Right now it’s all about making memories and starting traditions. Here is something fun we will be doing with our girls that I thought I’d share. One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is reading Children’s Christmas Stories.
When my kids were little, we had a lot of Children’s Christmas books and they loved reading them every year. But with all the books we had in the house, sometimes it’s hard to locate them and then there was finding the time to read them. A few years back, I came up with a solution and we did this for years.
7 Days of Children’s Christmas Stories
I wrapped 7 of our Children’s Christmas stories the week before Christmas and each night till Christmas Eve, the kids would pick one and we read it as a family. They were always excited when they came home from school and found the books wrapped and under the tree. One book we always have wrapped is Santa is coming to Rhode Island and that one is always for Christmas Eve. There is a “Santa is coming to” a lot of states and cities on Amazon. The kids always loved it and we still pull it out and put it under the tree. They are all teenagers now so reading a picture book isn’t on the top of their list anymore. But each year I try to get them to participate.
This was so easy to do and such a great way to spend family time during the holidays. This holiday season is extra special to us so we are trying to make memories any way we can. This is one of them!
If you don’t have a lot of holiday picture books and don’t have the budget to buy all new ones, check your local thrift store. They will likely have some there.
What kind of traditions do you have for the holidays?
What a great idea. I really like the idea of using books that they already have. I am going to pass this idea on to my kids.
I hope my kids try this with their kids. Maybe they’ll let me pick the stories!
We do the 25 days of movies – but I love the idea of 25 days of books! I probably have a dozen roles of that tape – seems like I pick some up every time I go in LOL
And there is so much on it, it seems to never run out too I bet!! I like the 25 days of movies too!
This is so neat! My kids love books and reading so this would be great.
We love to share Christmas stories together. I love the idea of gifting one each day.
We have unwrapping pajamas on Christmas Eve. But we certainly need to start some more interesting and fun ones!
I really love this tradition! I might have to adopt it next year! We do a ‘pre-Christmas’ gift about 2 weeks before Christmas with jammies, hot chocolate and a drive to look at lights!
This is such a great idea and a fabulous way to make reading even more fun. We have different books for Christmas but I hadn’t even thought about making it more fun by wrapping them up!
That’s an awesome tradition. We really do Christmas movies, but I love this idea as well.
Our traditions have changed a bit since our household has grown but we do always watch certain movies and read our favorite Christmas books every year. We also always have gift exchange with my sisters and all of my many, many nieces and nephews on December 23rd, my Nanny’s house on Christmas Eve, my husbands grandparents on Christmas morning and my other grandmother on Christmas afternoon.
I love the idea of gifting books! What a wonderful present- and one that can be treasured for years!
Awe! I used to do this with my kids and we would read a new book every evening. I hate that they grew up! Such a fun tradition.
Our tradition is just opening one gift a night starting with Dec 21 until Christmas Eve and then Santa comes. We of course bake goodies all week long, leave cookies and milk for Santa. I have heard of the 25 stories for CHristmas and keep meaning to do it. I think I will start that tradition next year, only because it will be new for my family since the oldest will have moved on to college we need to start something.
This sounds like a great idea and something to continue as a tradition. We started reading with our kids early and they have always loved to read.
This is a cute idea my kids love to read together for the holidays. We do an advent calendar and an elf, those are our traditions but I could always use a few more.
Cute traditions. We always make and decorate a big gingerbread creation as a family.
I love this as a TRADITION!
Oh wow this is a special holiday project.
I like that the tape doesn’t show.
This is a sweet idea. My sister and I made Christmas cards to send to family when we were young, just one of our family traditions.
This is a very sweet idea. I will do a 12 days of books variation. The kids have off of school by then so it will be perfect. Thanks for the idea.