Your Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: Creating Lasting Memories with Your Kids

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Today is the Final episode of Season 3, and in preparation for the holidays, we are diving into a topic that’s especially relevant as we approach the holiday season; gifts.

The holidays are the perfect time to create lasting memories with your kids and to introduce family traditions that they can then take on to share with their own families in years to come. In this episode, Yamel discusses the beauty in shifting from physical gifts to experiences and shares her wisdom on how to establish and maintain holiday traditions, as well as some practical tips on how to incorporate experiences into the holiday season.

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Some of takeaways from this episode include:

Shift your focus from physical gifts to experiences with your children

During the holiday season, the focus is so often on tangible gifts, and studies have shown that many people go beyond their financial comfort zone when buying gifts, compelled to spend more and more to keep up in some way or to make sure their kids aren’t lacking. But what can actually be so much more valuable to our children is providing them with our presence and undivided attention, and by being intentional with what we do together during the holidays.

Create new holiday traditions

One way to incorporate experiences into the holiday season is by creating new family holiday traditions. One of these could include putting together a visual representation of all that you’re thankful for by making a big poster that everyone in the family can contribute to, for you to display front and center throughout the holidays. Other traditions could include all coming together for a festive family games night or taking a road trip together where you can spend some quality time.

Give back to your local community

Another beautiful experience and family holiday tradition you can start this year is to gift your kids with the joy of giving back to those in need in your community. You can look into local food banks to support, or even make your own initiative to help the community. This is a perfect way to foster experiences with your kids during the holidays and give back at the same time.