Holiday traditions that don't involve gifts?
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| We went to see Handel’s Messiah at the Kennedy Center! It was wonderful and a festive experience. There’s a sing along, but we like the performance. |
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Zoo lights
A play at one of the theatres Frosting cookies together Making gingerbread houses Going skating and having hot chocolate Going on a number of hikes Hanging Christmas lights and bringing in the greens (holly, tree, garland) Brunch somewhere |
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Our favorite outing is driving to a picturesque Christmas tree farm and taking the time to walk there, choosing and cutting our own tree. Our oldest is an adult and it's still our family tradition, since he's on his Thankgiving college break when we go. We bring the dog, who loves it. We bring hot choc in a thermos. This year it was FREEZING. One year when the kids were little there was 3+ inches of snow on the ground. Another year we nearly skidded off the road because of black ice.
We used to attend the Brookside garden of lights, but our teens are over it now. When they were little it was a HUGE hit, though. There's music and food and drink inside too, and a delightful model train set in their greenhouse... consult their calendar for those days. |
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Nutcracker ballet
Decorating together Special meal we make and eat together Christmas Day walk Feeding birds and squirrels etc in the yard |
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zoolights
driving around to see the fancy light displays decorating cookies making smores on a big outdoor fire |
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I love this! |
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| hot cocoa and board games or uno. |
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Gingerbread houses
Bake cookies - we have cookies that we only bake once a year Watch Meet Me in St Louis as a family Go to one holiday show- this year we saw Straight No Chaser. |
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Baking cookies
Lights at a great street by us Certain holiday movies. St Nicholas day - small stuff in their boots/shoes on night of 12/5 Christmas picnic by the fire early in Dec We used to do gingerbread houses but teens are not into it anymore. |