What is your most cherished family tradition?

Among the gifts we opened on Christmas Eve, my mother always included a squirt gun for everyone. One by one, we’d run off to fill our new toys and ambush the rest of the family. I have great memories of us running around after one another, and of Grandma hiding behind an open door to get each of us between the eyes as we ran past.

This tip comes from Real Simple reader Angie Karnoupakis, San Diego, California