If you haven’t done so already, set up your Nativity scene. Gather around as a family and ask your kids to picture themselves in the scene. How would they act if they were there? What would they say? What kind of gift would they bring Baby Jesus?

Light two purple candles and the pink one in honor of Gaudete (Latin for “rejoice”)Sunday. Eat dinner together as a family and ask each family member to share their most joyful Christmas memory.

This Advent, don’t just have your kids send letters off to the North Pole. Ask each member of your family to also write a Christkind letter. This is an Austrian tradition where adults and children alike pen a letter to the Christ child that not only includes a wish list but also spiritual resolutions onRead the whole post >>

Purge your closet of clothes you no longer wear. But try to clear your wardrobe of more than just those stonewashed jeans you haven’t slipped into since Duran Duran dominated the airways, and pick some clothes that are fashionable and in good condition to donate to a charity. (True, 80s fashions seem to be makingRead the whole post >>