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Christmas conversation starters for Grandma and Grandpa.

Ask grandparents about the Christmases they remember: the house, the gifts, the songs. Here are 15 questions that get the stories going. Tap to draw one by the tree, or print the list.

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Draw a Christmas question

What did Christmas morning look like in your house as a child?

How to use them

Draw a question while the gifts are opened, or put one in each grandchild's card. Fifteen questions are enough for every evening from December 10 to Christmas Eve.

Christmases past

What did Christmas morning look like in your house as a child?
How did your family decorate, and who put up the tree?
What did you do on Christmas Eve?
Was there a Christmas with snow, a storm or a trip you still talk about?
Which Christmas do you remember above all the others?

Gifts

What is the best gift you ever got as a child?
What gift did you save up for, or make by hand, for someone else?
Was there a gift you wanted and never got?
What did you give your children on their first Christmas?
What is a gift that still sits somewhere in your house?

Songs and traditions

Which carol or Christmas song takes you straight back?
Did your family go to a service, a concert or a party on Christmas?
What did your family eat on Christmas, and who made it?
Which tradition did you bring from your own childhood into your family?
What Christmas tradition do you hope the grandchildren keep?

Questions people ask next

What if our family doesn't celebrate in a religious way?

Most of these are about home, food and gifts. Skip any that don't fit your family.

Can I print them?

Yes. The Print button prints all 15 without the rest of the page.

Is there something to give with them?

The Kept Stories book is a printable gift with these subjects inside and lines to write the answers. It is $9, and you can print it tonight.

The full book

All 44 letter-size pages in one PDF
Grandma and Grandpa covers in the same file
62 questions with wide lines, 5 photo pages, a family tree and a letter to the grandchildren
Print as many copies as your family needs

The free sample and the question list stay free. The book adds every chapter with room to write. Printing and binding are up to you.

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