This will be my daughter's first christmas, and I'd like to make christmas about family instead of presents. I don't want her to be looking forward to christmas because of all the "stuff" she gets. I don't mean that we won't exchange gifts, I just want her to have a more traditional christmas. Any ideas?
2007-11-21 11:56:02 · 2 answers · asked by lizette811 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Good for you! Christmas has become so commercialized and "all about me". Since it's only her first Christmas she probably really won't understand what is going on this year any way and if you start with few presents from day 1 that will be all she'll expect in the future! But here are some other things we do or have done in the past...
*Make a tradition of driving around looking at Christmas lights on Christmas eve
*Go to church for midnight mass or an earlier service (our churchs is at 6 PM and the kids set the nativity up and then we go carolling as a group)
* Volunteer at a soup kitchen or homeless shelter Christmas day passing out gifts and food
* Visit a nursing home with homemade goodies for the residents
* Before Christmas pick a child from a giving tree and have your daughter shop for them.
Happy Holidays!
2007-11-21 12:57:19 · answer #1 · answered by girlzmommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children that age don't really understand gift giving, and usually play with the bows and packaging instead of the actual presents. At large get-togethers with lots of presents, they can get overwhelmed and cry. Also, they almost always are terrified of mall Santas.
For a traditional, non-commercial Christmas, start some family traditions. For instance, decorating the tree together, baking goodies for family, making a gingerbread house, singing carols, etc. These traditions will add more meaning to Christmas than presents ever will.
2007-11-21 21:34:59 · answer #2 · answered by jellybeanchick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