When summer ends, it seems as if there is plenty of time before the holidays. Then, before you know it, the holidays are right at your door! If you plan for special times with your loved ones before the holiday rush, you’ll avoid the stress of trying to figure out how to make each moment memorable. If you hope to create some moments you’ll never forget with family and friends this year, read on as we discuss how to create wonderful memories this holiday season.
Decorate Together
Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are all the perfect times to decorate the house and create a fun atmosphere. Sometimes, it’s tempting to do all the decorating yourself to save time. However, when you involve the entire family, you create memories that can last a lifetime. Dig out the decorations and stop worrying about what goes where. Just have fun together!
Take Plenty of Pictures
Taking pictures of what you eat at each meal has its place, but the most important photos are the ones of the family together. Remember at each event and throughout the season to take plenty of pictures of your friends and family together. Here are some moments to capture:
- Halloween costumes
- Setting the table for Thanksgiving
- Cooking and baking together
- Decorating the Christmas tree
Make sure to snap pics of family traditions as well. One fun idea is to choose fun outfits for a memorable annual family photo. Seeing how the choices change through the years when you all look back will give you plenty of laughs and smiles.
Volunteer Together
The holidays are tough when people are hurt or alone. Together, as a family, you can create wonderful memories this holiday season by volunteering your time together. If you aren’t sure how to volunteer, consider:
- Collecting donations for holiday drives
- Blessing a family with gifts anonymously
- Serving meals at a homeless shelter
- Shopping for a food pantry
Your area may have specific needs and places to volunteer your time.
Enjoy Family Recipes
You want your kids to know all the best family recipes, and the holiday season is the perfect time to bring everyone into the kitchen and pull out old cookbooks. Family favorites mean more when the whole gang knows how to make them. Ask everyone to set aside a Saturday and have fun making a mess together in the kitchen.
You know your loved ones better than anyone else does. Use these tips to get you started making holiday memories and consider each other’s personalities as you think of some more.
Such great information in this article. I tend to panic during the holidays and forget to slow down and make memories with my family and friends. We will certainly be trying some of these ideas!
I love this. I do take tons of photos much to the annoyance of my family.
It’s funny because I was just looking at some old family photos. It brought back so many memories!
I need to get better at taking pictures. My grandchildren need these memories.
We do all of this and more! I love capturing the kids and the grandkids during the holidays
I love all these great ideas. My daughters and I always decorate together and do Christmas treats together as well.
It is nice spending quality time together as a family and making traditions. This is a lovely list.
These sound like wonderful ways you could make the holidays memorable!
I have an external drive that holds more than twenty years of memories of our family life, the photos are reminders of all those memories we hold. Great tips!
Your suggestion to decorate together resonates deeply – turning the simple act of adorning our home into a cherished family affair.
I dont have much to do during holiday seasons as I still keep on travelling but your suggestions are really good!
I am loving these festive ideas to create memories that last a lifetime and especially at the Holidays. It is so nice to be able to cherish those moments and I love the idea of volunteering to help others. That is very memorable indeed and such a great thing for the entire family!
As a mom, it is so important for me to make and create beautiful memories with my family and these are lovely ideas to do with them.
Ah! This post reminded me of my childhood days when my elder sister and I would take part in decorating our home and making some easy delicious dishes with maa, during the festive season. And my dad was the photographer 🙂
Decorating together is so fun. Especially when the Christmas music is playing!
doing things together as a family does help make memories more magical and memorable..
These are really beautiful ideas that can make this holiday season meaningful and memorable. My family always sees to it that we decorate together. It’s so fun to see ornaments that reminds of our old memories.
Your ideas are absolutely amazing, and I appreciate you sharing them with us.
Love all your ideas on How To Create Wonderful Memories This Holiday Season! I can’t wait to use some of them!