We have had many fun and memorable Christmas traditions in our home. First, I loved (loved!) being classroom Mom for the class Christmas parties. I would literally try to sign up for them when school started. I loved it! I always made some sort of treat bag/treat container that was filled with fun. By fun I mean a handmade ornament for each student, candy, and fun activities or toys. Here are a few treat bags I made for Christmas. Also, most years I hand wrapped each handmade ornament so the kids had something to unwrap.
Classroom treats were also made. One year I dipped large marshmallows into melted butterscotch chips on a stick.
I had so much fun coming up with creative treat holders. The one above was made from a toilet paper roll (bottom piece), and the top was an ornament that sat into the top.
Long time blog followers already know that I have a passion for making homemade ornaments for my family every year. Well, every year until I got some comments that they "had too many." Then I stopped, but I am making one this year. The above one was made with gumball machine capsules.
I made so, so many ornaments over the years. Many are on my S.C.R.A.P. blog, and if you search my blog here, I posted many photos of some. Search handmade/homemade Christmas ornaments. The posts should pop up for you.
Another tradition when the kids were younger - sugar cube castle building with frosting and candies.
We still have a tradition of gifting new and wrapped jammies on Christmas Eve. We are now down to just the 4 of us, out of a family of 8. This year I will gift everyone a few days earlier, so we can all wash them before wearing them.
I'm going to start a new one this year, just different from the idea of it all. I will share when that happens.
Of course when the kiddos were young, they would leave cookies and milk out for Santa. Making all sorts of cookies and candies was a family tradition, and saving some of them for New Year's Eve.
Over the years, trying a new cookie/candy recipe for the holidays became a tradition as well. One year we even tried an alcoholic breakfast beverage (adults).
Overnight breakfast casserole has been a long time tradition for us. We only make it for Christmas morning. I thought for sure I shared my recipe on my blog, but can't seem to find it. I guess when I bake it this year, it'll get it's own post.
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