Christmas is my favorite holiday and I love all of the excitement leading up to the big day. I want it to be a magical time for my children. I have been thinking a lot about all of the traditions that I had as a child and I want to continue them with Sally. I wanted to start a list so that I wouldn't forget any. Obviously some of these are for when she is older and can do more things.
1. Listen to Christmas music
2. Make ornaments
3. Do an Angel Tree
4. Have a Christmas movie night with special treats
5. Decorate cookies
6. Make gingerbread houses
7. Take family pictures
8. Have a special dinner and drive around to look at the lights
9. Go downtown to see the tree at the Peabody
10. Visit a living nativity
11. Go to a Christmas tree farm and get a tree for us to plant in the yard after Christmas
12. Go to a Christmas parade
13. Visit the botanic gardens
14. Go to the Enchanted Forest at the Pink Palace
15. Make a card for a soilder
16. Have a date night and go shopping
17. Watch the Polar Express and then drive around in the car with hot chocolate
18. Decorate the tree (Sally will have her own)
19. Make New Years Resolutions and open them the next year
20. Drink apple cider and give Sally a pedicure
21. Go see a play or to the ballet
22. Open one present on Christmas Eve...pajamas!!
23. Visit a local town square
24. Have a holiday party for friends and family
25. Bake a birthday cake for baby Jesus
26. Have a special Christmas breakfast
27. Elf on the Shelf
28. Give Sally a new ornament every year
29. "Elf" the neighbors with homemade treats
30. Host a favorite things party for girlfriends
31. Read a different Christmas book every night
Some of these will probably not get done every year but I think this is a good list to start out with. Did I miss anything? Is there an amazing tradition that your family does? I want to hear about it.
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