My kids are still young and I am still in the process of building Christmas traditions at our house, but here are what I have done so far.
Every year I try to make homemade ornaments. In the past I have done cinnamon ornaments, and this year we did some edible ornaments and salt dough ornaments.
For the longest while I have been wanting to make a gingerbread house. I finally took the plunge this year. It is still in the making, so more on that in a few days.
Every year we bake cookies and I try to vary and add new ones every time.
We also try to have an advent calendar. I have made up a new one this year, and I am hoping to keep it for the subsequent years.
Also in the past, I have done some Christmas related worksheets with the kids but this year I wanted to try something else with them to drive the story of Christmas home. I am still cogitating on that one.
Another thing I would like to add to our tradition is a nativity scene to make, but I do not seem to find one that I like and easy enough to make.
I found a Christmas Scripture quiz at Make Disciple, which I am planning to use to review the story of Jesus' Birth.
This is in a nutshell what we are doing and plan to do in the future.
This is a post in connection with the Home-spun Christmas Traditions Blog Carnival held over at Mentoring Moments.
Have a great day,
Every year I try to make homemade ornaments. In the past I have done cinnamon ornaments, and this year we did some edible ornaments and salt dough ornaments.
For the longest while I have been wanting to make a gingerbread house. I finally took the plunge this year. It is still in the making, so more on that in a few days.
Every year we bake cookies and I try to vary and add new ones every time.
We also try to have an advent calendar. I have made up a new one this year, and I am hoping to keep it for the subsequent years.
Also in the past, I have done some Christmas related worksheets with the kids but this year I wanted to try something else with them to drive the story of Christmas home. I am still cogitating on that one.
Another thing I would like to add to our tradition is a nativity scene to make, but I do not seem to find one that I like and easy enough to make.
I found a Christmas Scripture quiz at Make Disciple, which I am planning to use to review the story of Jesus' Birth.
This is in a nutshell what we are doing and plan to do in the future.
This is a post in connection with the Home-spun Christmas Traditions Blog Carnival held over at Mentoring Moments.
Have a great day,
Comments
I love your Christmas ideas, and your Gingerbread house post looked fun. You went all out!
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