Thursday, December 23, 2010

3rd Grade - Christmas Break - What are your traditions?

Many people celebrate Christmas. Many people celebrate other holidays this time of year such as Hanukah and Kwanzaa. Many people create their own celebrations.

A tradition is something done on a regular basis. Putting up a Christmas tree is a tradition. Lighting a Menorah is a tradition. Always going skiing on New Years Eve is a tradition. I always do my Christmas present shopping on Christmas Eve, that is my personal tradition.

Over this vacation, what are your traditions? Do you always go to the same relative's house for dinner? Do you always eat the same thing? Do you always take the same trips?

What are the things you and your family do every year at this time? What are your traditions during the Christmas Vacation?

Post your traditions in full and complete sentences.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and of course Happy Vacation Week off!




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115 comments:

abir@aim said...

My traditions are...
We make Christmas decorations.
My mom cooks food and makes put decoration on it , and while my mom is making the deserts me and my cousins decorate the Christmas tree and the house.

Amin E. said...

My traditions are on New Years we call all our aunts ans uncles and wish them a happy New Year.we also celebrate a birthday cause on New Years is my cousins birthday and December 31, is my birthday.We celebrate our birthdays together and act like it is just a party.

Chris said...

Good job so far!

My family tradition of having lobster on Christmas Eve continued last night. We also started a new tradition this year, mixing leftover lobster into scrambled eggs this morning. Very tasty way to start the day.

Eitan L. said...

I always light the menorah on Hanukah.I always get 1 present each night on Hanukah. I always eat Chinese food with my friend on Christmas day. I eat jelly doughnuts from my father's side and potato latkes from my mom's side for Hanukah.

Reanna D said...

My tradition is Christmas.I love when i bake cookies with my family because we make them really delicious.I always go to everybody in my families house and on Christmas it is really fun.I get a lot of presents.

Omar S said...

We always go on vacations during Christmas break. We don't usually go to relatives house for dinner but may have our own dinner at home. We usually eat Turkey with rice and other sides. We have been to many places including Florida, St Lucia, St Martin, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas. I love Christmas break because i get to spend time with my family.

steven j said...

My tradition is we go with my faimly.Buy my faimly's presents's.We have to wait to 12 o' clook to get our presents.

Steven.J said...

My tradition is we get with my family my aunt make the dinner we have to wait 12 o' clock.Then we have to open our gives.Sometime's we stay at my aunt's houses.

Sebastian Bobe said...

This year on Christmas my family came from PR to N.Y.C. This is not a tradition because it was the first time it happened. But my family does have a few traditions: 1. we leave santa some coffee. 2 we bake cookies. 3 i always send my letter to santa early. I usually have to wait until Christmas morning to open my presents, but this year my mom let me open one early. It was a cool spy watch from my Grandma who lives in Italy.
BYE everyone and enjoy your break!!!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Anonymous said...

Kimberly R siad...

My tradition is christmas.On christmas eve our family's and friends come's over to our house.And our godfather came to our house and we all ate dinner together we ate tamales,tostadas and ponche.At 12 aclok everbody opens there present and santa comes to your house every christmas eve.
Happy new year!!!

Andy L. said...

My family tradition's is we always put a christmas tree up and I write my letter to Santa. Every year me and my family go to my grandma's house. My whole family goes over there And we celebrate Christmas over there, my aunt and grandma make lots of food for us to eat.

Anonymous said...

Me and my family dont do traditions we all just stay home in our pajamas and eat a very delicious dinner. From Jayson chavers,class 3-412

Sakura C said...

My family's traditions are ...

Every first day of December we do the advent calendar. Mom puts up lighted candles on each window. My dad and I put up the miniature Christmas village. Then we choose a tree and decorate our Christmas tree. Next we hang our stockings. We usually have roast beef and yorkshire pudding for dinner. And we get to open one present on Christmas eve.

Brianna P. said...

