This year I have been busy researching, planning, and getting ready for Christmas season. With much change happening this year, I didn't want the season just to past us by. I want to make Christmas memories. This what we are doing.
ADVENT CALENDAR COUNTDOWN
Each day my children get to open a brown bag marked with a number that counting down till Christmas Day, an alphabet letter and Christmas word is also wrote on bag to represent the holiday. A= Angel B=Bethlehem,C= Candy Cane, etc. Inside the bag is a surprise activity for each day.
I work on these in the hospital and Sam helped me decorate few of the bags.
1. Decorate our home for Christmas. Breakfast with Santa Claus and Holiday Parade. Below are snap shot of the memories.
2. The Advent Wreath and Donate.
3. Letter to Santa Clause. (how to mail it) or put in Local newspaper, just watch the date.
4. Thumbprint cookies; * Freeze & Save some for Santa Claus
5. Movie Night- Popcorn, sleep bags, good christmas movie.
6. Family Game Night: St. Nicholas Day
7. Mommy Choice
8. Decorate the Fridge to look like a Snowman.
9. Melted Snowman ornaments (Light Advent Candle 2)
10. Daddy idea (made edible play dough that we turn into buckeyes treats) * Freeze & Save some for Santa Claus
11. Russin Tea Cake with a Tea Party; *Give to other and/or
* Freeze & Save some for Santa Claus
* Freeze & Save some for Santa Claus
12. Santa Dough Ornament/ Poinsettia for home
13. Ritz Cracker Treat; * Freeze & Save some for Santa Claus
14. Family Fun Night- Sing Christmas Song/ Carol
15. Make this year Christmas Ornament
16. Oatmeal Choc. Chip Cookies- *Definitely Freeze & Save some for Santa Claus- I heard it his favorite with Milk (Light Advent Candle 3)
17. Go out for Dessert
18. Paper Snowflakes/ Reindeer
19. Sugar Cookies * Freeze & Save some for Santa Claus
20. Mommy Choice (Send christmas card to someone special)
21. Take a drive Christmas Scavenger Hunt
22. See X-Mas lights
23. Watch X-mas movie- make reindeer food (Light Advent Candle 4)
24. Open present (PJ's) leave out goodies for Santa Claus
25. Sing Happy Birthday- Blow out Candles and enjoy the day with family and friends (Light Advent Candle)
Snapshot of the advent activities
Only Isabella will sit by Santa.
Share early, share often! Liz