Christmas atmosphere at home
European Christmas draws its colorful, almost fairy-tale atmosphere, the elements of which are easy to replicate at home. Pick accessories in the dominant colors: red, golden, green. Hang garlands around the house, dress up a Christmas tree in the European style. Buy or sew themselves traditional stockings for gifts. Arrange the large candle with the scent of cinnamon, vanilla, orange. If you have kids, great hanging on the eve of the holiday will be the production of crafts in the form of a biblical scene of Jesus' birth, which adorns many homes and institutions in the West. Take for this box, cut one side, paint the background colors. Blind from plasticine figurines and accessories are suitable for the manufacture of any available materials: pieces of cloth, straw, cotton, twigs, beads.
Festive table
In different countries of the Old World, there is its Christmas menu. The choice of dishes is huge, so you will have the opportunity to make treats for your taste. For example, a particularly popular roast goose, stuffed with apples. Christmas atmosphere perfectly set baking flavors. This can be in the form of gingerbread men, marzipan figurines or classic cake with dried fruits, nuts, candied orange and fragrant spices. All these dishes you can cook with the rest of the family.
Gifts for everyone
If the Orthodox Christmas does not involve compulsory gifts to each other, in the tradition of the Catholic holiday, they must necessarily be. Zagotovte advance small surprises for the children. If you do not fit in the souvenir stockings for gifts, pack it in colorful boxes and put under the tree. Christmas - a great reason to make a gift to his hands. This can be diaries, in the technique of scrapbooking, candy in a beautifully decorated boxes, embroidered towels, cozy knits, interesting postcards. Remember that there is still a celebration of the New Year, when you can make your family and more substantial gifts.
Things to do in Christmas
European Christmas scenario depends on your tastes and preferences, but try to make sure that this holiday was different from the New Year. Teach the children well-known Christmas songs and sing them together. Zagotovte advance small otkrytochku with warm words for each family member and read them at the banquet table. Play a board game that requires several participants, as it is at Christmas you have the opportunity to gather the whole family around the table.