Holiday travel can change the scenery without changing what makes Christmas feel like Christmas. Families who travel can create portable traditions that work at grandparents' houses, hotels, cabins, or vacation rentals.
Choose rituals that are not tied to one room
A favorite story, playlist, recipe, family photo, game, or small activity can travel much more easily than a house full of decorations.
Portable Christmas traditions
- Read the same story on one designated night.
- Bring one special ornament and display it wherever you stay.
- Make a family holiday playlist for the drive.
- Take an annual travel photo.
- Prepare one familiar recipe if a kitchen is available.
Families staying somewhere with an oven can pack The Tomte Cake Set and continue a familiar read, bake, decorate, hide, and find tradition away from home.
Let repetition create the sense of home
Children often find comfort in knowing that one special thing will happen no matter where Christmas is celebrated. A portable tradition can become the anchor that connects very different holiday trips.
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