12.01.2008
December suggestion box
When we spent Christmas with my aunt and uncle's family in Colorado a few years ago, we found out about their fun December tradition of putting together a bunch of ideas, then drawing one at random to do each night until Christmas. They did things like watching White Christmas, the old Bing Crosby movie, and listening to music, baking together, etc. I think it's such a fun idea that we're implementing it this year, and yesterday, Jack and I (mostly I) brainstormed some ideas to put in our own suggestion box. Really, it's a jar. Suggestion jar. Okay. So here's my list so far:
- Listen to The Nutcracker and drink hot cocoa
- Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas and/or other holiday favorites
- Read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas together
- Bake cookies to take to church office for pastor, secretary, visitors, etc.
- Decorate our own Christmas cards
- Cut out paper snowflakes and hang them around the house
- Do a holiday craft — this year's is making these fabric Christmas trees
- Make Christmas collages or other art to hang up
- Write personal letters/cards to loved ones
- Read the nativity story from Luke
- Make Christmas ornaments — here I'm envisioning pulling out a big bag of felt, fabric, glue, ribbon, wooden cutouts, etc., and having everyone make a new ornament
- Take Christmas photos — this may include us dressing up in red and green and taking pictures of ourselves, but also photographing our decorations, walking around the neighborhood to photograph neighbors' yards, etc.
- Put up lights outside
- Research and celebrate a holiday tradition from another country — hello, Wikipedia!
- Go through toys & choose some to give away/donate
- Sew bears for Helping Hands, a charitable craft group at our church that makes little stuffed bears from a super-easy pattern and also knits baby hats for local shelters
- Look through recipe books and/or internet collections to find a new recipe to make on Christmas — this might include a side dish or dessert for Christmas dinner, something yummy to make for breakfast, or maybe a snack to munch on throughout the day
- Sing Christmas carols together, perhaps as I fumble around on the electronic keyboard in an attempt to play along
Labels: holidays
Comments:
You could do what we always did as kids and drive around counting Moravian stars on your side of the car. Then when someone becomes boastful drive by the store that sells Moravian stars, going in the direction that the loser will inevitably catch up and win. :)
My family did this sometimes. Mostly with the younger kids, though. I kind of missed out. We're having a prezzie a day 'til Cmas. The Advent Wreath o' Fun. TOtally gratuitous. Oh well.
You could:
*carol to your neighbors (or at least your friends so that your neighbors don't think you're freaks, no that never stopped my mom)
*Call your grandmothers
*fingerpaint with red and green
You could:
*carol to your neighbors (or at least your friends so that your neighbors don't think you're freaks, no that never stopped my mom)
*Call your grandmothers
*fingerpaint with red and green
Heh, Joanna, I almost wrote "If I lived in Winston-Salem, I'd add driving around and counting Moravian stars to the list"... how you do read my mind. It's almost like we grew up together. =)
Make one of those paper chains that counts down to Christmas. It's so fun to rip off a link every day.
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