Celebrate with the #SheSpeaksTraditions Giveaway. Win an Etsy Gift Card & Thankful Tree!

    by   SheSpeaksTeam   

is this the date @ED : BlogVO [categoryId=70165, blogId=145455, blogTitle=Celebrate with the #SheSpeaksTraditions Giveaway. Win an Etsy Gift Card & Thankful Tree!, publishingDate=November 07, 2018 12:00 AM, maxResponses=null, noOfComments=null, fileId=31889, blogClosingDate=null, blogCommentClosed=null, blogCategoryId=70165, queryId=0, blogCategoryIdIndex=0, sharedCategoriesList=null, blogStatusId=34, commentsClosedFlag=false, categoryIdForLog=0, blogModuleCategoryId=0, blogFileVo=null, latestCommentsList=null, verticalCatSeoURL=null, currentDate=05/05/2024, blogLink=null, authorName=SheSpeaksTeam, authorLognId=SheSpeaksTeam, authorAcctId=67580, vosTypeid=3, searchTestId=0, searchStatusId=0, searchAuthorType=0, authorBlogNumber=0, surveyData1=null, surveyData1Desc=null, surveyData2=null, surveyData2Desc=null, pullQuoteMemberId=null, filePath=null, fileName=null, vosType=0, subhead=null, offerSubhead=null, description=null, creationTime=null, authorFname=SheSpeaks, verticalCategoryId=null, sectionId=0, imageFileVO=FilesVO [fileId=31889, filePath=null, fileName=null, fileLength=0, fileWidth=0, createdBy=0, createByUser=null, creationTime=null, lastModifiedBy=0, lastModifiedByUser=null, lastModifiedTime=null, mimeType=null, fileRef=null, fileSize=0, extension=null, title=null, body=null, completeFilePath=/pages/img/redesign/blogs/tradition post_10312018132454.jpg, height=350, width=350, maxHeight=480, maxWidth=360, displayWidth=350, displayHeight=350, fileStatusId=0, searchKeyword=null, searchFlag=false, queryId=0, isExists=true], seoURL=Traditions-of-Old-and-New-Enter-the-SheSpeaksTraditions-Giveaway-to-Win-Etsy, seoTitle=null, pullQuotesList=null, pullQuote=null, pullQuoteId=0, searchFlag=false, authorByLine=null, authorDesc=null, authorLink=null, authorFileVO=FilesVO [fileId=42371, filePath=null, fileName=null, fileLength=0, fileWidth=0, createdBy=0, createByUser=null, creationTime=null, lastModifiedBy=0, lastModifiedByUser=null, lastModifiedTime=null, mimeType=null, fileRef=null, fileSize=0, extension=null, title=null, body=null, completeFilePath=/pages/img/membersnaps/SheSpeaks_Logo_Symbol_Only_10182021080530.jpg, height=1777, width=1777, maxHeight=50, maxWidth=50, displayWidth=50, displayHeight=50, fileStatusId=0, searchKeyword=null, searchFlag=false, queryId=0, isExists=true], authorFileId=42371, authorType=0, storyImgFileVO=null, storyImgFileId=0, videoHtml=, authorImageFileId=0, authorImageFileVO=null, previousCategoryId=null, previousBlogStatusId=0, fromBlogDetails=0, blogCategoryName=Living, blogCategoryUrl=null, blogCategoryDesc=null, defaultImage=false, tags=null, optionIds=null, tagOptionId=null, tagId=null, tag=null, tagID=0, tagDetails=null, tagIds=null, testId=0, extBlogURL=null, extBlogStatus=0, bloggerSince=null, extBlogLimit=0, authorTestsList=[], blogURL=, blogName=, bloggerProfileId=0, sliderBlog=false, eventonHome=false, vosonHome=false, partyAndGiveawayDate=11/25/2018, imageCredit=null, pullQuoteMemId=null, offerSubHead=null, subHead=null, displayOrder=0,includeInGoogleSearch=false]

Nov 07, 2018
571

Do you watch football every Thanksgiving? Does an elf sit on your shelf before Christmas? Or do you spin a dreidel on Chanukah? We all have our traditions to personalize the holidays and make them feel special.

But some traditions are more common than others. So we want to know... what holiday traditions do you follow each year? Tell us to win a $50 Etsy gift card and a Thanksgiving Thankful Tree Kit!

To get you started, here are some of the non-traditional traditions SheSpeaks staff members celebrate during the holidays:

A Thanksgiving Tree

We do a Thanksgiving Tree every year. Everyone gets leaves and they write what they are thankful for and then we hang them from branches that we collect together. It's very sweet. - Aliza   Enter below to win your own Thanksgiving Thankful Tree Kit, plus a $50 Etsy gift card!

