Create cherished memories and strengthen your family relationships with the help of annual holiday traditions.

Some of my favorite childhood memories revolve around family traditions. I love to reminisce through rich, vivid images that take me back, bring me joy and make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Now, as a parent, I’m committed to filling my children’s lives with precious moments, silly rituals and time-honored traditions, in the hopes that they, too, are blessed by their collection of memories, and the strong family ties that have grown over the years.

While it sounds like a lot of planning and hard work, it doesn’t have to be. Here are suggestions for easy, fun and frugal traditions you can initiate with your little ones right now: (more…)