I created a calendar of activities and made sure that the activity of the day fit into our schedule. For example I didn't plan on baking Christmas cookies on a school night after dance class. I want to enjoy this time!
Here is my list. I cut them into strips and placed one in each door of this great advent calendar my husband's Aunt gave us for Christmas last year.
1st Tuesday ~ Make Christmas tree ornaments
2nd Wednesday ~ Make Christmas train
3rd Thursday ~ Sing a Christmas carol
4th Friday ~ Make a popcorn chain
5th Saturday ~ Cut down Christmas tree, decorate & listen to Christmas music.
6th Sunday ~ St. Nicolas Day write a letter to Santa
7th Monday ~ Do a secret act of kindness
8th Tuesday ~ Read a Christmas story
9th Wednesday ~ Buy gift for Giving Tree
10th Thursday ~ Watch Grace in her Christmas program
11th Friday ~ Make Christmas gifts
12th Saturday ~ Take a drive at night and look at Christmas lights
13th Sunday ~ Bake Christmas cookies
14th Monday ~ Read the story of Jesus’ birth from Luke
15th Tuesday ~ Learn a Christmas poem
16th Wednesday ~ Watch a Charlie Brown Christmas
17th Thursday ~ Read a Christmas story
18th Friday ~ Build a ginger bread house
19th Saturday ~ Celebrate Christmas with extended family
20th Sunday ~ Go see the Nutcracker Ballet
21st Monday ~ Donate gently used stuff animals to hospital emergency room
22nd Tuesday ~ Learn new Danish tradition
23rd Wednesday ~ Bake Jesus a birthday cake
24th Thursday ~ Attend Christmas Eve service
25th Friday ~ Christmas Day! Honor Christ with prayer and thanksgiving
1 comment:
This will be so fun! We're doing the same thing, but using the felt advent calendar with pockets that my mom made us last year. I love that it can just be a simple activity and that would count for the day. Thanks for posting your list...I might be borrowing some ideas!! Thanks for sharing!!
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