We have recently lost my mom who was the center of our Christmas and are searching for some new ways to celebrate on Christmas Morning so that we can enjoy each other without all the sadness of our memories of how SHE would have done it.
Please tell me what your favorite things are so we can get some fresh ideas... Thanks!
2006-12-22 04:59:28 · 10 answers · asked by susan.murdoch 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
I let my kids open their stockings whenever they wake up, but they can't open any presents until I wake up. It tortures them but I want to see their faces when they open up their gifts. We also don't put out any presents under the tree until Christmas eve. When the kids wake up everyone's presents are there - it makes it almost impossible for anyone to get through the living room but the kids feel like Santa really came because where did all those presents come from? lol.
I'm sorry you lost your mom. That makes the holidays tough.
2006-12-22 05:03:39 · answer #1 · answered by Chula 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every year, the day after Thanksgiving we always set up the Christmas decorations. From the fake tree with it's decorations to the 50 different nutcrackers (my dad collects them). There were 4 children in my family and my parents would take each of us seperately to pick out a gift for each of our siblings. So on Christmas Eve the kids gave each other the gifts they picked out for the other ones. And then our parents would give us each a new set of Christmas pajamas to wear to bed. The Christmas traditions are what I do with my children now and hope they will live on. Also, on Valentines Day we always got a treasure hunt to find a small toy at the end. And Halloween we would have "the Great Pumpkin Man" come at night while we were sleeping and leave us a small toy and some candy... (because in Minnesota it may snow and you never know if you're going to be able to go trick-or-treating). Holidays when we were younger were so memorable... I loved it... and my kids love it now.
2016-05-23 16:00:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lost my father 2 years ago on Dec 17 and we still indulge in the things he liked for christmas morning...and i do get sad but yet happy......but one thing we do is read the Christmas Story from the bible....but you should keep her traditions going for the sake of teh grandkids and such.
2006-12-22 05:08:29 · answer #3 · answered by danijsj32 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to church, Open presents, Family breakfast of eggs, Go watch a movie or something.
It starts off the BEST christmas
2006-12-22 05:01:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I usually go over to my parent's houes in the morning and we all exchange gifts. Then we have a special breakfast. Then we usually watch a movie and then it's off to my husband's siblings or parent's house to exchange gifts, have dinner, and then watch a movie. It's a really cozy day.
The night before we usually go to church, watch a nother movie and read 'twas the night before christmas.:)
2006-12-22 05:43:40 · answer #5 · answered by bugsareyummytoeat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well on Christmas Eve every year we go and have Chinese food and on CHristmas Day we open presents together and look through our stockings...
2006-12-22 05:09:44 · answer #6 · answered by Brenna Jean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Home-made cinnamon rolls and orange juice before presents. Also, before presents, we read the story of Jesus' birth to remind us what Christmas means to us besides gifts.
2006-12-22 05:05:07 · answer #7 · answered by winc564 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My tradition is to drink a memosa and toast the day.
2006-12-22 06:39:23 · answer #8 · answered by babidoozer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
run around the tree naked
2006-12-22 05:09:21 · answer #9 · answered by james_mccoy26 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm so sorry for your loss. Please keep her memories alive.
2006-12-22 05:06:11 · answer #10 · answered by professor grey 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