Happy Holidays everyone! How is the season going for you? 
I hope you still have that cheerful holiday spirit. I’m having a very restful vacation, with Christmas Eve as the biggest highlight. True to tradition, our little clan got together for the evening and had Noche Buena together.
One of our Christmas Eve traditions is holding a raffle. The prizes range from basic (seasoning and salt, shampoo) to lots of fun (chocolates and chips galore!). There are a lot of prizes to go around so everyone always wins!
Everyone picks a raffle stub. Instead of plain numbers on cardboard, my sister P made the stubs fun. She scanned and printed pictures of the two youngest in the brood. Then we both drew pretty borders to personalize each raffle stub. Notice that there’s a blank space at the center of each card. That’s where we scribble in the numbers.
After we were done with the stubs, my cousin Maxine put them all in a box. Then she went to each one of us so we can pick a raffle stub, any raffle stub.
Everyone won two prizes. It was so much fun. My husband hosted the raffle and made silly remarks about each prize, making us laugh till our bellies hurt. I won Chocolate Crunchies and milk tea. Nice!
The raffle doesn’t end yet though! After everyone had claimed their prizes, the swapping began! My Mom traded her candies for the household help’s salt and liquid seasoning (booby prize!). My husband the health buff traded his bag of chips with the fruit cups my uncle the junkfood addict won. Perfect swap! My sister and I swapped too.
And oh, what happened to the raffle stubs? My Dad put them on the Christmas tree!
Our Christmas Raffle is always fun. We look forward to this every year. I hope you had fun looking at some of the pictures too!
Now look at the raffle spread again… what would you have wanted to win? 😉
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
and I've been blogging at
at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.
brissiemum2
December 30, 2008 at 12:42 pm (15 years ago)What a great idea! It looks like fun, too!
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Jeanny
December 30, 2008 at 1:02 pm (15 years ago)We also have the same tradition buy yours is much creative. Gayahin ko cya nxt year. Happy new year toni
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Em Dy
December 30, 2008 at 2:22 pm (15 years ago)No thought required. Pass me the Ruffles, PLEASE!
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watson
December 30, 2008 at 5:15 pm (15 years ago)I will have the bag of chips. Thank you! hehe
Happy New Year, Toni!
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Corina Medina
December 30, 2008 at 7:23 pm (15 years ago)Hello! This is such a great tradition. Do you mind if we do this on our next family celebration? (=
Mimi
December 30, 2008 at 9:08 pm (15 years ago)this looks like such a blast. I think I may try something like that.
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odette
December 31, 2008 at 5:51 am (15 years ago)toni and husby, happy new year!!!
we wish all the best for you in 2009!
much love and hugs all the way from dublin,
kj and odette
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mari
December 31, 2008 at 8:46 am (15 years ago)i want the chips, too! happy new year, toni!
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Jerome aka Bridget
December 31, 2008 at 5:16 pm (15 years ago)happy new year, toni! i am back blogging and bloghopping. i’ll see you around, dearest. hi to H. hugs hugs hugs!
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sheng
January 1, 2009 at 7:54 am (15 years ago)Happy New Year Toni!
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judd
January 1, 2009 at 11:05 am (15 years ago)Hahaha!
I’ve been eyeing those three packs of Chocnuts. 😛
Masayang New Year sa inyo!
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Eper
January 2, 2009 at 12:26 pm (15 years ago)What a great tradition!
Personally, I would’ve loved the Ruffles Potato Chips or Choc Nut. Is it obvious I’m a junk food freak?
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Junnie
January 3, 2009 at 6:13 pm (15 years ago)did you give up the tuna? akin na lang?
MarysMom
January 5, 2009 at 9:57 am (15 years ago)That is so fun! And what a great idea, especially when you have a large family gathering. I have to remember this….
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blue rose
January 5, 2009 at 10:51 am (15 years ago)happy new year toni!
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Kay
January 6, 2009 at 1:33 am (15 years ago)I think I will start doing this this year. This seems to be a really good way to make Xmas fun.
Rach (Heart of Rachel)
January 6, 2009 at 9:54 pm (15 years ago)What a nice idea Toni! I’m sure you had loads of fun!
Happy New Year! Wishing you many great opportunities in 2009.
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