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IS YOUR HOLIDAY HUSTLE & BUSTLE GETTING TO BE TOO MUCH? TRY SLOWING DOWN A LITTLE BY REMEMBERING SOME OLD TRADITIONS !!!!!

The Holiday Season should be joyous and a time to build lifelong memories with your family. Traditions also help you to bond and reconnect with loved ones, friends and neighbors. Creating traditions can take a little time and energy to plan, so here is a list of a few traditions to inspire your own holiday plans and make the season a little more fun and brighter.

HOLIDAY FOOD TRADITIONS:

1. Make traditional dishes for your holiday meals and include foods from your own culture and foods you ate while growing up. Ask for recipes from relatives to keep your family food traditions alive.

NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY TRADITIONS:

1. See a local production of "The Nutcracker", "A Christmas Carol" or another holiday-themed show.

2. Get in your car, check out and privately judge, holiday lighting displays in your neighborhood.

3. Make a note of local holiday events on your calendar. Most cities/towns, produce concerts, festivals and plays to celebrate the season.

AROUND THE HOME HOLIDAY TRADITIONS:

1. Go to a tree farm and cut down the perfect tree (they last longer). Decorate it as a family, let the kids do their thing. Have some treats on hand.

2. Set aside at least one night to watch a holiday movie or TV special, like "Scrooge", "Miracle on 34th Street", "A Charlie Brown Christmas", etc.

3. Purchase or make a holiday ornament for each child every year. Helps to reminisce holiday decorating.

4. Sit down with your child and take the time to write a letter to Santa.

GIVING BACK HOLIDAY TRADITIONS:

1. Volunteer your time at a food bank to help families in need.

2. Go through your closets and donate gently used clothing to a local shelter. Coats are particularly useful at this time of year.

3. Deliver cookies and treats to those who must work during the holiday. i.e. local fire station, police department and your local hospital.

4. Volunteer a little time at a Senior Citizen Center.

HOLIDAY GIFT TRADITIONS:

1. If your extended family is large, consider making a deal among the adults to buy gifts only for the kids.

2. Start a "Gag Gift" tradition to a family member. Each year pass the gift on to another, unsuspecting family member.

CHRISTMAS EVE TRADITIONS:

1. Open one gift on Christmas Eve.

2. Track Santa's progress across the globe.

3. Read "the Night Before Christmas" at bedtime.

4. Get matching pajamas for the kids to wear on Christmas Eve for a great photo op in the morning.

CHRISTMAS MORNING:

1. Choose a family member at random to pass out the gifts to everyone.

2. Call or have a video chat with loved ones who are unable to be with your family

3. Go out for breakfast (if you can find a place open) let someone else besides Mom, do the cooking.

Most of all, remember to try to observe the religious purpose of the holiday you are celebrating. From the staff of Legacy Realty Group....have a wonderful and safe holiday season.

For all your Real Estate & Insurance needs and helpful hints, contact, LEGACY REALTY GROUP, "The New Star in Town",  1963 Oak Tree Road, Edison, NJ 08820. Tel: 732-744-0400.