Christmas Traditions

Ornaments

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 18:07

The members of our family make or buy an ornament for each person in their family. We put all the wrapped ornaments in the middle of the floor on Christmas. Numbers are chosen to see who goes first and etc. If you are first you pick a package and unwrap and show the ornament. The next person either takes your ornament or picks another. You keep going until everyone is through. Needless to say this is the time you want to be last. If the ornament can be written on we date and put the givers name on them. We do this every year. Much Fun.

Night Shirts

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 18:06

Make or buy night shirts or pajamas of the same pattern or color for every member of the family to wear on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. Night shirts are especially fun and easy to sew. We suggest red and white "candy stripe" flannel. You can wrap them and let everyone open their new pajamas on Christmas Eve.

Window Light

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 18:05

Leave a light burning in the window to guide the Christ Child to your home (or Santa Claus) on Christmas Eve.

Treat for Santa and Rudolph

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 18:05

Let the children leave a dish of goodies for Santa and a carrot for Rudolph. "Santa" can eat the cookies and leave a note thanking the children for their kindness.

Snowflake Cards

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 18:04

 I crochet snowflakes throughout the year and enclose them in Christmas cards to very special friends. This is ideal when you want to give someone a little something extra besides a card, and they are flat and go through the mail very nicely! My friends and family enjoy receiving a new and different snowflake to add to their collection each year!
 

Christmas Cards

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 18:03

My husband and I have been friends with this couple since junior high. We had been married only about 10 years and either us or the other couple had much money. We exchanged Christmas cards every year but one year our friends decided to do something a little different. They sent back the Christmas card we sent them the year before, scratched out our name and put in theirs. This was more of a joke between us then a lack of money to buy a $1.00 card. We weren't that bad off. This started our Christmas tradition of exchanging the same card each year.

Nativity

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 18:02

 On Christmas Eve we dress up various family members and act out the nativity story. Dad reads the Christmas story from Luke.

Ornaments

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 18:01

 My tradition is ever since my two children were born I cross-stitch them a new ornament with the year on it. When they move out they will have ornaments for their tree. Their ages 11 and 7, it never meant much to either of them until the last couple of years. Now they get excited and can't wait to see what this years ornament will be.
 

Beaded Christmas Snowflake Star Ornament tutorial!

Submitted by beadangel on Mon, 12/06/2010 - 12:10

Just finished beading and drawing the tutorial for a Beaded Christmas ornament in the shape of a Snowflake star, I used seed beads, silver beads and pearls. The finished piece in the picture is around 2 inches tall but you can always differ the size of the finished Snowflake Star by changing the bead size, use bigger beads for bigger beaded ornament, I intend to use even smaller size to make a pair of earrings.
See the tutorial at: http://beadjewelrymaking.com/2010/project/december.html

Old Time Christmas

Submitted by admin on Sun, 12/05/2010 - 20:27

Invite grandparents or older relatives over to share your evenings together. Encourage them to tell the children how Christmas was celebrated "in the old days". Make a cassette recording or video of the evening as a memory for years to come.

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