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Sharing Family Rituals and Traditions

Today we had a rich conversation in class sharing family rituals and traditions after discussing the articles.  I heard from several of you that you wanted to have a forum to share these so others can get ideas.  So I'm asking for you to share, in the comments, these beautiful practices so others can incorporate them into their families.  These rituals can be daily, weekly, monthly, seasonally or annual traditions.  They can be done with the kids or just with your partner.

I'll start the sharing with some of my family rituals that I do with my kids an husband...

Popcorn made on the stove when it rains.
Rice porridge for Friday morning breakfast.
Burritos to go for the Giants games at the stadium.
Readings/Quote of the day and check in at breakfast.
Sharing our "peaks" and "valleys" at dinner.
Strawberry picking in the spring.
Apple picking and pumpkin patching in the fall on Columbus Day Holiday.

I asked my 10 year old son, and he quickly answered...
Hot cross buns during Easter week.
Christmas cake on Christmas morning.

I'd love to hear some of yours!

Comments

Sadie Wilcox said…
Hi All,

We have a few regular rituals and we look forward to adding more to our list.
Here are a few that we can contribute so far...

Family dance party (this can happen anytime, anywhere!)
Stay-at-home date night (we watch our favorite TV show, rest & restore!)
Creative project date night (we work on our own personal projects and give feedback)
Puffy pancakes (old family tradition)
Neighborhood bird watching walks
Valentines Day "surprise" decorations
Birthday visits to Point Reyes during whale season
Summer camping

Look forward to learning about everyone else's family rituals!

- Sadie

Unknown said…
Some of ours are:
Big influx of paper supplies before Valentine's Day and protracted mess on the table to fuel Valentine-making for family members.
Waffles on Saturdays.
CCSF class followed by lunch in the neighborhood on Thursdays!
Jumping into the New Year! (Climbing onto anything raised at the stroke of midnight and jumping off for luck. Most people clamber onto sofas, ottomans, etc.)
Stopping in King City to run around at the park there on our way down to SoCal to visit the grandparents.
Carols around the dinner table at Christmas Eve.
Picking out one kitchen implement to take into the bath each night.

We are excited to read these and add more too! Thanks everyone for sharing!

eliza
Anonymous said…
Love these! Thanks for sharing.
Our list is short, as our daughter is only one, but hopefully we will add more in coming years:

- Tacos and Ice Cream on Sundays (inherited from husband's family)
- Sunday Dad Day (dad takes daughter to his adult league baseball game)

- Laura

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