Family traditions

ThePerkyPlayer · 2025-05-20T14:21:06+00:00

Interested to know in some fun family traditions Some I can think of are Homemade pizza night with movies Trampoline sleepover/living room sleepover Yes day Baking contests Carving pumpkins Winter wonderland trips or Christmas markets Does anyone have more!

Elderflower14 · 20/05/2025 17:24

On Christmas Eve in our house we always have Sausages, Baked Beans and Bacon Lardons in bbq sauce with wedges and Sweetcorn for dinner with Jamie Olivers Christmas Crumble and Custard for pudding.
We have church at 4pm on CE and we go to the pub next to the church afterwards so put the sausages et al in the slow cooker in the slow cooker in the morning!!

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ThePerkyPlayer · 20/05/2025 19:55

Elderflower14 · 20/05/2025 17:24

On Christmas Eve in our house we always have Sausages, Baked Beans and Bacon Lardons in bbq sauce with wedges and Sweetcorn for dinner with Jamie Olivers Christmas Crumble and Custard for pudding.
We have church at 4pm on CE and we go to the pub next to the church afterwards so put the sausages et al in the slow cooker in the slow cooker in the morning!!

Love it !!

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stample · 20/05/2025 20:04

In the autumn half term (October we do a lucky dip activities, both kids choose 2 bits of paper each per day and we do that on that day) think pyjama day, make a den, bake cakes, junk food day, unlimited YouTube, day out, etc

uhohjojo · 20/05/2025 20:53

We have a New Years Eve 'best of list' thing... My kids still enjoy it doing it at 25 and 17, even if they're not around on the night!

It's a lovely way to look back on changes over the years. It started out with Minecraft and children's TV and we're now onto Grand Theft Auto and Horror Films. 😃

Obviously this is very adaptable but we use the following categories, and I have a lovely reminisce reading the Google Doc each year. (I know, I know, I should be out partying...)

In the last year what was your favourite Book,Song,Movie,TV Show,Game, Food or drink, Place, Best moment, Best Christmas pressie, Best YouTuber / Twitch streamer / Podcast, What would you like to achieve in [Year]? What’s the habit you most want to change in [Year]?

Plus a Midnight fortune cookie... usually opened by me for absent children.

vipersputpaidtomylastusername · 20/05/2025 21:10

Last day of term DC always (used to) go to the traditional sweet shop straight from school to choose their own bag of sweets.
Huge treat as we don't have too many sweets usually. Lots of anticipation in the weeks (!) running up to the end of term about what their choice would be!

Botanybaby · 20/05/2025 21:11

Good lord someone has watched one too many awful American films

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ThePerkyPlayer · 20/05/2025 22:39

stample · 20/05/2025 20:04

In the autumn half term (October we do a lucky dip activities, both kids choose 2 bits of paper each per day and we do that on that day) think pyjama day, make a den, bake cakes, junk food day, unlimited YouTube, day out, etc

I love it it seems so fun!

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ThePerkyPlayer · 20/05/2025 22:42

uhohjojo · 20/05/2025 20:53

We have a New Years Eve 'best of list' thing... My kids still enjoy it doing it at 25 and 17, even if they're not around on the night!

It's a lovely way to look back on changes over the years. It started out with Minecraft and children's TV and we're now onto Grand Theft Auto and Horror Films. 😃

Obviously this is very adaptable but we use the following categories, and I have a lovely reminisce reading the Google Doc each year. (I know, I know, I should be out partying...)

In the last year what was your favourite Book,Song,Movie,TV Show,Game, Food or drink, Place, Best moment, Best Christmas pressie, Best YouTuber / Twitch streamer / Podcast, What would you like to achieve in [Year]? What’s the habit you most want to change in [Year]?

Plus a Midnight fortune cookie... usually opened by me for absent children.

I love this !!

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ThePerkyPlayer · 20/05/2025 22:44

vipersputpaidtomylastusername · 20/05/2025 21:10

Last day of term DC always (used to) go to the traditional sweet shop straight from school to choose their own bag of sweets.
Huge treat as we don't have too many sweets usually. Lots of anticipation in the weeks (!) running up to the end of term about what their choice would be!

I love this I'll have to do this

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