Brianna P.
Over the Christmas break, my family and I have a family gathering with my grandparents and some of my aunts, uncles and cousins. At the garthering, we have dinner. After dinner, we play some boardgames. After the games, we do an exchange of gifts.
On New Years Evening, my family and I go to church. After the church service, we go back home. If it is not too late, we try to call some of my relatives to wish them a Happy New Years. On the first day of the new year, we try to call the other realatives and some friends to also wish a Happy New Years.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 !

Anonymous said...

I celebrate both Christmas and Channukah. The fun part is I get double the presents! But Christmas and Channukah aren't just about presents, it's about happiness. On Channukah I light the Menorah, on Christmas I go over my Grandma's house.

From Jonathan Awad

Happy New Year 2011!

:)

Alyssa V. said...

My family traditions is spending time with friends and family. Usually we go on vacation but because of the snow we couldn't get out of New York. We also open one present on Christmas Eve every year.

Kaitlyn G said...

Christmas Break – My Family Tradition

My grand parents’ tradition during this time of the year is to meet up at a relative’s house, exchange gifts, listen to music, dance, and talk about the days when everyone was younger as well as talk about our dreams for the future as we spend the Christmas day together. This year my family met up at my uncle’s house in Pennsylvania for Christmas. I got there early with my grandma so I could help decorate the Christmas tree. I helped set the table with a special table cloth. On Christmas day, my grandma prepared special meals for the entire day. The weather conditions worsen by the heavy snow in New Jersey and New York City made it very difficult for most of my relatives to come out to Pennsylvania this year. So, we spoke over the phone and wished each other happy holidays.

Chris said...

Great work everyone! I am celebrating New Years Eve with some friends from college, a tradition we are trying to establish.

Have a great NYE, keep the comments coming...

Anonymous said...

Firas,Musa

During christmas break,I didn't celebrate any holiday's because I am a muslim. We muslims don't have any holiday's except Eid Adha,eid fitr,and every friday. In chritmas break, I always go to the Masque and pray. That is my chritmas break tradition.

Jay T said...

One of my traditions is that I always celebrate Christmas with my family. We decorate the house by putting up a christmas tree and hanging different holiday pictures. I always wake up late and play videogames. I love Christmas.
Happy new year Griffin, Alex and friends!

Charlie H. said...

In my family we always open 1 present on Christmas Eve. We also decorate the tree with ornaments from family trips. We also have an ice cream bombe for Christmas dessert.

Rie V said...

We celebrate Christmas every year. Each year we get new pajamas and make cookies for Santa and watch a Christmas movie on Christmas morning we have a special breakfast.

Lily P said...

My traditions are Christmas,every Christmas Eve we go to Anthony's Restaurant [pizza.]Every Christmas morning I wake my mom and dad up at 9.00 in the morning so we can open up the presents together.

RubyG said...

My traditions are... on hannukah I light candles, play dreidel and eat gelt.Gelt is a kind of chocolate that is wrapped like a coin. For Christmas we put up our Christmas tree. On new years eve we stay up til midnight.

JackH said...

On Hanukah I light the menorah each night and we play dreidel.On Christmas it is my mom's birthday so we walk on the beach every year.On New Years Eve we stay up till 12 am.On New Years Day we go see the polar bears.

Mckenzie R said...

MY family put up a Christmas tree with both hand made and bought decorations. The hand made decorations were maded by me whwen I was a tiny tot in kindergarten and first grade. My mom and I wrap the presents together the week of Christmas while we sing carols and other seasonal songs. My family along with close friends feed the homeless on Christmas morning. For the New Year, my mom always buy new sheets for the beds, and new night clothes for us to wear on the night before the New Year. We usually eat special dishes like fruit cake, and sponge cake, and sorrel.

Zachary.s said...

my traditions for Christmas are decorating the tree putting on the lights and plugging them in and wait until Christmas day and rip open the presents

Anna C.H.B. said...

