As a child, I always found them delightful. 

The Halloween Costumes and going out to scare folks for a treat.

The Thanksgiving Turkey with all the trimmings and pumpkin pie (especially the pie!). And don't forget to save the wishbone!

Christmas with it's air of expectation all month long.  Fruitcakes making the rounds, home made candies and cookies, decorating the tree.

Ringing in the New Year and having a great feast on New Year's Day.

And all the goodies!  But Mom always took care of all the cooking until I was old enough to have a family of my own, and then I got to help if we were close.

As a parent, I became the Mom who did all the cooking.  Cookies, candies, cakes and breads all came from my kitchen, even when I worked, which was always. A very stressful time for me.

Now, I have little time for such carrying ons; kids are all in distant cities, and the two of us usually see holidays as just another day.  Perhaps a visitior or two to share our meal, but they usually have other places to be.

I still enjoy cooking a big feast, and try to make time for the 'Mom" type stuff.  In fact, I make ahead and freeze as much as possible to have a little traditional (in my family, anyway) fare on hand.

A cousin from Ok. sent me a link to 'The North Pole Cookbook'.  After checking our several recipes, they seem to be quite simple and easy, so I am passing it along to you.  This site is one you can easily share with the kiddies, and I think some of the recipes are very kid friendly (even some 'no bake' types).

http://www.northpole.com/Kitchen/

If this doesn't show as a link that's clickable, just 'copy & paste'!