We are ramping up our Christmas activities in the Scott household. There has been a new Christmas activity every day this week and my kids are loving it! The only downside with starting a Christmas-activity-a-day pattern is that the kiddos have come to expect something Christmas-y everyday. It’s addictive and habit-forming. So to keep them from going through withdrawals, I’m stepping up to the challenge. This week has been full of Christmas crafts, Christmas books, a Christmas outing, and Christmas baking. I realize that this pace isn’t sustainable forever. Good thing we are at the two week countdown to Christmas. I love that these small things (mostly done at home) are making our days festive and fun. I am truly thankful for the extra time to celebrate with my family this year. Home for the holidays is okay with us.
Monday was Nutcracker day! We painted these nutcrackers from Hobby Lobby and read the story from our home library.
Watching clips from the Nutcracker ballet to see how the story is told through music and dance.
Tuesday was cinnamon ornaments. This is a classic school craft, but I’ve never personally made them before. The cinnamon smell was so strong that the boys abandoned me after they each made two ornaments. The dough actually made more than I expected.
The finished results – we have now have plenty of cinnamon trees, men, snails, chickens, hedgehogs, lights, and squirrels around our tree. We also gifted a few ornaments to family members, because we had a ton!
On Wednesday, we read for the first time the original How The Grinch Stole Christmas. The boys love the cartoon version, so this seemed like the perfect addition to our home library. Also, another classic kid Christmas thing and I’m honestly not sure if I’ve ever read the actual book before… at least not in a few decades anyway… I really can’t remember.
On Thursday, we drove through a local park to see the Christmas light display. We love this tradition! This year, we added Santa hats to the outing to make it more festive.
Friday was Christmas cookies!
I enjoy making the pretty cookies first and then I let the boys have at the rest of the cookies. I’m always intrigued to see how they decide to decorate.
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