Fav family traditions! GO

2024/10/26 Edited to

... Read moreFamily traditions play a crucial role in fostering connections and creating lasting memories. These traditions can range from annual holiday gatherings, like Thanksgiving dinners or Christmas celebrations, to simple weekly rituals like family game nights or Sunday brunches. By participating in these activities, families can create a sense of belonging and heritage. Traditions often get passed down through generations, providing a link to family history while offering opportunities for everyone to contribute uniquely each year. Consider incorporating new traditions that reflect your family's interests and values. For instance, you might start a family volunteer day, where everyone participates in community service together. This not only strengthens family ties but also instills values of compassion and responsibility in younger generations. Another idea is to create a family recipe book, where each member contributes their favorite dish. This can be a fun way to bond over cooking and can be passed down as a cherished heirloom. Always remember to encourage open conversations within your family about traditions, as sharing personal stories or experiences can further enrich these practices.

12 comments

manisbymikaela's images
manisbymikaela

Love this! Opening Christmas pjs on Christmas Eve ❤️🍋

alexalunt's images
alexalunt

Sleeping under the tree Christmas Eve 🥺

Related posts

5 Cozy Family Traditions to Start This Fall
Family traditions don't have to be big or fancy -- sometimes it's the little rituals that bring us closest.🍂💙 Here are 5 cozy traditions to start this fall: 1. Sunday cocoa nights 2. Bake a seasonal recipe together 3. Game night Fridays 4. Take evening walks together 5. Share stori
💙🐦 thecreativebluejay

💙🐦 thecreativebluejay

219 likes

Two children, an older girl and a baby, sit on a couch, with the baby holding a book. The image has a text overlay that reads 'Fun Family Traditions TO START'.
A large cartoon character statue stands next to a giant donut sign for 'Sandy's Donuts'. A child and an adult are partially visible below. Text overlays suggest 'Friday night pizza and a movie' and 'Sunday pancake breakfast' traditions.
A baby sits on a carpeted floor, playing with colorful LEGO blocks. Text overlays suggest 'Highs & Lows' at dinner and 'Family walk after dinner' as traditions.
Fun Family Traditions To Start Now
Family rituals are the little traditions that make ordinary days feel special. Whether it’s Friday night pizza, bedtime stories, or a silly handshake only your family knows, these small moments build security and connection. Try starting one or two and watch how they turn into the memories your kid
Life With Eileen

Life With Eileen

365 likes

A family, including a man, woman, and a small child, walks hand-in-hand towards a stone church building. The image is overlaid with the text 'FAMILY TRADITIONS Catholic edition', indicating the theme of the post.
FAMILY TRADITIONS (Catholic edition)
Hey everyone :) welcome to my #familymatters #lemon8challenge post. This one is #christian , more specifically, #catholic ! 💗 Let me break down the points in the second slide! 🍂practicing godly behavior: we have a strong emphasis on doing good for others and being selfless and comp
Brandi🍒

Brandi🍒

33 likes

A baby in a green frog costume sits in a stroller, with overlay text "Birthday Traditions To Start WITH YOUR KIDS."
A child in a green frog costume sits on a carpeted floor, with overlay text describing a "Birthday Morning Surprise" tradition.
Two children are partially visible in the background, with overlay text detailing "Birthday Breakfast of Their Dreams" and "The Birthday Interview" traditions.
Birthday Traditions To Start Now
Birthdays aren’t just about gifts and cake, they’re about memories. 🎂💛 Starting little traditions makes your child’s birthday feel extra special and gives them something to look forward to every year. Whether it’s silly, sentimental, or sweet, these moments become the things they’ll remember forev
Life With Eileen

Life With Eileen

5053 likes

A light blue gingham background features a white airplane, an old letter, a vintage camera, and a small photo. The central text reads: "Traditions I Want to start with my family."
Two scenes of themed family movie nights are shown. One features a 'Moana' setup with pineapple bowls, the other a 'Lady and the Tramp' theme with spaghetti and meatballs, salad, and cake.
Various hand-painted birthday plates are displayed. One features rabbits and carrots, another a carousel, and two smaller plates are decorated with flowers and names 'Olivia' and 'Frances' with birth dates.
Traditions I want to start with my family.🍼🚼
As a first time mom who always dreamed of being a mom. I’m all about creating core memories and making my babies childhood magical and full of amazing memories that will stick with them forever. Growing up my mom did her best to keep traditions alive and make our childhood as special as she could.
Jadin Storm

