It doesn’t matter how old you are …… Everybody & I mean everybody is entitled to feel excited on Christmas Eve!!
Its my favourite day of the year! Yep for me it even beats the big day itself!! As much as I love Christmas Day, I think it’s the excitement that Christmas Eve brings that actually makes it that slight bit better!
Since having a family of my own I am glad that my own children seem to share my love for Christmas Eve and over time we have created our own little traditions that make the build up to Santa’s arrival just that little bit more special (for us) So today I thought I would share with you some of these traditions that we do every year: (This post is a little longer than my usual … but please stick with it)
Christmas Eve Boxes: Ok so you’ve probably heard of this idea already as they seem like quite a popular worldwide tradition. As this blog post is about our traditions, here’s what we do! Throughout December my children have a little “helper”… This helper is a bit like the well known tradition of “elf on the shelf” only we opted for a little polar bear. He watches over the children and reports any good/bad behaviour back to Santa. On the morning of Christmas Eve the children find that their polar bear helper’s job is done and he has returned to the North Pole for the final time that year. A Christmas Eve box each has been left in replacement.
We love this tradition and it’s one we will be continuing for a long time!!
The Snowman:
Reindeer Food & Cookies For Santa!
Santa Tracker! Yes! Who wouldn’t love a special app to track Santa on his special journey!! The kids (and me) love nothing more than to eagerly check up on where abouts Santa is and how many presents he has delivered. Thanks to NORAD this is possible! If you haven’t yet seen this app … your missing out! Even my dad age 57 still uses this app every Christmas Eve!
Then the most exciting Bedtime of the year begins with an giggling rush up the stairs, teeth brushed , toilet used and hopping into bed to read the Christmas themed bedtime story … then it’s straight off to sleep nice and quickly (at least it’s meant to be) to ensure that everyone is sleeping and it’s safe for Santa Claus to visit our home, deliver the presents & to put a start to our wonderful Christmas Day even before we have awoken.
If you are still reading this post well done (I told you it was a lengthy one & to be fair I probably lost a few readers at the reveal of the snowman dance) I really hope you enjoyed reading about our Christmas Eve traditions ….maybe you could share with me some of yours! Xx
Love your Christmas Eve tradition so cute. Especially the dance which I am lucky enough to of had a preview haha! We have never done Christmas Eve boxes but may have start next year xx
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Haha you are very lucky to see the dance! A moment you will never forget haha!! Christmas Eve boxes are so cute!! Defo a must for next year! Xx
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I definitely won’t forget it. It was very special haha! Xx
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Hahaha you will be thinking of me on Christmas Eve! 🎄💃⛄️
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Aww thats really lovely to hear how much effort you put into making your little ones Christmas a special and magical time xxx
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Thankyou lovely ….. I love Christmas time with my fave little people ….. they’re so worth it xx
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Sooooo much love for this 😍😍 we are exactly the same in our home and Christmas Eve to us is EVERYTHING!!!! Xxx
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Nothing better Is there xx
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I love this idea! I might borrow it for my little one. Merry Christmas!
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Aww Thankyou, and yes feel free to share the traditions for yourself! Hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas xx
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This was such a sweet read, it’s interesting to see how each family has their own little traditions this time of year. Wishing you and your family a fantastic festive season 🙂 x
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Thanks lovely , wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas too xx
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Kerri,
I adore how wonderful and magical your Christmas Eve’s are and can understand why you prefer it to the ‘big’ day.
I would love to make ours just as special, but it is generally utter chaos in our household, where we are still trying to wrap presents at 3 am.
Oh well, there is always next year, I will be referencing this post for inspiration.
Hopeyou have a wonderful Christmas xxx
Cherie @mymamamusings.com
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Thankyou lovely! I’m sure even though the chaos Christmas is just as lovely in your home too! Xx
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I love this! I’m looking forward to starting Christmas traditions as my daughter gets older 😀🎄 hope you had a lovely Christmas xx
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Thankyou …. you have so much to look forward to!! 😃 we had a lovely Christmas Thankyou … hope you did too xxx
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Sorry, just catching up on blogs! These are really lovely traditions. We don’t have too many yet, as Thea has no idea what’s going on. On her first Christmas she was only 3 months old, but I made sure we all had a Christmas Eve box each, my mum also arrange for her to receive a letter from santa. This year we had those, along with a personalised plate for santa, so she could leave him out a carrot, mince pie and milk, like yours. We had reindeer food which I made myself but didn’t use it. Next year I’ll use it as she’ll understand more. I actually have a folder on my laptop which I created September 2015 called ‘Christmas 2017’ lol
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Haha I love your organisation!! Thinking about Christmas in January … girl after my own heart!! I bet you cant wait , Thea will know much more about it this time around … Nothing beats Christmas as a mummy! xx
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I’m looking forward to looking at the folder as I haven’t looked at it since I created it. I’m going to make a Santa letter station, with post boxes and all sorts on it. I’m rubbish at arts and crafts but determined to give it ago. I also made this year (but didn’t use it) a Santa cam. I purchased a fake security camera off of Ebay that just blinks when you put batteries in and stuck on some fancy letters saying ‘Santa Cam’ lol
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I’m loving these ideas!!! The Santa Cam could be a great idea … “Behave kids .. Santa is watching you” haha xx
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Exactly. I definitely need it with Thea. If only she understand what it meant now…
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HaHa!! Funny isn’t it how they learn to be little terrors from a very early age haha xx
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She’s so naughty 😩
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