52 ways to relax, play, pray and serve this winter as family · 2018-12-14 · 52 ways to relax,...

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52 Ways to Relax, Play, Pray and Serve this Winter as Family *Download at link below More Ideas & Family Resources at www.pdxfamlife.org SERVE: Choose a charity to support as a family this Christmas. Invite the extended family to join in service and share a meal at a local dining hall for the hungry Deliver food boxes through a church or charity Make “blessing bags” full of necessities (toothbrush, soap, etc.) and give to family/friends to put in their car to then give to whomever they see in need Bake family recipes & share Visit a retirement community and play games with the residents Clean out your closets and donate to charity Deliver Christmas goodies to the fire/police station or hospital PLAY: Invite family and friends to go Caroling in the neighborhood or at the assisted living center * Drive to the mountain to play in the snow and go sledding Go to the Grotto’s Festival of Lights or Zoo Lights Play Board Games: Monopoly, Risk, and Settlers of Catan might be a little strenuous on the familial relations, so you can also try: Catch Phrase, Taboo, Dixit, Apples to Apples, or Trivial Pursuit Visit a manger scene or act it out yourselves Make a pot of soup together Drive around the city listening to Christmas music and looking for Christmas lights Snowflake craft: Make a winter wonderland inside Go ice skating Host an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Attend a local Christmas concert or play Go pick out & cut a Christmas tree String popcorn for the tree Decorate a gingerbread house Make ornaments together Go visit Santa with the young kids Play the Heads Up App, Catchphrase, or Taboo Surprise your Spouse with a romantic date RELAX: Plan your gift giving list together Host a Gift-Wrapping party (use recycle newspaper) Make a Fire to share with the family (the Yule log video is an option) Watch old home videos or classic Christmas movies: It’s a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, Miracle on 34 th St.,A Christmas Story Make home-made hot cocoa or hot cider & read a book together Read the Night before Christmas, Christmas Carol, Gift of the Magi or the Polar Express Picnic around the Christmas tree Stuff & stamp Christmas cards Make a Christmas Playlist to share PRAY: Read the Gospel Nativity stories Invite someone to join you for Mass Go to a Reconciliation Service as a family & ask for healing in your home * Light & pray an Advent Wreath before meals Pray for a special person each day in Advent Make a Jessie Tree & pray before meals Pray an Advent Devotional daily Say a Novena as a family for a special intention Set up a Nativity Scene Pray the O Antiphons together Make Christmas cards for those imprisoned, serving overseas or in the hospital. Be sure to pray for each person that receives the card Don’t take down Christmas decorations till the Epiphany (Jan. 8 th ) Journal: where God was present today Write a reconciliation letter to someone with whom you have been fighting Celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family (Dec. 30) with a feast or Mass together Watch the ball drop and usher in 2017 Make a King Cake for the Epiphany Mass & Feast for Mary Mother of God on New Years as a family

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Page 1: 52 Ways to Relax, Play, Pray and Serve this Winter as Family · 2018-12-14 · 52 Ways to Relax, Play, Pray and Serve this Winter as Family *Download at link below More Ideas & Family

52 Ways to Relax, Play, Pray and Serve this Winter as Family

*DownloadatlinkbelowMoreIdeas&FamilyResourcesatwww.pdxfamlife.org

SERVE:◻ Chooseacharitytosupportasafamilythis

Christmas.Invitetheextendedfamilytojoininserviceandshareamealatalocaldininghallforthehungry

◻ Deliverfoodboxesthroughachurchorcharity◻ Make“blessingbags”fullofnecessities

(toothbrush,soap,etc.)andgivetofamily/friendstoputintheircartothengivetowhomevertheyseeinneed

◻ Bakefamilyrecipes&share◻ Visitaretirementcommunityandplaygameswith

theresidents◻ Cleanoutyourclosetsanddonatetocharity◻ DeliverChristmasgoodiestothefire/policestation

orhospital

PLAY:◻ InvitefamilyandfriendstogoCarolinginthe

neighborhoodorattheassistedlivingcenter*◻ Drivetothemountaintoplayinthesnowandgo

sledding◻ GototheGrotto’sFestivalofLightsorZooLights◻ PlayBoardGames:Monopoly,Risk,andSettlersof

Catanmightbealittlestrenuousonthefamilialrelations,soyoucanalsotry:CatchPhrase,Taboo,Dixit,ApplestoApples,orTrivialPursuit

◻ Visitamangersceneoractitoutyourselves◻ Makeapotofsouptogether◻ DrivearoundthecitylisteningtoChristmasmusic

andlookingforChristmaslights◻ Snowflakecraft:Makeawinterwonderlandinside◻ Goiceskating◻ HostanUglyChristmasSweaterParty◻ AttendalocalChristmasconcertorplay◻ Gopickout&cutaChristmastree◻ Stringpopcornforthetree◻ Decorateagingerbreadhouse◻ Makeornamentstogether◻ GovisitSantawiththeyoungkids◻ PlaytheHeadsUpApp,Catchphrase,orTaboo◻ SurpriseyourSpousewitharomanticdate

RELAX:◻ Planyourgiftgivinglisttogether◻ HostaGift-Wrappingparty(userecycle

newspaper)◻ MakeaFiretosharewiththefamily(theYule

logvideoisanoption)◻ WatcholdhomevideosorclassicChristmas

movies:It’saWonderfulLife,HomeAlone,Miracleon34thSt.,AChristmasStory

◻ Makehome-madehotcocoaorhotcider&readabooktogether

◻ ReadtheNightbeforeChristmas,ChristmasCarol,GiftoftheMagiorthePolarExpress

◻ PicnicaroundtheChristmastree◻ Stuff&stampChristmascards◻ MakeaChristmasPlaylisttoshare

PRAY:◻ ReadtheGospelNativitystories◻ InvitesomeonetojoinyouforMass◻ GotoaReconciliationServiceasafamily&ask

forhealinginyourhome*◻ Light&prayanAdventWreathbeforemeals◻ PrayforaspecialpersoneachdayinAdvent◻ MakeaJessieTree&praybeforemeals◻ PrayanAdventDevotionaldaily◻ SayaNovenaasafamilyforaspecialintention◻ SetupaNativityScene◻ PraytheOAntiphonstogether◻ MakeChristmascardsforthoseimprisoned,

servingoverseasorinthehospital.Besuretoprayforeachpersonthatreceivesthecard

◻ Don’ttakedownChristmasdecorationstilltheEpiphany(Jan.8th)

◻ Journal:whereGodwaspresenttoday◻ Writeareconciliationlettertosomeonewith

whomyouhavebeenfighting◻ CelebratetheFeastoftheHolyFamily(Dec.

30)withafeastorMasstogether◻ Watchtheballdropandusherin2017◻ MakeaKingCakefortheEpiphany◻ Mass&FeastforMaryMotherofGodonNew

Yearsasafamily