Here is how our final advent activities looked as we approached Christmas: 4 activities, all crammed together in 2 days, with very little aesthetic fanfare— and they were all still wonderful!!! Knowing Cole’s interest for fine motor activities, my mom taught him to make pomanders. They used a skewer to poke holes in the oranges,...
We found these darling ice cream cone Christmas tree bird feeders (say that five times, fast) on Pinterest a few years ago and love putting them together each year! They make wonderful gifts, and we are excited to drop ours off on neighbors’ porches during our Christmas Eve hike tomorrow. We wrapped them in a...
Hello new favorite advent activity!!! Candy cane hunts are so simple and SO fun! We were too tired on the 17th to do our advent activity, so we just decided to double up the next day, and it was such a good choice. In between Isla’s morning classes we had a candy cane hunt! I...
Like dinner by the tree, dinner by the fireplace is a wonderful option when you need an easy, no-prep advent activity! Having recently finished up our fireplace renovation, there was added appeal for us snuggle up and enjoy it! Cozy, cozy, cozy!!!
Our annual visit with Santa is one of our most treasured Christmas traditions! We met “our” Santa at the mall several years ago and have hired him to come to our annual cousin gingerbread decorating day every year since. Knowing that was not an option this year, and that this is very likely the last...
