During 2020 many families found themselves attending school, work, and meetings through virtual formats. Many families began experiencing "zoom fatigue" and "digital burn out." For many families holiday traditions had to change because of COVID restrictions. The Edmonson County Family & Consumer Sciences Agent wanted to provide families with holiday fun without utilizing technology. The FCS Agent had families sign up for 12 Days of Holiday Fun using Eventbrite. Families provided information about their family including number of members, ages, holiday preferences.  The FCS Agent  then customized  boxes for each family. Each box contained twelve holiday related, age appropriate activities. Each activity was a surprise and only revealed once the envelope containing the materials and instructions was opened. In addition the FCS Agent included handouts on the developmental stages of a children as they related to the activities and effective self-care techniques for parents to practice. 

Eight families participated with a total of 31 participants. The FCS Agent followed up with families in January of 2021. All families reported using the self care techniques, learning more about the developmental stages of their child. One client quoted

"Thank you so much for this. It was a great relief to not have to plan any activities. It was all right there in the box. We are all so tired of being on the computer all day. It was nice to sit down as a family for these activities. It was the highlight of each night!"