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When I asked
my kids about their favorite tradition, they both said, “Our Christmas dinner.”
“Why do you
like the Christmas dinner?” I asked.
“I like the
gift game, where people draw a number to see what order they can choose a gift.
It’s funny to see their face when they get a crazy gift or when they get a good
gift and somebody can take it.”
While I
enjoy the Christmas dinner just as much as the kids, I also love watching
Christmas shows on TV. I don’t go a year without watching, The Year without a Santa Claus. I sympathize with Jingle and Jangle
(number one elves), when they take Vixen to South town. The poor reindeer is
mistaken for a stray dog and hauled off to the dog pound.
As you see,
Holiday traditions can be whatever you create them to be. If you don’t have a
tradition yet, why not start one now. Below are a few ideas to get you started.
1. Read Holiday stories with the kids,
then create a craft related to one of the stories.
2. Bake cookies and give them to someone
who is homebound; share with neighbors.
3. Create your very own 12 days of
Christmas tradition – do something fun each day for 12 days. Watch a movie
together, play a game, go caroling, etc.
4. Save coins for 30 days, then donate
the money to a cause that one of the kids selects.
5. Have a tree decorating day and turn
it into a party; make paper chains out of construction paper, eat popcorn and
string some for the tree.
Establishing
a Holiday tradition is all about creating closeness with your family. It doesn’t
matter how you do it, just start with a blank canvas and make it your own.
Here's a clip from the movie, The Year Without a Santa Claus - with Snow Miser & Heat Miser.
What are you Holiday traditions? If you were to create
a new family tradition what would it be?
