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When you were little, were there special traditions you did each year with your family? Every year on Christmas Eve we would have a big family gathering with my mom’s side of the family. They lived about half an hour from our house (in more of a city then our small town), and had actual neighborhoods with lights. After we left my grandparent’s house we would drive around for a little while looking at all the houses lit up for Christmas. The following morning after opening our presents from Santa, we would walk next door (across a pasture) to my other grandparent’s house and spend the day eating and opening gifts.
This happened the same way every year until I was a teenager. I have fond memories of spending Christmas with my very large extended family. Unfortunately now that I have kids of my own we don’t live close to any family, so when we can’t travel for the holidays it is just the four of us.
It’s a nice quiet Christmas on those “off years” but I do miss all the hustle and bustle of my large extended family from time to time. Which is why this year I decided that we need a few traditions of our own…something that we can do every year, regardless of if we are traveling or staying home.
Last Friday was our first official “Cookies and Christmas Movie Night.” The girls had no idea, I just surprised them when they got home from school.
I had ordered some REAL stocking with each of our names on them from Personal Creations and each of us a set of yearly “Christmas jammies.”
Earlier in the day I hung all of our stockings , wrapped one of our favorite Christmas movies (ELF) and some of their favorite snacks, and baked a large batch of cookies.
When they got home from school we decorated all the cookies to take to our local police department (as part of our 25 Days of Giving).
This is such an easy way to decorate and I had just as much fun as the girls.
Then we changed into their new pjs and the girls got to see what was in their stockings. (I found a set for each of us that came with embroidered names from Personal Creations.)
My oldest likes to follow rules so she was a little hesitant to open any presents before Christmas but I convinced her that it was more about the surprise than a gift.
We snuggled on the couch with popcorn (complete with M&M’s, their favorite) and watched ELF.
This is a tradition I will look forward to every year!!
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What family traditions will you create?
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I would love to make my family the Home/Family Coat Rack.
Honeycomb Cotton Baby Blanket for my baby arriving in February
I love the puzzle name stools.
I have always wanted stockings with our names on them , so I would get that for sure
I would love the kids take along chairs for my grandkids
I would make Christmas stockings
I would start with a tree skirt and possibly get each one of us our own matching throw – there are seven of us, so that is a lot of throws!
I would make our whole family Christmas stockings. I love to fill and hang them every year!
I would definitely use some of it for personalized animal ornaments! They are adorable!
I have been looking for new family stockings, and some from personal creations would be perfect!
puzzle name stools is what i love
I would like to make a doormat or a quilt from Personal Creations.
I would get the snowman bucket for starters and a sign.
i love those stockings!!! the green is beautiful….what a great new tradition**
I would love to do a Family Tree on a blanket or quilt
The Premium Rudolph long johns for my almost 1 yr old grandson!
Thank you for sharing this lovely post! Our tradition has always included making Christmas cookies and now I continue this with my grandson!
I would make one of the casseroles. Never have to put a piece of tape with my name on it on the bottom of the casserole dish again for pot luck.
I would make matching Christmas stockings for my husband and myself!
I would love individual quilts, because I love, love, love quilts.
I find your tradition with the girls beautiful, your building memories!
Special blessings to you and your family.
I love the beverage tub and so many of the Christmas items!
Jammies!!! 🙂
Thank you!
I would make personalized Christmas Stockings. I love the colors and styles.
definitely the stockings i would love to have personalized stockings for everyone in my family!!!
The puzzle name tools would be perfect,thanks
I love the Kidkraft Rectangle Table and 2pc Chair Set.
I would definitely start a full wall puzzle of life masterpiece for my mom who within the last 5 months has become a 3 time great-grandma……….
I love the idea of personalize pajamas. I think I would create that.
I love quilts. Thanks for the chance. So many wonderful ideas.
A stocking for my granddaughter.
Love it all…maybe the family tree or the quilts!
I love the cable-knit stockings featured but the jingle bell elf pants stockings and long-john stockings are super cute too! I also love the Elegant glass birthstone ornaments!
I would LOVE to get the festive knit Christmas stockings for me and my family!
Stockings!
Those stockings are fantastic!
I would love the Christmas stockings.
I love the stockings. And the cheese board with the knives is pretty great too.
I really like the Family Puzzle Necklace.
One of my daughters has a January birthday. The other two have early February birthdays. After all this Christmas shopping, I think I just might create birthday gifts that are unique to fit each of their unique personalities! 🙂