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the world in a magazine we get the friend the december 2009 issue had a list of christmas traditions people do around the world i though it was fun to read and wanted to share i think it would be fun to implement traditions from cultures that you have family heritage from i also think it would be a fun thing to do to help teach about different cultures japan children love to eat christmas cake with strawberries and whipped cream finland families visit cemeteries on christmas eve and lace candles on the graves of loved ones india people put small clay lamps on the roofs of their homes to show jesus is the light of the world ireland families place candles in the windows of their homes to show that they would have welcomed mary and joseph germany children leave their shoes or boots by the fireplace or outside their front doors the next morning the shoes are filled with candy australia many people go to the beach and sing christmas carols argentina families light diamond shaped paper balloons called globos on christmas eve and release them into the night sky venezuela children roller skate in the streets early on christmas morning united states people decorate evergreen trees with small lights tinsel and ornaments philippines families decorate with parols which are star shapes made out of bamboo and tissue paper and lit with tiny lights liberia families eat dinner outside sitting in a circle a traditional liberian christmas dinner includes biscuits rice and beef bulgaria everybody at the table stands at the same time when dinner is over sweden a young girl wears a white dress with a red sash and serves bread and biscuits holland families celebrate on christmas eve by drinking hot chocolate and eating banketletter a cake that looks like the first letter of the family s last name norway children eat rice pudding the child who finds the hidden nut wins a candy pig or a piece of chocolate mexico families cut designs in paper bags to make lanterns or farolitos candles are placed inside the farolitos which line the sidewalks windows and rooftops spain children are given toys sweets or small instruments as they go from house to house reciting versus or singing carols italy one week before christmas children dress as shepherds and go from door to door singing songs and reciting poems england children receive a paper covered tube called a christmas cracker at christmas dinner the tube cracks loudly when pulled apart a paper hat poem or small toy is inside new zealand many cities have celebrations in parks people listen to well known singers sing christmas carols tonga families get up early to make and deliver breakfast to their neighbors children are excited to deliver these breakfasts and see what the neighbors bring paraguay people decorate their homes with coco flowers lebanon chickpeas wheat beans and lentils are planted two weeks before christmas the sprouts are used to surround the nativity scene in the home ghana families stay up all evening playing games just before midnight the family counts down the seconds until christmas day posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas culture traditions friday november 5 2010 dates dates aren t just for grown ups one thing i ve learned and relearned is never to underestimate one on one special time with your little one especially if there is more than one sometimes it s the random cure for off behavior a much needed break for both of you away from the day to day to do list and most times it s just plain fun i especially need this time with my girls when the holidays start between shopping parties dressing up family visits and visiting pictures and trying to do the not so fun year round stuff cleaning cooking etc we can forget or put off time just to talk and enjoy time with our kids i ve learned some really neat things about my girls when it s been just the two of us it also has opened the door for some deep conversations and given my oldest the opportunity to share her heart more freely i ve never once regretted the few hours on our dates it s also really important for dads to take part in this too there s nothing like daddy time and please never make the mistake of underestimating it s importance my husband recently took our 3 year old to a local lotus park pond for a tea party to her delight she was allowed to dress in her cinderella dress get all fancy and they had a sweet time just the two of them she served him tea and even cut up his muffin for him it was a great time for both of them and she almost walked on air for the rest of the day so think about what you can do that your child would enjoy away from the normal routine just the two of you or your child and husband what can you do to make it happen write in on your calendar plan it in advance or life will tend to get in the way and trust me next month you won t remember how clean your floor was or how many loads of laundry you did that week and neither will your family but you ll all remember and be really changed when you take time to simply enjoy each other especially around this busy time of the year posted by raegan at 12 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels out and about talking traditions tuesday december 22 2009 time capsule each year on our christmas tree we hang an ornament that serves as our time capsule after reading about a similar activity in the siblings busy book i decided to trade in our ornament for a bigger version we are doing this on christmas and i ll wrap it and pack it away with the christmas decorations next year i ll place it under our tree to open as a family ages any materials shoebox wrapping paper ribbon and scissors scale construction paper markers index cards or paper directions 1 using the index cards or paper label each one with a member of the family s name on each paper record height weight optional for adults haha special skills characteristics hobbies funny stories physical characteristics etc for example on my toddler s paper i might write her hair is long and very curly she cringes when she sees the brush she has two small freckles on her right cheek she is almost ____ pounds and ____ inches tall she can count to ___ knows all of her alphabet but mixes up the letters p and r sometimes her favorite song is ______ and her favorite movie is richard scary s counting video and any sing a long she loves frosty the snowman but calls him tashy she loves rhyming games especially rhyming her sister s name for a baby she weighs ____ and is ____ inches long barely any hair yet she has ____ teeth and just started crawling she keeps trying to pull up to standing but bonks her head a lot trying this she loves it when her sister walks into the room her favorite person right now is her daddy she loves saltine crackers and grabbing the dog s ears she also buries her head in your shoulder giggling