Christmas Advent Calendar

This year I decided to do an advent calendar for Christmas. So much fun!! Here is a list of the activites we did this time.

Day 1: Popcorn, Sprite and the Dora Christmas movie in Mimi's Bed. Then playing "Freeze!" after. (Not what was planned, but when you are offered a kid-free grocery run you improvise! lol)

Day 2: Christmas Countdown Chain, holiday music and homemade apple pie!!

Day 3: Green Rice Krispy Treat Trees with Red Sprinkles!! What a fun Christmas Treat, the kids LOVED it... so did mommy. :)

Day 4: Gingerbread people then Glue and Glitter Snowflakes! 

Day 5: Made green "white caramel" popcorn and go through closets and drawers to find clothes and shoes that we don't use or no longer fit us to donate to the Homeless Shelter later this week.



Day 6: Put up our Christmas Tree and get started decorating the house for the Holidays!! :) I say get started because it's going to be a 3 day process for sure!!



Day 7: Charlie Brown Christmas Movie and warm chocolate chip cookies! :)



Day 8: Put up our outside Christmas lights and decorations, then a cup of mimi's hot chocolate delight (hot chocolate, marshmellows and a scoop of chocolate ice cream. Yummy!!) then Christmas books before bed. :)



Day 9: Snow (Muddy) Buddies and Handprint Reindeer Headbands


Day 10: Christmas craft was a bust (too advanced for my little ones to really enjoy), but they had a great time doing a little indoor sledding then eating homemade popcorn, with chocolate chips and marshmellows! :)
 
Day 11: Visit Santa and his Reindeer!! Then home to make No Bake (Reindeer Poop) Cookies ... Seriously fun, even with whinny kids! :)
 
Day 12:  Made some AWESOME puffy paint Christmas T-shirts and ate Christmas M&M chocolate chip cookies!!!




Day 13: Read book "Santa Letters" then write our own.

Day 14: Family Night at the Movies!! Tangled here we come :)

Day 15: Christmas Fridge Magnets and Mimi's Monster Cookies!! :)




Day 16: Christmas Sun Catchers

Day 17: Toilet Paper Roll Snowmen

Day 18: Snickerdoodles and 'Shrek the Halls' Movie. :)


Day 19: Foam Ornaments

Day 20: Diego Saves Christmas with Holiday Popcorn Tin

Day 21: Night Before Christmas Book

Day 22: Bake LOTS and LOTS of holiday goodies.

Day 23: Deliver Christmas treats to neighbors and family.

Day 24: Christmas Eve Dinner and pajama presents.
Day 25: CHRISTMAS DAY!!

(Day 26: Day II of opening presents with the 1/2 siblings)

What a great Holiday season. It was so so much fun!! I need to incorporate a little more religion into the celebration of it all next time, but for my first time trying I would say it was a success!!! Can't wait til next Christmas!