Advent Activities

I decided to bag the candy in the advent calendar this year and do activities instead. It took a little bit of planning to get the right things on the right days, but so far it's been a hit. And I sneaked a few candy into the days, just enough to make it special and not sugar overload.

Decorate the kid's tree

Sing Christmas carols at the piano as a family and choose a special treat

Have breakfast with Santa

Open your special ornament and put in on your tree

Take cookies to our neighbors

Go to the book store and read Christmas books

Write a letter to Santa and choose a special treat

Get hot chocolate and see the living nativity

Go to the snow

Wrap Christmas gifts for your teachers

Have our friends over for a Christmas party

Go to the San Diego Parade of Lights

Go see the lights at Christmas Card Lane

Watch the Polar Express and eat/string popcorn

Make paper snowflakes and choose a special treat

Listen to Christmas music and dance

Go to a special Christmas concert with Mom

Make footprint reindeer and choose a special treat

Go see Santa at the mall

Make gingerbread houses with GG

Decorate cookies

Read the story about the birth of Jesus

Play pin the nose on the snowman

Animals need special treats too! Go feed the ducks

Make a special Christmas drawing and choose a special treat

Do service for someone in need