Advent at my House

Advent at my house has always been a big deal. My mom made an advent calendar from felt in the shape of this giant tree, and we would put an ornament on each day. We loved it! This year, we are fighting back the holiday blues with crafts, so each of the pockets of my advent calendar are filled with a strip of paper that has a craft or trip to do that day. The kids are just LOVING it!

I am posting about most of the crafts on my other blog (and more) here.

1. Yule log candle holder
2. Trip to Mt Rainier
3. Fantasy Lights and Hot Cocoa
4. If You Give A Mouse A Cookie the play
5. Recycled paper ornament balls
6. Special chocolate (I am going to be gone all day long)
7. Cutting our tree with Daddy
8. Beaded key chains for gifts
9. Teasel hedgehog ornaments
10. Paper crane ornaments
11. Waldorf paper stars
12. Watching a Christmas movie with popcorn
13. Carmel apples
14. Going to Zoo Lights with hot apple cider
15. Cereal box boxes for gifts
16. Button bracelets
17. Painting recycled wrapping paper
18. Pressed leaf glitter ornaments
19. Bird seed pincones
20. Chocolate dipped nuts and fruits
21. Recycled carol lanterns
22. Christmas cookies
23. Paper snowflakes
24. Paper egg ornaments
25. Open your stocking!!

Any advent crafts or traditions in your house that you can't live without?