I might like New Years Eve better than Christmas these days. We have some really fun great traditions and my kids aren't all selfish and wanting presents all day long. It's a really great family day!
We wake up and have a great breakfast. Then, we head down to the Children's Museum for their kid's countdown. The kids get to have a great new years celebration that ends at noon. They make noise makers and confetti poppers and hats, dance and play, and then they count down to noon.
We come home after lunch and do naps. After naps, we have dinner and then sit by the fire making s'mores and drinking hot chocolate, watching a good kid-friendly movie until they get too tired to stay awake anymore.
My little one goes to bed around his normal time. This year, my big girl is going to try to stay up until the ball drops. She's so excited! She says this is her "best day ever."
So, do you see any reason why Christmas is better than this? For now, when they are too young for me to really ingrain in them the spirit of giving, this holiday is definitely better. When we can make Christmas a giving holiday and not a getting holiday for our kids, then Christmas will be back in the running for the best holiday. But, for now, New Years Eve is way better!
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