Advent Fun!

For Advent this year, I thought about getting Lily a kids' Advent calendar.  When I looked at them, though, they all had candy or a small toy for each day of Advent, which wasn't what I was going for.  So instead, I made a list of fun Christmas activities, and we did one each day!  It was a lot of fun, and we did quite a few things we wouldn't have done otherwise.  Some activities were really simple, like drinking hot chocolate, and some were more complex, like crafts.  But they were all fun!  Here are a few things we did:

A picnic in the light of the Christmas tree...this was so easy and fun!

Writing a kind note to someone- she chose her teachers

Christmas story time and craft at the library

Candy cane hunt (like an Easter egg hunt) and then she got to eat her first one!

Cheerio ornament!

Snowman craft.  We were only going to make her name, but she wanted to make us each one.  I think she liked that she got to use the glue stick :)

Making Christmas cards for her family.  She made 7 cards!

Drinking hot chocolate!  But not hot...so basically chocolate milk, haha

Pajamas and popcorn while we rode around to look at Christmas lights

Building a gingerbread house with Dad

Decorating cookies

Handprint wreath

 

Holding the door open for someone

Baking cupcakes for Jesus' birthday on Christmas Eve