Creating a new holiday tradition

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Looking for something new to do? Some new tradition, easy and simple, which you and your family can keep up and pass down for years to come? Here are a bunch to choose from.

Read holiday books every night in December. There are so many: Polar Express, Santa Mouse, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. And lots of new ones are written each year.

Go to a tree farm. Even in a densely urban area like Los Angeles, there is a Christmas tree farm only 40 minutes away. Even if you don’t buy one, running through the trees, smelling the fresh scent and drinking hot chocolate is a great way to spend the afternoon.

Movie night. Set aside one night a week (or two) to watch all the seasonal favorites. A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Christmas Story, Home Alone, The Santa Clause are all classics and will put your family in the mood for the holidays.

Write a letter. To Santa of course.

The holiday ornament. Purchase a holiday ornament for your child each year. Pass them on when they have their own trees.

Write a holiday, year-end letter. Take a moment with your family to write a one page letter reviewing the highlights of the year. Every year add the page to a special binder.

Make decorations. Pick a theme each year and work around that. Snowflakes: cut them from paper and hang them on all the windows and on the tree. Santa Claus: put hats at each place setting and make some out of construction paper for decoration.

Sleep under the twinkling light of your Christmas tree. Take a night for a camp out in front of the tree. Light a fire, read a Christmas story, enjoy hot drinks or making s’mores. Fall asleep under the tree.

Source: Cozi

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