Countdown to Christmas

As a kid I always looked forward to our advent calendar and as a mom I couldn’t wait to start that tradition with my boys!

I started with this little house and filled each box with candy. The boys loved it!

After a few years of filling it with candy came Jacob’s Type 1 diagnosis and my focus on our health. I started to think about how all holidays and traditions are centered around food. I wanted to find a different way to enjoy our countdown to Christmas.

After some Pinterest searching I came up with a list of fun activities we could do each day to make our countdown more fun. These simple activities have become tradition and I think we look forward to our little advent house coming out on December 1st even more now!

I think my favorite part of this new countdown is that it makes us take a little time every day to do something together. This time of the year it can get really easy to get so busy with the hustle and bustle! If you blink the month is over and you missed out on opportunities to create lasting memories.

This year I needed to do a few updates to our activities since the boys are getting older so I figured why not share it with all of you!

I created 30 total activities so you can chose the ones that work for you!