Last year, I used several Christmas cards and holiday ads to make an Advent Calendar for our family (you can see it in the background of the first picture). This year I printed out cards with activities for each day and added a few suckers to a few pockets. It was so much fun! The kids loved taking turns to find out what the paper said we could do, and it was great to have many opportunities to talk about what Christmas really about.
Several days we made Christmas treats to share with others . . . lots of fun!! One day we puts some treats in a container on our trash can for the trash guy. We kept the blinds up and I stayed in the kitchen frequently checking outside to see if he was coming or if we missed him, etc. Finally we had finished lunch and still not trash man :( the kids were getting ready for naps when I saw him turn onto our street! I yelled for them to come to the big window and they quickly came as he slowed down and reached out his door for the treats. Gideon was jumping up and down at the long awaited event. The trash man looked up and we waved vigorously as he smiled his thanks so us. It was so fun to share some Christmas joy with the trash guy.
Some of our other activities were singing Christmas songs together, memorizing a Christmas verse, looking at Christmas lights, finding a bright star at night (on the way to Iowa was the perfect time for this one!), and making pictures and cards for grandparents and friends.
Because we left to visit my parents on the 16th, we kind of finished early and missed some of our plans. The kids thoroughly enjoyed our special activities and I am looking forward to next year (maybe we'll have snow and get to go sledding?!?!?).
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