Christmas Activities

Last year, I feel like Elisha and I did a whole lot more crafts and handmade gifts than we did this year. We didn't make handmade ornaments this year. Time has just really gotten away from me. Here we are just a few days away from Christmas --already! I feel like it was just Christmas 2011! This year has just flown by so fast not to mention just the last few weeks! So for the last several days I have been trying to do at least few festive activities and crafts.

Since the 1st of December we have done an advent activity everyday. This consists of a simple chain made of 24 red and green construction paper links and 1 yellow link for Christmas day. We tear one off everyday. We also have 25 small books that share a tidbit of the story of Christ's birth and we read one of those everyday as well. Our family  lets the Santa "thing" be a "thing". We teach Elisha that Christmas is Jesus' Birthday Party. We teach him that Santa is the nickname for a man named Saint Nicholas and that he was a good man that served Christ and gave gifts to others.

Here are some of the crafts or activities that we have worked on:

Baby Jesus craft.

Playing with play doh and Christmas cookie cutters.

Got to visit Santa.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Made lots of Christmas goodies:)