Kids and Christmas

We have some traditions that the kids remember and talk about all year long. We also like starting new traditions every year. Their favorite thing that we do is the advent calendar. They run to find the little prize each morning. I will usually hide the small gift along with the sock. The gifts are very small but sometimes they might find a favorite Christmas movie with a mug and a package of hot cocoa. They know that we will all snuggle to watch that movie together that night. Sometimes I leave a note that says we are going to see the Temple lights or another fun activity.


This year I added new clips with bigger numbers. Lucy knows her numbers now and Lily makes a math problem out of anything and everything. I covered the clips in scrapbook paper and glued the printed and punched number.


For the past few years, the kids have had Christmas lights in their bedrooms. We string them over the windows. The girls insist on reading their bedtime books with them on. This year after I had finished decorating they were able to decorate their rooms with the stuff that I didn't use. So they have star garlands around their mirror, snowflakes hanging from the fans, and snowmen and Christmas trees all over their dressers. They love it!


We have been collecting Christmas books since our first was a baby. We now have quite the collection. The basket of books is one of the first things we get out when the seasons rolls around. We put ours on our lowest shelf in the family room so they are able to get them by themselves. So many times I come into the room and all of them are reading one. The books really help us to get into the spirit.
The kids are really what makes our Christmases so special. So start some traditions that they will remember forever!