And, just because I want to remember.....I'm going to list all the things we've done for this advent season:
1) "Let's make something together" note from Mom - - We made glittery snowglobes.
2) A clue leading to the cookie jar where Camille found a Build-a-Bear notepad.
3) A little teensy-weensy duck that grows when you put him in water.
4) A birthday candle - - a reminder of Jesus' birthday that we are celebrating. The candle also represents light - the light of Jesus in our hearts!
5) A popcorn kernel & a red bead. We popped popcorn, watched Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, then made a cute Rudolph craft.
6) Two beads - one red, one white.....another fun craft day making candy cane ornaments.
7) A sweet note reminding Camille about how precious a gift she and Lily are to us. Family is a wonderful blessing from the Lord. She got to choose a way that we could all spend time together today. As it turned out, we made the candy cane ornaments from the day before!!
8) mmmmm.....My Little Pony lip balm! Perfect for those wintry chapped lips!
9) Crafty clues: a foam snowflake and a mitten. We made a cool snowman scene!
10) Today Dad got a surprise! The clue in the box was for him, and led him to his stocking where Camille had hidden the movie Christmas Vacation.
11) Yet another crafty day - - are we sensing a pattern here?!?! Today we made a felt penguin door hanger.
I'll be popping in to update this list as the month goes on :)
We have seriously had so much fun! It's been a great way to really focus on spending time together and making the holidays super-fun for my sweet girl!
2 comments:
What a fabulous idea!! I'm so going to do that next year and you should get an award for ART MOM of the season! We are coming to your house for art time,lol. You have some great ideas.
Hey Christine, I am one of Cheri's friends and I just have to tell you that you have wonderful ideas. I, like you, have always wanted to do an advent calendar. So, like I asked Cheri, do you mind if I just totally copy you. I would have never thought to do the things in the drawers like you have done. The candle is my favorite. You are very creative to think of such things. I seriously would have just put candy in each of the drawers and the kids would have gotten so bored with that. Keep us posted on the days to come, if you will.
BTW, I love your blog and the digi scrap ideas. Your layouts are just beautiful.
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