Jadin Storm

4461 likes

The image shows an airplane wing against a blue sky with white clouds, viewed from a window. Overlayed text reads "Black Traditions & Ideologies I Had To Let Go Of". The Lemon8 logo and username are at the bottom left.
The image features an airplane wing, blue sky, and clouds. A red box contains the text "Accepting disrespect from elders just because they're older than me" with a smaller box stating "Grandparents included".
An airplane wing, blue sky, and clouds form the background. A red box displays "Kids not being able to ask why they have to do or believe something" and a smaller box adds "Asking for clarity is not disrespect".
Black Traditions& Ideologies I Had To Let Go Of
Obviously we’re not a monolith, but I do deem these specific things are universal to most Black families and I just had to remove myself from certain things! #blackgirllemon8 #blackculture #girlgrowth #lemon8challenge
L a n a i s Li 🧚🏽‍♀️

L a n a i s Li 🧚🏽‍♀️

2416 likes

Keep the traditions in the family ♥️
The roots don’t survive by exposure—they survive by tending. Every lineage in Hoodoo carries its own soil: the red clay of the Carolinas, the river-damp breath of the Mississippi Delta, the salt and wind of the Lowcountry, the brick-dust thresholds of Baltimore streets. These are not just locati
coffeecreamandbrownsugar

coffeecreamandbrownsugar

222 likes

Sunday Traditions That Bring Families Closer
The best family traditions don’t have to be complicated. Sometimes it’s a special breakfast, a family game night, a Sunday walk, or simply sharing the highs and lows of the week. Small moments spent together often become the memories we cherish most. ❤️ Which Sunday tradition does your family
simply_sarah_marie

simply_sarah_marie

510 likes

Black Traditions & Ideologies I HadTo Let Go Of 🔓❌
I could go on all day! These are things I’ve felt since a kid and have been saying since a kid. I’m sick of this plaguing my community #blackgirllemon8 #blackculture #girlgrowth #lemon8challenge
L a n a i s Li 🧚🏽‍♀️

L a n a i s Li 🧚🏽‍♀️

989 likes

no traditions
no traditions #ridingseason2026 #chicagomotorcycles #motorcyclesoflemon8 #girlmotorcycleriders #girlriders #chicago #familytradition Chicago
sin.der.ella

sin.der.ella

2 likes

3 Family Traditions Worth Passing Down
Traditions don't have to be fancy -- the simplest ones are often the most lasting. Here are 3 traditions that make my heart full and my home warmer: 1️⃣ Sunday dinners at the table (no phones). 2️⃣ A family recipe passed down through generations. 3️⃣ Seasonal rituals like decorating for fall
💙🐦 thecreativebluejay

💙🐦 thecreativebluejay

29 likes

A collection of baby items and gifts, including a ball pit, a pink balance bike, a potty trainer, Minnie Mouse plush toys, a gold '1' balloon, and wrapped presents with baby shoes, illustrating new first birthday traditions.
A toddler with blonde hair, seen from behind, reaching towards a group of stuffed animals (cow, bear, unicorn, deer, bunny) sitting on a brown couch, all wearing colorful miniature birthday party hats.
A close-up of birthday gifts including a pink balance bike, Minnie Mouse plush toys, a gold '1' balloon, a wooden birthday cake toy, and wrapped presents with baby sandals, ready for early morning opening.
Birthday Traditions
Birthday traditions for our baby girl! 🥳🩷🌸 •putting birthday party hats on her stuff animals •letting her open our gifts early in the morning rather than waiting until her party •cake smash •bounce house for every birthday party •time capsule every year at her parties Check out this list T
Emma 🌷🐣🌱🌸

Emma 🌷🐣🌱🌸

1708 likes

A happy young boy smiles while holding a large golden number '3' balloon, celebrating a birthday. The image highlights family traditions and birthdays, showing a child's joy on their special day.
A doorway decorated for a birthday with colorful vertical streamers, a 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' banner, and blue and orange dinosaur balloons. This illustrates the family tradition of surprising children with decorated doors.
A baby crawls on the floor surrounded by gold, peach, and yellow balloons, including a large number '1' balloon and a sun-shaped balloon, celebrating their first birthday.
Family Traditions | Birthday Celebrations
This is one family tradition we have that I absolutely love! I started this when my son turned two.I believe that everyone should be made to feel special on the day they were born, young or old. I decorate their doors with balloons, streamers and garlands the night before their actual birthdays. Th
Kimmie Jo🍋

