Start meaningful and memorable holiday traditions
Families usually have a lot of free time during the festive period and there is plenty of time to try something new together.
Make a seasonal and/or family recipe each day
This is an opportunity for the family to come up with unique recipes before Christmas and it also gives you time to improve the recipes before trying them out on the day.
Watch Christmas movies and TV specials
Chances are there are Christmas movies and TV specials you watched as a kid. Why not share those with your kids? It might be Rudolph or Charlie Brown. Either way, this is something your kids are going to love. Each night, choose a different one to watch. You can also make it a tradition to buy a new movie or TV special DVD or Blu-Ray each year.
Create homemade ornaments
Each day, work on a different simple craft to make homemade ornaments. It might be colouring pieces of paper and rolling them up to make candy canes or decorating plain ornaments with glitter. Best of all, many of these ideas cost very little to make. You can even do crafts to upcycle some of your older ornaments.
Start a book advent calendar
The great part about having a Christmas book advent calendar is that it can grow with your children. But even the true kid lit books meant for three-year-olds can be beloved books read by the family well-into adulthood.
Read a Bible verse a night and the Christmas story on Christmas
This will help focus on the true meaning of the season, it would be especially nice to not just read the story of the birth of Christ on Christmas, but find a verse for every day leading up that pointed back to the birth of a saviour.
