Those special moments
Breaking open Christmas
For the past 14 years I have been making a piñata for Christmas. The stepchildren, nieces and nephews, and grandchildren have all loved taking a turn at trying to break the piñata and then taking part in the dividing up of goodies - candy, pencils, erasers, little toys, etc.
- Robyn
Advent box
Each year I put together an advent box with small gifts wrapped and numbered from 1 to 24. The gifts are various items such as Christmas tree decoration that I make or purchase, packages of hot chocolate, popcorn or little things to make you smile, like crazy Christmas socks or small dollar store toys (ex. slinky type). I deliver each box to my grown children (27 and 25) so they can open one gift each morning before starting their busy days and remember when they were small children opening their advent calendars counting down the days till Christmas.
- Linda1
The mixed up elf
When my daughters were very small, there was one year that I was pretty broke, and had only odds and ends of wrapping paper. So one of the presents got a large variety of paper on it. I signed it from "the mixed up elf". They thought it was neat and thought some elf was losing it. So every year since then, one gift is wrapped with scraps of wrapping paper and signed by the mixed up elf. They are now 14 and 15, but still look for that present.
- iggabod
Gingerbread tradition
We don't have family close by so I started family traditions with my own. I try to make the Holidays more traditional with lots of crafts and things made by and with the kids. We make paper chains, and hundreds of paper snowflakes to decorate the house. My favourite tradition one is our annual Gingerbread house or creations! Throughout the year we collect all sorts of treats, candies and things that will adorn it, we have a special box we call our Gingerbread box. Each year is a different theme. From Santa's Village, a church, cabin, Tudor house, a train station and train, a complete farm with barn and animals and all are made of gingerbread. The kids are totally involved in the whole thing from the planning to the decorating. The kids also make gingerbread ornaments and handprints to decorate the tree and packages. We have a preserved gingerbread handprint from each year and they go on the tree each year! Then the gingerbread creation is the centerpiece for the season and the Christmas table.
Not only is this yearly tradition fun, the house smells so good also! I hope that when they grow up and are on their own they will have wonderful memories and continue on with our family traditions!
- bumblebeez
A Christmas tail
I have a favourite story from when I was little. I can remember my Grandmother reading it to my sister, brother and I on any Christmas Eve that she spent with us. Now that my grandmother has passed away, I have started reading the book to my children on Christmas Eve, and after they go to bed I sit and read the book again and remember my Grandmother, and wish how she could have been here to see my babies. That very special book is Santa Mouse.
- Mel
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