Our favorite holiday traditions
I am fairly certain each family I know could put together a long list of some of their holiday traditions, or favorite things to do. Here are a few of ours:
At Home:
- Make gingerbread cookies
- Host a Pie Party
- Watch Elf and all three of the Santa Clause movies
- Enjoy a cheesy Hallmark movie or Holiday Rom Com
- Deliver treats to our neighbors
- Host a cookie decorating party for Jasper's friends
- Make a homemade Christmas wreath or mini wreaths for each room in the house
- Create a festive advent calendar
- Christmas music dance parties
- Christmas stories by the fire or Christmas tree
- Pick out a Christmas tree from our local nursery
- Walks around the neighborhood when it snows
- Forego gifts and only do stockings instead for Christmas
Around town:
- Visit the Hemstettler and Menashe House in West Seattle
- Take a walk through Candy Cane Lane
- Attend the Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition
- Visit Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo
- Go on the Christmas Ships
- Attend a bonfire viewing party of the Christmas ships
- View the gigantic gingerbread houses at the Sheraton Hotel
- Teddy Bear Suite at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel
- a staycation in the city Thanksgiving weekend
- Ride the holiday carousel
- Pay a visit to Sees Candy and stock up for Christmas stockings
For a fun evening out:
- Watch a performance of the Christmas Carol at the ACT theatre
- Attend the PNW Ballet's Nutcracker
- Christmas shopping at University Village
Farther afield:
- Inner tubing at the Summit at Snoqualmie
- Snowshoeing to Snow Lake
- Take a mini vacation to a Winter Wonderland like the North Cascades
