Advent Activities 2012

December 1st is a big day at our house.  Like thousands of other families, we start counting down the days to Christmas.  For several years, we have been using an advent activities calendar. This calendar helps keep me sane and helps us make sure that we get to do all of the activities that we want to do during December.

Here is our list of activities for 2012.

• Decorate the Tree
• Family Night #2
• Start Books Under the Tree
• Decorate Mom's Car
• Shop for My Niece's Christmas Care Package
• Celebrate St. Nicolas' Day by Planning Random Acts of Kindness
• Christmas Movie Night
• Holiday in the Park (Six Flags Outing)
• Family Night #3
• Make Peppermint Milkshakes
• Make Wrapping Paper
• Make Family Scripture Ornament (because we ran out of time during Family Night #1)
• Make Gifts for Our Neighbors
• Deliver Gifts to Our Neighbors
• Make Homemade Hot Chocolate and Perform Random Acts of Kindness
• Family Night #4
• Attend School Christmas Choir (Grace is performing)
• Christmas Light Walk
• Grace's Birthday Party
• Make Grandparent Gifts and Wrap Gifts to Grandparents
• Make Edible Christmas Gifts for Dirty Santa Gift Exchange and Go Ride the North Pole Express
• Go See The Polar Express at the Theatre
• Family Night #5 and Sam and Grace Cash Out Santa Dollars and Shop for Each Other
• Make Gingerbread Houses
• CELEBRATE!!!

I would love to hear what others have planned for this year!