The best Christmas rituals to do with your children
The much-awaited Christmas celebration is fast approaching! Between baking cookies, decorating the tree, and sending the gift list to Santa Claus, there are numerous activities to do with your children. Stickerkid reveals the best Christmas Traditions to do with your children to patiently await Santa Claus while immersing yourselves in a magical atmosphere.
Most of these Christmas traditions can be enhanced with a friendly and personal touch: Stickerkid's adhesive labels. Whether it's for Advent calendars, gift or cookie packaging, or greeting cards, these little stickers enhance the magic of Christmas in each of your activities!
The Best Christmas Traditions to Do with Your Children
This list of Christmas Traditions to do with your children allows you to make the most of the magic of Christmas preparations, to create unique family traditions, and to engage in fun and educational activities with your children. Involve them in each activity to instill the magical spirit of Christmas and spend magical moments together as a family.
1. Making an Advent Calendar
For children, the best way to wait for Christmas and the gifts is to open the doors of the Advent calendar every morning until Jesus' birth. If you lack time or aren't very crafty, you can always buy the classic calendars filled with little chocolates, but it's best to get hands-on!
Be creative, make your own Advent calendar and insert a small gift for each day so your child can patiently wait until Christmas Day. Involve your children in making this 100% homemade Advent calendar. And to add a personal touch to your craft, place special Christmas labels on each compartment of your Advent calendar!
2. Writing a Letter to Santa Claus
After the calendar, the gift list! The letter to Santa Claus is certainly one of the most anticipated and cherished rituals for children as the Holidays approach. Let your child make their own gift list, decorate it as they wish, and add a kind word for Santa Claus. Ready for dispatch to the far North, the letter to Santa Claus is surely one of the magical moments of the end of the year!
3. Setting Up the Christmas Tree and Decorating the House
Some start early, others a bit later. Decorating the house is an essential step to establish the fascinating Christmas atmosphere at home. First thing: the tree. It's time to bring out the garlands, Christmas balls, and candles that have patiently waited in the basement all year. Decorating the tree is a convivial activity to do with your children: help them set up the garlands and delicate Christmas balls, being careful not to break anything!
Christmas tree also means setting up the nativity scene. Place it at the foot of your tree and let your children position the figurines, leaving baby Jesus to be added on December 25th! In addition to the tree and the nativity scene, you can also decorate the inside and outside of your home with light garlands, candles, or replicas of Santa Claus or other characters.
For the more crafty among you, you can easily find fun Christmas craft ideas to do with your children. These activities will help develop your little ones' creativity. For example, make homemade table decorations for the Christmas Eve meal.
4. Preparing Christmas Cookies and Other Recipes
For the sweet tooths, the Christmas cookie workshop is a key end-of-year activity. Perfect for a rainy day, invite your budding chefs to prepare cinnamon stars, jam-filled cookies, or chocolate bites.
Once these little treats are arranged in specially designed packages, simply decorate the packaging by adding a Christmas sticker, and you're done! Your children can then offer Christmas cookies to family, classmates, or even their teacher.
5. Visiting Christmas Markets
Another magical idea for immersing yourself in the Christmas spirit? Christmas markets! Visit one or several Christmas markets with your family: both small markets that highlight local artisans and larger ones to dazzle your children. They might even get a glimpse of Santa Claus!
6. Getting into the Christmas Spirit
The approach of the Holidays wouldn't be the same without Christmas music, stories, and movies. These are traditions you can follow as a family to immerse yourselves in the mood. Play a special Christmas playlist, read Christmas stories to your children, and especially, let them watch some Christmas movies, a perfect activity for a gray and rainy afternoon!
7. Thinking of Others
Christmas and the end-of-year holidays are also great times for sharing. Think of your loved ones by sending them a little attention, for example, in the form of a personalized greeting card. If you feel like it, you can even organize a home photo shoot featuring your children in the Christmas spirit. Then send these cards to all those who are dear to you: family, friends, teachers...
Christmas can also be an opportunity to remember those who are no longer with us. If they are old enough, take advantage of the magical atmosphere of Christmas and the values of sharing to explain certain things to your children in your own words.
Thinking of others also means giving to those who have less. Before and especially after Christmas, tell your children that they can give away clothes that are too small or toys they no longer use to other children who need them. You will then encourage the values of sharing, kindness, and generosity.
Personalized Labels for Successful Christmas Traditions!
Stickerkid has the solution to make every Christmas creation even more beautiful and personalized! Whether it's for decorating gift packaging or Christmas cookies, or simply for marking your children's items and clothes, the are as adorable as they are super resistant. As Christmas approaches at Stickerkid, special Christmas icons are available to personalize your labels.
You can use personalized Christmas labels for:
- Labeling gift packages. Stick the Christmas sticky labels on all gifts to add an original and fun touch with beautiful Christmas illustrations.
- Decorating Christmas cookie packages. As with gift packaging, stick a special Christmas label on each package of Christmas cookies or sweets for a super cute and unique decoration.
- Adorning your finest crafts. The sticky labels can also be placed on Christmas crafts made by your children, such as greeting cards.
- Easily identifying all the new toys or clothes received at Christmas. Yes, the sticky labels for children are not only for decoration! Create labels for your children's personal items and clothes. This way, you'll avoid their new belongings received at Christmas being misplaced, lost, or exchanged.
How to Create Your Special Christmas Personalized Labels?
It's very simple with Stickerkid! Choose the type of labels you want, , or even , and explore the different illustrations in the Christmas section of the online label creator.
All you have to do is choose a color, a text, and a font and you're done! Your sheets of labels will be printed within 24/48 hours and then shipped to spread the magic of Christmas in your home.
This year, Stickerkid has specially created sheets of Christmas sticky labels. These sheets contain 16 sparkly, super cute and practical illustrations. They are waiting to embellish the packaging of gifts or cookies, greeting cards, or even your best Christmas crafts!