Many, many families have the holiday tradition of giving their children a new ornament each year to hang on the tree. In our family, we even write our names and the year on it to remember whose is whose.
But I’ve heard of a fun “twist” to the idea of ornament sharing that I think is really neat. Instead of purchasing a new ornament, what you do is select one of your own Christmas ornaments that already hangs on your tree and send it to another relative requesting that they do the same for you. You can alternate relatives each year so that you eventually have a special ornament hanging on your tree from each one of your loved ones’ homes or you could draw names each year so that it varies from year to year as to whose ornament you receive.
The neat thing about sharing ornaments in this manner is that you are not spending anything extra to buy a new one, but sharing something from your heart with each other that will have special significance. You don’t have to send your most favorite and treasured one…. but you can still select one that you can part with that would represent something about you or your home to the other person. This is a special way to share love with each other over the holiday season and you can also do this with beloved friends or special acquaintances.
Give it a try and see how much fun it can be as well as poignant.
Dionna Sanchez treasures the ornaments her kids make her for their family Christmas tree. You can get more family tradition ideas at http://www.emphasisonmoms.com/new_page_6.htm
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