Adorable Christmas Traditions to Start with Your New Baby

Celebrating your first Christmas with a new baby is truly magical. It’s the start of a season full of warmth, joy, and traditions that you can cherish and continue as your family grows. If you’re looking for ideas to make this holiday season extra special, here are some cute Christmas traditions to begin with your new little one.

1. Personalised Christmas Ornament

Create a custom ornament to commemorate your baby’s first Christmas. Include their name, the year, or even a tiny hand or footprint on the ornament. This simple yet meaningful keepsake will be a special memory to hang on the tree every year, and one day, they’ll love looking back at the very first ornament made just for them.

2. Matching Family Pyjamas

Get cosy with matching family pyjamas to wear on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning. Whether you go for a classic plaid or a fun, festive pattern, family PJs make for adorable photos and create a feeling of togetherness. Dressing up together will become a fun tradition your child will look forward to every year.

3. Christmas Eve Box

A Christmas Eve box is a lovely tradition to start with your new baby. Include items like a Christmas storybook, a small toy, and a cosy blanket. As your child grows, you can add other fun items like treats or activities. Opening the box together on Christmas Eve builds excitement and makes the night before Christmas even more magical.

4. Holiday Photoshoot

Capture the season’s joy with a holiday photoshoot featuring your baby. Dress them in festive outfits, wrap them in fairy lights, or place them in a Santa hat. These photos make adorable keepsakes and can even be turned into custom holiday cards to share with family and friends. It’s a wonderful way to look back on each Christmas as they grow.

5. Handprint and Footprint Crafts

Create adorable handprint and footprint crafts to document how tiny your baby was for their first Christmas. Use non-toxic paint to make a print on a canvas, ornament, or even holiday cards. You could also make a footprint “mistle-toes” print for a sweet holiday decoration. This is a lovely way to capture the precious moments of their first holiday season.

6. Christmas Storytime

Start a tradition of reading a special Christmas story every Christmas Eve. Choose a book like The Night Before Christmas or How the Grinch Stole Christmas! that you can read year after year. As your baby grows, this tradition will become a cherished part of Christmas Eve, bringing warmth and family bonding time to the holiday.

7. Baby’s Own Christmas Stocking

Create or buy a Christmas stocking just for your baby to hang with the family’s stockings. Decorate it with their name and year of birth. You can fill it with small, baby-friendly treats, toys, or little essentials. As they grow, they’ll love having their own stocking, and you’ll have fun filling it with special items for them each year.

8. Baking Baby-Safe Holiday Treats

If you love baking, make some baby-safe holiday treats to share with your little one. Whip up simple recipes like sugar-free applesauce cookies or other soft treats that are safe for babies. While they may not remember this first holiday, the smell of cookies and the time spent in the kitchen will create memories for you and photos they’ll cherish later.

9. Holiday Stroll to See the Christmas Lights

Bundle up your baby and go for a stroll around your neighbourhood to see the Christmas lights. Babies are fascinated by bright colours and sparkles, and holiday lights are sure to capture their attention. This peaceful, festive outing is a great way to make memories and enjoy a quiet moment together during the hustle of the season.

10. Letters to Santa (or Future Notes)

Write a letter to Santa (or a note for the future) on your baby’s behalf, and save it in a special scrapbook or keepsake box. Each year, you can add another note, capturing the highlights of the year and your wishes for the future. It’s a beautiful way to preserve memories, and one day, your child will love reading these notes and seeing the love that filled their early Christmases.

Your first Christmas with a new baby is filled with wonder and joy, creating the foundation for years of holiday traditions. Whether you start one or a few of these ideas, the memories you make will become a cherished part of your family’s holiday story. Enjoy each moment, take plenty of photos, and remember that the love and joy you share now will be the true heart of each Christmas to come.