Comments on: Frugal Holiday Traditions

By: Happy Homemaker Monday « A Young Wife’s Tale

Happy Homemaker Monday « A Young Wife’s Tale — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:04:28 +0000

[...] Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other): The Truth Frugal Holiday Traditions [...]

By: Young Wife

Young Wife — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:50:32 +0000

I don’t have children, but my SIL does this, and I think it’s so sweet. Every year at Christmas she sews a jingle bell on my nephew’s stocking. Hopefully someday I’ll be doing that for my children.

By: Lynda

Lynda — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:33:49 +0000

On Christmas Eve we open two gifts, PJ’s and an ornament. The girls are teens now and have quite a collection of ornaments to start there own tree. I try to buy ones that reflect the past year of their life. The PJ’s are worn to bed, and are great for all those Christmas morning photos!
On Christmas morning the girls are allowed to open their stockings right away, and then we eat Daddy’s homemade cinnamon rolls with fruit salad. Then we open gifts, one at a time. Each person going to the tree and finding a gift they have bought and giving it. Then the person who recieved the gift gives the next gift. It is fun and meaningful.

By: Moms Sanity is making a comeback

Moms Sanity is making a comeback — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:04:51 +0000

Love reading all the traditions. We dont really have anything in particular we have stuck too, but am looking for some to start with this year!

By: TheHappyHousewife

TheHappyHousewife — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:05:34 +0000

yes I can post it next week…

By: niki

niki — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:54:24 +0000

Love all those ideas!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:28:07 +0000

Thanks for sharing! I don’t have kids yet but my family is shifting our focus this year away from commercialism and toward making memories. We’re doing a ‘holiday hands’ theme – instead of new, storebought gifts we’re doing something ‘hands-on’ (an experience together), ‘hand-made’ or ‘second-hand’ (from thrift store or our own hosue) for each other. I’m really looking forward to it!

Growing up, our traditions included making the same cookies and listening to the same Christmas albums every year, going downtown (Chicago) to see the department store story-windows decorated, and driving to the affluent neighborhoods to see the elaborate light displays.

By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:46:59 +0000

Would you be willing to share that recipe for pie crust cinnamon rolls? I’m dying to know how you make them!

Blessings to you and yours!

By: Serenity

Serenity — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:53:42 +0000

On Thanksgiving morning we make elephant ears as a family. They are cinnamon rolls, rolled flat, dipped in more butter and cinnamon sugar, YUM!!!! I try to get all my cooking done the day before so we can make elephant ears and then watch the parade

By: Serenity

Serenity — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:50:58 +0000

This is brilliant! I am going to start this with my kiddos, ASAP!!!