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These simple Christmas traditions are so easy, you can implement them THIS year!
Have you ever noticed that December seems to move faster than every other month? I think it's because of the sheer busyness of the season!
The crazy fast pace this time of year is one of the main reasons why my family decided to switch to an every other year rotation for gift giving. We were finding that we weren't able to do both the gift giving and the holiday traditions with as much intention as we wanted - when they were both crammed into one season.
So now, we buy gifts one year and then focus on our holiday traditions the next! It has been working beautifully for our family.
This year is actually a gift giving year at the cottage - but, I wanted to share some of the simple and clutter free Christmas traditions that our minimalist family has done in the past, PLUS some ideas that we are considering using in the future!
All of these ideas are very simple and easy to implement - and none of them will bring extra clutter into your home.
I hope everyone has a wonderful, peaceful, and blessed holiday season!
xo
Angela
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What are YOUR favorite simple Christmas traditions?! I would love to hear about them!
My husband and I sit by the Fireplace with the Christmas tree, Coffee, Christmas music and enjoying Vintage Christmas magazines.
@ArrowHillCottage
16 күн бұрын
That sounds absolutely lovely! ❤️
Ich bin wieder ein kleines Kind, und wenn ich in die Stadt gehe, ist das so, als würde man spielen, und das Weihnachtsessen ist eine Ratte, die über einem Kamin sitzt. Ich erinnere mich, dass es Tischreihen und eine Hierarchie der Sitzplätze gab, weil ich nie am Kindertisch vorbeikam, der ganz am Ende, fast in der Küche, als Kartentisch diente. Trotzdem war die gebratene Ratte immer noch lecker. Dazu gab es meist Kartoffelpuffer. Mein Onkel sorgte dafür, dass alle Kinder zwei Schuss Schnaps bekamen. Oh, das gute Leben!
@ArrowHillCottage
Ай бұрын
Oh wow! ❤️😳
I made a gingerbread house for my sister and her family one year and they were absolutely thrilled! She said they usually do that but ran out of time so the gift was very meaningful to them!
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7 ай бұрын
That’s wonderful! ❤️
My 2 children are adult now early 20s. But I make a potato salad every Christmas Eve and dish it out to family members as we all Love home made potato salad. Mash potatoes, Mayonnaise, onion , peas, carrots all mixed together and mashed up in a bowl it’s delicious served cold with Turkey. Merry Christmas 🤶 from the UK 🇬🇧 xx
@ArrowHillCottage
Жыл бұрын
Yummy! We love potato salad too!! I’ve never thought to eat it at Christmas though. Around here it seems to be more of a dinner dish. That just goes to show that we each have our own idea of what makes a special tradition! Merry Christmas! ❤️
Thank you for sharing your ideas for the Christmas season and how you celebrate each year with your family. I hope to pIck up some of your suggestions in the future. Its good to know that you reach out to the less fortunate during this season. Hope you and your beloved family had a great celebration and wishing you a blessed 2023! Looking forward to your next!
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Жыл бұрын
We had a wonderful holiday season! I hope you did as well! ❤️
We read a nativity pop up book to our kids, and drive through a festival of lights.😊
@ArrowHillCottage
Жыл бұрын
Ooooh! A Festival of Lights! That sounds amazing! ❤️
We like to enjoy some delicious appetizers after the candle light Christmas Eve service.
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Жыл бұрын
Oh I love the candlelight services! So beautiful! ❤️
My siblings and I used to make our own Advent calendars, with scenes from the Christmas story and Bible verses in each little window. Many hours went into those calendars!
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Жыл бұрын
Oh wow! That sounds really neat! I love that you worked on them together! So many memories made! ❤️
Your sweater is so pretty 😍 Anne
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Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Shades of aqua are my favorite!
💖💖💖 Happy Holidays💖💖💖
@ArrowHillCottage
Жыл бұрын
Same to you! ❤️
Oh my goodness! I adore the every other year gift giving thing.
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Жыл бұрын
It has been a blessing for our family ❤️
It’s just me and the husband. I read him short stories from “Holidays on Ice” from David Sedaris. This tradition would be appropriate for teens on up.
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Жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard of that! I love that you read aloud with each other! I feel like it always seems like you are going on an adventure together when you read out loud! ❤️
We do several things on this list! We also have a few vintage holiday books that are the same ones my grandmother used to read to me. we We like to read them together, even as our kids are entering their teen years. I’m not a huge baker, but we make lots of no-bake holiday treats like popcorn with melted chocolate and crushed candy canes, reindeer food (Chex mix muddy buddies), and potato candy. And we make applesauce ornaments every year.
@ArrowHillCottage
Жыл бұрын
What a special blessing to have the same books passed down from generation to generation! So special! ❤️
Thanks for the ideas, I love your videos and your testimony is also a blessing! MERRY CHRIST-mas : )
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Жыл бұрын
Thank you Melissa! Merry Christmas to you as well! ❤️
Your channel is such a Blessing to me
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Жыл бұрын
Thank you for telling me that! ❤️