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Christmas Traditions We Love as a Family
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items The little traditions that make Christmas feel special in our house — from putting up the tree to festive breakfasts, family dinners, Christmas movies and all the simple moments in between.
About a month before Christmas, we make putting up the tree a whole family event. We start with a Christmas-themed breakfast — usually pancakes shaped like Santas, snowmen or Christmas trees — get dressed in something festive, put the carols on and s...
Our Christmas Tree Day
Such a fun little Christmas tradition for kids. I love making festive pancakes in snowman, Santa and reindeer shapes with whipped cream, berries and little chocolate details for an easy Christmas morning breakfast.
Christmas Themed Pancakes
Such a fun little tradition to kick off the season. We do our elf arrival the day after putting up the tree, and the kids get fresh Christmas pyjamas with it — a simple way to make it feel extra special and exciting.
Elf on a Shelf Arrival - with pyjamas
One of the little Christmas traditions my daughter and I love doing together. We pick up plain paper crowns, then paint and decorate them in different Christmas colours and patterns. Once they’re dry, we put one at each place setting so everyone has ...
Handmade Christmas Crowns for the Table
One of our easiest Christmas traditions — choosing a festive movie, getting into comfy pyjamas and making a little night of it together. We have a few favourites we come back to every year, and it’s such a simple way to slow down and make December fe...
Christmas Movie Nights
In Australia, Paul Kelly’s How to Make Gravy has basically become part of Christmas culture, so every December 21st we have our own “Gravy Night” with a proper roast dinner. We don’t do a traditional roast on Christmas Day — ours is usually cold meat...
‘Gravy Day' - 21st of December Family Roast
One of our favourite easy Christmas traditions. We pick a night in December, get everyone into their Christmas pyjamas, grab a little treat for the car and drive around looking at all the Christmas lights. Such a simple family night, but one the kids...
Best Christmas Lights in Australia (2025), Interactive Map and ...
We always try to fit in a Christmas market night during December. The lights, festive food, little stalls and Christmas music make it such an easy way to get into the spirit of the season — and the kids love wandering around and choosing a little tre...
Christmas Market Night
Boxing Day is one of our favourite family traditions. Anyone is welcome — family, friends, just bring your leftovers and come hang out. It’s such a slower, more relaxed day with pool swims, drinks, presents and food grazing all day long. It always go...
Our Boxing Day - Christmas 2.0