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    Home » Blog » Christmas » Christmas Traditions

    10 Christmas Traditions for Grandparents

    Published: Nov 30, 2015 · Modified: Oct 8, 2021 by Tiffany Dahle · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Whether your grandparents live close or far away, these special Christmas traditions are perfect for celebrating with your special loved ones.

    A Grandma sits on a couch dressed for Christmas with her two granddaughters.

    After a long and crazy year, our family is heading into the holiday season with the plan to intentionally make small moments special.

    I want my girls to know that Christmas is more than the moment they open the presents, I want them to experience the joy of spreading cheer over the course of the whole season.

    A big portion of that for us is spending special time with my mom who recently moved to our area earlier this fall. Having a grandparent so close by has been a wonderful opportunity for the girls to focus on brightening someone else's holiday.

    The Peanut has been working hard on a few new Christmas songs on the piano. So we invited Grandma over for an impromptu concert to show off her newest talents.

    Making special time for grandparents during the holidays

    We turned on our newly decorated Christmas tree lights and everyone got dressed up in festive outfits for church on Sunday so that we could come home to our little living room performance.

    While the Peanut played, Little Pea showed off her favorite ornaments to Grandma and twirled to the music.

    Making special time for grandparents during the holidays

    It's been one of our big happy moments for the last couple years to have the Peanut play a concert on Christmas morning before we open any of our gifts. She is so proud of her moment in the spotlight on that special day and works hard all month long to perfect some new tunes.

    She loved being able to share a preview with Grandma so early in the month. It is such a treat to have her live in our town and be able to join us for such a simple thing.

    5 Traditions For In-Town Grandparents

    If you're lucky enough to have a grandparent living close by, here are 5 of our favorite traditions to do with Grandma:

    1. Have an annual tree ornament shopping day with lunch out at a restaurant
    2. Help grandma bake your favorite holiday treats
    3. Host a holiday music concert for Grandma: the kids can sing, dance, lip sync, or play an instrument!
    4. Pop a big bowl of popcorn and watch Grandma's favorite classic Christmas movie
    5. Make homemade ornaments as a special surprise gift for Grandma's tree

    5 Traditions for Long-Distance Grandparents

    If you're not lucky enough to have a grandparent living close by, try one of these 5 ideas instead:

    1. Find a local independent living center that might host holiday events for residents. Grandma's apartment has local piano students come play concerts. The residents there are less intimidating to small kids than nursing homes because everyone is in relatively excellent health making it a better option for young families.
    2. Have the kids draw special pictures for grandparents that live out of town and mail them with your holiday cards.
    3. Call grandparents and have a virtual caroling session with the kids over the phone.
    4. Make homemade photo ornaments of the kids for your grandparents' tree.
    5. Call grandma and ask her to tell the kids her favorite memory of Christmas from when she was their age in lieu of a bedtime story.

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    1. shelly peterson

      December 13, 2015 at 12:44 am

      Our One Big Happy moment would be dressing the kids in Gymboree jammies for Christmas morning .

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    2. Gina M (Wild Orchid)

      December 09, 2015 at 9:59 am

      I want to dress up my son for our yearly family pictures!

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