On Christmas break I usually go to my grandparents' house. I also put up a tree. I put up my grandparents' tree, and decorate it on Christmas Eve. My grandparents' house is on Cape Cod. We also eat coffee cake, and the grown ups drink eggnog.

Kate R. said...

I go over to my aunts and uncles house on Christmas Eve.On Christmas day I go to church and open presents and my aunts and uncles come over to my house

kyamonie said...

Our traditions are after thanksgiving we decorate the house for christmas. then on christmas we go to breakfast because my grandmother's birthday is on christmas. Then i go to my other granmother's house and we have a big christmas dinner and open up presents. We always celebrate with our family.

Kevon F said...

Kevon F.
Our Family tradition is most if not all of my family come together and enjoy a Thanksgiving Dinner with each other. We look foward to this tradition every year since it's the only time of year that we get to see each other.

JASMINE said...

I put up the christmas tree and decorate the house and I also bake christmas cookies.

Jasmine Peralta class 3-410 said...

I put up the christmas tree and decorate the house and I also bake christmas cookies.

Krystal H. said...

My family and I open up Christmas Gifts and play games. Than we call our relitives to say Merry Christmas. New Years eve my family and I go to church and we go every New Years.

Alex W. said...

I, my parents, my grandparents Jean and Kyaw, my Aunt Debbie, my Uncle Russ, and my Aunt Mar gather together at my house on most Christmas tradition times. We open our gifts on every Christmas mornings. We thank each other for the gifts. Most of the time, I get many gifts from each family member. Also, I like my gifts most of the time. I play with my family members after they help me set up my gifts. This year Christmas, I got 54 Pokemon cards from Aunt Mar because she knew I like Pokemon cards very much. Also, my Grandma Jean and Grandpa Kyaw gave me a Wii game system with Wii Sports game, Wii Sports Resort game, and Track Attack game because they knew I like playing Wii games with Uncle Russ at Aunt Debbie's apartment. My Aunt Debbie and Uncle Russ gave me NBA 2K 11 for Wii game system because I like Michael Jordan's signature dunk from the foul line. Also, my parents gave me NBA 2K 11 for PS3 system because they knew I like basketball very much.

After we spent every Christmas morning times, we go to my Great Uncle Frederick's house in Staten Island for every Christmas afternoon and evening times. We get to his house by our cars. We always go through Verrazano Bridge but we always have to wait for a lot of traffic. At my great Uncle's house, they always put up big Christmas tree with ornaments. We always leave our gifts under the tree and open our gifts after we ate dinner together. My great Aunt Linda always cooks a lot of Chinese meals for us. My mother and my Grandma Jean help her to prepare meals for our dinner. I always play with my cousins Tiffany and Jason while waiting to eat meals. My cousins always play with my Christmas morning gifts. My Great Uncle, Grandpa, and my father usually watch movies or sports after they let us play our games with TV. We always eat our Chinese meals at big table around 7:30 pm. I always like chicken and rice. Most of us always have a lot of talks during our dinner eating time. After we eat dinner, we usually eat variety of fruits after we help Great Aunt to clean up dinner plates.

We always open our gifts around 9:30 pm. We thank each other’s for the gifts. This year Christmas, my cousins Tiffany and Jason gave me a Wii nunchuck and remote because they knew I am getting Wii game system from my grandparents. Also, I can play with my father at home since I got extra pair of Wii nunchuck and remote. We always go back to our home around 11:00 pm. The Christmas weather is always very cold when we go back home.

I always have a very good Christmas day with my family members because I enjoy spending time with them like playing games and eating wonderful meals together.

Jodi F said...

I spend Christmas at my Nana's house because my mother always has to work at the hospital. I go to sleep late after I say good night to her on the phone and when I wake up on Christmas morning she s there to help me open the gifts that Santa left. It is a wonderful surprise even though it has been our tradition for as long as I can remeber.

Jahlia H. said...

We decorate the whole house for Christmas. Everyone gathers at my grandmothers to eat spanish food. At mid night we all gather to open presents and say thank you.

