Technically, the 12 Days of Christmas don’t start until Christmas Day. But for parents about to embark on the no-school, altered-schedule, too-much-travel, lots-of-sugar season (a.k.a. Christmas break), the holidays are coming in hot.
This year, let’s aim higher than barely scratching through the season with our sanity intact. Let’s purposefully use this time to create connection with our kids. There are endless ways to do this, but here’s a starter list I’m affectionately calling The 12 Days of Christmas Break: