BRADLEY: SWEATPANTS (SIMILAR)
CASH: SWEATER (SIMILAR)
At the beginning of December, we sat down as a family and made a list of all of the fun Christmas activities we wanted to do throughout the month leading up to Christmas. I’ve done this with the boys for the past 3 years and it really helps us feel like we soak up the joy of the season without the month passing us by before we even get to really enjoy it.
I try to get most of my shopping and decorating done in November so that we have time to do small simple activities with the kids. One of my favorite activities is cuddling up in some comfy clothes and reading christmas books to the boys while listening to Christmas music. Our house was built in 1913, and our fireplace doesn’t work anymore (boo!) and our house gets pretty dang cold. I grabbed a warm sweater for Cash and some soft sweatpants for Bradley from Gap Factory to wear around the house. I couldn’t believe how inexpensive it was, so I added a sweater and lounge pants to my cart for myself. (my pants are only $16!) I haven’t shopped at Gap Factory online before and I was blown away by the prices. I love that I could get a little something for all of us to keep cosy while we do our fun Christmas activities. You have to browse through their site and see these prices!
Here are a few of the other activities on our list that we have done this year. My suggestion is to keep the activity simple but build up the excitement for your kids. Even something as simple as reading books by the tree can become a fun memory for them.
- Make gingerbread houses
- Drive around to see Christmas lights
- Read Christmas books
- Listen to Christmas music (every night!)
- Drink hot cocoa
- Write letter to Santa
- Ready the nativity story from the bible
- Ice skating
- Christmas countdown chains
- Tree lighting at The Americana
- Donate old toys to the thrift store
- Visit Santa
- Make teacher gifts
- Bake/frost sugar cookies
in collaboration with Gap Factory