Family Holiday Traditions Planner

Traditions survive when someone actually owns them. This sheet is a simple record of what your family does each December, who leads it, and what it needs, plus a wishlist for the ones you want to start this year. Ask the kids which traditions they would protect and which could quietly retire.

Traditions we keep

List each one honestly. If nobody names it, maybe it has already retired.

Tradition	When	Who leads	What it needs	Keep or retire
Decorating day with music and cocoa
Annual ornament or keepsake for each child
The specific meals we always cook
Driving to see neighborhood lights
One giving tradition: donations or volunteering
Game or puzzle night during the break
Holiday photo in the same spot
New Year toast or letter to future selves

New this year

Start small. A tradition that costs nothing is the easiest one to repeat next December.

Idea	Why the kids picked it	First date to try it	Owner

One-line ground rules

Rule	Agreed
Traditions are invitations, not obligations; anyone can skip a year
Each tradition has one named owner so it actually happens
Every tradition on this page costs under a set amount or is free
We retire one thing each year to make room for something new