So today I decided I am going to give you my favorite Christmas traditions that we do/did when we were children. Christmas is my absolute favorite time of the year and my parents always made it really special and I have so many fond memories of when we were little.
1- New Pajamas on Christmas Eve. I know a lot of people do/did this and it is still my favorite. My mom still does it and I look forward to whatever pair of new pajamas I am going to get. We have so many home videos from when we were little dancing around in our new pajamas to Christmas music. It never got old. I should bring the dance parties back.
2- Picture on the Stairs. I don’t think we were the only ones who did this but every year before we could go downstairs on Christmas we had to sit and get our picture taken. I love these because they are probably the worst pictures because we just got out of bed, but they have our new pajamas, our smiles and our excitement. My mom has most of them framed in Christmas frames for the season.
3- Gingerbread House Making. We made them randomly when we were younger but this is actually something my sister and I have started doing in more recent years. We basically have a contest to see who can make the best gingerbread house. I’d say I win pretty much every year.
4- Opening presents one at a time. My parents always had a rule that we had to take turns. Each person opens a present and while it may seem like it is putting the spotlight on one person it makes it more enjoyable and no one is rushing. I would always do my stocking last as my mom finds the coolest things for stockings!
5- Advent Calendar. When we were little we would take turns who got to put the next piece up on the Advent calendar. I think my sister and I still fight over who gets to do it when we are at home.
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