Amy Cipolla Barnes has over 25 years of experience as a freelance writer with a focus on food family travel and lifestyle. She is also a recipe developer and tester and was a 2020 cookbook judge for the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP).
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Christmas Inspired by Old-Fashioned Victorian Decorations Recipes and Ideas for Table Decoration 🕯
When I was little my grandmother would put an orange in the toe of our stockings. It was a special treat to find. She didn’t put up her Christmas tree until Christmas Eve because it was part of the celebration—a gift in itself. Some of those holiday traditions were created out of necessity to save money; others were simply timeless and passed down through the family. But they all created memories that are cherished to this day. If you’re looking for ways to enhance your own family’s holiday celebrations browse through the simple seasonal ideas and activities in this Advent calendar to find 25 ways to bring old-fashioned no-tech or low-tech traditions to your holiday season this year.
These 25 ideas for bringing back or introducing traditions this Christmas can also be tied into another old-fashioned favorite: the advent calendar. Created to count down the days to Christmas and the arrival of the season these calendars can hide surprises like chocolate (Trader Joe's chocolate candies are arguably the best) wine and beer LEGO toys skin care and makeup and unique options like hot sauce! While the packages can be opened quickly on Christmas morning an advent calendar that is opened one day at a time is a great way to bring out the magic of the season.
Sending a citrus gift or a product subscription is a fun way to show someone you care. For example you can choose small easy-to-peel tangerines which are much easier to stuff into a stocking toe than a large navel orange!
