Share the gift of presence<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n By Ren\u00e9e Tillotson<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Tired of malls and the online shopping ordeal at time of year? Here\u2019s a list of tried-and-true activities Gather your family together near the end of the year, hopefully in person, but it even works online when you live far and wide from each other. Go around the circle 3 to 5 times, each person telling one memorable event from the year that is just passing. Listen well. You\u2019ll hear all sorts of things you never knew had even happened. It\u2019s a great way to spend time together traveling in the car or once you get to the cabin. If you have a note-taker, they can read it out loud to start next year\u2019s circle.<\/span><\/p>\n On Christmas Eve, do a group recitation of the entire Night Before Christmas<\/em> poem. It\u2019s just fine for the person leading the group to have a copy of the poem to help coach everybody through:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The moon on the crest of the new-fallen snow<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Watch the kids\u2019 eyes get big seeing how everyone remembers it.<\/span><\/p>\n Go for a group walk or hike. Bring a healthy little treat for the ducks at the nearby pond. Put tracks in some new-fallen snow yourselves!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Get up in time for a dawn swim together to start a holiday. Puts everybody who does it in a great mood, bouying up even the folks who couldn\u2019t imagine starting their day like that! Sing or bring your instruments and play music together – either or both!<\/span><\/p>\n Make Christmas or Hanukkah cookies together. Frost and sprinkle with little kids. 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