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Chapter 9 of 10

Our traditions & things we did

The rituals and adventures that make you, you.

  1. № 01

    “What's a family tradition that's completely your own — not inherited, just evolved?”

  2. № 02

    “What's a recurring thing you do together that isn't really a tradition, but kind of is?”

  3. № 03

    “How does your family celebrate birthdays?”

  4. № 04

    “What's the family's relationship with a particular holiday or celebration?”

  5. № 05

    “What are your family's season markers — the firsts you watch for every year?”

  6. № 06

    “What does summer (or winter, or term-time, or weekends) look like for your family?”

  7. № 07

    “What's a saying or expression that's completely yours as a family?”

  8. № 08

    “What's a meal or food that has become part of your family story?”

  9. № 09

    “What do you make, build, or cook together?”

  10. № 10

    “What's the soundtrack of your family right now?”

  11. № 11

    “What do you do when it rains?”

  12. № 12

    “What are the day trips and places you return to, again and again?”

  13. № 13

    “Tell the story of a family holiday or trip that became part of your mythology.”

  14. № 14 · ages 5-12

    “Tell the story of the trip that went wrong — and became a better story than the ones that went right.”

  15. № 15

    “What's the best day you've ever had together — so far?”

  16. № 16

    “What traditions from your own childhood have you passed on — and what have you deliberately changed?”

  17. № 17

    “Which traditions does your child police most fiercely — the ones they insist must happen?”

  18. № 18

    “Which tradition do you most hope they carry into their own life?”