Kimmie Jo🍋

13 likes

Intentionally Celebrating Christ,Family Traditions
1. SHEPHERD ON THE SEARCH- The concept is to build the anticipation of the coming of Christ much like they would have experienced in that day. Move your shepherd every day and allow your kids to search for him leading up to Christmas Day where he arrives at the manager. Christ centered “elf on the
Shanda Conklin

Shanda Conklin

75 likes

Christmas traditions
We stopped driving all over a couple years ago and stay home for Christmas now! Best decision ever! #christmasday #traditions #holidays #stayhome #momofmany
MamaBritt//Familyof8

MamaBritt//Familyof8

7 likes

An orange-toned image titled "11 Halloween Traditions TO START THIS YEAR" lists eleven ideas for celebrating Halloween, including decorating, movie nights, making treats, carving pumpkins, sending scare packages, and creating a themed playlist. The text is overlaid on a background resembling newspaper clippings.
New fall traditions
#shaynaathome #traditions #fall #halloween
Shayna at home

Shayna at home

1295 likes

THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS we do with kids🍁🍂
Thanksgiving is a sweet day in our family. This year now that we have two babies, I really wanted to make it a thing to have fun traditions that we do. So the first one is that my husband will go and grab coffee and donuts for breakfast. So that we don’t have so much going on in the kitchen. Ki
marycheyenne🕊️

marycheyenne🕊️

6 likes

SUKKOT 🏕️ [New Traditions] for my Family💕
Sukkot is ** officially ** MY family’s new tradition 💕 being a wife and mother means implementing new traditions for my children to take part in Sukkot is one of them. Leviticus 23:33-36 (KJV) 33 And YAHUAH spake unto Moses, saying, 34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth da
ShelemTudahGyil

ShelemTudahGyil

35 likes

Fun Christmas Traditions To Start Now
Looking to start new Christmas traditions with your family this year? 🎄 Whether it’s baking cookies, picking out a special ornament, or driving around with hot cocoa to look at holiday lights, small traditions become the big memories your kids will hold onto forever ❤️ Which one would you start? #
Life With Eileen

Life With Eileen

419 likes

5 Cozy Family Traditions for October Evenings
October evenings are made for cozy traditions 🍂✨️ Here are 5 you can start this month: 1. Write one gratitude note together each week 2. Have a family creative night 3. Look through old photos together 4. Read aloud a cozy book in the evenings 5. Share one story from your week Which trad
💙🐦 thecreativebluejay

💙🐦 thecreativebluejay

8 likes

A hand holds a mug with "meet me under the mistletoe" filled with hot chocolate, marshmallows, and a cookie. In the background, a decorated Christmas tree and a fireplace with stockings and festive pillows create a cozy holiday scene.
A wooden "Maxwell's CHRISTMAS EVE BOX" is filled with Christmas items, including a plaid blanket, a book titled "A REINDEER'S DREAM," and other festive gifts, resting on a couch with holiday pillows.
A collection of various Christmas-themed children's books, including titles like "12 Days of Christmas," "The Nutcracker," and "That's not my reindeer," are spread out on a white surface for a book countdown.
Christmas Traditions To Save For Later 🎄🤶🏽🎅🏽
Is Christmas anyone else’s favorite time of the year? I always get excited because I finally get to have my own family traditions with my family. From matching pajamas to watching Christmas movies, baking cookies, and visiting the Christmas lights, I absolutely love it. #familychristmas #holiday
Ladyamoreeeee

Ladyamoreeeee

1058 likes

Favorite Family Traditions
Our most favorite summer tradition is our annual week long camping trip with family. We didn’t get nearly enough pictures, but sharing some of my faves. From the dogs to the lake, to the baby animals we found in our site… the late night fires, trips to the cheese store, a trip to get ice cream, an
Carly | Beauty | health | life

Carly | Beauty | health | life

3 likes

College Winter Traditions
The past two years at college my friends and I have created some winter traditions! We love to make our apartment as festive as possible by getting a little tree. Also we love to do secret Santa during finals week to bring a little holiday joy to tough times. Also we love exploring the city during
fiona

fiona

9 likes

5 Little Traditions for Cozy September Nights
Cozy nights build the sweetest memories ✨️ Here are 5 little traditions you can try this September: 1. Cocoa & blanket nights 2. Write a weekly memory 3. Share a cozy evening playlist 4. Family movie night 5. End the day with a family walk 💙 Which one feels right to your family?
💙🐦 thecreativebluejay

