- “Rituals around holidays are especially meaningful when they include the value of giving. This can be as simple as donating a book to the library on each family member’s birthday or delivering a turkey to a homeless shelter on Thanksgiving. Some families host an annual Christmas cookie party where everyone brings coats and warm clothing for global aid programs. Other families have created a Mother’s Day tradition of doing a good deed for someone else’s mother.” Remmer, “Raising Children with Philanthropic Values“