On this page, we would like to feature ideas you do
to help remember we are celebrating the birth of Christ.

Jesus' Birthday Cake
by Bev Qualheim 

Each Christmas Eve, my children and I make and bake a birthday cake for Baby Jesus. It isn't fancy, and we use a cake mix and frosting, but we always have one candle, and we write 'Happy Birthday Jesus' on it. We sing Happy Birthday to Jesus and the youngest member of the family gets to blow out the candle. 

It helps us remember why we celebrate Christmas. 

Family Goals and a gift to Jesus
Each Christmas Eve we sit down as a family and write out (younger children draw) what we will do as a gift for Jesus for the coming year. It could be "I will read my scriptures every day", or "I will try not to fight with my brothers." Each person writes down something they need to work to improve themselves, and thus, act better for Jesus. 

We put the papers with the goals in an envelope and place it under the Christmas Tree. That is the first 'present' we open on Christmas Morning.