Tis The Season For A New Family Tradition

Time to welcome in Christmas with the family gathered round! Create a formal dinner just for your family. Use the fine china, crystal, silver,etc... Try serving at least three courses (can be simple salad, dinner, and dessert.)

Here are some cute ideas for setting your fancy table and don't forget to come up with conversation ideas as well. No time better for being together and laughing, talking, and making memories with your children.

*Place a different cookie cutter at every family member's place setting. Use holiday ribbon as a napkin ring holder and tie the cookie cutter to the napkin.

*Have a box dinner sitting on each plate. Decorate a white gift box just the right size to hold a picnic dinner and fill each box with tissue, food, napkin, and some Christmas accessories like a small ornament, or candy cane and set on each plate. Sure to surprise your children and they will love all the delightful things to eat on their fancy picnic.

*Decorate a paper napkin with a holiday stamp. Stamp the edge or the middle of the napkin. If you like, you could use a fabric napkin. Tie the napkin with a raffia bow and place on a fancy holiday dinner plate.

*Tie several bells on a ribbon and tie it to the stem of the goblet.

*Cover your table with white quilt batting. Put various sizes of styrofoam balls on the table for snowballs and decorate with sleighs and handmade snowmen. There you have a frosty table setting.

*Use a neck scarf for a placemat and a mitten to put the silverware in.

Add candles and soft Christmas music in the background. Perfect setting to gather as a family and welcome in this joyous holiday season! Afterwards, read a special Christmas story by the light of the tree.