Fredericksburg Parent and Family Magazine

12/27/2025

🎉 New Year’s Eve is almost here! 🎉✨
We have to know… are you superstitious? 👀
Do you follow any of the classic New Year’s Eve traditions—
🍇 Eating 12 grapes for good luck?
🧹 Sweeping out the old year?
💰 Putting money in your wallet before midnight?
🥘 Cooking black-eyed peas or pork for prosperity?
💍 Wearing something new, borrowed, blue… or sparkly?
Or maybe you have a family tradition that’s totally unique to you.
💬 Tell us your favorite New Year’s Eve good-luck ritual!
We might just try a few this year. 😉

12/26/2025

🎄✨ Wishing a very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! ✨🎄
May your day be filled with joy, laughter, cozy moments, and time with the people you love most. ❤️🎁
From our family to yours — have a magical holiday season and a beautiful Christmas Day. 🎅❄️

12/24/2025

🎄✨ We want to know… what’s your favorite Christmas Eve tradition? ✨🎄
Do you bake cookies for Santa? Open one special present? Watch a holiday movie together? Pile into the car to look at Christmas lights? Or cozy up in matching PJs with hot cocoa? ☕️❤️
Every family celebrates a little differently — and we LOVE hearing how yours makes Christmas Eve magical.
Share your favorite tradition below! 👇🎅✨

12/24/2025

🍽️🎄 Let’s talk Christmas FEASTS, FXBG! 🎄🍽️
Whether you love cooking up a storm, prefer to cater the whole thing, or happily make a reservation and let someone else do the work — we want to know:
👉 What’s on your Christmas menu this year?
Are you team
👩‍🍳 homemade everything
📦 stress-free catering
🍽️ holiday dinner out
…or a mix of all three?
Share your must-have dishes, traditions, or favorite local spots below — we’re drooling already! 😍👇

12/23/2025

🏡✨ Fredericksburg history never disappoints! ✨🏡
Did you know one little house on Hanover Street has stories that stretch from Texas founders to White House staff, Civil War soldiers, Italian and Jamaican immigrants, and even a local pediatric pioneer?
From a Black barber who bought the home in 1826 — and used his earnings to free his entire family — to Confederate troops camping on the property, to a future White House butler, to families who shaped local business and healthcare… 923 Hanover Street has seen centuries of remarkable people pass through its doors.
And thanks to recent renovations, even more hidden treasures were found inside — from old beams to blacksmithing debris, each piece adding another layer to its story.
Fredericksburg is truly built on extraordinary ground. ❤️ Check out the Full strory writen by Adele Uphaus-Connor here https://www.fredericksburgparent.net/2025/12/12/557654/growing-up-on-historic-ground-923-hanover-street

12/22/2025

Latest News: Infant Botulism Outbreak, New Lifesaving Newborn Therapy, and More! -

You may not even want to think about bringing baby along for your next trip, but there are plenty of ways you can get her to sleep well and be happy while in the air or car!

12/22/2025

🎄🛍️ Be honest, FXBG… did you finish your Christmas shopping?
Or were you out there this weekend braving the crowds, dodging carts, and sprinting for the last-minute gifts? 😅🎁
Tell us —
✨ Are you DONE and relaxing?
✨ Or still running around like a festive little elf on a mission?
We want to hear how your holiday shopping is going! 👇

12/21/2025

Our DECEMBER print issue is OUT NOW!!!!

12/21/2025

🐶✈️🚗 Pet parents, I need to know… what do YOU do when you travel?
Do your dogs come along for the adventure — road trips, plane rides, hotel stays and all — or do they get to stay home with a sitter or family?
I’m so curious because I always feel a little guilty leaving animals behind, even when I know they’re in good hands. 😭💛
Tell me below:
✨ Do your pups travel with you?
✨ Or are they happier staying home?
✨ Any travel tips for pet parents?
Share your thoughts — and bonus points for cute dog photos! 🐾💕

12/20/2025

Who can guess where I am right now? 👀 Brown sand beach, jellyfish drifting by, and a perfect 70° weather 🌊🪼☀️ Drop your guesses below!”

12/20/2025

✈️🚗 Okay, FXBG… let’s settle this! 🚗✈️
Would you rather…
✨ Drive for long hours in holiday traffic — snacks, playlists, random gas stations, and questionable road-trip decisions included?
OR
✨ Jump on an airplane and get there fast — even if it means airports, security lines, and tiny seats?
Which one are you choosing?
Drop your answer below — we’re taking a vote! 👇😄

12/20/2025

🎅💌 Have you written and mailed your letters to Santa yet? 💌🎅
The big day is getting close, and the North Pole mailroom is busy!
We’re curious…
✨ Are your letters sent?
✨ And more importantly — do you think you’re on the naughty or nice list this year? 😉🎄
Let us know below (we promise we won’t tell Santa)!
A huge thank you to the Rotary Club you can mail your letters from Downtown Fredericksburg