{"id":1972,"date":"2015-12-02T00:15:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T08:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/?p=1972"},"modified":"2015-12-01T10:06:04","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T18:06:04","slug":"10-easy-and-inexpensive-christmas-traditions-to-adopt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cultofmoney.com\/10-easy-and-inexpensive-christmas-traditions-to-adopt\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Easy and Inexpensive Christmas Traditions to Adopt"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>My kids each asked for one thing for Christmas this year. Both items can easily be purchased for less than $20. When I prod them to come up with more gift ideas they\u2019re stumped. \u201cSurprise me\u201d they say.<\/p>\n While thinking of Christmas we parents can put a lot of pressure on ourselves to get amazing gifts for our kids. But if your kids are anything like mine it\u2019s not the gifts they love – it\u2019s the traditions.<\/p>\n This year why not take the focus off of expensive gift giving and instead start some new easy and inexpensive Christmas traditions that your kids will remember for years?<\/p>\n Yep, I already went there. My kids are smitten with the Elf on the Shelf from the day after Thanksgiving all the way through Christmas. Each morning when they wake up the first thing they do is race to see who can find her first.<\/p>\n If you have younger kids (probably around ages 3-9) this is one tradition you won\u2019t want to skip out on. The elf provides that Christmas magic for kids and is fun for the whole family.<\/p>\n Some Christmas traditions aren\u2019t as fun for us adults as they are for our kids. However, if the one thing your child is looking forward to this holiday season is sitting on Santa\u2019s lap, you need to go do it.<\/p>\n Which means I need to go do it too\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n My kid\u2019s second favorite fun thing to do after the Elf on the Shelf is getting videos from the Portable North Pole.<\/a><\/p>\n This site has a high quality free video and free phone call that you can customize specifically for your child. My girls love these videos so very much that I splurged and bought the premium package of videos yesterday. At $12.99 it\u2019s been completely worth it. I love watching their eyes light up when Santa says their names.<\/p>\n Yep, you can call Santa (or allow your kids to\u2026)<\/p>\n There are a few Santa\u2019s phone numbers floating around. Here\u2019s the one I have saved: (951) 262-3062. When you dial this number you\u2019ll get a greeting from Santa and can leave your Christmas wish list for him.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more fun than going to the dollar store buying some inexpensive art supplies and making homemade cards? NOTHING. My kids love to do this.<\/p>\n They make cards for everyone and the end product is so much better than store bought cards. (Or at least I think so.)<\/p>\n# 1 \u2013 Elf of on the Shelf<\/h2>\n
# 2 \u2013 Sitting On Santa\u2019s Lap<\/h2>\n
# 3 \u2013 PNP Videos<\/h2>\n
# 4 \u2013 A Phone Call to Santa<\/h2>\n
# 5- Making Homemade Christmas Cards<\/h2>\n
# 6 \u2013 Baking Christmas Cookies<\/h2>\n