Preserving Holiday Memories for the Not So Crafty

The holiday season is a time for traditions and creating memories. Often times these traditions are captured on film and some crafty people opt to include them in a scrapbook. Scrap booking can be a fun and rewarding hobby if you have time and patience, but if you are lacking in either of these areas have no fear. There are other ways to preserve holiday memories that will be enjoyed by all for years to come.

Create a Holiday Memory Box

Purchase a sturdy paper box from a craft store. They are inexpensive and can be found in a variety of sizes. Here comes the one and only crafty part.... decorate the box. Paint it, glue ribbons on it, decoupage with holiday tissue paper, write some of the words that represent the holiday to you on it. Each year enclose an envelope with the year written on it which contains special holiday pictures from that year. You might also want to include any special art work your child has done, a program from a holiday performance you attended, a copy of letters to and from Santa, a favorite holiday recipe, your list of people you send holiday greetings to. It may also be fun to have each family member complete a holiday questionnaire with questions related to favorite holiday memory, favorite gift received, favorite food enjoyed, and favorite holiday son or movie. This holiday memory box should be left out in an easily accessible place for all to enjoy each and every year during the holiday season. As the years go by, family and friends will have fun sorting through the pictures and other items collected.

Begin a Christmas Photo Ornament Collection

As I was growing up I received a Christmas ornament every year that represented something I had done or accomplished that year. This is a tradition I carry on with my child, however another alternative is the Christmas photo ornament. There are many options to choose from in the line of Christmas photo ornaments. Many can be purchased at craft stores where you insert a photo yourself. Photo ornaments are also available through many online digital picture companies where the picture is actually printed on the ornament itself. Be sure to date the back of each Christmas ornament if a date is not included. If you give your child a photo ornament each year, they will be able to adorn their very first Christmas tree with beautiful memories when they are grown and on their own.

Blog it

If you are more of a technology person, you may consider creating a blog. Now if one of the reasons you are reading this article is because you want to preserve holiday memories but don't have the time, please realize that blogging can be addictive and time consuming so you may only want to update your blog on holidays, birthdays, and other special occasions. Your blog can be shared with friends and family members around the world, it will never get lost, or damaged, does not take up space in your house and will be able to be read many years to come. Your holiday pictures, memories, and comments will be preserved in time.