Nor'West News: November 23, 2023
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Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>23</strong> 20<strong>23</strong><br />
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Start a new<br />
Christmas tradition<br />
What could be better than starting some new family traditions this year? Christmas traditions are memories<br />
in the making and help spread a little festive cheer whether with your loved ones or out in the community.<br />
10 great ideas to help make Christmas a magical time of the year<br />
1. Create a Christmas playlist with some of<br />
your favourite carols and songs – play it<br />
loud and every day, if that’s your thing.<br />
Or plan a pre-Christmas sing-along<br />
evening – don’t forget to supply the song<br />
sheet so everyone can join in too.<br />
2. Get into the spirit of Christmas by getting<br />
together with family or friends to help<br />
decorate each other’s houses – turn up<br />
the music, drink the wine and go all out<br />
to deck the halls.<br />
3. Make and send homemade Christmas<br />
cards – there’s nothing more exciting<br />
than getting mail, right? Or how about<br />
writing some generic ones and dropping<br />
them into your nearest retirement<br />
home to brighten up an elderly person’s<br />
Christmas.<br />
4. Buy your family Christmas tee-shirts or<br />
Santa hats to wear on the day and don’t<br />
forget to take a family selfie.<br />
5. Fill a shoebox with gifts for a child, wrap<br />
it with a bow, and deliver to the nearest<br />
community gift tree – check with your<br />
local library and label with age and<br />
gender.<br />
6. Have a yearly family, friends or neighbour<br />
outdoor games night with drinks and<br />
nibbles leading up to the big day – think<br />
Pétanque, hoopla, mini golf, giant chess,<br />
or croquet.<br />
7. Take a leaf out of Iceland’s traditional<br />
‘Jolabokaflod’ or Christmas Book Flood,<br />
and give a book as a gift on Christmas<br />
Eve each year – don’t forget to write<br />
inside the cover who it’s from and the<br />
date.<br />
8. Make a list of must see Christmas movies<br />
to watch a week before Christmas day<br />
and tick off the ones you’ve watched.<br />
Don’t forget the popcorn and hot<br />
chocolate or nibbles and wine.<br />
9. Make and give a handmade ornament<br />
as a gift each year – the lucky receiver’s<br />
Christmas tree will be covered with<br />
beautiful, handmade memories.<br />
10. Make homemade hot chocolate on<br />
Christmas Eve or on Christmas morning<br />
to drink while the presents are being<br />
opened – decorate with whipped cream,<br />
grated chocolate, marshmallows, or<br />
crushed candy canes.<br />
“In joy or sadness, flowers are<br />
our constant friends”<br />
- Okakura Kakuzo<br />
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