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Traditions For A Merry Christmas and Happy Christmas

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The Joyful Traditions of Christmas

Traditions are something that many people have. And these traditions are often seen during the Christmas season. Whether this tradition is something that has been passed down throughout the family or something new that you have started, traditions often help us all to have a Merry Christmas and Happy Christmas. If you are trying to find some new traditions to use during Christmas to ensure that you have a grand season, we have some of the more popular ones that people are doing that you can easily add to your own season to ensure you do have a Merry Christmas and Happy Christmas.

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1. Write a letter from Santa to each of your children and let them know they’ve been on the top of the “good list.” You can also use this letter to highlight their special achievement this year, so they know how proud Santa is of them.

2. Get a special mug to use throughout December. Make sure it has a Christmas theme like Rudolph, Snowman Frost, Christmas Tree, etc.

3. Get an advent calendar to help you count down to Christmas. Day in and day out, starting December 1st, the windows will be open until December 25th.

4. Search for a decoration for each family member that commemorates an exceptional memory for that year. It could be a decoration of an infant bottle for the birth of a child, a ballet slipper for an initial dance class, and so on.

5. Start a holiday movie marathon of movies that you love to watch during this year. Curl up with some popcorn and the entire family can watch a holiday movie every night of December to get ready for Christmas!

6. Door a holiday book marathon that everyone can talk about and discuss. Try to choose books that have a Christmas theme to them to really get into the mood.

7. At your holiday gathering, be sure to play some Christmas games or just games that you all love and make this a tradition to do every year to ensure a Merry Christmas and Happy Christmas.

8. Leave out cookies and milk for Santa, as well as carrots for the reindeer. This is something that the kids will love!

9. Make homemade eggnog and cookies to have throughout the season. Not only will this be something that the entire family can get in on by helping to make these items, but they will enjoy eating them as well.

10. Invest in a Christmas village and put this up during the season. You will love the excitement of finding a new piece for each year that you set this up!

11. Go caroling! And if you don’t want to go around and wish your neighborhood a Merry Christmas and Happy Christmas with your songs, then sing these at home while you are gathered around your Christmas trees. You will find that this can be super fun if you all get in on the festivity.

So, what new tradition will you start this year to ensure that you only have a Merry Christmas and Happy Christmas?

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Keep Things Pet-Friendly This Christmas

Christmas Trees

It is the holiday season and time to get your Christmas trees up. But with it comes a lot of fear as a pet owner. You are scared more ornaments will become damaged, and the space gets messed up, especially if you have cats.

You know how felines love to climb trees. They try to reach those sparkly baubles. The same happens with dogs as you try to prevent Bonzo and Jack from running your Christmas trees over with garlands and wreaths.

Yet, it is great to have pets; you may have many of them or even a contentious one like Bonzo. Still, that does not mean your festive home should become a problem. So here we have some helpful tips on how you can make your home pet-friendly this Christmas to keep it clean.

Keep Your Pets Nice and Groomed

To maintain a home that stays clean with pets is to keep them clean and groomed. You can remove the loose hair by brushing them after a bath. You can trim their nails to prevent scratches on the furniture and your tree. While this does not work with cats, you can still brush them.

Sweep and Vacuum The Home Regularly

At this time of the year, pets shed hair often as they prepare for a winter coat to stay warm. Hence, sweeping and vacuuming the home helps to keep the house free of hair. In addition, you can use a lint roller on furniture. And while you are busy, you can also vacuum around your Christmas tree to keep it dust-free. Doing this helps to keep the home clean when guests pop in to visit.

Decorating Your Christmas Trees

With pets, you do not want your fragile ornaments becoming part of their daily fun. The best is to keep these ornaments away from them. However, if you have dogs, you can still decorate Christmas trees with delicate pieces by placing them higher up on the tree.

Doing this helps to keep your decorations intact. When you hang garlands and wreaths, place them far above Jack or Bonzo’s reach. Still, when it comes to your feline friends, you need to approach things differently.

The best is to place Christmas trees by securing them to the ceiling to prevent Miss Frisky from jumping them over. We all know how cats love to jump onto trees. So put your tree far away from the furniture, leaving them with no head start to jump.

Keep a Clean-Up Spot Near Your Front Door

You can try as hard to keep the home clean as your dog will most likely end up in mud when going outside. First, keep wipes, towels, and other clean-up items near the entrance. You can then quickly give your pet a rub down with the towel to prevent them from spreading the mess all over the floor.

We hope these small tips are helpful to keep your home clean this festive season while protecting your Christmas trees at the same time.