Christmas Holiday Traditions

Do you have special Christmas traditions with your family?  Whether handed down from generation to generation, or beginning anew, most everyone does.

It is Christmas morning. The stockings hung on the fireplace are filled with goodies, and the presents around the tree are beautifully wrapped. The children awake very early, sensing that something magical has occurred the night before. There is a flurry of activity as you hear them rush into your room and excitedly announce, “Santa was here! Santa was here!” The lights on the tree seem to guide them to it, and they look down at all of their presents with wide-eyed wonder. The Christmas tradition with your family has begun.

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Just because the gifts are opened and the paper strewn about the living room doesn’t mean the fun of Christmas is over. Add some fun party games to Christmas day to extend the fun of Christmas.

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Are you a sports fan? Why not make a baseball theme tree? Using a white tree, take some white ball ornaments and turn them into baseballs using red paint or red marker.

Add baseball gloves. Place your child’s hand on a piece of cardboard and trace the hand with a pencil. Cut out the cardboard hand prints and insert the cardboard cutouts into small brown gloves. Hang the gloves on the tree using brown wool.

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