I have to babies 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 I was woundering if any one has any ideas on family traditions for christmas.
2006-11-01 17:48:09 · 13 answers · asked by littleangelof5 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Having them each pick out a special Christmas ornament at Hallmark each year is fun and by the time they grow up, they'll have a large collection of keepsake ornaments.
Helping to decorate the tree is always good and little ones can hang the plastic beads or non breakable ornaments on the bottom of the tree.
Also, they can dictate a letter to write to Santa and then leave it with milk and cookies--kids are always excited to see that the cookies and milk were eaten in the morning.
Family (or just the two little ones) Christmas pictures at Sears/Penny's.
Read them the Polar Express before bed!
Hope this gives you a few ideas to work with. :)
2006-11-01 17:54:06 · answer #1 · answered by anonymous23 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The traditions that were passed to me are these: The day after Thanksgiving was always reserved for putting up the Christmas tree. The children always got to help decorate. On Christmas Eve night, the kids got to pick one gift that mommy and daddy had bought (usually clothes) and open it. Then, of course, wake up really early on Christmas Day to open all the gifts that Santa brought. Hope you can start some Christmas traditions of your own.
2006-11-05 02:52:01 · answer #2 · answered by cds21681 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We start after Thanksgiving by Decorating the house with Christmas music to get us in the spirit. Christmas Eve the big family feast. Every year my dad makes his famous crab sauce with linguini! I have a three year old now and I read him the Birth of a Savior on Christmas eve. I want him to know y we are celebrating the day!! We watch all the Christmas shows every year (I haven't missed one yet and I am 37 lol) I love Christmas - wish the spirit was kept alive all year long!! God Bless!
2006-11-02 08:11:51 · answer #3 · answered by HereweGO 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When my sons were small my mum knitted a red stocking for each of them with their names on. They are both adults now but I still put some small gifts in them each year.
Each Christmas eve I would read them "The Night Before Christmas" and leave a few biscuits and a glass of milk for Santa
2006-11-02 04:08:16 · answer #4 · answered by Thisbysghost 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We began having our Christmas celebrations on Christmas eve because my dad always worked weird hours. We had a big family with spouses, kids, relatives and friends stopping by, it was always a house full. Any one who showed up was welcomed. Now 25 years later we have a lot less people, dad passed away 4 christmases ago, but we still celebrate on Christmas eve as usual.
2006-11-02 03:55:40 · answer #5 · answered by greeneyegirl8 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
One of our traditions ever since my girls were toddlers (they're now 15 and 18) they were able to open one gift on Christmas Eve and it was always new PJs and slippers. I still continue the tradition every year. They loved it then and they still love it now.
2006-11-02 13:07:20 · answer #6 · answered by LMJ 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
growing up my mom and i would always start decorating after thanksgiving (while listening to xmas music). then on xmas eve we would celebrate my moms bday (since her bday is on xmas) me n my brother would always set out cookies and milk for santa (which i still do even tho my dad eats them its still fun for us two) wake up the next morning and open presents then about noon we would go to my relatives house and we would have xmas dinner. now im 18 and engaged. this is my last christmas at home so i wanna make the best out of it. this year were having xmas dinner at our house and my fiances coming and so is my brother and his girlfriend. so i guess things are changing alot now that im getting older. merry christmas
2006-11-02 16:30:54 · answer #7 · answered by adiogurl_16 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well we do Xmas eve with the whole family at my mom's house.. a long time ago we did it at my gmom's house so when it became too much for her my dad took it over.... then on xmas when i was a lil kid my mom would have dinner at our house once my aunt had kids and we were older anyway she has dinner at her house
2006-11-02 12:04:03 · answer #8 · answered by iladelfbbygrl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this one was passed down from my mother and all of her 3 kids do it in their families. Each family members gifts are wrapped and placed under the tree. Each person has 1 kind of wrapping paper on all their presents. For instance one year mine were white, my sister's red, and my brother's green. With my children I look for paper with reindeer for my son, and pink for my daughter. They know which presents are theirs at a glance, and it is fun.
2006-11-02 02:41:54 · answer #9 · answered by winkcat 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
hang stockings, stanta, tree, presents, the story of chirstmas and the birth of baby jesus (yes christmas is his birth day!)
2006-11-02 14:34:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