1. Gingerbread House!
I picked up the Trader Joe's A frame that Aiden loved last year thanks to the cool sugar people and dog/goat/cow unidentifyable animal. Aiden got the hang of sprinkling a little candy here and there and on his tongue... When I asked what he was doing he said, "Don't worry mom I shared with Keaton's tongue too!"
2. Stamp, Seal, and Deliver Christmas Cards
Aiden loves doing stuff like this all on his own - I handed him some addressed envelopes, stack of cards, and stamps and he took them straight to the table to work on all of them. A half hour later they were all set. He even ran around to deliver them to our neighbors all on his own.
3. Candy Cane pipe cleaner and baking Soda Ornaments
Both boys have two prelits in their room, so we made some ornaments just for their trees. The wrapped and beaded candy canes were a hit with both boys. The baking soda dough is really smooth and soft and dries nice and hard even without an oven in about a day.
BAKING SODA CLAY:1. Mix 1 cup corn starch, 2 cups baking soda, and 1.25 cups cold water in a non-stick pot, stir until smooth. 2. Cook over medium-low heat until the mixture becomes somewhat "gunky" and thick.3. Remove from the heat and let cool while covered. Once dry, the clay stores well for a few days in sealed ziplock bags. 4. After you finish creating your ornaments, you can let them air dry to hardness at room temperature over 2-3 days OR speed up the process in a 350 degree oven with the heat turned off.
4. Cookies! with our sweet neighbors and their huge tree
Our older neighbors invited us in to see their great giant tree. The boys munched cookies and gawked at each ornament as she explained where they were all from. It was such a nice neighborhood moment.
5. Legos Advent Calendar
My folks gave Aiden this star wars edition for his birthday, and it's a hit - thanks! The little space ships and creatures are so neat even of you know nothing about Star Wars.
6. New friends at jingle library storytime
KC is beginning to recognize his buddies and he enjoys anything with jingle bells!
7. Chalkboard fabric
Aiden spotted this on our last trip to the fabric shop and wanted to create his own wall hanging. I look forward to changing it for every season.
8. Cutout Menorah
We did an easy color, cut, paste on a Menorah to recognize the start of Hanukkah.
9. Christmas Books
KC especially enjoys his Boynton book searching for Bob the Reindeer. The Grinch is Aiden's favorite.
10. Bike and scooter rides to look for Christmas decorations
Not your usual December activity, but in addition to "lights on the right/left!" games in the car, we scouted the neighborhood on our little wheels.
11. Choir Concerts
The best mommy treat was seeing Aiden beam while his brother clapped and cheered for him.
12. Christmas Jammies
New striped jammies for the whole family make for big smiles ;). More coming soon...
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