A sweet way to enjoy the season is to have your kids create Christmas cards. We did this a couple of years ago. I had the kids draw (make sure they sign and date their art) their pictures and then I scanned them into the computer. I then printed them on card stock. We further embellished them with glitter gel pens. You can use any items from the craft store to embellish. I like the word Embellish! Here they are:
We have been thoroughly enjoying our advent readings. We are reading Bartholomew's Passage. It is the book that follows Jotham's Journey. It is a story of the adventure of a boy set in the time of Jesus'birth. Every chapter is a cliff hanger. We all cuddle on the living room couches under soft fleece throws by the glow of our christmas tree lights and advent wreath candles. If you have an oppotunity to purchase these books I highly recommend them! To learn more about the author and his other books CLICK HERE
Tonight ABC will be showing Disney's first tv holiday special, Prep and Landing, a 30 minute movie about an elite team of elves that prepare everything for Santas arrival. To view a trailer and lots of funny shorts CLICK HERE
For lost of crafts and activities to do with your family in relation to this movie CLICK HERE
Happy Watching!
There are many family fun activities to during the holidays. Check your local community newspapers and your city or county websites. We enjoyed or city’s annual tree lighting celebration. They had many performers on an outdoor stage by the waterfront. It is so nice to see families out in droves sitting on blankets enjoying each other. After the mayor, Rick Baker, lit the tree (which simultaneously lit surrounding light displays all around North Straub water front park we headed over to view an outdoor holiday movie. We thought it was going to be “Miracle on 34th Street” but it turned out to be “The Shop Around the Corner ” We had never seen this movie. It was awesome! We all enjoyed it. It was freezing cold. Luckily, mom was prepared with fleece blankets, popcorn, and hot cocoa. Oh, what a wonderful night we had. Even Flat Stanley got in on the fun too. We introduced him to the mayor and had our picture taken by the tree. Mayor Rick Baker is almost as tall as the tree! It was nice to see him there with his family too. Every Friday and Saturday local merchants and the city of St Petersburg are sponsoring outdoor holiday movies, FREE!
Here is a list of our family favorite holiday movies and some we plan on seeing this holiday season:
