No matter what holiday you celebrate, November and December tend to be a popular time for families to get together. While the definition above from M-W.com suggests that "family" is related by blood or currently live together in the same house, "family" can also mean any close relationship between people. Do you have any holiday traditions with those closest to you?
Here are some suggestions for how to spend time with your loved ones this season:
- Go ice skating at Downtown Ice in San Jose. The rink is open until January 17, 2011, and the hours vary, so check the website for more information.
- Grab some funny props like old hats and fake mustaches and have set up a family photobooth in your house! Hang up a sheet or set up in front of a blank wall, and make some funny faces. Post your pictures on line for the rest of the family and your friends to see.
- Try some new baking recipes. Even little kids can get in on the action of making and decorating sugar cookies for the holidays. Try some of our cookbooks for inspiration.
- Make your own wrapping paper out of recycled materials, such as newspaper or tissue paper. Use an ink pad with washable ink to put your hand prints or other stamps all over the paper.
- Snuggle up and watch some family holiday movies. These ones happen to be about Christmas. OR, if holiday movies aren't for you, then browse our collection of other movies that are good for the whole family. The best place to look is in our Juvenile DVD section on the first floor.
- Do a holiday card swap where everyone has to make his or her own card to give to another family member.
- Have a "White Elephant" gift swap where all gifts must be under $2.
No matter what you do, have a safe and happy holiday season! The library will be closed from December 24-26 and again from December 31 - January 2.
Posted by ws. *Quote in title by Albert Einstein.
