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Ten Ideas on Creating Family Traditions for Christmas
Eve
Christmas Eve can be a seemingly
magical night, especially for young children. You can create treasured memories
by establishing family traditions that they can look forward to each Christmas
season. Using any one of the ten suggestions below can help you make Christmas
Eve one of the most eagerly anticipated nights of the year. World
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1. Get in the kitchen and bake
cookies or other goodies together. Make some for your own family as well as
some to deliver to neighbors that evening or on Christmas Day. Set a couple of
treats out on a plate as a snack for Santa Claus.
2. Have the kids put on their
pajamas, take cups and a thermos filled with hot chocolate, and drive through
your neighborhood and surrounding areas looking at Christmas lights and
displays.
3. Pop some popcorn, then gather in
the family room and watch your favorite Christmas show or movie.
4. Have a special Christmas Eve
dinner. Serve some of the same foods from year to year. Use your best china,
glassware and linens and eat by candlelight, with Christmas music playing
softly in the background. World
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5. Dress up in holiday dresses or
other Christmas attire and attend a Christmas Eve church service.
6. Eat an early dinner at home, then
go out to a nice restaurant for dessert. While many eateries may close early in
the evening, some stay open a bit later and are generally not very crowded.
7. Allow everyone to open one
present on Christmas Eve. This could be the same type of gift each year, such
as an ornament to commemorate a milestone that your child has reached during
the year or something simple like a pair of Christmas pajamas.
8. Read Christmas stories together
at bedtime. Try a children's book that contains the story of Jesus' birth or
the traditional 'Twas the Night before Christmas.
9. Set up a treasure hunt around the
house or in the yard with Christmas-related clues that lead the children to a
special treat or a small gift. World
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10. Find a charitable organization
that needs volunteer help either for Christmas Eve or in preparation for
Christmas Day activities.
Spending time doing something
together on Christmas Eve is a great way not only to build family
relationships, but also to relax and unwind after the busyness of the holiday
season.
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