Today marks the first day my girls get to eat chocolate for breakfast for practically a whole month. Hooray! December 1st also marks the official first day in the run-up to Christmas in our household. From now on, we get to play Christmas songs - like this and this and of course this - as much as we like (and we like) and start decorating the house. The cries of "when will we get our Christmas treeeeee?" started last week (soon, I say, very soon - be patient!).
Several years ago, I made these advent bags for the girls. Back in the day, I didn't know one end of a sewing machine from the other but my good friend Sarah showed me how easy they would be to make, and sure enough they were. Simple pouch bags and the numbers are stuck on! All the same, they have been a big hit. Each day we have something special to do: 'Paint everyone's toenails', 'Have an indoor picnic', 'Dress up for dinner', 'Go star gazing' and 'Make gingerbread people' are just some of the ideas that crop up in our advent calendar. Granted, when things get busy, some of them slide and we end up cramming three or more into the weekend, but we do them all the same.
It's just one of the traditions that make Christmas special in our family. How about yours?
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