what family traditions have you started?

[BaffledByBabyTights]

I went on a parenting course which siad it was a good idea to start at elast one new tradition just for your family which the children will remember affectionately when they have their own children. We have started haveing croissants as breakfast in bed (all 5 of us) on every family birthday. I wondered if anyone else had any that I could copy??!!

LOL, I needed DSs to push me over the edge with that one, just one glass mind.

My family has so MANY traditions that we stuggle to find time to make up our own ....

They include

• decorating Christmas tree on Christmas eve (only silver, gold & white decs)
• we also have real candles on Christmas tree - candles are burnt down on 12th night (with betting!) (to these we have added - each child chooses one new christmas tree dec each year)
• birthday table for presents set up and decorated when you come down, and place setting a breakfast decorated with garland of flowers
• easter bunny shinanegans, plus decorating eggs and boiling in onion skins

I could go on, and on, and ariston....

Ah yes - birthdays - pressies put all over the birthday girl / boy's breakfast place at the kitchen table so it's all there when they walk in in the morning + tinsel / sparkly stuff. Same for easter eggs on easter morning.

Ooh, I like the tinsel sparkly stuff thing, and the children's dec thing.

Not a tradition really but I started a recipe book a while ago which I'll pass down.

that's a tradition in my book, nbg

Mercy how did you do it. We find that we go in to buy some tealights and come out with at least one billy bookcase, several lamps and a new chair!

we have dunky eggs for breakfast on a saturday - does that count?

yes!!! Will your children remember that when they have children? I think so!