FAVORITE HOLIDAY TRADITIONS!

The delicious aroma of home baked holiday cookies? Watch a favorite holiday movie every year? Go Caroling? Holiday traditions are a simple and enjoyable way of spending time with family and friends while creating lasting memories!

I would love to hear what your favorite holiday traditions are! Feel free to leave a comment here or on my facebook page www.facebook.com/ANDREAMARTONEREALTOR.

Below are a few simple ideas to perhaps inspire you to start a new tradition this year!

- “Elf on a Shelf” - This Elf keeps an eye on children for Santa and reports back to him every night! He hides in a different place every day and kids love looking for him! There is even a cute website http://www.elfontheshelf.com/ with lots of things to do with your Elf.

- Write Santa a letter. Be sure to thank him for last year’s presents!

- Attend the local Christmas tree lighting!

- Chop down your own Christmas tree!

- Build and decorate a gingerbread house!

- Bake holiday cookies and decorate them with lots of icing and sprinkles!

- Watch the holiday TV shows together while eating those cookies!  

- Attend a local holiday concert!

- Go see Santa at the mall! Make sure the kids give him their list and have their picture taken!

- Participate in a local “Angel or Giving Tree” or “Toys For Tots “ program. Go shopping together!

- Make chocolate Hanukkah lollipops together!

- Drink hot chocolate and munch on homemade cookies while decorating the tree!

- Visit Rockefeller Center to see the tree! Then stop by Macy’s, Lord & Taylors, and Bloomingdales to see the magical holiday windows! www.MommyPoppins.com has a great list of all the stores!

- Drive through your own neighborhood and enjoy the holiday light displays! 

- Track Santa on Christmas Eve as he travels around the world! Log onto www.NoradSanta.org and you can see exactly when Santa will arrive in New Jersey!

This article has been provided courtesy of Morris County, NJ, Real Estate Agent Andrea Martone. For assistance with real estate decisions, buying or selling a home, or a "no obligation market analysis of your home", contact Andrea at andreamartone@aol.com or (973) 886-2626.