. I also draw pictures to give people as presents.”

— Holly Charlton, mythologist, Lawrence