This is our second year doing the Christmas Activity Tree. I got the idea from my friend Sandie, you can read here some of her idea's. Last year Team Pipkin did these activities.
So first you go through your calendar & mark all the busy evenings.
On those days you want your activity/craft to be easy & simple.
So I got some cute holiday-ish scrapbook paper and make some strips.
Then I numbered them & labeled the activities.
and it's all complete and ready to begin December 1st.
And here are the activities we will be doing...
Day 1~ Make snowman ornament (craft kit from JoAnn's 50% off this week)
Day 2~ Christmas Tree Craft (from The Dollar Tree, I'm going to make a garland after we are done)
Day 3~ attend our local Christmas Tree Lighting Event (this will be our first time doing that)
Day 4~ Make Marshmallow Santa/Reindeer Kit (from JoAnn's)
Day 5~ Movie & Popcorn Night- Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer on ABC Family (they have a lot of kid's movies this time of year to countdown to Christmas)
Day 6~ Game Night- Domino's
Day 7~ Movie & Craft Night-Frosty's Winter Wonderland & doing a Pom Pom Snowman Kit (from JoAnn's)
Day 8~ Decorate a Ginger Bread Cookie Sheet (from here)
Day 9~ Drive around town looking at the Christmas lights
Day 10~ Make Shrinky Dink Ornaments (kit from Walmart for $2. 97, in the Christmas stocking stuffer section)
Day 11~ Root Beer Floats & Christmas BINGO New Orleans Style (the winner will receive a beaded necklace. Christmas BINGO at Walmart for 97 cents)
Day 12~ Game Night- Uno!
Day 13~ Celebrate my son's bday w/a dinner out and do a few coloring sheets while we are there. I'm still looking for some.
Day 14~ Bake sugar cookies (this time I will prepare 2 batches of dough ahead of time to cut down on the time of decorating, it took a long time last year)
Day 15~ Movie Night & Popcorn- Beauty and the Beast on ABC Family
Day 16~ its friday night & usually the boys leave to their GF's houses so I have planned a craft night for Dad, Me & the girl. (Craft kit from The Dollar Tree)
Day 17~ Starbucks Run! for hot cocoa & apple cider and doing another activity sheet.
Day 18~ Penguin Craft (from JoAnn's)
Day 19~ Game Night- Skip Bo
Day 20~ Movie Night & Popcorn- Mickey's Christmas Carol (ABC Family)
Day 21~ Ice Cream Run!
Day 22~ Sugar Cone Trees (found here)
Day 23~ Kid's Choice
Day 24~ Read "The Night Before Christmas"
Day 25~ Celebrate the birth of Jesus Read Luke 2: 1-20
Here is a few of the craft projects that I bought at JoAnn's this week.
They were on sale for 50% off...
I have the hard copy in my planner so I know in advance what we have planned. I will get the supplies a few days before, if I don't have it on hand. Do you do an advent activity like this with your family?
What are some of the activities do you have planned?
3 comments:
I love this idea!! I think Dave and I will have to try this out. Sometimes we both get home and are "bored" so all we do is catch up on our TV shows. This would be a lot more fun!
Love this idea ... we do something similar. This year we are also adding in a Random Act of Christmas Kindness each day that we are going to do ... I will be posting about that later on today.
Have a wonderful Advent season!!
Hi Nicole! I saw your comment on (in)courage that you live in Northern CA. So do I! I thought I'd stop by and "meet" you. :) I like your Christmas ideas! So sweet. :)
-Monique
www.moniquezackery.blogspot.com
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