A Christmas Blog

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 Gathering the family around to decorate the tree is one of the most popular holiday traditions that just about everyone enjoys doing! Bringing out the all the different ornaments that have been collected throughout the years will bring back memorable moments from the past.

Hanging the decorations on the tree is only part of the fun, and you can make it even more so, by having some sing alongs of your favorite Christmas songs to go along with the decorating activities.

Have even more fun by making a game out of hanging the ornaments. For example you can separate out all the hand made ornaments, then as you pick up each ornament ask your family members who created the ornament. This can often trigger some fond memories. If the ornament was made by one of the children this helps them to feel like they are a big part of the tree decorating festivities.

Every year I discuss the tradition we have with one special ornament on the tree.   When all the family has finished with decorating the tree, I hold one special ornament out to hide within the boughs of the tree and make it difficult to find.  Even though, I am not German, this German tradition is to hide pickle ornament. Whoever finds it on Christmas day is blessed with a year of good fortune and they also get a special gift! That could be anything, a small toy or candy perhaps.

Another interesting ornament tradition is that of the spider ornament. You can read all about it here as well as learn how to make your own spider ornament.