Advent

This was the year that I was FINALLY going to make something for the boys to do for Advent. November 30 @ 11:00 pm found me doing it! I decided on an Advent jar with 25 crafts/fun things to do written on little cut-outs thrown in there. The boys get to pick one out each day & I've found that they don't forget, because they are enjoying it!

Here is our listof things to do for Advent:

1. Set up & decorate the Christmas tree.
2. Read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
3. Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas.
4. Make an ornament.
5. Go to our town's Christmas parade.
6. Play Wii Play & eat popcorn.
7. Go to the library & pick out Christmas books.
8. Make presents for Dad.
9. Color a Christmas page.
10. Play board games.
11. Learn about the Christmas traditions.
12. Make gingerbread houses.
13. Why mom & dad love you.
14. Put up the nativity.
15. Watch A Garfield Christmas.
16. Make a nativity out of play-doh.
17. Make Christmas cards for Grandmas & Grandpas.
18. wrap presents.
19. Donate something.
20. Learn stories of Christmas carols.
21. Make a Christmas Blessing Tree.
22. Hang the stockings.
23. Bake cut-out cookies & give some away.
24. Learn some of the names of Jesus.
25. Read Luke 2:1-20

We have missed a couple just because things came up & the day ended up being different than I had planned!

I would love to hear about some of your Christmas traditions!