Posts from the Past…

Who couldn’t use a little less stress during the holidays. Hopefully these Saturday posts will ease your holiday chaos and please feel free to share your own ideas! Come back next Saturday for another great idea!

In the past I had just wrapped my four kids’ presents and put the name tags on them, then I’d separate them into piles for each child. It made opening presents with four kids less chaotic on Christmas morning.

Then a couple of years ago I started selecting different wrapping paper for each child. No pesky name tags, and I can just threw the presents underneath the tree. The different wrapping paper is easy to find. Of course, it’s important to remember which paper goes with which kid so I just keep a sample with their names on it hidden until Christmas morning.

We started a new Christmas tradition that the kids ABSOLUTELY love. We’ve never emphasizes Santa a the fat, jolly guy who brings presents down the chimney (though some years they truly believed.) Instead, we told the real story of Jesus, but it wasn’t until a few years ago I got a brainstorm of an idea that helped mix the fun of finding presents under the tree without reducing Christmas to Santa’s presents.

Christmas Eve me and hubby hide the presents around the house. In the morning we reenact the Christmas story and then the children look for their presents like the wise men looked for Jesus and brought him presents. It really takes the focus off Santa and onto Jesus without compromising on the fun.

How do you make Christmas morning special?

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