Our Christmas tree is up, our stockings are hung, and we started our Christmas season by visiting a community Nativity Exhibit last night. Afterward we drove around a little to see the lights that many people have already put up. Christmastime has begun!
I had most of my Christmas shopping done weeks ago, so this year I’m trying to focus on doing things instead of buying things to celebrate the season.
This is the first year I’ve wrapped our Christmas books to count down to Christmas. We only have 20 books instead of 24, but I don’t think my daughter will mind having them all opened and being able to read any she chooses early. In fact, she thought we would get to open them all today.
Many of our Christmas traditions are done as an entire family. But Daddy is going to be out of town for the first two weeks of December, so some of our Christmas activities will help us pass the time without him. I’m going to set up a play date with a friend and her little girls to decorate gingerbread houses because it will be a lot more fun with more kids to enjoy it.
Here are a few of the things we have planned for this Christmas season. What’s on your list?
Christmastime Activities
Remembering the Reason
Read the Christmas Story from Luke
Christmas Scripture Chain
Talk About and Play with the Fisher Price Nativity
Outdoors
Build a Snowman
Go Sledding
Drive to See Christmas Lights
Watch
“Charlie Brown Christmas”
“It’s a Wonderful Life”
“Veggie Tales: Saint Nicholas”
Indoors
Christmas Books Advent
Sing Christmas Carols
Letter to Santa
Art
Make Paper Snowflakes
Make Ornaments
Christmas Cards for Grandparents
Kitchen
Christmas Cookies
Gingerbread Houses
Homemade Wassail
Giving Is Better…
Donate Food to the Food Bank
Give Christmas Goodies to Friends
Donate to Community Needs Basket
Outings
Community Creche Exhibit
Church Christmas Party
Shop Local
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