Christmas traditions?

What Christmas traditions do you have with your little ones? It’s my first Christmas with a baby and I really want to start some special traditions. I’d love to get some ideas from you all ☺️

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I’m passing down my stocking and advent calendar that my Grannie made for me and Christmas Eve we’re doing matching pajamas for some movies in front of the tree before going to the christingle service at our church!

Bit young for it now and not really a tradition but in my family children aren’t allowed downstairs till everyone is awake. I love remembering me and my sister sat on the top step every christmas morning so excited boderline screaming for everyone to hurry up 😅 It made going downstairs to see what Santa brought so exciting

I’m still expecting my baby, due in 7 days but we are going to wear matching pyjamas. On Christmas Eve we will read ‘twas the night before Christmas.
We will also go to church on Christmas Eve (in the evening).
From next year baby will be putting the star on top of the tree. Will also be baking Christmas cookies. Busy, but didn’t have many traditions when I was younger so I’d like to make lots for my children x

My babies were only a few months old so they didn't really get it but this year we're gonna go to see a panto, and we'll have their stockings. Thinking of getting a reusable calendar too

oh watching polar express is such a great idea!

I plan on doing a Christmas eve box every year that will have matching pjs as well as an ornament for that year. I will probably also add a blanket and a stuffy. This year and last I will have a Christmas book we can read together and probably will continue to have a book in there until he gets older than I may swap it out for a family board game to play that night or something similar. You can also throw snacks in the box to prep for a cuddly Christmas movie night. Or cookie supplies to bake together.

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