and pretending to be shy when someone she loves talks to her she s ___ months old but she wears size ___ clothes you can include number of teeth unique characteristics favorite toys or foods things they sleep with etc trace hands and feet on construction paper you can also use ribbon to record height head circumference etc i am going to take a picture of us in front of the christmas tree and include it in the time capsule i also include a paper describing our christmas that year like where we went special events funny things that happened what they got for christmas etc one of my favorite things has been hanging on to these papers and reading them year after year this is what we used put inside an ornament year to year i have one from when i was 9 years old that i wrote it s one of my favorite traditions posted by raegan at 12 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas traditions friday november 27 2009 making the holidays memorable i love this time of year it s a time to bless others spend time with family celebrate traditions and make new memories it s also the busiest time of the year in many cases i want to slow down and make this year especially memorable and fun for all of us each day of december we are going to do one thing to help celebrate i d like as many of them as possible be either free or inexpensive involve helping or blessing someone else and or help us slow down and enjoy family and this time of the year so start making your list too it doesn t have to be time consuming and it should bring a smile to your face and your cute little munchkins too here s some to get you started in no particular order 1 start your advent calendar 2 decorate your tree and your house 3 have an indoor snowball fight balled up scraps of paper bundled up kiddos couches as forts you are the coolest mom ever 4 walk through the neighborhood looking at decorations 5 watch a christmas movie charlie brown it s a wonderful life etc 6 bake christmas cookies and deliver some to neighbors shut ins or a nursing home near you 7 check out holiday books at the library 8 make a birthday cake for jesus 9 take your little one to pick out a toy to donate 10 fill a shoebox for a charity 11 visit family 12 pictures with santa 13 have a cookie swap 14 serve at a local soup kitchen 15 make christmas cards together 16 make peanut butter pine cone bird feeders 17 write letters to santa 18 have a birthday party for jesus 19 host a dessert party 20 make homemade ornaments for family members 21 have holiday portraits taken 22 start a christmas book collection buy one new christmas story each year if possible donate a book to the local library toy drive or school 23 see a holiday play or cantata 24 reenact the christmas story as a family 25 sip hot chocolate and read twas the night before christmas 26 go christmas caroling 27 go to a holiday craft show or bazaar 28 bake a holiday treat and take it to a local fire station police station or hospital 29 pop popcorn and play a board game as a family 30 make a holiday craft you could probably do this each day 31 celebrate the first day of winter 32 if you get snow start a tradition of first snow of the year insert treat here fudge pie cake ice cream sundaes snow cream etc 33 pick a family to bless with dinner once this month you can invite them over bring them dinner order them pizza etc or if you go out to eat pick a family and pay their bill you can do this in the fast food line too 34 write a letter draw a picture for people in your family telling them how much they mean to you why the are special or something memorable put it in their stocking or mail it 35 put together a care package for a soldier have fun let me know your ideas too i d love to hear about your traditions and how you are blessing others this season posted by raegan at 12 00 am 8 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas holidays traditions wednesday october 28 2009 halloween traditions i love traditions traditions can really help a child feel like they are part of something the exact importance of traditions varies from person to person you might think young children aren t capable of remember if anything is a tradition or not you will be surprised at how much your child remembers from year to year of course a new tradition can be started any time i thought it would be fun for everyone to share their favorite halloween traditions to do with your family then we can get ideas here are our traditions paper chain we make a paper chain to count down to halloween here is my post about it corn maze straw maze we have a lot of corn mazes around us every october we go to a corn maze they also have a straw fort which the kids love this is one of their favorite activities of the year pumpkin walk one town in our area does what they call a pumpkin walk local people create elaborate scenes using painted pumpkins the kids have a lot of fun going to this and it is free look into what your area has locally that is kid friendly church party our church has a party every year we dress up share soup and have some games for the kids family party my husband s family does a party every year we have fun games we play each year one game is where we draw names we then go to a pumpkin patch and pick out a pumpkin we then paint a scene on our pumpkin to represent the name we drew then we all guess which pumpkin represents each person carve paint pumpkins each year we carve and paint pumpkins as a family we involve our children from baby age as a baby they can play with the guts none of my babies have had a special thrill over this their interest in it doesn t last long but i love the initial look on their face the next year they can paint a little pumpkin then they can continue painting if they want to carve they can draw the face with a crayon and daddy carves it this year brayden carved most of his pumpkin by himself age four dress up everyone in our family dresses up so far we have chosen a theme and each person is a character in that theme it is a lot of fun soup halloween night my parents come trick or treating with us we go to a few houses in our neighborhood then we come home and eat soup and visit with each other feel free to comment with the traditions your family enjoys posted by valerie plowman at 10 21 pm 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels halloween traditions older posts home subscribe to comments atom linkwithin followers subscribe posts atom posts all comments atom all comments get email updates enter your email preview powered by feedblitz labels about us 7 alphabet 25 animals 8 apple 16 art 60 awards 4 babestotsandkids 1 baby 24 back to school 4 baking cooking 28 balls 1 bath 1 beach 2 beads 1 bears 1 bicycle 1 birds 1 blast from past 4 blog 7 book lists 22 book reviews 4 books 6 bubbles 2 building 1 butterfly 2 calendar 1 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