The countdown has begun! Yes, we even count down in the shower...bathtub crayons are the best invention. Matt and I write notes to each other all the time!! It really is the most wonderful time of the year! I love Christmas traditions {we have many} and decided to add a few more this year.
I covered a formula container with festive paper and had the kids write down a bunch of fun activities. We put them in and whenever we need a little pick-me-up we pull one out and do it. Some of the things they wrote down include- make a snowman, play a game, read a Christmas book, dance to Christmas music, make cookies, sing Christmas songs, throw snowballs.....I could go on and on!
The Job Jars have become the Good Deed Jars. I put 24 "good deeds" {let someone else go first, make a family member's bed, take a treat to a neighbor, tell a sibling something you love about them, etc.} in each of the kid's jars and every day they get to pull one out and do it. When they have done their good deed they put the paper in a box which is our "gift" to Jesus this Christmas. It's been great to see them get excited to do something nice for someone else.
We decorated the Christmas Eve Gingerbread House {thanks for the idea, Nic!}. Prior to decorating I snuck some toys inside for the kids. On Christmas Eve morning they get to break open the house and see what's inside!
p.p.s. The icing that comes with these things is less than ideal for actually decorating the house. Do yourself a favor and make your own:
Royal Icing
3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 egg whites, beaten
In a bowl, sift together powdered sugar and cream of tartar. Using electric mixer, beat in 2 beaten egg whites for about 5 minutes or until mixture is thick enough to hold its shape. Keep tightly covered as it dries quickly. Use a pastry bag or ziploc bag with the corner snipped to decorate the house.
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