{"id":62703,"date":"2009-12-03T23:05:50","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T04:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=134634"},"modified":"2009-12-03T23:05:50","modified_gmt":"2009-12-04T04:05:50","slug":"make-holidays-meaningful-with-family-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/62703","title":{"rendered":"Make Holidays Meaningful with Family Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Guest Blogger Dawn Meisch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Traditions are significant and an important part of the holidays. They help us connect with our families, create cherished memories, and make the holidays more meaningful. I have special memories of my own family’s holiday traditions from when I was a child. When my husband and I started our own family, we wanted to make new traditions of our own.<\/p>\n

Each Christmas season, we add to the family holiday scrapbook which we have kept since our child was born. We have also bought her an ornament each year for the tree. Last year, we started a new tradition of buying holiday pajamas to wear on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

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Starting your own family tradition is easy and fun. Here are a few ideas to get you started:<\/p>\n

Personal Ornament<\/strong> – Purchase a special ornament for each member of the family symbolizing his or her interests or accomplishments the year before. Many malls have Christmas stores open during the holiday season with a range of ornaments catering to almost any interest.<\/p>\n

Holiday Pajamas<\/strong> – Each year either buy new or wear a favorite pair of special holiday-themed pajamas on the eve of your holiday. Sitting around in cozy Christmas PJs with a warm cider in our hands is one of our favorite things to do after our daughter has gone to bed on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n

Cookie Swap<\/strong> – Exchanging cookies and other treats is a great way to incorporate the giving spirit of the holiday season. Have your friends come over for a desert swap, bringing their own batches of cookies to share. Set up a special table with a festive tablecloth and some great holiday plates. Noritake<\/a> has great holiday tableware, like the Aria Christmas and Palace Christmas patterns that will make your cookies look as good as they taste.<\/p>\n

Holiday Volunteering<\/strong> – If you are looking for a way to bring meaning to the holiday season, helping out others is a good way. There are many opportunities to help those in need. Visit an nursing home to sing carols or just talk to the residents there, or bring toys to patients in a children’s hospital, or help serve food in a soup kitchen.<\/p>\n

Holiday Movie or Story Night <\/strong>– Choose a favorite movie, wear your holiday pajamas, and watch it together. Don’t forget to make some hot cocoa and cookies. If movies aren’t your thing, have a family member read his or her favorite holiday story.<\/p>\n

Festive Music<\/strong> – Whatever your holiday celebrations entail, be sure to include some favorites music during your holiday activities. Pandora.com has some holiday stations that play a variety of holiday music, from Christmas pop tunes to classical masterpieces.<\/p>\n

Yearly Scrapbook<\/strong> – There are many ways to preserve memories for upcoming years. Save photos in one particular holiday book, or use a pamphlet stitch to bind holiday cards together into a booklet. Family members could write their favorite moments from the holiday that year or save their favorite recipes. Next year, pull out the scrapbook and reminisce about past holiday moments together.<\/p>\n

Use one of these suggestions or come up with new holiday traditions of your own to celebrate the spirit of the holiday season. Togetherness and spending quality time with loved ones always creates special memories that will be appreciated for years to come.<\/p>\n

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