💙🐦 thecreativebluejay

25 likes

✨Our Current Family Traditions 🫶✨
My husband and I just got married and I’m so excited to have the same last name as my family! It feels so official now 😊 Some traditions & rituals we will be doing: ✨ Big Themed Birthday Bashes: We WILL have a birthday theme every year! (Until my boys tell me no 😂😭) For their first bi
Modern Mom | Shannon

Modern Mom | Shannon

25 likes

A dark-skinned woman in a headwrap holds a bowl with flames and smoke under a full moon. The image features text: "50 Black Traditions & Superstitions Do you do any of these?"
50 Black Traditions & Superstitions
let’s dive into these 50 superstitions from the Black diaspora—all drippin’ with that ancestral knowing, passed down in whispers, prayers, and side-eyes. From the islands to the South, from the Motherland to the block, here go some real ones: 1. Don’t sweep over nobody’s feet – or they’ll never
The Hidden Porch ©

The Hidden Porch ©

1251 likes

A family, including a man, woman, and baby, sits on the grass surrounded by chickens, with a white shed in the background. The text reads: 'FAMILY FALL TRADITIONS WE WANT TO START WITH OUR DAUGHTER (not my photos)'.
A wide view of a pumpkin patch with numerous orange pumpkins on the ground and a wooden sign that says 'WILLOW VIEW FARMS PUMPKIN PATCH'. The text reads: 'GOING TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH EVERY YEAR'.
A sidewalk covered in fallen orange and red autumn leaves, lined with trees displaying vibrant fall foliage. A person walks in the distance. The text reads: 'GETTING OUTSIDE'.
fall & halloween family traditions 🍂
1. going to the pumpkin patch as a kid, this was one of my favorite fall activities and i want to pass that excitement down to my daughter ❤️ 2. getting outside it’s cold during the fall, but there’s nothing like being outside and playing in the leaves 🍁 3. pumpkin carving growing up, this wa
morgan 🤍

morgan 🤍

42 likes

A large family, including adults and children, poses in matching 'New Thanksmakkah' shirts in front of a Christmas tree. The image is decorated with 'Merry Christmas' and 'Happy New Thanksmakkah' text, celebrating multiple holidays together.
Family Traditions
Celebrating multiple holidays in one night is always a ton of fun! #familychristmas #familynightvibes #unfiltered #holidaydecor #newthanksmakkah Texas
Lissielou19

Lissielou19

1 like

5 Traditions To Start With your Kids This Summer
Looking for ways to make summer extra special? Here are five simple traditions to start that your kids will look forward to year after year: 1. “Pick-Your-Own” Day Visit a local berry farm or orchard to pick fruit together. Make it an annual outing and end the day baking something sweet! 2.
KRISTEN | Simplifying Mom Life

KRISTEN | Simplifying Mom Life

772 likes

👨🏾‍👩🏾‍👧🏾 Family Monday | Keeping Traditions Alive
Some of my favorite memories weren't made on expensive vacations—they were made at family reunions. From recipes passed down through generations to laughter around the domino table, these gatherings remind us where we come from and who we're connected to. In a world that moves fast, famil
Latricia Roberts

Latricia Roberts

1 like

Halloween family traditions
These are a few family traditions we keep alive each year for Halloween. These are the more basic ones I have plenty more where these came from. Halloween is our most favorite time of the year!! #familytraditions #halloween
Kayla Buske

Kayla Buske

9 likes

5 Little Traditions to Welcome October
October is a month full of little moments that matter 🍂✨️ Here are 5 simple traditions you can start: 1. Make an autumn basket by the door 2. Mix a family snack for the season 3. Write a family gratitude note each Friday 4. Begin a weekly cozy movie night 5. Start an October memory box
💙🐦 thecreativebluejay

💙🐦 thecreativebluejay

16 likes

🚀 Our Annual HTX Traditions 🤘🏽
One of my favorite things about raising a toddler in Houston is discovering the traditions we look forward to every year. 💙 Our family calendar is built around annual favorites: wandering through bluebonnet fields each spring, spending rodeo season eating way too much fair food, exploring the Mu
fivefootfunandahalf

fivefootfunandahalf

0 likes

Fun Thanksgiving Traditions to Start This Year! 🦃
Thanksgiving is more than just a meal—it's about making memories with loved ones! Here are a few fun traditions you can start this year to make your holiday extra special! What are some of YOUR favorite Thanksgiving traditions? Share them below—I’d love to add new ideas to my list!🤎 #Tha
Howdy

