Click on THIS LINK [PDF, 7.74 MB] to download a free holiday hosting guide from Paula Deen. This is a direct download and no registration is required.

This is a very high-quality magazine-like eBook packed with great tips for hosting your holiday parties. There are five chapters for the Thanksgiving holiday, six chapters for Christmas and six really great-sounding holiday recipes straight from the Paula Deen kitchen.

Use this guide and recipes to plan a holiday party that your guests won’t soon forget.

Go to THIS LINK [PDF] for a free download of the Martha Stewart Thanksgiving cookbook, perfect for preparing this years Thanksgiving feast. This free cookbook is compliments of Sirius satellite radio.

Chapters include soups and starters, sides and salads, turkey and entrees, deserts, and a chapter on wine, liquor and entertaining.

If you’d rather download a particular chapter instead of the entire cookbook, you can go here to do so. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Go to THIS SITE and begin designing a free printable letter to your child from Santa Claus!

Once you select the body of your letter, you’ll then select a design. Enter the appropriate information such as your child’s name, city, best friend and a desired toy. Then, enter your name and email address as a final step and your newly-created letter will be loaded up in an Adobe PDF file (link to Adobe Reader here) for printing.

I just tested this myself tonight and it worked great. The letters look really good when printed with a color printer, and I’m sure your child will love it! If it’s a little early to start planning for Christmas, go ahead and bookmark this post for future reference.

Happy Halloween! Here’s a list of freebies, activities, and really cheap stuff that you can hit up on Halloween 2009:

Taco Bell – Grab a free Black Jack taco from 6pm until midnight.

Macy’s – Be one of the 100 first people to arrive at your Macy’s store and get a free $10 gift card to spend. STORE LOCATOR

Sears – Trick or Treat in a new Sears Toy Store and receive a free Mattel Toy. Also print the coupon found on the page for $5 off a $20 toy purchase.

Toys R’ Us – Visit any Toys R’ Us store between 12pm and 3pm. Children ages three and up who attend Geoffrey’s Trick “R” Treat Parade will receive a complimentary, reusable bag, which they can fill up with goodies and giveaways (while supplies last) as they parade around the store with everyone’s favorite mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe.

Chipotle – Get a free burrito for anyone who comes dressed up as a burrito or anything that resembles mexican-type food (lettuce, cheese, etc.). Valid after 6pm — the sign was seen in-store.

Bass Pro Shops – Come into Bass Pro Shops between noon and 4pm on October 31st for mask decorating, marshmallow roasting and Dutch Oven Apple Cobbler.

Menchies – Wear the printable swirl-top hat and get a free yogurt.

Michael’s – Free Halloween events include a free trick or treat pail, coloring activities and more. 10am until noon.

Halloween Sweepstakes – Enter to win $1 million dollars. Good luck!

Red Plum – Register for a chance to win a $200 shopping spree.

Jersey Mike’s – Kids 10 and under in costume eat free.

Lakeshore Learning – Free “Batty Buddy” craft at Lakeshore Learning.

Sonic [Almost Free] – $0.50 Corny Dogs ALL DAY at Sonic! This is a great deal!

15 Free Halloween Recipes – Here’s a free eBook containing 15 free Halloween recipes.

Free Halloween Embroidery Designs – Here are 10 free embroidery designs.

Free Halloween Fonts – Sites to find free Halloween fonts.

Free Pumpkin Patterns and Instructions – Download 48 free pumpkin patterns with instructions from Extreme Pumpkins.

Free Halloween Music – Collections of free Halloween music.

Free Halloween Wallpapers – A selection of the best sites on the web for free Halloween wallpaper.

Free Halloween eCards – Collection of sites with free Halloween e-cards.

Free Printable Halloween Invitations – Sites offering free printable Halloween invitations.

Free Halloween Printables – Various Halloween-related printables.

Free Halloween Crafts – a collection of sites with free Halloween crafts.

Free Halloween Pumpkin Stencils and Patterns – Find a lot of sites that offer even more of these pumpkin stencils. I’m carving my second jack-o-lantern today!

Free Printable Halloween Coloring Pages – A collection of sites that offer printable coloring pages for the holiday.

Free Halloween Clipart – With all of these sites, you’ll find tons of free clipart.

Free Halloween Sound Effects – Set up some outdoor speakers and create an awesome mood for scaring trick or treaters!

Fifteen Free Halloween Recipes – eBook

Make lots of fun Halloween recipes using this free eBook. There are recipes from drinks to dessert, “gross” recipes for Halloween to delicious Halloween treat recipes! There literally is something that just about anyone will enjoy. These recipes are also really easy — I’d recommend getting your kids involved in helping out.

Click on the link above for more information, or you alternatively click here for a direct download to the recipe eBook. No registration is required, simply download and use!