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45: Unconventional Christmas Traditions

November 26, 2018

In Episode 45 of The IMbetween Podcast, Daniel and Christina Im share their unconventional Christmas traditions that help the family get excited about the Christmas season and remember the reason for the season.


In This Episode, You Will Hear About:

  • Unconventional Christmas traditions
  • Ways to connect with family and friends this Christmas season
  • “Presence Over Presents” – we are giving away a FREE printable with 12 advent calendar ideas to enjoy family time together without spending a lot of $$$

Resources Mentioned During the Episode:

  • Monopoly Jr. – the game we got for a family game night in December
  • Monopoly for Millennials – PLEASE someone buy this to show us its contents 😛
  • Fisher-Price Little People’s Nativity Scene
  • The Wonder of the Greatest Gift pop-up advent calendar by Ann Voskamp
  • Truth in the Tinsel – an advent calendar for little hands
  • Lego Friends Advent Calendar
  • Lego City Advent Calendar
  • Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar
  • Drunk squirrel Youtube video 

Presence Over Presents Advent Calendar:

  • Looking for ideas to spend family time together this Christmas season? Download our FREE Christmas advent calendar with 12 simple, cost-conscious, meaningful, and UN-BUSY ideas.

Now It’s Your Turn:

  • We’d LOVE to hear your Christmas Traditions @IMbetweenshow on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram 

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