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Hi Puzzlers,
We would like to wish and your families a Happy Holiday.
During this festive time it seems that most families and cultures have their own holiday traditions. Some are based around activities and some around food and drinks. We found some of them to be very unusual and different and thought it would be fun to share a few of them with you. Maybe they will become your new holiday traditions.
Our first and favorite is the holiday puzzle, where family and friends gather around to help assemble it and share conversation. Don’t forget to mark the back of the puzzle with the year it was completed and have everyone who helped sign his or her name. It will be a cherished keepsake for years to come.
Or try the German tradition of hiding a “Pickle” ornament in the tree and whoever finds it gets an extra gift! In Romania, children clean their boots on December 6th and line them at the door in hopes that Santa’s cousin might bring them a gift.
One inventive family, in an attempt to bridge the gap between Hanukkah and Christmas, decorates their tree with spray painted bagels! Others put an “Elf on the Shelf”. The elf is put where the children can see it but not touch it and they are told that each night he goes back to Santa and tells if you were naughty or nice. The elf needs to be moved every night to a new location, so the kids will have to look for him each day thus adding to the fun.
On the adult based traditions try the traditional “Gag Gift”. You know, the soap on the rope and fruitcakes that get re-gifted every year! If that’s not your style, try predicting the future by writing your predictions down on paper and sealing them in an envelope till next year. Then open last year’s predictions and try to figure out who wrote them and see how accurate they were. Or for the more physically inclined try the “Tree Toss”. Once the holidays are over toss the tree out of the highest window in your home, then drag it to the curb. It’s said to relieve the winter blues in a flash.
Puzzlers - we would love to know what your holiday traditions are.
Happy Holidays!
During this festive time it seems that most families and cultures have their own holiday traditions. Some are based around activities and some around food and drinks. We found some of them to be very unusual and different and thought it would be fun to share a few of them with you. Maybe they will become your new holiday traditions.
Our first and favorite is the holiday puzzle, where family and friends gather around to help assemble it and share conversation. Don’t forget to mark the back of the puzzle with the year it was completed and have everyone who helped sign his or her name. It will be a cherished keepsake for years to come.
Or try the German tradition of hiding a “Pickle” ornament in the tree and whoever finds it gets an extra gift! In Romania, children clean their boots on December 6th and line them at the door in hopes that Santa’s cousin might bring them a gift.
One inventive family, in an attempt to bridge the gap between Hanukkah and Christmas, decorates their tree with spray painted bagels! Others put an “Elf on the Shelf”. The elf is put where the children can see it but not touch it and they are told that each night he goes back to Santa and tells if you were naughty or nice. The elf needs to be moved every night to a new location, so the kids will have to look for him each day thus adding to the fun.
On the adult based traditions try the traditional “Gag Gift”. You know, the soap on the rope and fruitcakes that get re-gifted every year! If that’s not your style, try predicting the future by writing your predictions down on paper and sealing them in an envelope till next year. Then open last year’s predictions and try to figure out who wrote them and see how accurate they were. Or for the more physically inclined try the “Tree Toss”. Once the holidays are over toss the tree out of the highest window in your home, then drag it to the curb. It’s said to relieve the winter blues in a flash.
Puzzlers - we would love to know what your holiday traditions are.
Happy Holidays!
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