Anonymous said...

On November30 I went to my grandmas house to help her set up some Christmas stuff and also for when baby Jesus is born which is on Christmas day. so we put baby Jesus his mom his dad and last the three kings then when we were done we covered baby Jesus until Christmas day.THE END

Dwane L said...

We celebrate Christmas Eve and open some of our presents. We wake up early and open the rest of presents. On New Years Eve we stay up late and watch the ball drop.

Brandon Horst said...

Great comments and it's interesting to see the similarities and differences between our students.

My wife and I spend Christmas morning with our kids at her parent's ranch. We make spritz cookies, open stockings, and exchange gifts. We also normally go jack-rabbit hunting.

My family usually celebrates Christmas the weekend after in my hometown. There are sometimes 30 of us packed into my grandparent's house. We usually have different food each year, but we always have pecan pie.

Anonymous said...

Izayah Olivan 3-410

Every christmas for me is different. some christmas am with my mom and other am with my dad. when am with my mom we make gingerbread houses and when am with my dad we go to parties and celebrate christmas then at night we open our gifts.

Emma H. said...

Our Christmas tradition is that we get to open one present on Christmas eve. On Christmas day, kids open their presents first. We sometimes go to Alabama for Christmas or Poughkeepsie.

emilye said...

Our Christmas tradition is that we get together at my grandparents house for Christmas Eve dinner. We hear music and dance with each other. We all pitch in and bring something for the dinner and dessert. Then on Christmas day we get up early and open our gifts and then get ready to go to chruch.

Roberto C said...

Our Christmas traditions are we put up a tree and my dad puts up the star.My mom cooks on Christmas eve and at 12:00am we get to open 1 gift. My brother David puts out baby Jesus in the mantle.

jasmin B. said...

On Christmas eve we all eat fish, rice balls, chicken, mozzarella sticks, and salad and we also open a gift from our family.

On Christmas day me and my family wake up early and we all watch each other open our gifts then we go to my grandmas and we open the rest of our gifts then my grandma puts on christmas music and we laugh and play and sing along we really loved christmas I had a wonderful christmas and I hope you had a wonderful one to

Marc B said...

On Christmas Eve we open the presents instead of opening the presents on Chistmas Day. We also eat roast beef on Christmas Day dinner. Me my dad my aunt my mom and my grandfather go to mass. A special kind without the myrrh and frankincense.

luis P. 3-415 said...

My traditions are every year I celebrate Christmas. I celebrate New Years day. At school every new month we do Parents as learning partner. Every Sunday I do church class. Every day I read at school. Every summer I go to my grandparents to meet them I spend time with them and my dog I have a fun time with them and I get to see my friend Marco I like being in the mountains and at Rome I remember when I went to Rome to celebrate Christmas.

JenniferL said...

My traditions are we go to my cousin house for Christmas and we eat dinner and Deseret.We open our presents at 12:00 am in the morning.We play with our cousins and family.We eat on Christmas is rice and chicken and for
Deseret is fruit.

jayla j said...

For christmas vacation I whent yo church my family came to my4 cousins,grandma,antie,and granpa. I was dancing and singing I had a really great time (this all happend on new years)

Chaya G. said...

My tradition on Hanukah is to light the Hanukah menorah and eat latkes. My tradition on New Year's is to stay up until midnight and watch the fireworks in Prospect Park.

Anonymous said...

Every Christmas my mom and I go to the tree shop and pick out the best tree! We carry it home and decorate the house and the tree and drink eggnog. This year my cat knocked down some of the ornaments and one broke. We visit family and friends and this year we went to Long Island to visit friends. They have a pitbull named Trigger and he is HUGE but he is very gentle. I had a good Christmas and got everything I asked for. Griffin Milovanski

Anonymous said...

