We came up with this themed movie night several years ago, and it has become one of our very favorite advent traditions! A lovely cheese pizza, decadent ice cream sundaes, and spending the evening snuggled up watching Home Alone— it doesn’t get much better than that!⠀
Every year we kick off our advent activities with new holiday and winter books, so that we can maximize our time with them. I intend to get the kids each one new story, but that number always blossoms— I just cannot turn down a beautiful book! I am excited to share this year’s titles. They...
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day ARE the 24th and 25th advent activities. No additional planning needed! We spent the night at the McD’s after our prawns and champagne night, and created our own little Christmas morning experience with them on Christmas Eve morning. We relaxed in our jammies, enjoyed biscuits and gravy, and opened presents....
In our tips for simple, stress-free advent activities we encourage you to create advent activities around things you’d already be doing. Incorporating your family traditions into your advent activities works so well! Every December 23, the anniversary of my grandmother’s passing, we gather together with my aunt, uncle, and cousins to share a meal and...
Cookie baking day is another tradition we love so much— especially when there is yummy ginger snap dough to sneak! When we gather for cookie baking we each bring one or two pre-made doughs to bake, and spend the afternoon rolling, cutting out, and decorating. This year I broke from tradition and made mini dark...
