Christmas ideas for your family — Page 3
Crafts, games, letters and answers to the questions Christmas brings. Choose a topic or find a particular article.
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A book and a blanket after lunch. Even on Christmas Eve
After a visit, cooking and the excitement about gifts, your child may be tired before the evening begins. If a quiet break usually helps, keep room for it today. A familiar book or drawing together is enough.
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“One more game!” Leaving Grandma’s without another promise
Your child is halfway through a matching game with Grandma. They want another round, but you need to get home for dinner. Give the game a clear ending before the coats come out, then help your child through the goodbye.
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Before Christmas dinner: place cards made by the children.
A picture on a place card can give your child a small part in Christmas dinner. Use paper and pencils you already have and let the task fit their age.
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Dinner is running late and the children are waiting for gifts
You promised presents after dinner, but plates are still on the table and the gifts are not ready. The children are asking when they can go to the tree. Settle the remaining preparations between adults first, then explain what will actually happen next.
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Evening or morning presents? Write the right last letter.
Some families open presents on Christmas Eve; others wait until morning. Give the story an ending that matches your home, and make the overnight gap clear if gifts are tomorrow.
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How to write a Christmas message: a name and one familiar detail.
A personal Christmas message needs only a name, a familiar detail and something your child can understand. You can write it on paper and read it together.
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NORAD, Google or your own Father Christmas story?
A Santa tracker is fun to look at together, but it can’t tell you when he’ll reach your house.
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“Why did Father Christmas bring my friend more?”
A comparison at school can feel personal. Answer the hurt without turning gifts into a measure of a child’s behaviour.
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Waiting for Father Christmas without a screen: 15, 30 or 60 minutes
Choose one small activity for the time you actually have before dinner or bedtime.
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Working on Christmas Day? Make a plan your child can trust
If a parent is on shift, celebrate when you can be together and tell your child what to expect.
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The first Christmas with a new stepfamily
Different households bring different routines. Keep a few familiar anchors before inventing a shared tradition.
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Help your child write a short Christmas thank-you
Choose one person, name the gift or shared moment and let your child draw, dictate or write their own message.
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