Traditions

I have talked about the need of traditions for children.  It gives them a sense of security and builds trust. This holiday season is a good time to build family traditions that will follow your child through their life. The traditions you start will, in part, be passed down to their children. I have listed some events to consider, but the possibilities are endless.

Have a cookie-baking party and invite your kids’ friends and their Moms.

Make Christmas cookies and walk door to door delivering them to neighbors.

Create a gingerbread house with the kids using graham crackers, icing and candy.

Take your kids and their friends caroling.

See a local production of “The Nutcracker” or “A Christmas Carol”.

Get in the car and check out the holiday lights.

Go sledding or ice skating.

Have an “Elf on a Shelf” tradition.

Read a holiday themed book before bed each night in December.

Have a decorating the tree party with treats and hot cider or cocoa.

Make holiday decorations with your kids.

Draw names in your immediate family and make a gift for that person.

Buy an ornament for your kids every year that represents something special to them and remember the older ones and why you chose them.

Camp out in front of your Christmas tree one night.

Open one gift on Christmas Eve.

Read The Night Before Christmas at bedtime on Christmas Eve.

Christmas evening invite family, friends, and neighbors over for games and dessert.