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December 2021 | Vol 32 | No 10 Jackson watchig Home Alone and the Christmas tree he helped decorate.
PUBLISHER Kate Reed EDITOR Monique Seleen
Holiday
CONTRIBUTORS Karen Aurit, Michael Aurit, Bethany Braun-Silva, Rachel Galvez, Dr. Shelly Klein, Ilana Lowery, Dr. Erika Rowe, Emily Singleton, Maricopa County Library District
TRADITIONS
ART DIRECTOR Michèlle-Renée Adams
ANYONE WHO KNOWS me personally knows
burnout. I’ve also shared some of my
that I am a lover of everything Christmas.
favorite holiday traditions and ones you
I love creating holiday memories as a
can incorporate with your own family,
family and eagerly await to put up our
such as hosting a hot cocoa bar or
Christmas tree each November just so
writing letters to Santa. I’ve also included
I can enjoy it a little longer. As I began
instructions on how you can make your
decorating for Christmas, I’m sure I was
own handprint ornaments with your kids-
was created to connect Valley families to local
smiling ear to ear as I pulled each item
-something that perhaps, you too, will
resources and share real-life stories about the
out of the carefully packed box. I admired
find yourself admiring year after year.
challenges and joys of raising children. Copyright ©
the tiny handprint ornaments from my
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older boys; tracing the little fingers and
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I let the kids decorate our tree, which is adorned with more ornaments than
striving to teach their children about
one family should own. (They all seem
making an impact in the community.
to be in one bottom spot but I’m trying
They also share some of their family’s
to let that go). I wasn’t sure how our tree
favorite holiday and cultural traditions.
would fare with a curious toddler, cat, and
Our cover shoot was spoiled by
crawling baby, but so far so good! Our
unexpected rain and gloomy clouds but
toddler loves redecorating the tree every
they didn’t let that damper their spirits!
day and I find ornaments all over the
As the holidays approach, I hope you
house. And this year is special because we
take time to create some new traditions
added one more stocking to our mantle.
with your family and soak up the magic of the season.
IN THIS DECEMBER ISSUE of Raising
Arizona Kids, we’ve rounded up the best holiday events and shows, offer helpful tips for co-parenting during this season, and suggest ways to manage the holiday
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