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What Is Your Favorite Holiday Tradition?
Growing up, I only got to open one present on Christmas Eve, and each year it was always a new set of pajamas to wear Christmas morning. These days, my mom continues the tradition, only now she brings the presents to my house and has pajamas for my husband and son, too! -- Julie, Deer Park, Texas
Seeing the LightsEvery Christmas Eve I love to pile up my entire family in our van and go Christmas-light hunting. My girls enjoy seeing all the lights and we even have contests on who can find the most elaborate decorations. Afterward, we always top off the trip with a cup of hot cocoa. -- Kelly, Beaufort, South Carolina
Perfect PresentsEvery year my husband and I exchange a Christmas ornament that reflects the year we just celebrated. We each try to find something that triggers a fond memory of the year that's passed. Last Christmas I was eight months pregnant and my husband gave me an adorable ornament featuring a baby in a carriage. We really love this family tradition and we both can't wait to share it with our daughter when she arrives. -- Wendy, Westfield, Massachusetts
Making MemoriesWhen my husband and I got married, we started putting a small Christmas tree in every room of the house for the holiday season. Our daughter, now 3, loves this new family tradition. -- Jennifer, Saint Peters, Missouri
Home Sweet HomeOn the morning of Christmas Eve my children and I curl up in the kitchen and pick out the treat we'll all bake together to give to our friends and family on Christmas morning. Though we make quite a mess, we always have a blast. I hope my daughters will eventually carry on this tradition with their own families. -- Stephanie, West Plains, Missouri
Doing Some GuessworkOn Christmas morning my little ones look forward to playing "The Guessing Game." No one is allowed to open a gift until they have guessed what it is. The guesser may hold the present and ask as many questions as they want. But the best part is what the gift givers do in order to stump the guesser. My family has been known to go as far as packing bricks in with Christmas gifts just to fool one another. -- Maureen, Baltimore, Maryland
Originally published in American Baby magazine, December 2005.
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We have our very own "Santas Mailbox" aka the Christmas tree. This started one year when my son wrote his letter and was worried about it getting to Santa on time. My quick-mom-thinking kicked in and I told him that if he puts his letter on the tree, Santas elves grab it during the night and take it back to Santa. So, every year when he's done with his letter, he places it on a tree branch of our Christmas tree. Then my daughter takes it and writes a note back to him.
11/29/2010 10:26:10 AM Report Abusewe thought of a new one for this year. we are going to make cookie baskets and put them at our friends doorsteps from their secret santa.
11/26/2010 11:27:34 AM Report AbuseMy family has started a new Christmas Holiday tradition, a Book Advent Calendar. It is a twist on the typical advent calendar. It creates 24 days of memories with my children and can be enjoyed by children of all ages. http://thatswhatithink-clh.blogspot.com/2010/10/start-tradition.html
11/16/2010 01:23:55 PM Report Abuse