7 easy ways to remind kids what the holidays are really about
The holidays are upon us, and you know what that means: five overpriced toys, four feuding cousins, three ungrateful kids, two stressed-out parents and a partridge in a pear tree. It doesn?t take much for our holidays to go sideways, but fortunately we don?t need a cheesy Hallmark holiday movie to get things back on track.Â
In fact, it?s actually the Grinch who offers the best guidance in finding more meaning during this busy season: ?What if Christmas, he thought, doesn?t come from a store" What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more"?
Here are seven ways to make that happen.
1. Continue family traditions or start new ones
Every year growing up, my dad made calamari on Christmas Eve. No one knows why?it?s not exactly a staple we grew up with on Lake Erie. It stunk up the whole house, and it tasted like lightly fried rubber hose. But it was a tradition and, even today, when it?s mentioned among my seven siblings, it evokes a chuckle and warms the heart. Whether your tradition is Grandma?s sticky rolls or Bubbe?s potato latkes, keep it going. You don?t have to do all of your family traditions. Just choose one or two favourites and make the most of them. Or create new ones that your kids can pass down to their families, which can be as simple as driving with popcorn and hot chocolate to look at holiday lights or snuggling up in pajamas to watch a favourite movie. A word of caution: Think carefully about creating a new tradition that might lose its novelty a...
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