Amanda inspired me to make an Advent activity chain. We started on December 3rd rather than the 1st.
- Buy a Christmas Tree
- Decorate the house for Christmas
- Operation Care Package for Kids (I hope we aren't too late for this)
- Drop off a toys for Toys for Tots
- Have a Christmas music dance party and roast marshmallows
- Visit Santa
- Watch Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer
- Make and deliver cookies for the neighbors
- Go sledding or make a snowman (weather depending) and make hot chocolate from scratch
- Buy books for preschool book exchange
- Donate some money from our piggy banks to the Salvation Army Red Kettles
- Make a Christmas craft with Mommy
- Write a letter to Santa
- Watch a Christmas special on Netflix
- Donate food at the local food bank
- Make a gingerbread house
- Make salt dough ornaments
- Unwrap and read a new Christmas book
- Make snowflake decorations for the assisted living home
- Bake and deliver cookies to Daddy's work
- Drive around and look at lights
- Make pine cone feeders for the birds, leave out cookies for Santa, leave carrots for the reindeer, and say goodbye to Will (Elf on the Shelf)
- Merry Christmas! What are you thankful for?
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| We colored and glittered stars for our chain. Mister has some issues with his pencil grip, so I broke his crayons which force him to hold them correctly. |
*Blushing!* Especially since there are so many much cuter Advent activity things out there, which I didn't know about before I did my post.
ReplyDeleteI love all the giving activities you are doing, especially the assisted living snowflake decorations. Great idea!
Can I look at lights with you? My husband doesn't like to do that. ;(
I think it's perfect for our family. It took a few minutes to put together and provides a month of fun and meaningful activities!
ReplyDeleteMy husband gets car sick, so we will see how it goes.