12.03.2009

advent...follow up

i've gotten a couple requests for the actual list of activities we are doing each day for our advent, so here goes:

01. breakfast for dinner by candlelight
02. make a homemade gift for someone
03. make gingerbread houses
04. go pick out our christmas tree and then decorate it
05. watch a christmas movie with popcorn
06. take a moonlit walk
07. have a holiday song sing a long
08. read christmas books at the foot of the tree
09. family spa: manicures, pedicures, foot rubs
10. cut out paper snowflakes
11. make 5 ornaments for our ornament exchange via Crafty Crow
12. bake & decorate Christmas cookies and share with family and neighbors
13. drive to Christmas street and look at holiday light displays around town
14. have a shadow puppet theater night in our PJs
15. read the nutcracker and listen to the music
16. make gift tags and more homemade presents
17. take a wintery walk and make snow angels
18. pray for peace and take food to the food bank
19. play christmas bingo & help mom make yearly hot fudge sauce for friends
20. celebrate the winter solstice with an outside bonfire and hot drinks
21. ride the polar express!
22. make fancy hot chocolate with homemade marshmellows
23. sit by the fire and read about baby jesus
24. wrap presents and leave santa a plate of cookies and thank you note.

1 comment:

  1. Fun ideas that remind us of the multitude of simple but meaningful holiday activities to share with those we love. Thanks for posting Allison.

    Although it is hard to get anyone to go out with me for a moonlit walk in single digit temperatures.

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