Take a holiday family photograph each year in the same spot, such as by a favorite tree in your yard. In years to come, you'll have a wonderful record of the growth of your family, as well as the growth of the tree.
Fill your house with the holiday fragrance of cloves, orange peels and cinnamon sticks simmering on the kitchen stove.
A great idea for difficult gift giving
Grandma always gets gifts for the grand kids. Well, she is elderly, does not like to shop, and the prices just drag her down. Every year she would do the shopping and always with the worry that it was not something they kids wanted and such. Then she did the gift card thing but she hated that. So last year, we came up with an idea that was a hit. She gives each grandchild money ($25 each) and then they go get what they want, and here is where the fun begins! They bring it home, they wrap it, and when we have our Christmas celebration, they hand the gift to Grandma. She unwraps it to find out what she gave them for Christmas. This has been a lifesaver all around, and one of my daughters said she had mentally spent Grandma's money many times over before she really decided what to receive. Even if you won't be with grandma for the holidays, it would still be fun to have the kids wrap their own gifts and put them under the tree, then send Grandma a picture of them opening it. (Thanks for the ideas Joslin!)
Fill your house with the holiday fragrance of cloves, orange peels and cinnamon sticks simmering on the kitchen stove.
A great idea for difficult gift giving
Grandma always gets gifts for the grand kids. Well, she is elderly, does not like to shop, and the prices just drag her down. Every year she would do the shopping and always with the worry that it was not something they kids wanted and such. Then she did the gift card thing but she hated that. So last year, we came up with an idea that was a hit. She gives each grandchild money ($25 each) and then they go get what they want, and here is where the fun begins! They bring it home, they wrap it, and when we have our Christmas celebration, they hand the gift to Grandma. She unwraps it to find out what she gave them for Christmas. This has been a lifesaver all around, and one of my daughters said she had mentally spent Grandma's money many times over before she really decided what to receive. Even if you won't be with grandma for the holidays, it would still be fun to have the kids wrap their own gifts and put them under the tree, then send Grandma a picture of them opening it. (Thanks for the ideas Joslin!)
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What a fun idea! We solved the buying for the cousins dilemma. Instead of trying to get gifts for each child we have a family party at one of the party places, like Chucky Cheese. The place we went to last year had laser tag and the kids had a blast! I loved it because there was no wondering if we got the right thing for each child, no batteries to buy, no noisy toys to take home, and lots of great memories for everyone! Can't wait for this years bash!
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