Advent calendars

[Ladybug]

How do you set yours up? What did you do today? What's your plan for the season?

[Ladybug]

My ILs gifts us this advent calendar a few years ago.

http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/200.../PB_advent.jpg

Ours is not personalized.

Today I gave them gold chocolate coins with a question (what were the three gifts that the wise men brought baby Jesus?). I was trying to tie in the gold coins. They really like the question so I think I need keep that up.

Tomorrow is Christmas chapsticks. I also have Christmas pencils for writing a letter to Santa to mail to the North Pole. Some other nights include drinking hot cocoa and looking at lights, watching elf and string popcorn and cranberries, watching grinch with a movie scavenger list, s'mores on the fireplace, shopping and wrapping gifts for adopt-a-family, scripting and acting out the Christmas story for parents, putting together a Christmas music show for parents, baking cookies for neighbors, tcby card and night of frozen yogurt, Christmas home manis and pedis, make peanut brittle for grandparents, and some other ones.

I need more giving ideas that I can do with young kids and not go crazy.

[Thirteen]

We buy the chocolate ones from Trader Joe's, and distribute them as gifts. We keep 3 for ourselves. ☺️


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[SoonerTexan]

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[v-girl]

Ours is in storage. I need to buy another one.


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[GrayMatterWife]

Every year we do the Lego Advent calendar. They put out a new edition. It is super-expensive--$40. Ugh. But, the kids just love it...it is worth it. They listen patiently through the reading or story and get engaged (because they don't want to "blow it" and miss out on opening a new Lego gadget!

[SuzySunshine]

We have one that is the Story of Christmas split out into 24 little books then we have a fun one, this year its the Lego Star Wars. Only one day and the kids love it.

[Ladybug]

I wanted the body shop lotions and potions one for myself I put in a word to Santa next year.

[Ladybug]

13, that's a fantastic idea and knocks out some gifts early in the season. I'm tucking that away for nieces and nephews

[civilspouse]

I made one this year with little paper envelopes hanging from red twine with mini clothes pins. The front of the envelope has the number and the back has a festive sticker. As the days go by we turn the envelope around that way it's easy for DS to see how many days are left. I have a piece of chocolate and add an activity to each one. Today we wrote a letter to Santa. Tomorrow we will do gingerbread houses. I'm still figuring out the rest of our activities but I pinned a bunch of stuff. I had to do a homemade calendar because DH is working Christmas so we are waiting till the 28th.


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[Vanquisher]

Ladybug, I love that one. Where can I find it?


Heidi

[Urowife]

Advent calendars

I made this one a few years back with help from my mom.

I put a different "ornament" in the pocket each night so it's a surprise in the morning. Then, DD can hang the ornament on the calendar. I guess she'll have to start taking turns with DS soon

[ladymoreta]

We're doing the Lego Star Wars advent calendar, too! The kids loved it tonight. I also just got one for my computer that I think they'll have a lot of fun with.

[Pollyanna]

We do an Advent wreath, although this year I am behind on getting my purple and pink candles. We also do the Jesse Tree and read this book each evening: http://www.amazon.com/The-Advent-Jes.../dp/1426712103 All the kids look forward to it every year.

[v-girl]

We include activities in our usual Advent calendar — watch Elf, bake cookies for a friend, write cards to the grandparents, look at Christmas lights, etc., and some days have chocolate coins.


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