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Looking for easy, affordable, and fun family traditions to start this year? You’ll love this printable list of 72 examples of family traditions to do together.
It’s a new year, and even if your goal is to save money, you can still find a wide range of fun family activities to do together!
Starting family traditions is the perfect way to stay connected with your kids and family members. Many people think a lot about family traditions when the holidays roll around each year, but there’s no reason you can’t create special memories and experiences all year long.
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Check out this inclusive list of 72 fun family traditions to start this year, and make sure you grab the free printable so you can hang them on your fridge and check them off as you go.
74 Best Family Tradition Examples for Every Month of the Year
January
- Have a winter scavenger hunt
- Make New Year’s resolutions together
- Make homemade bread & soup
- Start a family memory box
- Roast s’mores by a fire
- Make a hot chocolate bar
February
- Have a super bowl party
- Celebrate a snow day and wear pajamas all day
- Host an indoor picnic
- Bake heart shaped cookies
- Make Valentine’s Day cards
- Build & Fly a Kite
March
- Plan your garden & plant seeds
- Make a terrarium
- Create St. Patrick’s Day crafts
- Bake a pie for “Pi Day”
- Make a bird feeder
- Make a spring bucket list
April
- Have an Easter egg hunt
- Do rainbow crafts, or serve this rainbow fruit tray, for “Rainbow Day”
- Play in the rain
- Have a picnic in the park
- Find & paint rocks
- Go for a bike ride
May
- Watch a Star Wars movie for May 4th
- Make a Mother’s Day card for Mom & Grandma
- Go to a baseball game
- Have a Dance Party
- Visit a Farmer’s Market
- Make a Summer Bucket List
June
- Make a Father’s Day craft
- Have an outdoor movie night
- Paint the sidewalk
- Play miniature golf
- Barbecue with friends and family
- Play tennis (or pickleball) together
July
- Have a 4th of July BBQ
- Make red, white, and blue crafts or desserts
- Go berry picking
- Make homemade popsicles
- Run through the sprinklers
- Have a hot dog eating contest
August
- Celebrate family fun month
- Set up a lemonade stand
- Spend a day at the beach or pool
- Have a Hula Hoop Contest
- Set up a sundae bar
- Go roller skating
September
- Attend a Labor Day parade or gathering
- Go on a fall bike ride (or rollerblade)
- Carve or decorate pumpkins
- Go to a football game
- Visit an orchard and pick apples
- Make a fall bucket list
October
- Make a fall themed breakfast
- Rake up leaves then jump in
- Visit a corn maze or pumpkin patch
- Make Halloween costumes
- Visit a fall festival
- Go to a baseball game
November
- Take a cold-weather walk
- Write down what you’re thankful for
- Bake cookies
- Play a game of touch football
- Make DIY Thanksgiving decorations
- Have pie for breakfast on Thanksgiving
December
- Have a Holiday Movie marathon
- Make a holiday music playlist
- Decorate a Gingerbread house
- Take fun family photos
- Go on a Christmas Light Scavenger hunt
- Wear Ugly Christmas sweaters or matching pajamas
There are so many traditions that you can start with your family this year, without having to spend a ton of money!
What are some of your favorite family traditions to do each month with your kids? Let me know in the comments.
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