I don't know how long I have done the 25 Days of Christmas on my blog...I think I may have started the first Christmas we didn't make it back to Illinois to celebrate. It's a fun tradition, now. And one that makes me pay attention to the kiddos and our family in a time where the craziness of the season can take over and distract from family. Between work (and the lessons of Advent season) and just paying more attention to my kiddos, I am seeing that making an effort to spend that exrta time and effort with them will be the best action I can take as a parent. So I am very excited to keep up the tradition with the 25 Days of Christmas on the blog and maybe not focus so much on what we are doing, but the time we are spending together doing it.
Day 1: Advent Calendars
In years past, we have bought the boys Advent calendars. We always just bought the ones with candy inside. But after a bit of a disaster one year with melted then re-hardened chocolate we decided never again. Then we bought the LEGO Advent calendars. Super cool but with a $40 per calendar price tag it was a bit ridiculous. So, this year, I pinned a pin on Pinterest of these really fun Advent calendars made with mini-muffin tins, scrapbook paper, stickers, and magnet strips. The result of my work:
One for each kiddo. What makes these a little more fun, each calendar has five black-background squares. Who ever gets a black background square gets to pick a numbered envelope (hanging above the Advent calendars) and each envelope has a different family activity. Today Nic had the black square and picked a Christmas art project. Super fun. I took the extra step to laminate the number squares and hope to use these calendars for a long, long time.
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