A bit more Christmas

Our Christmas activities tree! Each day the kids took a paper ornament out of the advent calendar and taped it on this tree after we did it. It was nice to be able to rearrange activities if I knew our schedule had changed. Plus it was pretty! The ornaments are gift tags from the dollar store-- what a good find!

Our activities were mostly things we were going to do anyway, but this made it more fun! Some days had two or three if they were small activities. 

List 100 things to be grateful for (FHE), 

Act out the nativity, Decorate Christmas tree, Christmas movies, Christmas cards for family gifts, Christmas concerts on Temple Square, 

Frist Presidency Christmas devotional, Christmas Eve party, Christmas lights drive, Cut out snowflakes, DeGiulio family party, Deliver gifts, Draw your own nativity (FHE)

Elf on the Shelf, Ellis Family Christmas party, Family Christmas music dance, Family game night, 

Festival of Trees, Gardner Village, Gateway tree lighting, Gingerbread houses

Gingersnaps and hot chocolate and fireplace night, Gymnastics performance, remember Joseph Smith’s birthday, Learn 2 new Christmas songs, Letters to Santa, Lights at Temple Square, go to a live nativity, Candlelight dinner on the longest night of the year, make Christmas ornaments, microwave Smores, neighbor/teacher gifts and cards, neighborhood party, pick out sibling gifts and wrap, pin the nose on Rudolph, Pizzelles, see the reindeer at Thanksgiving Point, School Christmas concert, snowman pancakes for dinner in pj’s, Sub for Santa, visit Santa, Ward Christmas party

 And watch favorite Christmas movies like: Miracle on 34^th Street, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Polar Express, Toot and Puddle Christmas, Arthur Christmas, Prep and Landing 

A few extra pictures...

Luke at his playschool Christmas party 

 Cora's late letter to Santa after a bit of a rough afternoon 

It says: Dear Santa, Please do not put me on the naughty list. I am so sorry what I done. Love, Cora. Merry Christmas

 The kids all wanted pictures of them in Santa hats

 

                       

And we've had some extra time for puzzles on Sunday mornings this month!

Here's some extra Christmas cheer of Evelyn laughing