As you may have seen in our last post, we had to do some with our advent activities, so we ended up with two advent activities on Friday. Thankfully, they both aligned perfectly with our movie and pizza night tradition!⠀ The kids and I made puppy chow during the day and they LOVED the process—...
During winter, few things evoke a sense of peaceful coziness more than the warm glow of candlelight, so I thought it might be fun for us to try our hand at beeswax candle making. I ordered sheets of beeswax and wicks online, and could not believe how simple and enjoyable it was to roll the...
The kids were thrilled when they learned it was time to write their letters to Santa! As in, danced around the living room thrilled! I provided them with several colors of construction paper, markers, colored pencils, and stickers, and then let their creativity take the lead! ⠀ Having recently spent a day sorting through their...
Spending our first holiday season at the cottage, and thinking about our favorite pastimes here, has inspired some new advent activities for us to try, like making a foraged wreath! On Sunday morning we set off on our favorite hillside hike and gathered greenery, branches, moss, and berries. We made an effort to collect plants...
The first of December brings the opportunity to transition our Connection Tree into a Christmas Tree– the perfect place to display our daily advent activity ornaments! Before we make the switch, we always take a few moments to reflect on the colorful thankfulness leaves that filled the tree during the fall, and think about the...
