Day 7- Fun Christmas Traditions To Try This Year

Hi and welcome to Day 7 of my 12 Days Of Christmas series. Did you know that having traditions helps create lasting memories, and it gives us something to look forward to, next year? It’s also a fun way to bring people together. The traditions you start with your family and/or friends will become part of your heritage. This list of Christmas traditions:  (1). Create a holiday bucket list.  (2). Make a small gift for the women in your family. (3). Decorate your bedroom.  (4). Send funny or silly Christmas cards. (5). Make homemade Christmas cards.  (6). Participate in the National Ugly Christmas sweater day.  (7). Go shopping at a thrift store this Christmas. (8). Cut down your own Christmas tree.  (9). Start a Christmas diary. (10). Visit a live nativity. (11). Let the little one’s camp out near the Christmas tree.  (12). Take a picture every year in front of the tree. (13). Plan a Christmas vacation.  (14). Go to a Christmas concert.  (15). Christmas around the world.  (16). Create a New Year’s predictions jar.  Here Are Some Classic Christmas Traditions: (1). Movie marathon.  (2). Put together a Gingerbread house. (3). Drive around looking at Christmas lights. (4). Attend a parade or festival where you live. (5). Buy a new ornament every year. (6). Cookie exchange.  (7). Decorate sugar cookies.  (8). Read Christmas books.  (9). Go Christmas caroling.  (10). Read the Christmas story in the bible (Luke 2:1-20). (11). Attend a tree lighting ceremony. Christmas Traditions to Start With Kids: (1). Video from Santa.  (2). Let them have their own little tree.  (3). Elf on the Shelf.  (4). Special cookies for Santa plate.  (5). Let your kids shop at the dollar store.  (6). Help the kids give back via donations.  (7). Write a letter to Santa. (8). Want, wear, need, read gifts.  (9). have breakfast with Santa. (10). Christmas handprint gift.  (11). Write a letter to your kids each year. (12). Have a Polar Express party.  Traditions For Giving Back:  (1). Bring cookies to a fire station.  (2). Caroling at a retirement home.  (3). Sponsor a child or family.  (4). Special Christmas morning breakfast.  (5). Preform random acts of kindness.  (6). Shop for toys to donate.  (7). Donate to a food pantry or family in need.  (8). Write a letter or mail a gift to troops stationed overseas.  (9). Buy gifts for kids in the hospital.  Advent Traditions to Start: (1). Advent Calendar. (2). Advent Book.  (3). Make an Advent Activity Tree. Christmas Eve Tradition Ideas:  (1). Open one gift on Christmas Eve.  (2). Watch the same movie every Christmas Eve.  (3). Call the Santa tracker hotline.  (4). Christmas pajamas. (5). Attend Midnight Mass. (6). Read a special Christmas book.  (7). Watch The Nativity Story.  Christmas Traditions to Start With Your Friends: (1). Host a movie night.  (2). Attend a holiday show.  (3). Potluck brunch or appetizer party. (4). Host or attend an Ugly sweater party. (5). Go gift shopping together.  (6). Wrap presents together.  (7). Volunteer.  (8). Visit a holiday market or craft fair.