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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Make a calendar[/b] and put some special activities on it. Some can be one-time events, and others can be daily:

Decorate cookies
Have hot chocolate every afternoon. Make it a special snack each day. 
Build a gingerbread house. 
Every night after dinner, play a board game as a family—Candyland, Chutes & Ladders, etc. 
Make some popcorn and watch the Charlie Brown Christmas. 
Make cards and deliver them to neighbors.

Most importantly, embrace this with a positive attitude and low expectations. No, it won’t be the same as your usual Christmas with relatives. But it’s also not a prison sentence. Your kids may not love each of the activities above. That’s okay. Have as much fun as you can. 
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This! I have six-year-old twins and we do this sometimes just for a weekend but we're definitely doing it over the two weeks of break. People get to pick things (activities, meals, etc.) and put them on the calendar. It gives kids some ability to say what's going to happen, and frankly, I like it because it makes it easier for us to plan things.[/quote]

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