Are your kids getting excited about Christmas? Here's an easy way to turn their anticipation into a fun craft.
Supplies:
- construction paper
- glue
- pen
Directions:
- Take construction paper and cut it into strips.
- Then on one side write "25 Days Until Christmas" and continue until you get to Christmas Day.
- On the other side write an activity or a question you would like to ask each member of the family to do/think about on that day.
- Glue the paper link together to make a circle.
- Take the next paper and loop it through, continuing until all loops are connected.
Here are some ideas on activities and questions:
- What's your favorite Christmas song?
- Favorite Christmas memory?
- Favorite holiday food?
- Favorite winter activity?
- Make hot cocoa or apple cider and make cinnamon toast.
- Color holiday pictures
- Make a Christmas card for grandparents or other relative
- Sing Christmas songs
- Read a Christmas story
- Watch a Christmas Movie
- Make a Christmas present for someone .
- Make wrapping paper – Use white paper and draw pictures or use old birthday wrapping paper and turn it over and decorate it.
- Make cookies
- See Christmas lights
- What do you think Santa eats besides cookies?
- What does Santa do the rest of the year?
- Call someone and sing a Christmas carol
- What's the one thing that you really want for Christmas?
- Tell someone something you love about them.
- Find a way to give to someone less fortunate this Christmas. – There are a ton of ways to give, see our Guide to Giving Back to get started.
- Talk about the reason we celebrate Christmas and what it means to each member of your family.
Happy counting!
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