A New Year
Happy (almost) New Year! Holidays give us a great opportunity to have family moments together - where we can create traditions and build memories to last a lifetime. This week, in Sunday School, we talked about ways that some people celebrate New Year's. We even discussed the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah), and ways that they celebrate! (Side Note: we taught the kids the Hebrew phrase "L'shanah tovah" which translates to "for a good year" - so don't be surprised to hear them speaking Hebrew!)
In my family, we stay home, invite friends over, and have a "Pancakes & Pajamas" party! Everyone wears their PJ's, we eat pancakes, bacon, cinnamon rolls and drink OJ and coffee! We play games, do activities, watch the ball drop on TV, and have a relaxing and fun evening together.
Items Needed: party horns, blowers, special foods, etc. to celebrate the new year’s arrival; Board game or other family activity.
Idea #1: Play
a favorite board game to see who will be the reigning champion for the
year. Record the name of the champ on the lid of the box. (Repeat every
New Year’s Eve to see who gets to claim bragging rights all year.)
Idea #2: Have each family member and party guest fill out a New Year's "interview" of sorts. List high's and low's of 2013, and list what you're looking forward to in 2014. Write down the kids' favorites: food, color, movie, song, etc. Save the interviews in a special folder, binder or box. Get them out each year and reflect on the past years accomplishments and stats!
Since
we are beginning a new year, invite each family member (including mom
and dad) to share something they would like to stop doing OR something
they would like to start doing better.
Pray and ask God to help each one (it is only with His help that we could ever hope to live godly).
Happy 2014!
I pray that you and your families have a super awesome,
joyful, fun, successful, full-of-laughter and faith filled year!
Many Smiles,
Elisabeth