Throwback Thursdays…A Bribe Never Hurts
There’s nothing like a Christmas tree to get everyone in a holiday mood. Our tree is up and I know many of you here have your tree(s) fully decorated as well.
When I was a little girl, decorating the tree was one of my favorite things to do. It was fun seeing ornaments I hadn’t seen in a year!!!
However, I don’t know anyone who enjoys taking the tree and decorations down after the holidays.
First of all…I love all of the lights and decorations…everything is so festive. But, let’s face it, the real reason we don’t like packing up all of the ornaments and decorations is that we’re tired. We’re pooped from family, festivities and feasts!!!
Have a plunder party!!!
Larry’s mother had a plunder party when it was time to remove the decorations and dispose of the tree.
Every year, she hid several small wrapped gifts in the branches of the tree. (I’m guessing she did this after Christmas so they wouldn’t find them)
Larry and his sister could keep any of the wrapped gifts they found as they removed the ornaments.
It Worked!
Larry and his sister still remember their Plunder Parties.
Fast forward to our FL days. With their parent’s permission, we hid little gifts in our friend’s tree for their daughters to find. Tree ornaments were removed and packed away in record time!!!!
A life-long blessing for children is to fill them with warm memories of times together. Happy memories become treasures in the heart to pull out on the tough days of adulthood.
Charlotte Kaslbg
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