Do you have some fun family traditions that you do at Christmastime? Laurie Bradshaw in a recent FamilySearch blog, Share Your Family’s Holiday Traditions, gives some ideas for some new traditions you may want to try.
- Decorate your home as a family
- Read nightly holiday stories
- Decorate a unique Christmas tree for each person
- Put out holiday lanterns
- Have an advent calendar that leads to Christmas
- Make a meal together
- Reenact holiday stories
- Throw a holiday party
- Go caroling together
- Give meaningful gifts
- Enjoy special food, and have a family “Secret Santa”
- Hold “Pajama Day” after the holidays
These are the main ideas, you can get more information on her blog. What are some of your family traditions? Family traditions can help bind families together. Maybe your family would like to try some of these traditions and add them to your own family traditions. –Elaine Hardman