Silly family things
We spend Christmas Eve doing silly things as a family! It started when our kids were little but we all love it so it’s kept going – our kids are now grownup and bring along boyfriends and wives, too. The new comers find it a bit strange at first but soon they’re hooked – it’s a lovely way to relax before the big day and it really gets us feeling good and happy to be together.
A lot of it is just silliness that follows when you laugh a to but some things we do are:
- think up lots of reindeer names for Santa or give each other reindeer names
- tie pillows around our tummies and say ho ho ho a lot
- someone usually finds something silly at a discount shop and we all take turns wearing it and acting to suit – so we get snooty with a feather boa or have a twang with a cowboy hat
- read out spoonerisms (where parts of words are swapped around in a story e.g. Santa’s sleigh skies through the fly)
- having staring competitions
- sing silly songs (like ‘next verse, same as the first, a little bit louder and a little bit worse’)
- tell tall tales where one person starts the story and stops mid sentence for someone else to continue on
We’re always keen for more silliness so bring on your ideas please!!!!!
December 3rd, 2011 at 4:43 pm
Carlie, that sounds like so much fun! Can we come and visit on Christmas Eve? The first silly thing that came to my my mind was wearing stuff (especially shoes but a Santa suit would be appropriate) that’s too big – dancing in it would be even funnier
Kids always look funny in parents’ shoe etc – bit harder to find shoes way too big for Dad though…
Thanks for sharing Carlie!
December 3rd, 2011 at 6:47 pm
You’re welcome – I love spreading the silly cheer around
Another one that always works with kids is playing with names – try saying your names backwards or in pig latin and see if anyone can keep a straight trace for long!
December 6th, 2011 at 10:55 am
On CHristmas Eve we each give one present to someone in the family. We all start at the dinner table and do a
“John Cleese” walk to the tree – we are all in a great mood after that
December 8th, 2011 at 10:18 am
Funny walks to the tree – I love it! Have a great Christmas, Jack and Carlie
December 13th, 2011 at 10:36 am
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