New Years Family Traditions

How do you celebrate the new year with your family? Well for me and my family we aren’t really drinkers so there’s no big blow out party, as we like to do something with the family. I love the idea of bringing in the New Year with the Medieval Times promotion since they’re offering several family related freebie fun items this year at a reasonable time for families. (3:30pm start time) Well at some time on New Years Eve or New Years Day we light a fire in our outdoor fire pit.  This fire is a special fire and we have some really awesome family time sipping on hot cocoa.  We go around the circle and say what our “defining moments” were in past year.  A defining moment is any event or person or thing that changed you (good or bad) for the rest of your life.  Afterwards we have a note or letter we’ve prepared with any past grievances or things we need to get rid of like regrets, anger etc and each of us burns it for our own symbolic representation of letting go of the old and bringing in the new along with a quiet prayer of our choosing.  Even little ones can draw a picture and throw it in the flames if they cannot express themselves with words.  When my son was 2 and a 1/2 he drew any angry face of someone that took a toy! (You never know what you’ll hear from kids!) We finish the event with what we are most grateful for in the past year and what defined us…… meaning what was a pivotal moment in our lives that changed how we feel or think (for better or worse) and what we are excited about for the new year. No matter how well you know your children it seems I’m always amazed to listen and hear what defined and changed them over the past year.

We are such a busy family and this gives us all a chance to share special insights & our feelings of excitement for the new year.  I hope your family has some great New Year traditions or feel free to use ours.  So Happy New Year from our family to yours!  Blessing for a prosperous and Happy New Year!  Keep couponing so you can save money and do the things in life that are important to you- Family and Fun!