New Years Traditons to Be Made

Every New Years brings with it more resolutions, more promises of things to change. It also brings new times, new spirits and new happenings. If you have a family now adays, and you are sitting around trying to figure what can you do to make the most of what valuable time you have or makong a memorable occasion event, or tradition, all you need is a little imagination.

For quite a while being active in my families life has been my mission. It has not only been time consuming, but it has been taxing to say the least. With children headed for Middle Schools, and children reaching that teenage age, where parnets are the plague and friends count more than the family, I am up to my ears in trying to establish a fun and exciting family project. You know, just to make sure that everyone has their own creative juices flowing and that bonding moment, that all parents cherish, does not ever take tale and hide.

So I have come up with a few things still in the works for my family of five to enjoy, or at least participate in. There is something to say about memories. And I think I have found a way that all family members can have a memoriful and roductive New Yeatr tradition. Since the New Year brings healing, reflection, and improvements, and hopes of something bigger, I have thought of a chance that everyone can bury away old habits, old regrets, and old self images, to ensure that they or me, can change and become something hopeful yet.

Now some kids might think that there is something wrong with them if you ask them to participate, but assure them, that everyone in the family has something they would like to change or see happen. Not just them. Make it soiund appealing and fun.

My first idea is create a box that each member can fill with their own things. Now these boxes have to be made from something durable, because you are going to burry them in the ground underneath dirt or soil, where ever a spot is given. Durable plastic storage things , not too big, will do just fine. Now ask each member of your family o follow some simple rules, in compiling the things for these boxes.

Number 1- Ask each member to think about a certain test, or grade or project they felt like the did not finish or complete well. Get them to take a picture of it, or write it down on a piece of paper. This will be added to their box.

Number 2- Get each person to think of something they hope to get or receive or buy , even. Have them have a picture, or a written diescription. Add to box.

Number 3- Have each perosn write down a habit, or something that they would like to change. Perhaps it is their weight, or their grades, or their cleaning up after themselves. This should be written as well, and added.

Number 4- Have each person write about someone they might want to meet, apologize to, spend time with, call, or visit. Have them write it all down. If they have a picture, make sure it is lamiinated, or put into a ziplock bag, then added.

And lastly, let them put anything else they can imagine theat they want to change in the New Year or want to accomplish, or see or visit. Even some goals are nice. Make sure that each member writes something nice about every other member and includes it in box.

Next Year at New Years, everyone will open their boxes and talk about what has been done or changed or has not. It makes for family discussions, reflections, and fun. In a year alot of things can change. Make this a happening every year.

Now, I have another family idea for New Years Traditions. Making the family a trip to all the familiar places, event happenings or visiting museums.

You can get your family involved in activities, that come around during New Years , or you can take your family out for some adventurous happenings of your own.

Visit the local library, spend time looking at articles from the year passing, talk about it, make copies. Or you could visit a video store and rent movies that came out in the year passing. Take time and pop some pocorn, watching every last one over, even, together, on one weekend. You could ask each member of the family to pick out something to do, or some place that they did ot get to goto, and take a trip to it, maybe it was a art exhibit, or a play, or a train station, maybe it was a ski place. Make it memorable and fun.

With the New Year approaching, do something that yoiu had no time for in that year passing, or maybe build something, you had no time to build, get family involved. Make it a family affair. Then the following year it will be a memory, and you can do the same year after year.

I think the key is to get family, or those loved ones and friends, involved in making memories. Memories last a lifetime. Memories are priceless, and New Years are celebrated every year. Make this one special, spend quality time, have no regrets, go for it. Make it count!