We are working as a family to come up with our holiday traditions. This year we started working on putting together an advent for the season. We wanted to do some of the typical fun holiday things but then also focus on the real reason of the season as well. We didn't do all of the things that we wanted to this year (partly because we didn't have an official advent to keep us accountable and also because we were just so busy already) but here are some snapshots of some of the things we did! Also, there are a few activities that I did with Ember since we were taking a break from tot school for this month.
Reading "Elf on the Shelf" and hiding Elfie every day for Ember to find
I wrapped 25 Christmas children's books and we opened and read one every day
Aunt Ally sent us this adorable felt Christmas tree that we had lots of fun decorating and undecorating
Snowman pancake breakfast (paleo style!)
We cut out snowflakes (with the help of some You Tube videos)
Our local Aquaplex put on a free event with holiday crafts, pictures with Santa, free cookies and hot chocolate, and more. Ember was being shy with most things but she did get her face painted for the first time!
We did a puzzle as a family - Ember insisted on "handing" each puzzle piece to Dustin with her feet... haha!
Annual light parade downtown!
Sensory bin with packing peanuts, cotton balls, and blue glittery pom pom balls
Luminaries!
Holiday pizza night!
Decorating sugar cookies with friends
Used Q-tips to put ornaments with paint on a Christmas tree
We went to two holiday themed music classes - Ember and Addi had so much fun
Rudolf craft
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Gingerbread House!
And Christmas Eve Service
We also read the Christmas story, did a few Random acts of kindness, and we watched "Elf". It was so much fun and I hope we can make it a little more official next year!
What fun activities!!! It's so fun to come up with holiday traditions! We started some this year and am looking forward to doing more every year (especially when Jace understands more and gets more excited!) I was planning on the holiday pizza thing this year… (Did you find that on Pinterest?) but we never got around to it! Looks like such a fun month of December!
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to see all that you have been up too!! It's nice the community has some fun things as well! Your pancakes and pizza's look fantastic! Love the snowman with the bacon scarf and the coconut snow!! I hear you on the snowflakes! They are hard to do just free hand! I printed out templates to help me! I love how you can see Ember in the window! Glad she was so brave and got her face painted! to cute! Passing puzzle pieces with her feet...LOVE IT! Too funny! She is so talented! Love Ember and Addi's matching outfits! Those skirts are too cute! That little reindeer craft is so cute...and her little hands! Great job on the gingerbread house! :) And LOVE that picture of Ember with the candle! So sweet! Who needs Tot school with all these fun things to do! :) Great job!
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