Comments on: Starting a Family Tradition http://www.beautifulletdown.net/starting-a-family-tradition/ A breastfeeding blog that dabbles in tandem, extended nursing, gentle parenting and much more Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:45:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Melissa http://www.beautifulletdown.net/starting-a-family-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-1422 Melissa Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:47:00 +0000 http://www.beautifulletdown.net/?p=330#comment-1422 Our family puts together a holiday-themed jigsaw puzzle on Thanksgiving. (A new one each year, something like 500-1000 pieces, depending on how many of us there will be and how ambitious we are!) Not great for babes, but even my older toddlers have liked sitting on a grown-up's lap to "help." :) Our family puts together a holiday-themed jigsaw puzzle on Thanksgiving. (A new one each year, something like 500‑1000 pieces, depending on how many of us there will be and how ambitious we are!) Not great for babes, but even my older toddlers have liked sitting on a grown-up’s lap to “help.” :)

]]> By: Shannon http://www.beautifulletdown.net/starting-a-family-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-1421 Shannon Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:39:02 +0000 http://www.beautifulletdown.net/?p=330#comment-1421 The only tradition we had as a family was opening one gift on Christmas Eve. It was always something small but lots of fun. Usually a toy we could sleep with that night. It was one thing my brother and I always looked forward to. I like the idea of a tablecloth though. You know what else sounds like fun that I would love to do if I could sew? Taking a small square out of one item of clothes of each person (for the kids maybe something outgrown that they can pick to "donate" for the quilt, for the adults maybe a shirt that is mostly worn out) to make a quilt out of it when there are enough squares. The only tradition we had as a family was opening one gift on Christmas Eve. It was always something small but lots of fun. Usually a toy we could sleep with that night. It was one thing my brother and I always looked forward to.

I like the idea of a tablecloth though.

You know what else sounds like fun that I would love to do if I could sew? Taking a small square out of one item of clothes of each person (for the kids maybe something outgrown that they can pick to “donate” for the quilt, for the adults maybe a shirt that is mostly worn out) to make a quilt out of it when there are enough squares.

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