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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+1 for: annual ornament, drives to see lights, and  Christmas music by the fire

We also have annual shop for your siblings night. We used to supply the money because I think it’s important to teach little kids about giving, and not just receiving. Now they are teens so they use their own money. I have three kids so now the two will collaborate or at very least discuss and plan what to get the other sibling. I stay out of it whenever possible.

As soon as we officially start Christmas break we start jigsaw puzzles and nightly board games. One person makes a dessert or snack each night.[/quote]

This reminded me of something:  my father took my sister and I each year to a store once we were about 6 and 8 years old and we'd "buy our parents a christmas gift" - he gave us money but he'd go several aisles away so we could choose the gifts in secret and then we'd walk over to the counter and pay.  Only then would he join us.  It was a store that had lots of gift items that were within our price range (not much money).

as we got older, we'd go to the Christmas bazaar at our school during the day and buy a gift. Or we'd make one.  But we always had the tradition of buying or making a gift for our parents, and that started young because my father helped us.  It was a special time with our Dad.   [/quote]

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