We do small gifts between immediate family. So while we don’t have huge Christmases like we used to as kids, we do still do stockings filled with favorite candies, gift cards, and smaller gifts like fuzzy socks, maybe jewelry or just smaller things we think the other person will like. We also do a shopping day where we set an allotted amount and then go buy stuff for each other. So mom and dad buy for each other, and my sister and I buy for each other. We do end up spending a small amount of money on gifts, but it’s become a really fun way to hang out with either mom or dad depending on the year, and then we have stuff to open on Christmas Day that we genuinely have no idea what it is. For me, that special feeling of Christmas as a kid was based on the absolute coolness of the presents my parents would get us and being able to play all day. But now that I’m older, I really just appreciate getting to spend time with everybody. To me, that’s what makes it special. We have lots of little traditions that we do all based around that idea. Plus I love giving gifts so it is genuinely fun for me to try and surprise my sister with stuff she’ll like.
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We do small gifts between immediate family. So while we don’t have huge Christmases like we used to as kids, we do still do stockings filled with favorite candies, gift cards, and smaller gifts like fuzzy socks, maybe jewelry or just smaller things we think the other person will like. We also do a shopping day where we set an allotted amount and then go buy stuff for each other. So mom and dad buy for each other, and my sister and I buy for each other. We do end up spending a small amount of money on gifts, but it’s become a really fun way to hang out with either mom or dad depending on the year, and then we have stuff to open on Christmas Day that we genuinely have no idea what it is. For me, that special feeling of Christmas as a kid was based on the absolute coolness of the presents my parents would get us and being able to play all day. But now that I’m older, I really just appreciate getting to spend time with everybody. To me, that’s what makes it special. We have lots of little traditions that we do all based around that idea. Plus I love giving gifts so it is genuinely fun for me to try and surprise my sister with stuff she’ll like.