It’s December 2nd, and it’s starting to feel like Christmas around here.  In the past I have purchased the chocolate filled calendars for the advent countdown for our girls, but this year, thanks to Pinterest I have a new advent for them.

Each little gift bag is numbered for the day of the month.  Instead of candy there are activities and things to do together as a family.  Some include treats, it’s the holidays after all!

• 30 minutes on your kindle
• make snowflake garland to hang in the house
• drink hot cocoa in our Christmas mugs
• wear new Christmas jammies
• make cinnamon decorations for the tree
• watch Christmas TV special with special treats
• decorate the trees in their rooms
• unwrap a new Christmas book to read
• make graham cracker houses decorate with candies
• drive around and look at lights
• visit Six Flags holiday decor & sleigh rides
• bake and decorate cookies
• visit with Santa Claus
• game night with the family your choice
• buy toys for “Toys for Tots” collected at local fire house
• Caroling with Girl Scouts at a local assisted living home
• watch Christmas movie with popcorn
• write out Holiday cards to classmates
• go to San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker
• go see Christmas tree in Union Square and decorate windows
• help me with “you’ve been Elf’d” in our neighborhood
• help us buy a real tree and decorate
• visit Christmas Tree Lane
• unwrap and read a Christmas book
• attend church on Christmas Eve

I hope my girls enjoy this new advent as much as I am putting it together for them!