Every Christmas my mom and I go to the tree shop and pick out the best tree! We carry it home and decorate the house and the tree and drink eggnog. This year my cat knocked down some of the ornaments and one broke. We visit family and friends and this year we went to Long Island to visit friends. They have a pitbull named Trigger and he is HUGE but he is very gentle. I had a good Christmas and got everything I asked for. Griffin Milovanski

Melissa Rendon said...

Every Christmas I wait for my Christmas gift from my family and then I celebrate it with my family. But fist we decorate and then we celebrate it.My traditions on New Year's are to stay up until midnight.

Oliver f said...

After my family and I pack we always go to our other house in the country. Then we go cut down a tree. On Christmas we go sledding. Every year my family goes to my cousin’s house in Rapid. After we go to my cousin’s house we go to a hotel and swim. Then we go to red lobsters.

Natalie H said...

Normally we go to my Aunt Kristy’s house. It’s so fun. I draw with my cousin Brenna .

Nadia J said...

On Christmas Eve my family and I open a present with PJ`S inside. On Christmas we open presents and I got art stuff. We have lots of candy too.

Bristyn C. said...

In my family we pick a name out of a hat and go to Rapid City to buy them presents. On Christmas Eve we open one present. We give Santa Caoc-cola and cookies. This year we made a ginger bread houses.

Kristian B. said...

My traditions for Christmas are sledding and to have a good time. Don’t ever be mad that you did not get the right present. My family and I like to see each others face when we get our presents. That’s why we like Christmas.

Cooper W said...

My Christmas traditions are that I go sledding. I go places like my cousin’s. I wake up early. I open presents. My whole family plays games. We walk outside. We wrestle.

Shea B said...

I celebrate Christmas
We go to my grandma and grandpa’s house the night before Christmas Eve. Then on Christmas Eve we have a big feast and open presents from my family in Gering. Then we leave on Christmas Eve. Then we look at our presents from Santa.

Hayden.w said...

I celebrate Christmas. I go to my great grandma’s house for Christmas Eve. We open one present on Christmas. Then we go back to my house and go to bed. We wake up and open presents and go to my grandmas. Then we go back to my house.

Langdonw said...

I do Christmas for a tradition. This year I went to two places. I went to Rushville and Crawford. My family puts up a tree. I got a sled for Christmas.

Amaiah S. said...

On Christmas Eve my sisters and I make things out of paper, cut them out and hang them up on the wall. We all make presents for each other just for fun. We make cookies too. We make all kinds of cookies. We go sledding too. We go on any big, giant, huge snow pile! When we go inside, we lay on the floor and watch a movie.

Maddie S. said...

I celebrate Christmas. My dad takes pictures of me. My brothers and I wrestle.

Gabby M. said...

I put up the tree and sing songs . My cousins and me play with I our new toys it is so fun to play with our toys. We get a lot of things my cousins.
I put up the tree and sing songs . My cousins and me play with I our new toys it is so fun to play with our toys. We get a lot of things my cousins.

Katelyn B. said...

We make sugar cookies and we frost them. We put up a Christmas tree one week before Christmas. We eat turkey on Christmas night. We go to bed at 8:30 p.m. We go to bed at that time because Santa was 1 hour away. We wake up at 6:30 a.m.

Curtiss B. said...

The things I do for Christmas are make cookies.
Then we decorate the tree. Then we go to bed. Then Santa comes to my house. Then I wake up and there are presents.

Eli A said...

We do different things on Christmas some times we go somewhere else. I think it is fun decorating the tree. Some of our family comes to celebrate Christmas with us. I love Christmas it is my favorite holiday. Christmas is so awesome. I got about everything on
Christmas.

Tyleigh S. said...

My families traditions are we put up a tree. We decorate the tree. Then my dad puts the lights outside. My mom and I put decorations inside. Then my dad and my brother hang the stockings. Then it is finally Christmas day. Then we open presents at our house. Then we drive to my grandma’s house. We open presents with my cousins and grandma. Then my family and I drive to my aunts. We open presents there too. Then my cousins from Rapid came to my aunts and stayed the night.

