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Family Christmas Traditions
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Celebrating the Solstice
This year my daughter and I are going to celebrate the solstice by attempting to stay up all night. We will be baking, working on a puzzle, playing games, singing and dancing and exchanging homemade gifts. Even if we don't make it through the whole night, we have fun trying and get back to one of the real reasons for celebrating at this time of the year -- the passage of seasons and the return of the sun!
iVillage member chris.n.k
The twelve days of Christmas
We celebrate the 12 days of Christmas in our family and this has many advantages: 1) there is no horrible letdown on Christmas afternoon since there are still 11 days until Epiphany; 2) it reduces the stress, with no big panic all focused on one day; 3) there is much more time to space out celebrations with friends and family, all of whom you'd like to see. Our family saves Christmas Day for our homemade presents to each other and leaves the shop-bought stuff from others for the other 11 days - our children open up one present apiece on those days. Not only is the celebration much more fun, it also allows us the chance to feel much more genuine gratitude.'
iVillage member quest4444
Deck the halls
Every year we combine a family woodland walk with collecting pine boughs, holly and ivy to decorate the house. The walk is really fun and good exercise for the whole family. We come home and have hot chocolate and decorate the house together.
iVillage member leaalison
Marking the Advent
We have a traditional advent activity for each day preceding Christmas, beginning 1st December. We give each of our boys a disposable camera with 24 exposures. Their 'homework' is to record the advent with their cameras, taking a picture each day of the Christmas season.
iVillage member anon2345
While visions of pyjamas dance in their heads
Every Christmas Eve we give our children one present to open, and that one present is always a new pair of pajamas. Even though by now they know what the gift is, it helps put them to bed in a happy mood dreaming of what's to come in the morning.
iVillage member phillum
Celebrating the Solstice
This year my daughter and I are going to celebrate the solstice by attempting to stay up all night. We will be baking, working on a puzzle, playing games, singing and dancing and exchanging homemade gifts. Even if we don't make it through the whole night, we have fun trying and get back to one of the real reasons for celebrating at this time of the year -- the passage of seasons and the return of the sun!
iVillage member chris.n.k
The twelve days of Christmas
We celebrate the 12 days of Christmas in our family and this has many advantages: 1) there is no horrible letdown on Christmas afternoon since there are still 11 days until Epiphany; 2) it reduces the stress, with no big panic all focused on one day; 3) there is much more time to space out celebrations with friends and family, all of whom you'd like to see. Our family saves Christmas Day for our homemade presents to each other and leaves the shop-bought stuff from others for the other 11 days - our children open up one present apiece on those days. Not only is the celebration much more fun, it also allows us the chance to feel much more genuine gratitude.'
iVillage member quest4444
Deck the halls
Every year we combine a family woodland walk with collecting pine boughs, holly and ivy to decorate the house. The walk is really fun and good exercise for the whole family. We come home and have hot chocolate and decorate the house together.
iVillage member leaalison
Marking the Advent
We have a traditional advent activity for each day preceding Christmas, beginning 1st December. We give each of our boys a disposable camera with 24 exposures. Their 'homework' is to record the advent with their cameras, taking a picture each day of the Christmas season.
iVillage member anon2345
While visions of pyjamas dance in their heads
Every Christmas Eve we give our children one present to open, and that one present is always a new pair of pajamas. Even though by now they know what the gift is, it helps put them to bed in a happy mood dreaming of what's to come in the morning.
iVillage member phillum
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