Advent Activities Part 3 and Christmas Party Fun

Day 15- Read Santa's Favorite Story
one of my favorites... Santa tells the animals that Christmas would still happen even if there wasn't a Santa because Christmas isn't really about Santa at all.

Day 16- Make Christmas Cards

Day 17- Watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Day 18- Drive around and look at Christmas Lights
The McMillan Express.....PJs on, Hot Chocolate and a Christmas Treat  for the ride!

Day 19-Make Candy Cane bead ornaments for the tree.
Corinne and Alli joined in on the fun this morning before school.

 
Day 20- Bake Christmas Cookies for Santa.

Saturday night was the Kolb Christmas Party.

 Lucas did NOT like Santa!

Fun with the photo booth!

Day 21- Deliver Christmas Cookies to the Garrison's next door.
The Garrisons were so happy to have visitors....the boys even helped put up their tiny Christmas tree because they haven't been feeling well enough to do it.  

Sunday afternoon we celebrated Christmas with Mom and Dad and Zach, Caitlin and Gabriel.

 Buddies

 
Day 22- Have a picnic dinner in front of the Christmas tree

Only 3 more days until Christmas....

Advent Activities, Part 2

Day 9-Make Snowflakes
The boys loved doing this....we ended up with so many snowflakes!  They do look festive in the dining room though.

Day 10-Visit with Santa
We went to the mall to visit with Santa.  Eric and Jacob got to tell him what they wanted for Christmas.  We attempted a picture but Lucas wanted nothing to do with sitting on Santa's lap...and I didn't want to pay for a picture of a baby crying (as funny as it is...it's not worth $22!)  We did, however, take advantage of the boys wearing their Christmas shirts and got a good picture in front of the tree for our Christmas cards.

Day 11- Donate toys to a Toys for Tots bin.
Eric and Jacob's school is collecting toys for needy kids, so the boys each took in a toy to donate.  It was nice to do something for others.

Day 12-Family Game Night
We played a Christmas Themed Memory Game

Day 13- Christmas In Hershey
We had a great day!

Lucas got a Hershey's Cow

Jacob chose a Reese's Pieces Bear...with attached candy! 

Notice Jacob's blue mouth and fingers? it's from cotton candy!

 Eric picked a stuffed Reese's Peanut Butter Cup man...he wanted me to take a picture of him pretending to eat it.

Day 14-Make Gingerbread Houses

Advent Activities, Part 1

This year, in addition to the countdown calendars and Lego Advent calendars, we created a list of things to do together each day leading up to Christmas.  When the boys put their ornament on the advent tree each morning, they also have a card telling them what the activity for that day will be.

Day 1- Write a letter to Santa.

Day 2- Make an ornament for the Christmas Tree

Day 3- Read The Polar Express

Day 4- Watch Prep and Landing

Day 5-Read On This Special Night

Day 6- Watch Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer

Day 7- Make Snowman Pizza for dinner

 Day 8- Make Snowman Soup...(Hot Chocolate with marshmallows and chocolate chips)

The boys have been excited to find out each day's activity.....stay tuned for more activity posts next week.

And on a completely unrelated topic.....  my wonderfully talented husband finished my shelves for the living room that I have been patiently waiting for!  I love them! All that's left to do is hang the TV on the wall....