Holiday Traditions: Preschooler
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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 K.B. from Chicago
on August 30, 2009
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I'm starting to think more about what traditions we want to do at holiday gatherings. I'm realizing that it's my turn to start creating some of these memories for my f...
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- We just started this one. One of the uncles dresses up as Santa and walks around the outside of the house with his back to the windows like he's looking in the sky. ...
- My earliest childhood memories of Christmas always included the annual train ride to the city. We would meet at the train station (it started as my parents, the 6 of u...
- The only tradition I've established is doing what works on any given year! I mean, we celebrate Halloween by dressing up and going Trick-or-Treating, Fourth of July wi...
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...
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, ...
Giving Back This Holiday Season
Asked by A.D. from Dallas
on December 9, 2011
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Good Morning,
I am looking for some direction on how to go about giving back this holiday season, something to start as a tradition to show my two daughters ages 2 ...
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- There are so many amazing things that you can do! I have seen a number of HuffingtonPost articles and all over the internet really about charities that you can donate ...
- My kids (2 and 3 1/2) pick out a toy for Toys for TOTS, and we also sponsor an Angel Tree family at my school that the kids pick out the gifts for. We also go through ...
- We do various things. When the kids were younger, we helped them go through their toys and books and then the kids went with us to donate them to the church store. W...
Cheesy Holiday Movies
Asked by K.M. from San Francisco
on November 7, 2011
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I love to indulge my love of cheesy movies at the holidays. Amidst all the hussle and havoc I love popping in a holiday DVD to decompress.
Last year when my friend ...
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- Absolute best holiday film of the last 20 years - Love Actually! My daughter and I watch it every Christmas. Has become as much a family tradition as It's A Wonderfu...
- Love Actually - The star of Walking Dead, was one of my favorite stars in Love actually .. Andrew Lincoln.. White Christmas Wonderful Life The Holiday This la...
- I love White Christmas... and of course A Christmas Story, and the newer Elf. My hubs loves the Chevy Chase family vacation Christmas movie (I'm not a fan though).
7 Year Old Soon Will Discover No Santa, What to Do About 3 Year Old?
Asked by C.F. from Indianapolis
on November 24, 2008
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My 7 year old has already called me out thinking I am the tooth fairy so I think Santa will be right down the road. I want to preserve Santa, etc...for my 3 year old w...
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- I see that you have already "said what happened", but I wanted to add my 2 cents worth (remember, you get what you pay for!!) I fully go along with the "what do you...
- My son stopped believing.. but I asked him if it was fun to believe.. he said YES. So I asked him not to tell others or else that would spoil it for them... also aske...
- My daughter was about 10 when she questioned about Santa. I told her to believe in the spirit of Christmas and let her younger brother believe as long as they can. T...
Giving Back During the Holiday Season...
Asked by K.H. from Dallas
on August 30, 2008
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even though my family struggles & doesnt have much but we have more than a lot of families do...& i want to teach my children that it is important to remember others, ...
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- Contact me. I am a m big sister in the Big Brother Big Siater program and I have a family that would really appreciate this. My name is C.. ____@____.com
- Bless you for remembering the reason of the season. We have started this tradition too through our church and the salvation army angel trees. I would recommend talki...
- You know that nursing homes or retirement homes would be good. It would help brighten their holidays too. You could also maybe ask your childs schools if they know ...
Special Holiday Ideas
Asked by M.H. from Hartford
on October 29, 2009
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Hello Mamas,
I have seen this in the past & thought I would ask since the season is upon us. What special things do you do for the holidays. We celebrate christmas, b...
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- My son is only 2, but something that I have always wanted to do and plan to do is, before he opens any presents, we are going to start Christmas the way it should be s...
- Make it about tradition. We create Advent Rings and the kids can tear off one by one. Also, Christmas PJ's, they wear the night before. The other thing to remember ...
- So far you have good ideas. But I like to stress that it is giving of yourself (not objects or money). So with my 2 boys (4 yrs and 24 years and married) I have them...
