"When I was a little girl, Hanukkah meant..." by Susie Glennan

When I was a little girl, Hanukkah meant making decorations, lighting candles, singing prayers and opening presents. Now that I have children of my own, I do the same; however, with three children in the electronic age, gifts started to get quite costly, so I started a new family tradition.

I saw a product in a catalog with eight boxes filled with goodies, one for
each night of Hanukkah. After ordering and trying it out, I found that I
would have to purchase one for each of my three children. That would be too costly. And the funny thing was that the Dreidel and gelt (chocolate money) was not to be given until the fifth and seventh night.

That is when I decided to make my own boxes. For a couple of years now I have used the same boxes. The first night a few dreidels and Hanukkah gelt are given. Other trinkets fill the other boxes, such as movie tickets, fun pens and pencils, jelly beans, stickers, gift certificates, hacky sack, squeeze ball, cookies, jewelry, fancy socks, crayons, and markers. It varies according to age. Now the focus is back on the tradition instead of costly gifts.

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Susie Glennan has been happily married since 1982, is mom to 3, and is a Home Maker, Nurturer, Teacher, Author, Professional Speaker, Toastmaster, President of The Busy Woman, Inc., DBA – The Busy Woman’s Daily Planner®. She teaches time management seminars, offers FREE consultations with your order, and will help you set up a schedule that’s right for you. You can reach Susie at susie@thebusywoman.com or 800-848-7715. Visit her website for great organizing products at: <a href=”>thebusywoman.com