Our holidays center a lot on family activities, and we most love crafting and baking. And instead of gifts and goodies, I printed little cards for our advent calendar. Each one lists something we can do together each day. Some have days will have some sort of goodies, or fun active activity. Most of the activities are ones we may have done in the past, I love traditions but also LOVE making new ones. It’s just fun for Adrianna to pick something out and be surprised when she can pull out the card each day.
This is our list of our holiday activities:
- 1. Decorate our tree (we used a fake one this year)
- 2. Make cut out cookies, and decorate them.
- 3. Get some physical activity outside, play in the snow (if there is some, or go for a walk).
- 4. Make a countdown ring out of construction paper for 25 days.
- 5. Make Reindeer ornaments out of Popsicle sticks.
- 6. Watch a Christmas movie, and make a Christmas Tree out of popsicle sticks.
- 7. Go to a Christmas Tree Farm and go on a horse hayride, and visit Santa.
- 8. Write a letter to St. Nick and leave out shoes, and snack for his arrival.
- 9. Unwrap a Christmas book, and Mom will read it before bed.
- 10. Write Santa a letter.
- 11. Have our yearly tradition, gather all of our change/cash from the year and go to the bank. After the bank, Adrianna can pick out as many toys we have from the change and then drop off the toys at Catholic Charities.
- 12. Go to the winter parade with all of the family.
- 13. Have hot cocoa and drive around looking at Christmas lights.
- 14. Pick out a Christmas (religious) book and have mom or dad read it to you before bed.
- 15. Help Adrianna make personalized mugs, to give to mom and dad for Christmas (we will need coffee when the new baby is here).
- 16. Make a Christmas tree ornament and put it on the tree.
- 17. Have a family Christmas movie night with treats.
- 18. Choose a special treat to bring to school.
- 19. Shop for a gift for your preschool teachers.
- 20. Have lunch at a special restaurant with mom and dad.
- 21. Listen to Christmas music after school, make dinner and dance around the house….maybe that would help to start my labor!
- 22. Wear Christmas jammies to bed.
- 23. Help mom bake Christmas cookies.
- 24. Open one gift under the tree.
- 25. Read the story about the birth of Jesus.
These are just some of my ideas, what are some ideas that you enjoy during the holiday season?