Years of Memories

Each kid gets a new ornament for our Christmas tree every year. We buy it from a store that has tons of ornaments - they even write their name and year on it. My kids are now 21 and 16 so we have tons of them, everything from soccer, gymnastics and baseball to graduations and driving. - Missy

Cooking Experiments

Instead of gifts every night for Chanukah, we spend some nights doing activities with the kids, usually involving food and a giant mess. We've tried making sushi (a sticky-rice mess), fondue (a chocolate mess) and pasta (the biggest mess of all - flour was everywhere!) - Susan

A Christmas Pizza

We make homemade pizza on Christmas Eve, for every year of my life I can remember except one! We even make the crust from scratch and everyone picks their own toppings. Even my teenage son calls it "the best tradition ever." - Carol

New Year's Signature Cocktail for Two

My New Year's Eve tradition is to make a fancy dinner at home and skip the crowds. In addition to getting some decadent food, we try a new signature cocktail, candles & mood music so we can feel like we've transformed our house into a swanky restaurant. - Emily

What's your favorite holiday tradition? Tell us for the chance to win a $50 Etsy gift card and a Thanksgiving Thankful Tree!

 

#SheSpeaksTraditions Giveaway

*One lucky commenter, Tweeter or Instagrammer will be chosen at random to receive a $50 Etsy gift card and a Thanksgiving Thankful Tree (if the tree is sold out, the prize will instead be a $75 Etsy gift card.) Giveaway is open through November 25th, 2018 to U.S. residents at least 18 years of age. Entrants must be a member of SheSpeaks. If you are not a member, click here to join. Winner will be notified by email.

Update: Thanks to all who entered! Congrats to our winner, SheSpeaks member peter26.

Make a Comment

 
SHARE
Comments
by Justicesmom | TRENTON, FL
Nov 13, 2018

I love making new traditions with my family. But there are a few that never change. I love my birthday Nov. 25th because that's when we start our Christmas decorating. And now that my youngest is 3 years old we can finally put all the ornaments on the tree..lol Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, I absolutely love having the family together sharing all the wonderful things to be thankful for!

by mechunli2 | Portland, OR
Nov 13, 2018

we may clam chowder from scratch every thanksgiving instead of turkey

by dcgirl1969 | ALEXANDRIA, VA
Nov 13, 2018

Appetizers and movies on Xmas eve!

by Sarmom23 | BYRON CENTER, MI
Nov 13, 2018

Every year the kids and I bake a lot. I love to cook but not bake so it's an all day event when we do it. We put the tree up together and have Christmas specials on

by mara83 | West Richland, WA
Nov 12, 2018

Being with my family, enjoying a cozy meal.

by blesstheirheartsmom | BOGALUSA, LA
Nov 12, 2018

we love making crawfish etoufee on christmas eve eve and use it for when friends and family drop by on christmas eve- it's warm and tastes like home!

by adarst213 | Milwaukee, WI
Nov 12, 2018

I love seeing all the kids open their gifts! It makes me so happy! Also love baking cookies with my mom and sister!

by megs501 | Towanda, KS
Nov 12, 2018

Growing up my Granny, mom, and I had the holiday tradition of cleaning up after Thanksgiving, decorating the tree (well, they decorated Granny's tree, I slept!), and then going midnight shopping with Starbuck's in hand, all over Memphis. =) My Granny died this June of breast cancer; this will be our first year without her. Sweet traditions and memories.

by irishmomofthree | HARRISBURG, PA
Nov 12, 2018

Since my kids are grown, we enjoy Christmas eve Mass, and then two holiday parties. I still buy them each a new ornament every year. We can sleep in a little on Christmas morning, open gifts after everyone gets there and then spend the evening at my mom's with the extended family. Such happy times!!

by cmrose | WINSTON SALEM, NC
Nov 12, 2018

We buy and decorate our Christmas tree the day after thanksgiving!

by rockhound24 | ELIZABETH, CO
Nov 12, 2018

I love white elephant gift parties!

by hisbeby | CLARKSVILLE, TN
Nov 12, 2018

Decorating the tree as a family and we all season our turkey together

by Jackie9641 | GRAYSLAKE, IL
Nov 12, 2018

Decorating my home makes me happy.

by MomOnTheEdge | Marblehead, OH
Nov 12, 2018

I love going on a thanksgiving hike with my family then coming back and having hot cocoa!

by angelabrooks | CEDAR RAPIDS, IA
Nov 12, 2018

We read books and drink hot tea

-->