Some of my best childhood memories revolve around Christmas traditions. Over the years, I’ve developed traditions with my extended and immediate family. Here are a few traditions you can start (or restart) this year. Most cost little to no money, but create memories to last a lifetime.
- Decorate a gingerbread house
- Decorate the Christmas tree
- Drive through your neighborhood and view Christmas lights
- Make ornaments
- Have a Christmas movie marathon
- Wear new pajamas on Christmas Eve
- Buy a real Christmas tree
- Read the Christmas story (Luke 2:1–20)
- Leave out milk and cookies for Santa and carrots for his reindeer
- Prepare a special Christmas meal
- Send Christmas cards
- Read ’Twas the Night Before Christmas
- Go to church on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day
- Sing Christmas carols at home or in your neighborhood
- Practice random acts of kindness
- Bake and decorate Christmas cookies
- Serve food to the homeless
- Host a party for family and friends
- Have Santa call your kids
- Take professional family portraits
- Exchange gifts the week after Christmas—after everything goes on sale
- Make a Christmas family video
- Drink egg nog
- Set up a hot chocolate buffet
- Elf on the Shelf
- Go on vacation
- Buy personalized Christmas tshirts
- Write letters to Santa
- Make or buy a personalized Christmas stocking
- Try a new recipe
What Christmas traditions did you love as a child or have you started with your family?
