Christmas
time is coming! I decided I better start getting ready now. Pastor
Husband and I have looked at Advent Calendars year after year but
haven't really liked any of them or they've been so expensive that I
just couldn't see spending that much money. So where do I look for
something different? Pinterest of course! I found this
http://www.housetohome.co.uk/room-idea/picture/high-impact-low-effort-christmas-decorating/3
and decided this is what we would do. I've now started saving my tin
cans (which is a challenge because we use mostly frozen veggies but it's
soup time so we do have cans of tomatoes!) and we'll be going to buy
some spray paint very soon.
What
am I going to put in those cans? Well, the thought did occur to me to
put candy in them. Since my entire family struggles with weight
issues, I decided that was a bad idea. Instead I made a list of 24
things to do as a family. They're not all about Jesus or all even about
Christmas but they're all things we can do TOGETHER. Here's my
list...
Day 1:
Watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Day 2:
Go to the Crawfordsville Christmas parade; get coffee or hot chocolate
to drink while there.
Day 3:
Read How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Day 4:
Play Marbles
Day 5:
Make wassail punch and invite friends over after school to have some
Day 6:
Make paper snowflakes
Day 7:
Bake cookies as a family
Day 8:
watch The Polar Express
Day 9:
Hand out Christmas cards and cookies to our church family
Day 10:
Read The Polar Express
Day 11:
Watch Muppet Christmas Carol
Day 12:
Make Christmas ornaments
Day 13:
Watch The Santa Clause Movies wearing Santa hats
Day 14:
Play UNO Roboto
Day 15:
Watch Charlie Brown Christmas
Day 16:
Get coffee/hot chocolate and look at Christmas lights after church
Day 17:
Read Twas the Night Before Christmas
Day 18:
Turn off the lights, sing Christmas carols, sip apple cider around the
lit Christmas tree.
As a reward, you get to camp out by the
Christmas tree tonight!
Day 19: Make paper Poinsettias
Day 20: Play Trash Train
Day 21:
Watch original Miracle on 34th Street
Day 22:
Open Christmas presents
Day 23:
Watch It’s a Wonderful Life
Day 24:
Read the Christmas story from the Bible
We'll also be lighting our advent candles and talking about what they mean. What is your family doing to countdown to Christmas?
We'll also be lighting our advent candles and talking about what they mean. What is your family doing to countdown to Christmas?
