New traditions with grown up (ish) kids

[PrincessOfPreschool]

Santa was dumped a couple of years ago for the 'kids' (17 and 20). One year we did secret santa for Xmas day breakfast with a £5 budget but I think my parents are a bit old to do it, and also it's really hard to find anything for them. Last year there were 10 of us so we played a fun, 'lucky dip' Santa game where your can steal a present from someone else or chose a new present. This year we don't really have enough people to play that.

Any Christmas morning ideas to replace Santa? What are your Christmas morning traditions? We open presents after lunch so it's not present opening for us.

Bucks fizz and stockings has always worked for me.

Or maybe a Christmas pass the parcel with chocolate coins in each layer and something to play later as the main prize.

Now my kids are adults they don’t get up till late, so it’s present opening when the last one is up.
At first I was sad that the excitement of Xmas morning had gone, but now I enjoy the lazy slow get up.

Mine are 19 and 12 and they've always got up late 😆 They get up around 9ish, sometimes 10am. I'm up a bit earlier and love the slow pace. Coffee and TV whilst I wait for them 😁

Bagels and champagne for a late breakfast. Maybe Secret Santa to the value of £20? Everyone makes a list of what they would like? We used to have a pre- Xmas family dinner where we pulled the names out. We used to play day long games of Charades. This year we have Scattergories. I’ve always fancied House of Games.

We continue with stockings and this continues to be everyone’s favourite part of the day. Nobody wants a ‘new’ tradition, it’s a day of nostalgia and enjoying being together.

Dog walk for us around a lake for us. Lovely atmosphere. Teens like seeing the dogs with Christmas coats, kids with new scooters and bikes, everyone smiling and speaking to each other. Stop for a mince pie and hot chocolate picnic. We go home feeling warm and fuzzy with teens in a good mood.

Stockings here too, the highlight of Christmas morning.
I gave up trying to do a special Christmas breakfast, I used to do something different every year but realised that was for me, not the family, who preferred a simple bacon and egg butty. Saves me some work as the kids make them.
Homemade sausage rolls and Bucks Fizz late morning, as we don’t eat the main meal til late afternoon. Usually watch a film and play some kind of game. Cheeseboard and Christmas cake /Stollen/mince pies etc in the evening.

We have a traditional breakfast handed down generations (it's a special cake/ bread similar to pannetone). So the food aspect is sorted. If they 'lie-in' they will not be up to 12 so usually need to wake them around 11 so that they can eat Xmas dinner after a decent breakfast.

When you say stockings, what goes in them for 17 and 20yo boys and 83 year old men??? My mum made us stockings as adults but girls are easier!

Our three (16, 18, 23) buy for each other's stockings. Started when they were younger as a way to get them thinking about choosing gifts for others but they loved it and it's tradition now! Now they're at ages where me and DH don't need to have any input so it's fun for all of us to see what's inside.

We get up and have a nice breakfast (last year it was pastries, this year it’ll be something homemade I think), open presents and then go and see all our family before coming home to host

I love this idea!!

Girls are definitely easier, men become easier when they have their own homes. There are quite a few threads on stocking fillers, one I started called ‘stocking fillers for adults all year round’ (because I note ideas during the year, don’t buy til Nov/Dec unless I see something I might not be able to get by then).
Our stocking fillers are not expensive, other people call something a stocking filler if it fits in a stocking, even if it’s expensive perfume.
I am keen that I gift things that can be used.
Socks and boxers get replenished each year in stockings. Shower gel. Deo. Books, magazines, favourite food stuffs. DS always had a large jar of Nutella as I wouldn’t buy it on a regular basis. Nando’s sauces. Noodle dishes. Once they could drive, things for the car (de-iced, windscreen wipes; screen wash etc) Lottery ticket or scratch card. Games like uno or monopoly deals Just have a look on the other threads, there are some great ideas.
MN generally isn’t a big fan of stockings for adults but it brings a bit of magic back into Christmas, can’t explain why as never exciting stuff in there! Won’t work for everyone but does for us. Also ‘Bad Santa’ /white elephant game went down well with ours as teens. There are various ways of playing it, Google and see what you think.

Lay in then stockings! The last few years me and DS have made a Nutella christmas tree for breakfast, takes 10 mins and is so easy and tastes amazing. We use

Buck’s Fizz and nice breakfast (I do wilted spinach, sauté mushrooms, smoked salmon and cream cheese (normal or vegan) plus toasted sourdough and you get the elements you like/suited to dietary choices, except my dad who only liked toasted fruit loaf!

Would you be able/interested in putting together a slide show/photo gallery of your family's memories of the last year? Might be fun to watch and talk about.

Could have crackers at breakfast, ones that have a game or task inside. Thinking Racing Sprouts or the ones with musical horns inside.

Maybe sculpting Christmas things from plasticine. I'm sure you could build a game around this!

Christmas Carol karaoke.

Brilliant ideas. Thanks all. I like the photo show and all the stocking ideas.