First Shut It Off

 Family Traditions 

          Thank you to the families who participated in blanket making for Project Linus.  Because of your efforts, ten blankets have been donated to children who need them!

Don’t miss family scrapbooking on December 1^st!!

Tuesday  6:30-7:30 pm at Lux Middle School

You will receive a free scrapbook and more!

Bring photos, ideas and your family!! 

          Our family scrapbooking project ties into this month’s theme of family traditions.  A tradition can be something we do together once a year, monthly, weekly or even daily.  These activities bind us together.  We can rely on them and they can bring comfort and routine. They are predictable markers we can look forward to and also provide a history that families are more likely to remember.

There are many benefits of family traditions besides providing fun memories.  Family traditions are a way we pass down family heritage.  They connect us to past generations and future generations.  We learn values important to our family.

Here are some ideas of traditions you may want to start with your family: 

*read together every night

*make a family tree

*celebrate your children’s half birthday

*have Grandma teach you how to make your favorite foods

*video tape each other sharing family stories

*start a tradition of donating food to the food bank

*camp once a year (you can even set up the tent in your living room and microwave s’mores)

*have a family date night once a month

*family game night once a week

*write each other letters of appreciation

*celebrate fall by raking leaves and jumping into the pile

 *if you celebrate Thanksgiving with your family, get everyone up and digesting by walking around the block and call it the “Turkey Trot”

*start an I’m Thankful For…” tablecloth.  Have each family member write on the tablecloth what they are thankful for

*exercise together

*video tape family members on their birthday.  Have them share special things they remember from the year

Please log your family fun hours!  I enjoy reading about the great times you are sharing!!!  I hope to see you and your family at the scrapbooking event on December 1^st!