The joy of the season is in sharing our time with family and friends. Here are some simple ways to\u00a0 create special holiday traditions and share the fun\u00a0of the season<\/p>\n
Set a time to cook\u00a0your family favorites together. One family has a traditional pierogie recipe that they make\u00a0together 2 weeks before\u00a0Christmas.\u00a0 It takes all day and they spend it together.<\/p>\n
Set a family holiday gathering time that is NOT Christmas Eve or Day. Calendar a time, such as the 2nd Saturday of December or December 26, to gather together. This eliminates stress on the holiday itself and helps families feel they can be at home for the holiday.<\/p>\n
Instead of\u00a0 buying individual family gifts, host a White Elephant Swap with ornaments, holiday decor, or crazy funny gifts. Include a purchase price limit that is affordable for all family members.\u00a0 Not only is the game fun, this is a budget friendly way to share just a little something for the holidays.<\/p>\n
Purchase only stocking stuffer gifts for your family.\u00a0 Small functional items such as flash lights, gift cards or chapstick, can be\u00a0great gifts and require no gift wrap.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Host a decorating or gift wrapping party!\u00a0 Have all your family members decorate a different room,\u00a0\u00a0 wrap presents together for other family members, or help with the outdoor lights.\u00a0 Set the music up high, serve some holiday cookies and you are all set!<\/p>\n
Want to spend a girls night in?\u00a0 Host a “girls’ favorite things” party. Just like on Oprah, everyone brings their one favorite thing, from lipstick to gloves.\u00a0 Attendees wrap their item in a brown bag and they swap items.\u00a0\u00a0 What a great idea for a low stress gathering of the girls!<\/p>\n
Starting new traditions makes the holidays even more merry and bright.\u00a0 What family traditions are a special part of your holiday?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The joy of the season is in sharing our time with family and friends. Here are some simple ways to\u00a0 create special holiday traditions and share the fun\u00a0of the season Set a time to cook\u00a0your family favorites together. One family has a traditional pierogie recipe that they make\u00a0together 2 weeks before\u00a0Christmas.\u00a0 It takes all day […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,9],"tags":[105,115,119],"class_list":["post-502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-organizing","category-organizing-skills","tag-holiday-gift-giving","tag-holiday-traditions","tag-simple-christmas-solutions"],"yoast_head":"\n