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Category Archives: Connecting as a Family

ADVENT DAY 19/20/21/22: MAKE POMANDERS WITH NANA, BAKE CHRISTMAS TREATS, MUSIC DANCE PARTY, LOOK AT THE LIGHTS

Here is how our final advent activities looked as we approached Christmas: 4 activities, all crammed together in 2 days, with very little aesthetic fanfare— and they were all still wonderful!!! Knowing Cole’s interest for fine motor activities, my mom taught him to make pomanders. They used a skewer to poke holes in the oranges,...

ADVENT DAY 18: BIRDSEED CHRISTMAS TREE NEIGHBOR GIFTS

We found these darling ice cream cone Christmas tree bird feeders (say that five times, fast) on Pinterest a few years ago and love putting them together each year! They make wonderful gifts, and we are excited to drop ours off on neighbors’ porches during our Christmas Eve hike tomorrow. We wrapped them in a...