You probably don't remember what presents you got for Christmas but you probably remember the Christmas traditions you did as a family and how they brought you closer together as a family. Your children will look forward to their favorite traditions each year. Continue your traditions and add a few this holiday season.
On Christmas Eve, have a camp-out in the same room
Read a Christmas Story Together
String popcorn and Cranberries for the Christmas Tree
Make a special meal every year
Make Christmas cookies together and deliver them to neighbor
Make a calendar to countdown the days until Christmas
Teach your children Christmas songs. Go caroling in your neighborhood or at care centers
Draw names and give a secret service to a family memeber
Put on a play with your family members using your favorite Christmas story
Go for a drive in the mountains and see the snow
Have a friend take a picture of your whole family by the Christmas tree or take your child to have her picture taken with Santa--you'll be creating a wonderful pictorial family history
Make a gingerbread house. Graham crackers make a great substitute for the walls
Make or choose ornaments with meaning
Make construction paper chains
Have a potluck dinner with extended family
Watch Christmas videos or television specials
Pop popcorn. Drink cocoa. Bundle up together
Serve your family's favorite breakfast for Christmas morning
Write a personalized letter to each of your children that they can cherish for years to come. You can sign it from Santa, if you like.
Tell your children a story about your favorite childhood Christmas
Ring a bell outside your children's bedroom window on Christmas Eve so they will think it is Santa Claus
Take the family on a winter wonderland walk in the snow
Have a sledding party, roast marshmallows and take along some pre-made hot chocolate to drink
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