December Fun!!

Are you looking for a special way to keep your kids entertained, have fun and not spend a lot (if any) money?! I've got the perfect thing for you!!.... Create a list of your own or I will provide some ideas of fun things to do. Get a empty container, mason jar, etc. and fill it with the cut up and folded activities. Each day have your child(ren) chose a piece of paper and fulfill the selected activity. Have fun with it! I can't wait to start this evening :) We are going to make this a family tradition every December!

Here are a few of the activities I chose:

• drive around and look at Christmas lights
• bake cookies
• make and decorate gingerbread houses
• make gingerbread people and decorate
• sing Christmas songs!
• buy and donate Toys for Tots
• wrap presents for family and friends
• go sledding
• write a letter to Santa and take it to Macy's (they donate ten cents for every letter received to Make a wish foundation)
• watch a holiday movie
• check out holiday books at the library
• eat candy canes
• pick a special family ornament for the year
• go see a holiday play (Nutcracker, or in our case this weekend, Annie!)
• go to the dollar store and pick gifts for family
• have a random act of kindness day :)
• prep and freeze a special breakfast for Christmas morning
• do research on holiday traditions around the world (and maybe adopt the tradition to your family!)
• make Reindeer food ( I have an adorable recipe with poem for kids!!) http://domesticsimplicity.com/2009/12/24/magic-reindeer-food/

• make glitter play dough (I have a recipe for this too!) http://thecreativemama.com/how-to-make-glitter-playdough/

** Thank you to Pinterest for these fabulous ideas!! www.pinterest.com