
This little container has been our activity guide all month! My sister, Kirby, had this really neat idea for an advent calendar, so when she was home in October we made these.
Not crafty??
Me neither!
Anyone can make these babies.
We got 25 little matchboxes and covered them with Christmas scrapbook paper then numbered them. Every day Brynn opens one up and I read what activity we are going to do that day.
Some days it is as simple as a Christmas book or movie, other days we go somewhere.
The focus is to concentrate on the Reason for the Season and to get our minds and hearts focused on Jesus' birth.
To spend some fun, quality family time.
To not get stressed out and caught up with all the hustle and bustle.
To not get caught up in all the gifts from Santa and relations but remember the most important gift of all, Jesus.
That sweet Baby, born on Christmas is the greatest gift of all.
Here are a few examples of what we have done:
- Movie and hot chocolate
- Reading Christmas books from the library, who knew there were so many about Jesus' birth!! Our favs so far:
- God Gave Us Christmas
- The Christmas Story
- The Story of Christmas
- Who is Coming to Our House?
- B is for Bethlehem
- Baking Christmas cookies
- Singing Christmas Songs
- Christmas Crafts
- Driving around looking at Christmas lights
- Drive thru Nativity
I tried to get some of our activities in picture.....but my hands were usually full! Sorry!
Here we are at the Christmas parade.

Brynn and her friend Jake.