Holiday Traditions: Infant
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Holiday Tradition Ideas Needed
Asked by A.C. from Los Angeles
on December 6, 2008
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I would like to start a "family tradition" of buying my son some sort of keepsake item every year for Christmas. I am at a total loss for ideas. The only thing I can...
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- Hi A., My husband and I , have gotten one special ornament each year, (we always get them from Hallmark) we have been married for 9 years. And as soon as my firs...
- Hi A., I think you idea is a great one! I wish that I had thought of it. There are little porcelein boxes made. Some are pretty expensive, like Limoge. They are m...
- We do the Christmas ornament every year because then when they move out, they'll have a lot of ornaments to put on their own tree. Each is meaningful because it refle...
Holiday Tradition
Asked by M.P. from Portland
on November 16, 2008
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Hello, I am looking for some fun ideas to do for Christmas Eve and/or Day. I lost my mom three years ago and it's extremly hard because she was the families support s...
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- I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my mom on Xmas eve 4 years ago. I miss her greatly. We just carry on and I just remember how much she loved gift giving and watching ev...
- Some family traditions we have developed for Christmas Eve and Day include: Hot Chocolate with crushed cand canes added to drink while out looking at Christmas Lig...
- I think it's really wonderful you want to start some family traditions. :-) We have different traditions for different dates, some just happened and others we planned ...
Holiday Traditions
Asked by B.H. from Albuquerque
on November 26, 2007
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hi, mommies! just wondering what you do as a holiday family tradition? i'd really like to do something special this year that we can do every year as a family! any ...
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- We get each of our kids a special tree ornament (either made or bought) and that way, when they are adults, they'll have 18 ornaments of their own - for keepsakes or f...
- One of the years we had the children make up a rap song and dance to a holiday song...We(Moms)wrote a little something special about each of our nieces and nephews...T...
- I love everyone's ideas! I would also suggest the APS Festival of Lights parade and the Santa's World at Firebird Raceway both are awesome, we have gone for the last t...
Who Does the Holiday Decorating?
Asked by J.H. from Phoenix
on November 27, 2010
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Happy holidays everyone! Question here... who does the holiday decorating in your home? Is putting up the Christmas tree a family effort that has evolved into a tradi...
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- We all do. This year we bought a fake tree that is already lighted so I helped hubby separate the leaves and he and the kids put the ornaments on. I will have hubby ta...
- I do the decorating, I do the planning, I do the shopping, I do the wrapping, I do the cooking, I get the guest rooms ready, and I do all the cleaning up and I'm feel...
- My husband plays no part in the decoration process LOL He's just not into that. He sits there with coffee and observes. He helps if I ask him but he can care less ab...
Holiday Plans
Asked by K.H. from Boston
on December 19, 2010
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Has anyone ever broken from a tradition to start their own? Myhusband and I have 2 children now, and we used to go to his Aunt's house on xmas day- in between my moms...
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- you have to do what works for you. once we had kids we ruled that we only do 1 house a day. sorry if we can't get everyone in on the actual holiday. but anyone is m...
- In the end I do agree with the advice that you have to do what you think is best, I also think that with a small baby, things change and what you decide this year, bec...
- My family's xmas "traditions" flow with the changing situations. One year, I had only three people from my family at my house, because so many of us were pregnant and ...
Holiday Traditions
Asked by N.C. from Melbourne
on November 9, 2006
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My daughter is 16 mos and I am pregnant with my 2nd. I would like to start some interesting holiday traditions with her. I did a few last year and have some from my ...
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- Yay for these kinds of topics and so far I see some wonderful suggestions! We do the giant Christmas Eve dinner at my aunt's house and the adults exchange presents ...
- My daughter is 12 and my son is 10. Up until they were 6 and 4 we lived down the street from my sister and her 3 kids. Every holiday season I would have all of the k...
- I purchased a tree skirt and every year i take fabric paint, put it on my kids feet and let them pace one set of prints around the trim so we can watch them grow throu...
Holiday Traditions
Asked by M.A. from Chicago
on November 4, 2011
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I have a 2 yr old and 5 mo old and would like to start having Christmas at our home with our own traditions and pull away from going to the inlaws for hours on end..(y...
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- I know you don't want people over, so you might not like this idea. But we do this tradition and LOVE IT! We invite family over for opening Christmas gifts and breakfa...
- you deserve some rest with work and a 2yo and a 5 mo. Jess gave great advice to not make a big deal. In a few more years they will be more than ready to hit the road...
- On Christmas Morning we go downstairs in our PJs (usually Christmas or winter themed). We don't tear into the gifts right away...my hubbie and I get our coffee in han...
Anyone Have a Special Christmas Book or Tradition They Would like to Share?
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on November 18, 2008
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Hi Mamas,
My daughter will be 3 next month, and I am looking for some special christmas books that she will enjoy at her age. This is going to be a really fun year ...
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- Personally, we always watched the Nutcracker ballet while we decorated the tree. I loved it! Everytime I hear the music, I think of pulling out those treasured ornam...
- My daughter turned 4 in June and last year she wanted to drive around and look at Christmas lights EVERY NIGHT! We didn't do it that often, but she was excited everyt...
- Hi K., my Cousin was a Reading teacher and of course loved books, so she would give me a book every year that was signed by the author. I can't remember all of them, ...
Holiday Hopping STRESS ALREADY!!
Asked by M.K. from Indianapolis
on November 16, 2006
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Hello, I have an almost 11 month old son. This will obviously be the first year we have to deal with holiday stress. Up until this year my husband and I have been ve...
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- I feel the same way. Kids are only little once and I feel strongly that there's something very special about waking up Christmas morning at home. I also have parents...
- I know your frustration. Even after our first was born, we tried to do the juggling act. Trying to make everybody happy, ended making nobody happy. We finally sent ...
- First thing to realize RIGHT now, you will never make everyone happy! Just make your mind up now on what you want YOUR family tradition to be. Like staying home on Chr...
Are You Making This Holiday LESS About the Presents?
Asked by M.O. from Chicago
on November 27, 2010
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I've read so much in the news about our economy, job losses, foreclosures, bankruptcy, etc.
But lo and behold, Black Friday comes along and the media seems to feed ...
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- Christmas has always been less about the presents and more about the reason for the season and family for my son and me. Oh, he makes a gift list every year, but has a...
- We are starting a Jesse tree this season. Threw it we are working our way up in preparation to the coming of our Lord on Christmas Day. We will be preparing our home...
- Well... now that I have grandchildren, holidays are, um, more about presents again. Spoiling grandchildren is part of my job description! (Only within reason, folks ...
