One really great thing about Christmas is how we have all the family together to celebrate it. But as we all know, having your children all home with nothing to do for extended periods of time can get troublesome! Here are a few ways to get them busy and helping. As long as the kids feel they’re not being forced to do something boring and that they’re helping you or discovering new things, they can become quite the little helpers to you this holiday season.

First, try to get them to wrap the christmas presents! If your family is giving gifts to other families, as is common to do nowadays, there’s nothing wrong with having the little ones pitch in. The colorful wrappers and secrecy of the whole thing is greatly attractive to young kids, and all they really have to know how to do is just fold the paper a few times and put some scotch tape on. They’ll end up feeling that they helped and even proud of their work.

Another thing you could try is taking them shopping with you and letting the pick out the best christmas gifts for certain people like their uncles, their aunt and cousins and grandma and so on. This way they are distracted with all the choices, plus they learn that the spirit of christmas is about giving and not receiving. Children who never take part in the choosing of gifts while they’re young, could end up never really getting into it as adults, and that’s a shame.

Finally, and this is a great one to try this year if your kids are just getting into the age where it’s appropriate for them, have them decorate the christmas tree! Of course, make sure you personally do all the lights and wiring work, especially if your kids are on the younger side, but as far as ornaments and decorations go, let them go all out. To be in charge of the tree lets the child exercise their creativity, and gives them something to be proud of when people come to visit. Plus, it usually take a pretty long time to do so that’s all that time without getting in trouble.

Christmas and the holidays can be stressful times if you let the work pile up and you don’t organize well. By making sure you make the most out of your children’s energy, you not only save yourself the trouble and the stress, you also involve them and make them a closer part of the whole process.

By: Simon Schwartz

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