Savanna S. said...

My family only celebrates Christmas. We put up a tree and decorate it. On Christmas Eve we go to my granny’s house. We open presents there. Then when it is finally Christmas day we open presents at my house. Then we go to my grandpa and grandma’s house to eat. After we eat, we open presents. When we are all finished, we go to my house.

WrenWren C. Two weeks before Christmas we put up our tree and we decorate it. Then we decorate outside. After that we make sugar cookies and decorate them. On Christmas Eve all of my family comes over. C. said...

Two weeks before Christmas we put up our tree and we decorate it. Then we decorate outside. After that we make sugar cookies and decorate them. On Christmas Eve all of my family comes over.

Cloey M. said...

My traditions are opening presents in the morning. On new years I stay up till 12:00 a.m. I give Santa Clause cookies, milk and, carrots. I give him a list of what I want.

kyanna f. said...

My traditions are, I go to my grandmas and grandpas. That was fun. My grandmas and grandpas live out in a farm. We have dinner out there. Sometimes we get snoed in. When we get snow end kids plays on champ and watch t.v.

Madi S. said...

Madi S.

We put up a Christmas tree four weeks before Christmas. We all have our own ornaments. We make cookies the day before Christmas Eve. Then we play games till 5 in the morning. We sleep after that till 1:00, but my dad doesn’t. He makes turkey for tomorrow. That night we go to my grandma and grandpa’s house. We eat chili normally
We open presents from them because we go to my mom’s side of the family at 12:00.We eat lunch and dinner. But before I go to bed a go to Google and track down Santa and write him a letter. He normally writes back.

Tate R. said...

My traditions are that my family put up decorations. Then we get a tree and decorate it. After we’re done we eat fudge and watch. Then we go to my grandma’s house. We have lots of fun. We make cookies. We leave out some. Then we have to wait. Then we open presents. Then we go home.

Amanda D. said...

I celebrate Christmas with my family. We open presents every morning. Oh, and I usually go to my grandma’s house to open presents. What I like about Christmas is that we open presents and play with our toys. I like Christmas! Christmas is fun!

AspenO said...

We go to my grandma`s house. And have dinner. Then we open presents. Then we have dessert. Before all of that my mom and I decorate our house .Then my grandma and I decorate her house. Then we open presents. I hand out presents.

MikaylaW said...

My family celebrates Christmas. We decorate a Christmas tree. We put up decorations and stockings. We have 3 Christmases. Our first Christmas is on the 23rd. We go to my Grandma Donna’s and Grandpa Rick’s. We play with our cousins. We eat dinner and open presents at their house. Our second Christmas is on Christmas Eve

Trevor B. said...

For my Christmas I go eat at my grandma’s house with my cousins. Then we decorate the Christmas tree. Last we open Christmas presents. We have dessert while we open presents. We eat mashed potatoes, turkey, and corn.

Megan B. said...

My traditions are that I have a lot of fun on Christmas. We bake cookies at my grandma and grandpa’s house. We put the presents under the tree too. We cook ham and have a big Christmas dinner at their house. Sometimes my aunts, uncles and cousins come over. On Christmas Day we open in the morning or at nighttime. We sometimes get snowed in and have to eat and have Christmas all by ourselves.

Greg said...

We have 2 Christmases. 1. We go to our grandma’s house. 2. We have regular Christmas. I got a sky ball.

Maliyah C.My tradition is we go to Pine Ridge for Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Then we open presents. We stay in Pine Ridge for two days. Then my mom comes to pick us up. She gives us presents there so we get a lot of presents. My dad gives me and my three brothers presents. For New Year’s Day we go to South Dakota again and we have fun. Maliyah C. said...

My tradition is we go to Pine Ridge for Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Then we open presents. We stay in Pine Ridge for two days. Then my mom comes to pick us up. She gives us presents there so we get a lot of presents. My dad gives me and my three brothers presents. For New Year’s Day we go to South Dakota again and we have fun.

Allie F. said...

My Christmas Traditions is we bake cookies. We open present Christmas day after dinner. Santa Claus comes to are house. We put up a Christmas tree. We go to my grandma’s house. I love Christmas.

Blake O said...

On Christmas we wake up in the morning my family opens presents. Then at lunch my family goes to my grandma’s house to eat lunch, talk and open presents. Then we go home and have snacks. At supper we go to my other grandma’s and open more presents and eat super and talk and play.

Dillan S said...

On Christmas Eve we open presents that my aunts, uncles and grandma give us.
After we open presents, we eat dinner. Then we watch TV. After we watch TV we go and ride dirt bikes.

Eli c said...

Every Christmas my friends and I go caroling. After Christmas my Family has a reunion. Then I go to my grandma’s house.

Krysta D. said...

For Christmas I got a mini flat screen T.V. We went to my aunt`s house. We ate pie, opened presents. We play pool downstairs. Christmas morning we opened presents and watched T.V. We also meet up with all of our family.

DawnD said...

On Christmas Eve we open the presents that my mom and dad got us and the presents we got them. On Christmas day we open the presents that the rest of my family got us. We go to my neighbors to make gingerbread houses. We have a big dinner. We always have ham. On Christmas Eve we go to Church and celebrate Holy Mass. We go to pick out a Christmas tree with my dad. We put the ornaments on. We have lots of fun on Christmas.

Isaiah b said...

My family does not celebrate Hanukah. We do Christmas and we open presents in the morning. I got a1.9 meter rollercoaster and Legos.

Maadisyn H. said...

For Christmas Eve my family and I get presents from Santa Claus.
Then we go to my grandparent’s house and my grandma and grandpa make dinner. Everyone goes to church. When we get back we eat. When we leave my family and I go to my other grandparent’s. We eat lunch and hang out with cousins.

Malia B said...

My Christmas traditions are on Christmas Eve we eat chocolate fondue. At night we open one present. That is our Christmas pajamas. Then we go to bed at 8:00p.m. This year my PJ’s were black with words on it like love, peace, and all that stuff. We have friends over. They give my mom their presents so she can wrap them if there not wrapped.

Blake O said...

On Christmas we wake up in the morning my family opens presents. Then at lunch my family goes to my grandma’s house to eat lunch, talk and open presents. Then we go home and have snacks. At supper we go to my other grandma’s and open more presents and eat super and talk and play.

Chris said...

Great to see the 3rd graders of Chadron, NE chiming in.

@Malia, my wife loves cheese fondue. Same idea as chocolate fondue, except with cheese.

@Krysta, a mini-flatscreen tv eh? Not bad. Sounds like a great Christmas.

Thanks again to everyone who has commented. Keep them coming...

The Happy Hipster said...

I usually have presents under my tree befor chrismas day .I sleep with my parents NOT BECAUSE IM SCARED!!!because I make sure my parents dont move(I kind of still belive in santa):)my mom my neighbor and I make cookies, open my chrismas cards my mom sometimes lets me open one present before chrismas day.

On chrismas morning BEFORE we open presents I go on FACE BOOK my parents go on a chrismas yoga class and say Noah open the rest of your presents until your brother and once they leave I go straigh to my brothers room and wake him up.

Thraiseia .H. said...

My tradition is I open one present on Christmas eve we open presents at 12o,clock in the morning my grandma’s got me a purple hippo. On Christmas we go light fireworks in front of the county jail. My family goes in front of the county jail and lights fireworks.

Grace S. said...

My family’s tradition is we spend Christmas at our house. Then, we go to my Grammy’s house to have another Christmas.

Lauren C. said...

My traditions are going to my grandparent’s house and my aunt’s house for Christmas. On New Years Eve we stay up until 12:00 a.m.

Ethan S said...

My family eats special food on Christmas day. We sit in front of the tree and open presents I like it a lot.

Daniel S said...