Howdy

53 likes

A family of five, including parents and three children, poses together in matching green and white checkered pajamas, celebrating the Christmas tradition of matching PJs.
A person's hands are shown decorating a gingerbread house with white icing and green rosemary, illustrating the Christmas tradition of building gingerbread houses.
Two young children in red plaid pajamas sit on a kitchen counter, drinking milk, representing the Christmas tradition of writing letters to Santa.
Christmas Traditions
Some Christmas Traditions to start with your family! 1. Matching Pjs - This doesn’t have to be every night, this is typically done for photos or Christmas Eve. It’s a sweet way to match with your kiddos and make fun memories! - Old Navy and Walmart are great at having cheaper options for famil
BrittanyR

BrittanyR

7 likes

Creating traditions 🩷
This was so fun 🩷🩷🩷 #traditions #family #momoffour #eid #eidoutfit
Z 🦋l mom of 4 + lifestyle

Z 🦋l mom of 4 + lifestyle

9 likes

Halloween family traditions?
Halloween means everything to me and my family. I have been so excited to start annual traditions with my son and husband that will create core memories for him someday. Obviously we are going to take him to ALL the pumpkin patches, festivities, and events that we can for the season but we also
Poppy mama

Poppy mama

20 likes

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS we’ll do with our kids❤️💚
These are the Christmas traditions we’ll be doing every year with our kids. When I was little, we always waited until midnight to open up all our presents (I’m Latina), but my husband is America and he likes the tradition of waiting until Christmas morning. So we open 1 gift on Christmas Eve
Dania Toddler Mom & UGC

Dania Toddler Mom & UGC

167 likes

What family traditions do you have?
#lemon8christmas
Shavon W.

Shavon W.

1 like

A festive window display with Christmas decorations, including wreaths, lights, and snow, featuring the overlaid text "My Family's Holiday Traditions."
Wrapped Christmas presents in plaid and patterned paper sit under a decorated Christmas tree, with text about starting Christmas with "White Christmas."
A gingerbread man cookie, a mug with whipped cream, and pine branches are arranged on a white blanket, with text about mimosas and cinnamon rolls.
Holiday Traditions
What are your holiday traditions? #traditions #christmastradition #christmasideas #holidays #holidaytraditions
Dani

Dani

4 likes

Family traditions
My family members have been firefighters in different fire departments. Now it's my turn. #mycameraroll #letschat #firefighter #volunteerfirefighter
Amy Lyn Carr

Amy Lyn Carr

2 likes

Christian Traditions!!
Today's Journaling was a great topic to dive into. So many people say I don't practice Christmas because it's not in the Bible, or I don't practice Easter because it's not in the Bible. And that's not the exact day Christ was born. Or mothers day is a pagan holiday, etc. Whe
cupcakecolor

cupcakecolor

3 likes

Continuing Family Traditions with my kids
Growing up my parents always had my brother and I in the church ⛪️. Sundays and Wednesdays were a time where we could always come together with our extended family and friends. It’s been so much fun creating the same family traditions with my kids 👦🏽🧒🏽👶🏽. We decided to get our two youngest christen
OfficialJetsie

OfficialJetsie

13 likes

Two smiling women in traditional attire are stirring a light-colored food in a large pot with a wooden spoon. They are kneeling on a woven mat, surrounded by cultural decorations including a fringed umbrella and a striped wall hanging.
Traditions are everything 🥰
Fav

Fav

5 likes

Family Traditions as a family of 7 on Sundays
5 Sunday Traditions Our Family Looks Forward To Every Week 🍦🙏🏼 In a world that moves way too fast, we’ve learned how important it is to slow down and anchor our week with tradition. For us, Sundays are sacred—not just for rest, but for connection. Our Sunday rhythms help our kids (and us!) r
Myjorie

Myjorie

15 likes

Sweet Holiday Traditions 🥹
Now I want to hear everyone’s favorite holiday traditions. #holidaytraditions #christmastraditions #holidaytradition #christmastradition
itsmesaramartinez

itsmesaramartinez

775 likes

Family summer traditions
My family,and I have several family traditions during the summer. Our favorite,has to be going to the countywide fair. The food,the rides,just being together is always super fun every year. My favorite,things to do has to be riding the Ferris wheel and eating mexican corn🎡🌽🩷. We’ve,kept this tradit
WeAreBeautiful

WeAreBeautiful

8 likes

See more