Activity Advent

I created these fun little advent pocket holders two years ago...seriously.  I had never used them, but was definitely ready to this year.  R is finally old enough to have fun and get excited about doing fun stuff!  So, I sat down and looked out our calendar, and then planned out from there what we would do each night.

 I found the little brown bags at Hobby Lobby, & the white paper comes with them as well, and I just added the Christmas paper & numbers to the front (I can't find where the numbers are from, because it was two years ago...but if you find them, let me know!  ;))  (HERE are some similar...)

Here is a list of what our activities look like if you want to do a few of them yourself!  ;)  It's not a full list of 25 because we will be gone a few nights and won't be able to do stuff...but do what you can & make it fun & memorable!

• North Pole Breakfast
• Make hot chocolate & look at old Christmas cards on the blessing ring
• Color Christmas themed picture print outs
• Write a letter to Santa
• Go to Bethlehem Revisited at church
• Go see Santa
• Make a Gingerbread House
• Take toys to a Toys for Tot drop off
• Get Starbucks and drive around and look at Christmas lights
• Go to KeeKee's & make sugar cookies
• Make snowflakes
• Snuggle Bug Christmas party
• Tell the Christmas story using figurines
• Go shopping for KeeKee with Poppy & Uncle G
• Make puppy chow & go look at lights
• Make birthday cupcakes
• Delivery birthday cupcakes to friends around town
• Make reindeer food
• Go to Nana & Papaw's/Stay at KeeKee & Poppy's/open Christmas Eve PJs
• Celebrate Jesus' Birthday with family

What are some fun activities that you and your family do the month of Christmas?!

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