Advent Activity Calendar

I mentioned earlier in the month that we were doing an Advent Activity Calendar.

I decided to put a list of all the things we did into one post...so here we go!

So here is what it looked like...

nothing too exciting.  =)

Actually looks really messy and busy....oh well.

Each of the days had a card with the activity on it and some of them even had a bonus prize or teat with them.

Day 1- Cut out Snow flakes

2- Write letters to Santa

3- Go to Zoo Lights

4- Go see Santa

5- Go listen to a Christmas Music Performance (it happened to be my oldest's band Christmas concert)

6- Go get Ice cream

7- Paint a Christmas Picture

8- Make cookies and deliver them to neighbors

9- Go see Layton Lights

10- Read Christmas books together

11- Decorate Christmas ornaments

12- Treasure Map treat hunt

13- Play a game together

14- Look at neighborhood lights and have hot chocolate after

15- Make Gingerbread Nativity's

16-Go to Temple Square

17- Pick out a toy for toys for tots

18- Sing Christmas songs while wearing santa hats

19- Wraps some presents

20- Watch a Christmas movie and eat treats

21- Build a blanket fort and have dinner in it

22-Eat red and green pancakes

23- Go to Nana's Christmas party

24- Have our Shepard's dinner

Some of the activities had to switched around due to bad weather or sickness.  But all in all the kids absolutely LOVED it (even though there was a bit of bickering during some of the activities)!  It made for an even busier holiday season but we had a lot of fun spending time together that I think I may do it again next year.

Now here's some pictures from our adventures.  =)

( in no particular order)

Oh....and sorry for the bad quality of the photos....they were taken with my cell phone.



Time for Frozen Yogurt

Christmas Party at Nana and Papa's

Temple Square

Listening to the band concert

Going to see Santa

And dropping off our letters to Santa

Zoo lights