I was planning on making an advent calendar with fun things to do the first 25 days of December but when I saw this post from the Artful Parent I decided that instead of the traditional advent with the little doors, I would make mine out of gingerbread paper dolls. I just did it really quickly by tracing a cookie cutter. I glued the very tops of 25 numbered hearts and each night I have been putting a little paper slip with that days activity under the heart (that way they can’t peek ahead of time and I can decide last minute what I want the next days activity to be because I know one day I’ll opt for a Christmas movie over a big project). I considered  it being a countdown calendar but instead I started at 1 for the actual date. Instead of putting it on a table I thought it would be safer taped to the wall and it filled a wall in the dining room nicely. So far the kids really like it. We did paper gingerbread men, Christmas decorating and a painted hand wreath so far. This afternoon we are decorating real (but fake) wreaths.

Our family hand print wreath, 6 hands filled it up nicely and then we added fingerprint berries. So quick and easy, not perfect but good enough for me!

Yesterday I found that Jamie tucked in Santa with a little dog and toy doughnut! Just looked so cute I had to take a picture.

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