Family & Legacy

Start the Tradition at the Thanksgiving Table

August 19, 2026·3 min read

Family laying out Nativity story magnets together over Thanksgiving weekend

Thanksgiving already gets the whole family in one place. That makes it the easiest possible moment to start something new — before the busyness of December takes over.

The five-minute version

Order your Nativity Story Magnet Set by November 1 and it arrives in time for Thanksgiving weekend. While the family's already together, open the box, lay out all 10 pieces, and tell everyone what's coming — one piece a week, all the way to Christmas.

It costs nothing extra and takes five minutes, but it turns a gathering you already have into the moment a new family tradition actually began.

  • Open the set together after the meal.
  • Lay the pieces out in story order and read the first reference out loud.
  • Decide who puts up the next piece, and when.
  • Put piece one on the fridge before everyone drives home.

Why it holds up next year

A tradition sticks when someone remembers how it started. Starting it at a table everyone was already sitting at gives the whole season a beginning your kids can point to.

Moments that whisper are worth remembering. Because moments fade. Love doesn't.

How a 3.5-inch photo magnet becomes part of the story

Our custom photo magnets are professionally produced as 3.5-inch round keepsakes. They are big enough to actually see the faces in the picture, but small enough to belong on the refrigerator, the filing cabinet at work, or the side of a metal lamp in grandma's bedroom.

You provide the photograph. We help you make sure the resolution, the crop, and the framing honor the moment. Most people send us a phone photo or a scan of an older print, and we walk them through the rest. The keepsake itself does the work after that — quietly, every day, for years.

How to start

Email tsocustomkeepsakes@gmail.com with a short note about the photograph you want to preserve and the moment behind it. We'll respond with simple next steps — how to send the image, a brief design questionnaire, and information about custom order options.

There is no shopping cart and no checkout. Every keepsake we make begins with a conversation, because every keepsake we make is built around a story.

Your photo. Your story.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Nativity Story Magnet Sets are being made this year?

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500 sets, nationwide, for the 2026 season. There is no restock planned. When the run is gone, the set returns next season at the earliest.

What are the order-by dates?

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October 15 to save 10% ($35.99 instead of $39.99), and November 1 to guarantee your set arrives before Advent begins on November 29, 2026.

How much is the set?

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$39.99 plus tax and shipping, or $35.99 plus tax and shipping when ordered by October 15. There is no free-shipping threshold; local pickup is free.

Gifts featured in this story

Personalized photo keepsakes made in Yakima, WA — shipped nationwide.

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