We go to are grandpa’s house in Pampa Texas. We always buy two bottles of soda and sandwiches. We play music with our friends and family. We go to visit my grate grandma. Then we go home.

Karsten N said...

We always go on a walk with my mom and dad. We go on a hike.

Sophie M. said...

What I did this year is I went to my Aunts house to open presents with my family .I got lot of presents this year and I love them.
I got a Barbie girl MP3 from my Aunt Cheri. I got a Nintendo my cuzin Tito .I got a penguin of the Madagascar board game. My favorite present was clothes. My clothes were from my mom and dad.

Brooklynn F said...

This was the first year I put up lights. I got many presents. My grandma came over. Last year I got a Wii .

Sage LM said...

We have family members come over to eat with us and we play games inside. Then we play out side to play snowball fight.

Cooper H said...

My tradition’s are on Christmas day is my family takes me sledding. I also get to have a big feast with my family.

Kassy G said...

My tradition is spending time with my family. We open presents from youngest to oldest. We also put up the tree and decorate the branches. Its fun on Christmas day when I stay up at twelve o’ clock. It is always fun on Christmas when my family gets together and when we get to see my cousins. I always have fun when it comes to Christmas. I love to see my family when they arrive. My grandma and grandpa love Christmas too. We also go to church service. And many more.

Brandon L said...

I always go to my grandma’s. I open one present. Then we play Pictionary.

Jonathan V. said...

My tradition is we go to Colorado and see my step dad ‘s side of the family and we see our cousins.My favorite part is when we go sledding. We invite our relatives. Then we set up the tree. Next we open our presents. We have a great time.

ALEXIS W. said...

What I did for Christmas I put up the tree and decorations.
We ate ham and open presents.
i got a hello kitty stuff aninmal.

Daniela S. said...

What I did this year my aunt and uncle and cousins came over to my house.
Then we went to church and prayed .
Then we went home and ate super.
Then we watched movie and ate popcon.

Mantis H. said...

During Christmas I had strep throat. My family flew in from Orlando and my papa and aunt Dani came. We went to the movies to see tangled.
In Christmas we pray from dec 16 until the 24th the prayer is called the novena for jesus to come. We all get together on christmas eve and have dinner we eat empanadas, bunuelos and natilla, this is all the colombian dishes. we open our presents at midnight and we dance and celebrate.
Santa also visited me on Christmas morning. This was my first Christmas in New York and I got to see snow for the first time too.

Paolo L. said...

Some of my traditions are going to my grandma's house and going to my mom's house. First we go to my grandma's house, then we go to my mom's house. Last year, we went to my grandma's house and I got so many presents and when I went to bed, I prayed. The things I got was: two wrestling figures, a robot arm and I forgot the rest. But I had ALOT of fun!

Hannah D said...

Hannah D.

On Christmas Eve my family goes to my uncles house and my mom goes to midnight mass.

Elizabeth M said...

My family traditions are...
Having a big dinner and eating the left overs the next night and the next night after that. We also watch this funny Christmas movie called Elf. Me and my sister and my babysitter make awesome snowflakes and put them all around my house every year. We always get my Christmas tree on my sister's birth day December 15.

Gordon C. said...

I have three main Christmas traditions every year and sometimes we add something else. The first tradition is we go to church on Christmas Eve. The second one is we go to Longwood Gardens after church on Christmas Eve. The third one is on Christmas morning friends and family come over for one big brunch. We also spend every Christmas in Pennsylvania with our grandparents.

Omar Phillip said...

Omar P.
We basically eat the same thing it is ham mashed potatoes and string beans. My mom bakes homemade bread and and cake,we sometimes go to Trinidad to see family members.My mos's parents lives there and some of her brothers and sisters too, so i ahve lots of cousins. We put up a Christmas tree my sister usually decorate the tree, then my mom puts our presents under the tree. On Christmas morning we wake up very early and we rip open our presents.We usually get what we wish for.My dad's father lives in New York we go to visit him for Christmas and have dinner.